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OUR TEAM

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Our volunteer board members dedicate their time, resources, and expertise to help guide StarVista in our community work.

  • Eric Wollman 
    Board Chair // Retired Chief, Burlingame Police Department 
  • Douglas Stewart
    Vice Chair // SVP Commercial Team Leader, Heritage Bank of Commerce
  • Alison Proctor
    Treasurer // Partner, Baker Tilly
  • Nancy Minnig
    Secretary // Personal/Executive Assistant with a Private Investor
  • Chief Ed Barberini
    San Mateo Police Department
  • Monroe Labouisse
    Advocate, Retired Technology Executive
  • Alina Lloyd
    Private Wealth Advisor, Merrill Private Wealth 
  • Stephan Marshall
    Realtor, Coldwell Banker
  • Ken Pesso
    Retired Assistant Chief, Probation Officer
  • Fred Shen
    Global Marketing Director, Abbott Vascular
  • Steven Shray
    Consultant, Retired Technology Executive
  • Douglas Stewart
    SVP/Commercial Team Leader, Heritage Bank of Commerce
  • Jennifer Taylor-Mendoza, Ph.D.
    West Valley College President
  • Marilyn Thomas, Ph.D.
    Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of California, San Francisco, Previous StarVista Daybreak Client
  • Howard Yang
    Director, Google Ads
  • Erick Young
    Engineering Program Manager, Apple

OUR STAFF: EXECUTIVE TEAM

StarVista’s dedicated professional staff offer unparalleled prevention, early intervention, education, and counseling services to thousands of clients each year. Our innovative approach, clinical leadership, and collaborative expertise make StarVista a leader in the mental health field.

EXECUTIVE TEAM

Sara Larios Mitchell, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer

Sara Larios Mitchell was appointed CEO of StarVista in October 2012. She has a master’s in counseling psychology from Golden Gate University and a doctorate in transpersonal psychology from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. With over 15 years experience in clinical services including early childhood, domestic violence, trauma, youth development, family support, and counseling, Sara is strongly committed to the children, families, and individuals in our diverse community, and to strengthening opportunities for everyone to transform their lives.

Mike Bilby
Chief Financial Officer

Mike’s career includes over thirty years of progressive financial and managerial leadership, built on integrity and customer service and developed in Silicon Valley global hi-tech leaders such as Unisys and KLA-Tencor. As a CFO in diverse industries such as manufacturing, warehousing & distribution, professional services and national retail, Mike’s acumen stretches beyond finance and accounting with prior oversight of Operations, Information Technology, Human Resources, and Customer Service.

“I am absolutely thrilled to be part of the StarVista team. This organization has a long history of serving the San Mateo County community, and everywhere I turn—whether volunteers, staff, leadership team, board of directors, or the many valued business partners we have, the passion and commitment to service and changing lives is a joy to witness and now be a part of.”

A native Michigander and US Army veteran, Mike completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Phoenix and went on to earn an MBA from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. He resides in San Ramon, CA with his wife and daughters.

Shareen Leland, M.S., LMFT
Chief Clinical Officer

Shareen (she/her) has a Master's Degree in Counseling and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She was trained in family systems and psychodynamic psychotherapy and her early clinical work was in school-based counseling and with adolescents in the juvenile justice system. She went on to work with individuals and families affected by substance use and her clinical expertise is in substance use disorders, co-occurring disorders and trauma. Shareen is dedicated to treatment that is compassionate, trauma-informed and strength-based.

For almost 30 years, Shareen has been managing and developing behavioral health care programs and organizations. She co-developed an organization that provided mental health and substance abuse treatment to federal offenders and she is a strong advocate for building alliances across systems of care. Shareen is committed to supporting behavioral health care organizations that are diverse, inclusive and collaborative.

Adrienne Barnes
Director of Human Resources and Operations

Adrienne is a San Francisco State University graduate, and has been a Human Resources professional for over 30 years and experienced in multiple people relations disciplines. Adrienne has chosen to spend her career in the non-profit world as it more closely aligns with her personal life goals and values.

Martha Cervantes, LMFT
Director of Crisis Services

Martha holds a Master’s in Clinical Psychology from The University of San Francisco. Martha is a bay area native who is passionate about bringing mental health services to communities that need it the most. She knows the importance of being able to provide bilingual support to the community and advocates for this at all levels of support. She has experience in working with youth, families, adults, school-based services, and psychiatric services. On her off days she enjoys going for long walks and hikes with her dog.

Michelle Woo
Director of Youth and Community Empowerment Services

Michelle uses she/they pronouns and is passionate about helping to build healthy, informed, connected, and resilient communities everywhere they go. Michelle has over 15 years of experience working in the areas of social and environmental justice, youth development, and community building in the Pacific Northwest. After receiving a Master's degree in Public Affairs from the University of Washington, Michelle took a 3 year career break to work and study as a community midwife before returning to the nonprofit field to work with girls and queer youth through the lens of preventing childhood trauma and abuse and promoting holistic healing and wellness.

In their spare time, Michelle loves going on adventures with their 3.5-year-old, trying out new cooking recipes, dancing, connecting with plants and animals, and living in perpetual gratitude.

Nancy Quiggle, Ph.D.
Director of Early Childhood and School-Based Services

Nancy Quiggle (she/her) has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Vanderbilt University and is a licensed clinical psychologist. She has over 30 years of experience working at not-for-profit organizations that serve children, youth and adults, most of whom experienced significant life traumas. She has provided direct services, has supervised clinicians and clinicians in training, has been involved in program development, and has participated in community outreach and client advocacy. Prior to becoming a Department Director, Dr. Quiggle was the Program Director for StarVista’s Women’s Enrichment Center for seven years. Dr. Quiggle is committed to strengths based, trauma informed, culturally sensitive care that empowers individuals to live a life in alignment with their personal values and goals.

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