Affiliation Oversight Committee
Purpose
The AOC’s purpose is to assist the Board in its oversight of the District’s collaboration with UCSF Health (UCSF), including the review of progress made towards the goals of the Collaboration Agreement (the Agreement) entered into by the District and UCSF in December of 2020. The AOC will coordinate with and review the progress of the Joint Operations Committee (the JOC) in the process of updating and making recommendations to the District Board on all decisions relating to the affiliation between the two organizations.
Committee Members:
Chair:Â Wendy Lee Myatt (Board Chair)
Vice Chair:Â Dennis Bloch (Board Secretary)
UCSF Liaisons: Brian Sinotte, MHA, MBA, FACHE, Senior VP and UCSF Health Network President; Theodore Abraham, MD, FACC, FASE, Co-director, UCSF HCM Center of Excellence, and Director, UCSF Adult Cardiac Echocardiography Laboratory
SVH Staff (Non-Voting Members):Â Kelley Kaiser, CEO
Committee Charter
Download Affiliation Oversight Committee Charter (PDF)
Monthly Agenda Packages:
August 2026
SVHCD Affiliation Oversight Committee (AOC)
February 2026
SVHCD Affiliation Oversight Committee
Finance and Audit Committee
The Finance and Audit Committee reports to the Sonoma Valley Health Care District Board of Directors, and is in charge of overseeing management of finances to ensure that the hospital be financially sustainable. The Board looks to the Finance Committee to ask questions; to ask for analysis; to track projects over time; and to look at the month-to-month financials and help plan the annual budget.
Committee Members:
Chair:Â Ed Case (Board Treasurer)
Vice Chair:Â Dennis Bloch (Board Secretary)
Members:Â Catherine Donahue, Robert Crane, Graham Smith, Andrew Exner, Paul Chakmak, Alexis Alexandridis, MD, Dave Pier
SVH Staff (Non-Voting Members):Â Kelley Kaiser, CEO; Ben Armfield, CFO
Audited Financial Statements
2024 Audited Financial Statements
2023 Audited Financial Statements
Budgets
Budget Information is included in the Finance & Audit Committee meeting materials related to the month it was approved
Committee Charter
Download Finance Committee Charter (PDF)
Monthly Agenda Packages:July 2026
SVHCD Finance Committee
May 2026
SVHCD Finance Committee
April 2026
SVHCD Finance Committee
Governance Committee
Consistent with the Mission of the District, the Governance Committee (GC) reports to the Sonoma Valley Health Care District Board of Directors and helps ensure the Board is well-organized, effective, and able to carry out its fiduciary, policy-making, and oversight responsibilities. The GC reviews and recommends governance policies, supports the annual Board self-assessment, reviews the composition of Board committees, and reviews and recommends Board action on governance matters brought before the Board. The GC reports to the Board and does not have authority to act on behalf of the District.
- Its configuration is appropriate;
- Necessary evaluation and development processes are in place;
- Its meetings are conducted in a productive manner;
- Its fiduciary obligations are fulfilled.
The GC shall assist the Board in its responsibility to ensure that the Board functions effectively. To this end the GC shall:
- Formulate policy to convey Board expectations and directives for Board action;
- Make recommendations to the Board among alternative courses of action;
- Provide oversight, monitoring, and assessment of key organizational processes and outcomes.
- Take action on behalf of the Board when prompt action is necessary regarding pending legislation (state or federal) that affects the District/Hospital.
The Board shall use the GC to address these duties and shall refer all matters brought to it by any party regarding Board governance to the GC for review, assessment, and recommended Board action unless that issue is the specific charge of another Board Standing Committee. The GC makes recommendations and reports to the Board. It has no authority to make decisions or take actions on behalf of the District, except for legislative and/or regulatory issues requiring prompt action.
Committee Members:
Chair:Â Wendy Lee Myatt (Board Chair)
Vice Chair: Dan Kittleson, DDS (Board 1st Vice Chair)
Members: Elizabeth Sealey
Committee Charter
Download Governance Committee Charter (PDF)
Governance Committee Agenda and Minutes:
August 2026
SVHCD Governance Committee
May 2026
SVHCD Governance Committee
Quality Committee
The Quality Committee reports to the Sonoma Valley Health Care District Board of Directors and serves as the Board’s steward for overall quality improvement for the District. The Quality Committee assists the Board in its responsibility to ensure that the Hospital provides high-quality patient care, patient safety and patient satisfaction. Specifically, the Quality Committee provides oversight, monitoring and assessment of key organizational processes, outcomes and external reports; makes recommendations concerning physician credentialing and other oversight activities; and recommends appropriate Board policies. In addition, the Board looks to the Quality Committee to review, assess and recommend Board action for all quality matters brought before the Board.
Committee Members:
Chair: Daniel Kittleson, DDS (Board 1st Vice Chair)
Vice Chair:Â Wendy Lee Myatt (Board Chair)
Community Members:Â Kathy Beebe, PhD RNC-OB; Howard Eisenstark, MD; Susan Kornblatt Idell; Michael Mainardi, MD; Carol Snyder; and Carl Speizer, MD
Medical Staff Leadership (Chief or Vice Chief):Â Alex Rainow, MD
SVH Staff (Non-Voting Members):Â Patrick I. Okolo III, MD, MPH, FASGE, Chief Medical Officer; Louise Wyatt, RN JD, Director of Quality, Risk Management & Patient Safety, Infection Prevention and Case Management
Committee Charter
Download Quality Committee Charter (PDF)
Quality Committee Agenda and Minutes:
June 2026
SVHCD Quality Committee
May 2026
SVHCD Quality Committee
April 2026