LITA BOARD MEMBERS
Reed B. McClintock, Chairman
Grove City College, Grove City, PA; BA English 1966. Owner of Reed B. McClintock & Associates real estate firm; Board of North Bay Brokers (1993 & 1994); Board of Leukemia Lymphoma Society & Major Donor Board (1999 – present); member Central Marin Rotary Club (1988 – present); Ross Valley Little League (1987 – 1991). Resident of Marin for 27 years.
William J. Strawbridge, PhD, Co-Vice Chair
University of Cincinnati, Ohio, M.A., Sociology/Anthropology. University of Washington, Seattle, WA, M.P.H., Health Services and Ph.D. in Medical Sociology. Vietnam veteran (US Navy). 1991-2003, Project Director for the Alameda County Study at the Human Population Laboratory in Berkeley. Also Principal Investigator for the AARP-funded study, Successful Aging for Persons with Chronic Conditions. Currently Adjunct Professor at UCSF's Institute for Health and Aging, San Francisco, where he focuses on research involvinghearing impairment and health of oldercouples.
Brian Finnegan, Co-Treasurer
University of California at Davis, B.S. Managerial Economics. Brian is a Certified Public Accountant and is a Partner at Burr Pilger Mayer, Inc. He is also on the Board and executive committee with the Novato Chamber of Commerce and the Novato Youth Center. Brian is a life-long resident of Novato, where he currently resides with his wife and their 3 young children.
Liz Naughton, Secretary
Graduate of Santa Clara University in 1990, with a BA in Communication. Before Liz went to San Francisco State University to earn a teaching credential, she spent 15 years as an Event Manager in the Bay Area. She is currently a 5th grade teacher at Dixie School, a California Distinguished School, in San Rafael, and has been for the last seven years.
Judy Bissey
B.S. Elementary Education, Southern Illinois University, Certificate of Gerontology, Sonoma State University. Twenty years experience in Volunteer Management, 14-years as Director of Volunteers, Hospice of Marin. Currently working at Kaiser Permanente as Director of Volunteers for San Rafael, Novato and Petaluma hospital facilities. Served as a LITA volunteer for 10-years. Active member of Northern California Association of Directors of Volunteer Services.
Peter Boam
Peter Boam lives in Novato, and is active in volunteer work with The Center for Volunteer and Non-profit Leadership of Marin County, Board Match Marin, ProBono Marin, Terra Linda High School, the Mill Valley Philharmonic, and LITA. He had a lengthy career as a radio personality before becoming a corporate training manager with Discover Card, and later, Communication and Compliance Manager for California Harley-Davidson. Peter holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Sacramento State University, and a Master’s degree in Professional Communication and Management Information Systems from Westminster College in Salt Lake City.
Geoff Dugmore-Real Estate business owner; Marin Sheriff’s Dept Chaplain; B.A. Mgt/B.S. Science/B.A. Biblical Studies. As a forty year resident of the north bay, Geoff’s community awareness and involvement include serving the real estate concerns of empty-nesters, down-sizing replacement property and investment holdings. -“My participation with LITA stems from witnessing the growing epidemic of loneliness along all demographic levels, perhaps most evident in convalescent communities.”
Deanna Lutzeier, Co-Treasurer
Belinda Ryland, MFT, Co-Vice Chair
Boston University, B.A. (Cum Laude) 1965, Dominican University, San Rafael, M.S. 1997 (Cited as the Clinical Psychology Department Outstanding Student). Private Practice of Psychotherapy, 1998 – present. Clients are individual adults and couples. The foci of my practice are addiction and mood disorders. Director of Substance Abuse Outreach Treatment Programs and clinical supervisor, Community Instsitute for Psychotherapy, San Rafael, CA. 2005 – present. Member of State and local chapters of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, 1995 – present. Belinda has been a resident of Marin County for 38 years and is a mother of 2 and a grandmother.
Lowell has more than 40 years experience in health care management in California including 11 years as Senior VP for Sutter Health in Marin. He is a Board member of Marin History Museum and member of the Novato Rotary Club and the Commonwealth Club. Lowell served as foreperson for the 2001-2002 Marin County Grand Jury, is a member and past president of The Marin Chapter of the California Grand Jury Association. Graduate of University of California Berkeley and UCSF School of Pharmacy. M.S. Degree in Health Care Management from Columbia University in the City of New York.
Jessica Williams is an independent contractor focused on engagement and outreach in the fields of education, sustainability and public governance. She currently works with the Spare the Air Employer Program and infosnap, an educational technology company. She has a MBA in Sustainable Management from Presidio Graduate School and a Master’s of Arts in Teaching from Quinnipiac University. She has been on the board of a dance organization in Boston, MA and volunteered with numerous organizations, most recently as an education docent for the Marine Mammal Center. She is originally from New England but is now a happy resident of Novato where she can still see tidal salt marshes and beautiful egrets. She is excited to be part of the LITA community.