Our Board
The variety of skills and professional experience of our Board of Directors reflect the diverse backgrounds of our residents. All board members live locally and are committed to The Redwoods, Mill Valley and Marin County. The Board of Directors has thirteen members who each may serve up to three consecutive two year terms. The Board is responsible for the oversite of the organization, clarity of mission, financial health and future vision and planning.
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A Message from the President of the Board of Directors
The Redwoods was founded in 1972 as a nonsectarian, not-for-profit organization committed to quality affordable housing for seniors. Over the past four decades, we have never yielded to economic pressures or swayed from our mission. As a result, The Redwoods has become a nationally recognized model for active aging. Not only do we offer a rich variety of programs by and for our residents, but one has only to read the local news to learn that The Redwoods is host to a large number of community activities-lectures, political debates, scholarship awards, a senior prom—that attract people from the community at large.
I am privileged to serve as president of a board that is devoted to preserving our mission of affordability, culture of involvement, and the ability of our residents to age with dignity and vitality. Our board also recognizes that Marin's population of people over 65 continues to grow more rapidly than any other county in California and that active aging is a dominant issue of the day. It is our goal to balance what has always made The Redwoods a different and special community of seniors with the need to keep up with the times.
"We have never yielded to the economic
pressures or swayed from our mission."
Today, an exciting modernization project is underway. Plans for the first phase involve modernizing and rehabilitating our 150 existing apartments, updating and expanding the kitchen and dining facilities, redesigning our entry and parking areas, further greening of our campus, and creating a wellness center for today's more active older adults to maximize their health and independence. The second stage of the project will include building forty or more much-needed new affordable housing units on the campus.
The Board is proud of The Redwoods, its residents, staff and volunteers. With community support, we believe that we can preserve its culture of involved and active aging while we meet the challenge of providing quality affordable housing today and in the future.
We encourage you to learn more by looking at our website and we invite you to participate in our promising future.
— Jill Greenman
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2011 Board of Directors
Jill Greenman, President
Retired Human Resources and Corporate Lending Executive
Roger Peters, Vice President
Retired, Senior Vice President and General Counsel - PGE
Diane Krantz, Treasurer
Director of Marketing and New Business, Bookemuse.com
Bob Harmon, Secretary
Retired, Federal Civil Service, National Guard and Army Reserves
John Adler, Member
Professor of Law, University of San Francisco
Bruce Dorfman, Member Co-founder, Dorfman Partners (multi-family housing facility)
Margaret Nichols Harrington, M.D., Member
Anesthesiologist
Harriet Kostic, Member
Retired, Alumni Director, The Branson School
John Levinsohn, Member
Author and Retired Career Real Estate Agent
Roberta Michels, Member
Psychotherapist and Retired Dental Hygienist
Anne Montgomery, Member
Retired, City Manager, City of Mill Valley
Sudha Pennathur, Member
Founder and President of House of Pennathur
Joanne Spotswood, Member
Co-founder and Owner, PaperTrail Press
Alan Unger, Member
Public Policy, Marketing and Communications Consultant
Fred Whinery, M.D., Member
Medical Doctor, Pacific Presbyterian Medical Center
NEWS AND EVENTS
The Redwoods announces Revitalizing The Redwoods, a plan to modernize and expand its campus and build on its history for a sustainable future. Read more...
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