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Board of Directors
Amy Anderson, MBA, RN Immediate Past President
Amy Anderson has been a health care professional for more than 25 years, and is currently affiliated with the John Muir/Mount Diablo Health System. She has an extensive background in nursing and nutrition. In recent years, she has focused on a career in the Information Technology arena. Ms. Anderson is a Registered Nurse with a BA in Health Services Administration and received her MBA from Golden Gate University.
Claude D. Arnaud, MD, FACE President, Medical and Scientific Advisory Board
Claude D. Arnaud is Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Physiology at the University of California, San Francisco. He is currently Chief Medical Officer and Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of Imaging Therapeutics Inc., a new biotechnology company located Redwood City, California. Dr. Arnaud is internationally recognized for his research in bone and mineral metabolism. It was his original cilincal trial that directly inspired Lilly to commercialize hPTH (1-34) for the treatment of osteoporosis, and he was a prominant co-author of the manuscript that led to Forteo's FDA registration.
Dr. Arnaud was one of the six founders of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR). He was also founder and Chief of the Endocrine Units at the Mayo Medical School and the San Francisco VA Medical Center as well as the UCSF Program in Bone Biology and Osteoporosis. While at UCSF, Dr Arnaud's research was continuously funded simultaneously by the National Institutes of Health for 30 years, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for 15 years and the Veterans Administration for 10 years. He has authored more than 300 scientific papers.
Pamela Becker Dean, MPH, Co-Chair Development Committee
Ms. Dean serves as the Director of K12 Marketing and Corporate Brand at Educational Testing Service in Princeton, New Jersey. She has a broad range of experience in product development, market development, state contract management and sales. Ms. Dean received and developed the first national sales team for a $20 million publishing company, which increased annual revenues and build large customer relationships. She also implemented a two-year national media plan to increase awareness and visibility of a non-profit organization. While serving as Director of Clinical Marketing at Riverside Publishing, she created a marketing and sales strategy that secured the most successful product launch in the company’s history. Ms. Dean received her M.A. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Notre Dame.
Kathleen M. Cody, MBA Executive Director
Kathleen is the Executive Director of American Bone Health and the Foundation for Osteoporosis Research and Education. FORE is a California-based research organization focusing on the needs of the medical community to support osteoporosis detection, treatment and prevention. American Bone Health is a community-based, chapter-driven national health organization providing support and education to the public to promote bone health throughout the life span and reduce the risk of osteoporosis and fractures through detection, treatment and prevention.
Kathleen has over 30 years of executive management experience. At FORE, she has brought coalitions of individuals and agencies together to address important bone health issues. In 2003, FORE gathered over 100 individuals from the public and private sectors to develop a National Awareness Campaign for Older Women with funding from the US Administration on Aging. In 2004, FORE assembled the world’s leading scientists to address the bone health issues facing young female athletes. Most recently, FORE is embarking on a project to improve osteoporosis awareness and outreach in the Latino community. Ms. Cody holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Human Social Behavior from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and is an honors graduate of the University of San Francisco's Executive MBA program.
Marlene Cowan, Secretary
Ms. Cowan's appreciation of fine art stretches around the Bay, as she is a member of the Oakland Museum, San Francisco Fine Arts Museum, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and a member of the East Bay Fine Arts Museum Auxiliary. She was a past trustee at the Head-Royce School, and past president of the Parent's Association of the Head-Royce School. Ms. Cowan previously owned, developed and operated the Pasta Shop in Oakland. She is a founding member of the Argonaut Investment Club, and serves as a current Co-President.
Joffa Dale
Mr. Dale is retired from Safeway Inc. where he served as Senior Vice President, Finance. Previously, he was a manager at the CPA firm of Touche Ross & Co. (now Deloitte & Touche) 10 years. He currently serves as Chairman of The Youth Employment Partnership of Oakland, Trustee of the UC Berkeley Foundation and President of the Orinda Highlands Homeowners Association. Joffa has a BS and MBA from Cal Berkeley. He has also served on a number of not-for-profit boards of directors, including Oakland Ballet, Khadra Folk Ballet, Community Woodworks, Oakland Youthworks, Financial Executives Institute and Business Volunteers for the Arts.
Karen McGuinn, President of the Board
Karen is a consummate and unrepentant volunteer for charitable and religious organizations. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Sojourn Chaplaincy at S.F. General Hospital, was co-founder and Chair of the Board of the San Francisco Nursing Home Ministry, member and secretary of the Board of the International Institute (SF), member and treasurer of the Board of the Docent Council at the Fine Arts Museum, and member of the vestry (board of directors) of two Bay Area Episcopal churches, including a 2-year term as Senior Warden (chair) of one of them. Of course, she served as chair or member of numerous committees of these organizations, as well as volunteering her time in other capacities for these and other organizations. As a cancer survivor, she counsels other breast cancer patients at the Alta Bates/Summit Cancer Centers, and maintains a keen interest in women¹s health issues. Karen graduated from Dominican College in San Rafael, CA., and currently makes her home in Berkeley, CA with her husband and two wire hair Fox Terriers, Dante and Beatrice. She travels extensively, and formerly lived in Canada, England, France, Kuwait, and Washington, D.C.
Mike Meranda, MBA
Mr. Meranda is CEO of TagStone, the Middle East’s largest dedicated provider of wireless and RFID technology solutions. Prior to Tagstone, Mr. Meranda was President, EPCglobal and Senior Vice President, GS1 US, which manages the world’s largest supply chain network and standards system using RFID, barcode, and large scale network-based information technologies. In this position, Mr. Meranda founded EPCglobal Board of Governors, comprised of 17 C-level executives from Global Fortune 500 firms. Mr. Meranda’s career began at Wells Fargo; during his 10 year stay with Wells Fargo, Mr. Meranda progressed through assignments in strategic planning, marketing, and emerging technology, culminating in the launch of the world’s first Internet banking service in 1995 as Vice President for Online Services. His educational background includes a BS in Management from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana and an MBA from the University of San Francisco, San Francisco.
Pierre Meyer, PhD
Pierre Meyer has devoted more than forty years to both business and academic pursuits. Meyer’s wealth of experience in consultation began shortly after completion of his Ph.D. in counseling and student personnel psychology at the University of Minnesota. In addition to advising and training graduate students, he held a number of senior administrative positions during his fifteen-year career at that University. In 1976, he joined a Minneapolis management consulting firm as a principal and senior psychologist. In this capacity, he was involved extensively in managerial and executive assessment services. In 1981, he co-founded the Minneapolis-based consulting firm MDA Leadership Consulting Group, Inc. In 1991, a new firm, located in California, was established; Meyer was president of that firm at its inception and until he retired in 2007. On a volunteer basis, Meyer has devoted a great deal of time to youth organizations, community groups, church activities, and municipal government.
Linda Murphy, MPH Co-Chair, Development Committee
Linda has a Masters of Public Health from the University of Michigan and a BA in economics from Reed College. Her focus is on health care finance. Besides working in the health insurance industry, Linda has served on the boards of Children's Hospital Oakland, Children's Hospital Research Center, Northern California Hospice Association and the Matilda Brown Home.
Tom O'Malley, Treasurer
Tom is Managing Director at Wells Capital Management and a Registered Investment Advisor headquartered in San Francisco. He has a BA from the University of Illinois and an MBA from University of Chicago. Tom lives in Oakland with his wife and four sons.
Marjorie (Peg) M. Heinzer, PhD, PNP-BC, CRNP