Josh Weinstein

Josh Weinstein is Chair of the Board of Directors for Shanti Project. A board member since 2019, he previously served on the Executive Committee and has been a Shanti volunteer since 2016. His long-standing passion for the organization is rooted in his years as a peer-support volunteer and facilitator of a peer-support group for other volunteers—an experience that gave him a direct understanding of the compassion and human connection at the heart of Shanti’s mission.

Professionally, Josh is a Product Manager at Waymo, with previous experience at Google and at social enterprises in Southeast Asia and Africa. He holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and a BA in Biology from Duke University.

A San Francisco resident since 2012, Josh lives in Cole Valley with his family. In his spare time, he enjoys cooking and spending time in West Sonoma County.

Micki Klearman, M.D.

Micki is an accomplished rheumatologist and internist with over 20 years of clinical experience. As a physician who has cared for HIV and cancer patients, Micki understands deeply what it means to face serious illness without a supportive community beside you. Shanti’s mission to reduce isolation and bring compassion and connection to those in need reflects values she has held throughout her career.

She joined Genentech in 2007, where she served in a group leadership position in the immunology pharmaceutical development group, working on medications to treat rheumatoid arthritis and vasculitis. She retired in 2018 and currently serves on the board of a small biotech company. She has long been an advocate for patient rights and access to care. Micki received her B.S. in Biology from Stanford University. She then completed her medical training, residency, and fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Micki is married with two grown sons, three stepdaughters, seven grandchildren, and a Lagotto Romagnolo. She enjoys all that the Bay Area has to offer, with a special love for hiking and the performing arts.

Micki was elected to the Shanti Board of Directors in 2013 and served as Chair from 2018–2023.

Jerry Francone

Jerry retired after working in Silicon Valley as Vice President of Marketing and Product Management for multiple firms. He has been volunteering with Shanti since 2013 in many different capacities. He participates in the recovery community and serves as a mentor to local high school juniors and seniors. Jerry lives with his husband Curt and their dog, Daisy. He joined the Board of Directors in 2019. Jerry holds an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley.

Marc Vincent

Marc Vincent currently drives branding strategy and communications projects for UCSF’s clinical, research, and education programs. He has over 20 years of marketing experience, including roles at Johnson & Johnson, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, and Nordstrom. He is also a current San Francisco Steering Committee member of DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation and previously served as a Shanti Peer Support Volunteer. Marc graduated from Stanford University and Columbia University. In addition to his deep commitment to Shanti’s mission, he is passionate about fitness, foreign languages, and dance music.

Richard Goldman

Originally from New York, Richard earned his B.A. from the City College of New York. He arrived in San Francisco in 1974 and has called it home ever since. After completing nursing school, he worked in women’s reproductive health and abortion care following Roe v. Wade. Richard then trained as a Physician Assistant and served as Assistant Clinical Director of the San Francisco Men’s Health Study—part of the NIH/NIAID-funded, multi-city AIDS Cohort Study (MACS)—mapping the natural history of AIDS in the 1980s. When he became ill and homebound with AIDS and HPV-related anal cancer, he turned to Shanti for support, was matched with a Peer Support Volunteer, and joined a Shanti support group. After surviving, Richard gave back as a volunteer—facilitating support groups, training volunteers, and assisting with the Activities Program. He later volunteered with Project Inform’s national HIV Infoline as well as the AIDS Emergency Fund.

In his mid-60s, he returned to full-time work at Shanti as one of the first Care Navigators in its PAWS (Pets Are Wonderful Support) program. Richard retired in 2020 and recently reconnected with Shanti as a client, once again matched with a Peer Support Volunteer. He has included Shanti in his legacy planning and now serves on the Board of Directors to help ensure that the heart and soul of this iconic organization—which pioneered the San Francisco Model of Care—continues to thrive for generations to come.

Sithara Kodali

Sithara is a Vice President of Product at Gravie, a health benefits provider for small and midsize businesses. Previously, she has worked at healthcare organizations that have supported rural primary care providers, value-based care operations, and the ACA marketplace. Prior to her healthcare industry experience, Sithara worked at Third Sector, a nonprofit that leveraged impact investment to scale high-impact social services, and at JPMorgan in public finance, serving states, school districts, and other public sector entities. Sithara holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BA in Economics from the University of Chicago.

Sithara was drawn to Shanti’s mission because of her belief in the power of personal human connection and the importance of providing compassionate, nonjudgmental support during some of life’s most challenging moments. Inspired by Shanti’s model of care, she saw an opportunity to contribute her professional experience and strategic perspective in service of the organization’s mission through board leadership.

Sithara joined the Shanti Board of Directors in 2025 and serves as Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee.

Dr. Maura Dickler

Dr. Maura Dickler is Vice President and Global Disease Area Head of Breast and Gynecologic Cancer, Product Development Oncology Hematology. She also serves as a voluntary Clinical Assistant Physician at Bellevue/NYU, teaching and mentoring oncology fellows.

Before joining Genentech in 2021, Maura spent more than 20 years as a breast cancer medical oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and previously served as Vice President of Late Phase Oncology Development at Eli Lilly.

Shanti Project’s mission resonates deeply with Maura’s commitment to compassionate cancer care and supporting underserved communities. As a transplanted New Yorker, her involvement with Shanti has connected her to a mission-driven Bay Area community dedicated to reducing social isolation and improving quality of life for those facing serious illness and other challenges.

Maura earned her undergraduate degree and M.D. from the University of Chicago, completed her residency at the University of Chicago Hospitals, and completed her fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Navin Kadaba

Navin currently leads the Performance Partner team within the People and Places organization at Intuit. Previously, he held a variety of leadership roles at Google across Customer Support and People Operations and began his career in the startup space. Navin received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences from Stanford University. While he was born in New York, he has been a Bay Area resident for more than 25 years and now makes his home with his spouse and young son in San Francisco’s Richmond District. Work and home life leave just enough time for him to obsess over food (cooking, dining out, watching YouTube, and reading about it).

Navin joined the Shanti Board of Directors in 2025. Navin’s calling to join the board is deeply rooted to his personal commitments to mental health and the city of San Francisco. Having benefited from individual psychotherapy and from having friends and family close by in the City, Navin is proud to be able to give back by serving on Shanti’s board to empower our most vulnerable residents to have connection and care.