Meet Our Senior Team
Our leadership honors the special relationships shared by staff and residents. We support our team in assisting, serving, and taking care of residents in a professional manner while taking the time to get to know them on a more personal level.
Kyle Ruth-Islas
Chief Executive Officer
Kyle D. Ruth-Islas is a third-generation long-term care professional who began his career just after graduating from Sonoma State University with a BA in Psychology in 2013. As part of Kyle’s commitment to lifelong learning, he went on to earn a Master’s in Nonprofit Administration from the University of San Francisco. Kyle began his career by completing his Administrator-in-Training Internship at the Jewish Home in San Francisco and he has served older adults in various levels of care such as assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care, and acute geriatric psychiatry.
Janet Hines
Board President
Janet Hines has 20 years of experience working with the San Francisco Department of Public Health in treating child abuse victims and their families. She also served as an expert witness for the San Francisco District Attorney's office in criminal child abuse cases. She earned a BA from UC Berkeley and a Master's degree as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner from UC San Francisco. Janet's commitment to her community is evident in her long-term residency in Mill Valley and her active involvement in various leadership positions including two years as the president of Thumb (Tam High Music United Boosters), serving as Board member of the Mill Valley Tennis Club, and also serving on the Board of CACC (Child Advocacy Centers of California), where she led efforts to improve child advocacy services.
Meet Our Board of Directors
The variety of skills and professional experience of our Board of Directors reflects the diverse backgrounds of our residents. All board members live and/or work locally and are committed to The Redwoods and issues of aging; often, members of the Board have had family members living at The Redwoods.
2025 Board of Directors
Andrea Flynn
Vice President
Life Coach and Yoga Teacher and 22-year resident of Mill Valley.
Richard C. Ronald
Treasurer
Owner of Skyline Properties, LLC.
Laura H. Smith
Secretary
Partner, Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan LLP, and 50-year Marin resident.
Directors
Daniel D. Bikle
Professor of Medicine and Dermatology at UCSF and Staff Endocrinologist at San Francisco VA Medical Clinic.
Peter Gordon
Co-founder/President/CEO/Board Chairman of Crystal Geyser Water company. Trustee, then Chairman of Wells Fargo Funds. Trustee of Colby College.
Bob Harmon
Attorney, and the President of the Board of Directors of the Community Church of Mill Valley.
Brittany Imwalle
Strategic Advisor to Health Care Boards and Executives. Founder of The Roam Collaborative.
Caroline Joachim
Contract Attorney and member of the Mill Valley City Council.
Margaret Chu Lucaccini
Architect, Chemist, Marin Master Gardener, and Sculptor. Mill Valley resident since 1976.
Vera Meislin
Community volunteer, Board of Directors of the Marin Theatre Company, Advisory Board of the Mill Valley Library Foundation.
Burton Miller, FAIA
Architect and Urban Planner, former Mill Valley Planning Commissioner, Member MV2040 General Plan Advisory Committee, and President of Tamalpais Park Neighborhood Association. Mill Valley resident since 1993.
Kendra Pollack
Community Member at Heart of the Village and longtime Mill Valley resident.
David S. Rand
Retired attorney, former Member, and Chair of Mill Valley Planning Commission. Resident of Mill Valley since 1990.
Bob Reynolds
Retired Investment Banker, Director of Search for Common Ground, Trustee of the Marin Community Foundation, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Marin Theatre Company.