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Committee Charters

Audit Committee Charter

Members:  2009
Diane Anderson
Yvonne Kreck
Dennis Murphy (Chair)
Val Peline
Ken Spadoni

Authorized by the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee is established to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight and fiduciary responsibility and oversees the functioning and the financial health of the organization. The Audit Committee recommends an outside professional to give an impartial judgment on the accuracy of the financial statements and how well the organization is adhering to generally accepted accounting standards.  

Communications Committee Charter

Members: 2009
Karen Bosworth
Ann Joly
Emily Larson
Steve Lucanic (Chair)
Ann Mackenzie
Sam Radelfinger
Karen Wallace
Kathleen Kellley Young

Authorized by the Board of Directors, the Public Relations and Communications Committee (a sub-committee of Fund Development) shall be the consistent voice bringing together our community to promote public knowledge and engage donors.  The Communications Committee shall assist the Foundation as it researches, develops and implements all communication and community outreach activities including, but not limited to:  media relations, publications, video presentations, donor forums, events and Speakers Bureau.  Accordingly the Public Relations and Communications Committee shall review and recommend changes on all such literature and presentations representative of Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County to ensure both consistent branding and voice.

Executive Committee Charter

Members:  2009
Diane Anderson
Peggy DeZurik
Yvonne Kreck
Richard Mucci, M.D.
Sam Radelfinger
Mary Ellen Smith (Chair)
Kathleen Kelley Young

Authorized by the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee is comprised of the President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary and Committee Chairpeople of the Board. The Executive Committee performs a coordinating function helping to align all committees to a common goal. The Executive Committee is authorized to act and make decisions on behalf of the entire board when urgent matters arise between regularly scheduled board meetings. The executive committee is obligated to present their actions to the entire board if a decision has been made in their absence.

Chairperson shall be the President.

Finance Committee Charter

Members: 2009
Diane Anderson
Peggy DeZurik (Chair)
Philip Wright

Authorized by the Board of Directors, the Finance Committee is commissioned to oversee the work of staff in preparing the annual budget and financial statements, and in administering, collecting and disbursing the financial resources of the Foundation including investments and audits. The Committee shall advise the Board with respect to making significant financial and policy decisions.

Chairperson shall be the Treasurer.

Fund Development Committee Charter

Members: 2009
David Anderson, M.D.
Diane Anderson
Karen Bosworth
Peggy DeZurik
Robin Froman
Yvonne Kreck
Kent Mitchell
Mary Jane Mittelstadt
Richard Mucci, M.D.
Dennis Murphy
Sam Radelfinger
Mary Ellen Smith
Ken Spadoni
Stephen Schwartz
Philip Wright
Kathleen Kelley Young (Chair)

Authorized by the Board of Directors, the Fund Development Committee is commissioned to plan and implement the organization’s fundraising programs in collaboration with the professional staff and volunteers and to strengthen and stabilize the Foundation’s funding base through systemized, consistent and commonly supported fundraising. The Committee shall provide leadership to the Board in fundraising strategies and campaigns.

Governance Committee Charter

Members: 2009
Mary Jane Mittelstadt
Richard Mucci, M.D.
Yvonne Kreck (Chair)

Authorized by the Board of Directors, the Board Governance Committee is commissioned to develop, implement and maintain the organizational structure for the board and committee management. This stricture allows the board to conduct its work to ensure the financial stability of the organization, provide governance including policies and procedures, and fulfill its fiduciary responsibilities. The board Governance Committee is structured with an eye toward achieving balanced diversity (skills, geographic, gender, etc.) and developing leadership within the board.

Grant Review Committee Charter

Members: 2009
Edward Beddow
Robin Froman
Richard Mucci, M.D.
Diane Anderson (Chair)

Authorized by the Board of Directors, the Grant Review Committee shall represent and assist the Board of Directors in the oversight of requests for funding made of the Foundation by qualified entities and shall recommend to the full board approval or disapproval of such requests. Its further duties are to insure appropriate dispersal of Foundation funds and to review, approve or deny all requests for funding

The Committee shall institute such policies and procedures as it deems appropriate to provide for the orderly receipt and review of funding requests and shall liaise with requesting organizations as needed to facilitate a full exchange of information concerning the timing and amount of requests.

The Grant Review Committee shall consist of three or more directors. At least one member of the funding Committee shall have accounting or related financial management expertise.
The Committee shall meet at least monthly and at such other times as it deems necessary to fulfill its responsibilities.

Initially, the priority of the committee will be the Hospital Revitalization Plan. 

Strategic Planning

Members: 2009
Robin Froman
Sam Radelfinger (Chair)

Strategic Planning is a sub-committee of Governance and concerns itself with the Foundations' long-term planning, setting goals and establishing methods to achieve those goals.