James B. and Billie Keegan Leadership Series
The Leadership Series seeks to inspire others to serve our community as James & Billie Keegan so generously did for more than 50 years. This annual spring luncheon brings education and information to Sonoma County through local and national public speakers. Each year, outstanding community leaders are recognized who exemplify James and Billie Keegan’s philosophy of “giving back” to the community.
James B. & Billie Keegan Palliative Care Center
The James B. & Billie Keegan Palliative Care Center is a unique inpatient service that provides compassionate and comprehensive care to patients and their families facing advanced stages of illness. Open 24 hours a day, the center provides a softer, less institutional environment where families and friends may visit and remain close. Staffed by specially trained nurses and clinicians, palliative care embodies many of the principles of hospice and in many cases alleviates, if only for the short term, the physical effects of a life ending illness. When people are well cared for, hope and kindness emerge.
For more information please contact Katie Gozzarino at the Foundation office at 707-547-4679 or katie.gozzarino@stjoe.org.
This year's luncheon was held on Thursday, May 19th at the Doubletree Hotel in Rohnert Park. We were delighted to honor Gene Traverso as the recipient of the 2011 James B. and Billie Keegan Leadership Award and wer honored to present Honorable Willie Brown, Jr., two-term Mayor of San Francisco, as our keynote speaker. Funds raised will directly benefit the James B. & Billie Keegan Palliative Care Center at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.
Thank you to our 2011 Keegan Leadership Series Sponsors!!
Event Underwriters
Brookfield Homes
The Trione Family
Table Sponsors
Anderson, Zeigler, Disharoon, Gallagher & Gray
Clover Stornetta Farms
Codding Foundation
Crawford and Jessie Cooley
Exchange Bank
Dr. Logan Faust & Friends of Gene Traverso
Golden Living Center of Petaluma, Santa Rosa & Sonoma
Richard F. Holm - Holm Industries
Jackson Family Wines
Jordan & Associates Retirement Services
Keegan & Coppin Co., Inc.
Luther Burbank Savings
Merrill Lynch
Sonoma Bank
Summit State Bank
Wells Fargo
Patron Sponsors
Burr Pilger Mayer
Don and Maureen Green
John and Christine Pedroncelli
Gary Rasche
Jean Schulz
Spaulding McCullough & Tansil
verihealth, Inc.
Wilber & Associates
Friend of Palliative Care Sponsors
American Medical Response
Beyers Costin
Dr. Gary Johanson
Tim and Sally Moratto
O'Brien Watters & Davis LLP
The Press Democrat
The Reed Charitable Trust
Dr. Harry and Dee Richardson
Western Farm Center