Board of Directors

Chair (June 2019 – Present), Vice Chair (July 2017 – June 2019), Board Member at Large (2016 – Present)

Software engineer and developer in semiconductor manufacturing and finance.
Technical Lead, Anthem
More than 20 years of advocacy for breast cancer awareness with multiple walks and marathons completed; additional philanthropic endeavors include Dress A Girl Around the World, Chemo Care Ministry, Valley Humane Society, Sandra J Wing Healing Therapies Foundation, Relay for Life, and Patient Family Advisory Committee for Stanford ValleyCare and Bright Pink Ambassador.
Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014, Kirstin is a multi-year survivor.
B.A., Mathematics and Secondary Education, University of Redlands
M.S.I.S., University of Phoenix.

Board Chair (July 2017 – June 2019), Secretary (July 2015 – July 2017, August 2018 – Present), Board Member at Large (2015 – Present)

Associate, Gonsalves & Kozachenko, Attorneys at Law
Board of Directors, Fremont Chamber of Commerce
Member: American Health Lawyers Association, California Society for Healthcare Attorneys
Former Extern for the Honorable Marvin R. Baxter, Associate Justice, California Supreme Court
B.A., Political Science and International Relations, UC Davis
J.D., UC Davis School of Law

Treasurer (January 2017 – Present), Board Member at Large (December 2016 – Present)

Healthcare Consulting Leader in the Performance Transformation practice at ECG Management Consultants
Previous affiliations include Senior VP positions with Palo Alto Medical Foundation/ Sutter Health, Stanford Health Care at ValleyCare, Alameda Health System, and El Camino Hospital
Member: Healthcare Financial Management Association; American College of Healthcare Executives
B.S., Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, U.C. Berkeley
M.B.A., California State University, East Bay

Board Member at Large (May 2022 – Present)

Associate Director of Claims Administration at The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG).
Previous experience spans provider and payer operations, management consulting, and healthcare information technology.
Member American College Healthcare Executives (ACHE) and Board Member of Northern California Chapter of Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA).
B.A. in Economics and M.B.A., both from India.

Board Member at Large (May 2019 – Present)

M.B.A. from Southern New Hampshire University
B.A. from University of Vermont
Funda’s support of HERS is inspired by her mother who is a Breast Cancer survivor

Board Member at Large (May 2022 – Present)

Executive Vice President of Business Development and Partnerships at Compliance.Ai
A technology leader with over 20 years of experience in product development and management consulting helping companies bridge the gap between technology, products, and business
Previous affiliations include Head of Content and Product Partnerships and a Global Business Unit Head at MetricStream, and roles at KPMG and Oracle
MBA Program at Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania (2021-2023)
Masters in Computer Applications, University of Madras
Bachelors in Physics, University of Madras
Breast Cancer Survivor

Board Member at Large (January 2019 – Present)

Director of Community Relations, Washington Hospital Healthcare System.
Previous affiliations include overseeing government and community relations, and communications and marketing programs at Doctors Medical Center, California Executive Fellowship Program, California Trade and Commerce Agency, and Office of Governor Gray Davis Communications Team.
B.A., Urban Studies & Planning, and Spanish Literature, U.C. San Diego.