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Karen Hulsey, RN

David Weinfeld on June 2, 2025

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Karen Hulsey, RN

Board Member

Karen Hulsey joined the Buckelew Programs Board of Directors in 2025. A nurse by training with over a decade of healthcare leadership experience, she currently serves as continuum administrator for Kaiser Permanente, overseeing a dozen post-acute services across Marin and Sonoma counties. Committed to improving patient care, Karen focuses on bridging gaps across the healthcare continuum to enhance quality and access.

She enjoys any activity that takes her to the mountains or out on the water. An avid music fan, she has attended countless concerts. Karen lives in Santa Rosa with her husband, their young son, and bonus daughter.

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Ernesto Olivares-Martinez

David Weinfeld on May 29, 2025

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Ernesto Olivares-Martinez

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Former Santa Rosa mayor, councilman, and retired police lieutenant Ernesto Olivares-Martinez joined the Buckelew Board of Directors in 2023, driven by a deep commitment to supporting vulnerable communities. As a Mexican immigrant who grew up in poverty as a migrant farmworker, he understands the stigma surrounding mental health. Ernesto lost his father to suicide, which he believes could have been prevented if his family had access to services like those offered by Buckelew.

As a Santa Rosa Police lieutenant, Ernesto led the department’s Crisis Response Team. He helped launch the city’s first community-wide violence prevention program, bringing together law enforcement, social services, and schools to create solutions beyond enforcement. Now a community safety consultant, Ernesto helps community partners develop comprehensive, public health-based violence prevention strategies that address root causes such as poverty, trauma, housing instability, and access to healthcare.

Ernesto has served on numerous nonprofit boards. He lives in Santa Rosa with his wife and enjoys spending time with their three daughters and grandchildren.

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Garry Olney

Habib Nawaz on May 29, 2025

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Garry Olney

Board Chair

Garry Olney, DNP, MBA, RN serves as Chief Executive of Providence Northern California where he oversees operations of six acute care hospitals, including three trauma centers and two critical access hospitals. Four of the hospitals under Garry’s leadership also serve as emergency medical services (EMS) base hospitals for their respective regions. Prior to his current role, Garry served as chief executive of Providence’s San Pedro and Torrance acute care hospitals in Southern California.

Prior to joining Providence, Garry worked for Ascension Health and Tenet Healthcare.  While at Tenet Healthcare he served as the system vice president of patient care services. After several years with Tenet Healthcare, Garry assumed the role of Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for one of the largest multispecialty medical groups in the state of Texas, where he gained extensive knowledge working with physicians in a medical group practice and implemented strategies with local hospital leadership teams to form an integrated delivery network/partnership. 

Garry has extensive experience serving as an appointed member of public and nonprofit boards. He has served as a commissioner of the County of Los Angeles Emergency Medical Services Commission, commissioner of the Los Angeles County Commission on HIV, as well as Board Chair for Shanti Orange County (formally Laguna Shanti), a nonprofit organization that provides services for individuals diagnosed with HIV/AIDS.

Garry holds multiple degrees, including a bachelor’s degree in nursing, master’s degree in business administration and a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Texas Tech University. Garry and his husband reside in Sonoma County.

 

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Brooke Igleheart Ross

Third Arm Dev on May 29, 2025

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Brooke Igleheart Ross

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Brooke Igleheart Ross joined the Buckelew Programs Board of Directors in 2023, bringing a deep commitment to supporting individuals in recovery. That same year, U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson named her “Sonoma County Woman of the Year” for her dedication to helping those overcoming substance use challenges reintegrate into the workforce. A proud alumna of the Athena House residential treatment program, she played a key role in the public campaign to save it from closure by its previous operator.

Brooke is a real estate agent with Healdsburg Artisan Sotheby’s and a development and site acquisition specialist for the Gallaher Companies. She also serves as general manager of Hotel Trio in Healdsburg and has provided marketing expertise to the Healdsburg Chamber and Tourism Board. An active community member, she supports several organizations besides Buckelew, including WineRoad and Reach For Home.

Brooke lives in Santa Rosa with her husband, Rob, and stepdaughter, Natalie.

Read more about Brooke here.

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Jack Scott

David Weinfeld on May 29, 2025

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Jack Scott

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Jack Scott, a fine arts instructor at the College of Marin, first joined the Buckelew Board of Directors in 2005. His longstanding commitment to Buckelew is deeply personal, as his sister lives with a severe mental illness and benefits from Buckelew’s supported housing services. His deep knowledge of the art world played a key role in MarinScapes, the popular annual art exhibition and sale benefiting Buckelew Programs. The long-running event’s grand finale was in 2020.

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Linda Tavaszi, LCSW, PhD

David Weinfeld on May 28, 2025

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Linda Tavaszi, LCSW, PhD

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Linda Tavaszi joined the Buckelew Board of Directors in 2024. With a distinguished career in healthcare leadership, Linda has dedicated her life to supporting the less fortunate and helping community organizations thrive. Linda is perhaps best known as the former CEO of Marin Community Clinics, which she transformed into the key healthcare safety net for Marin County’s low-income population.

Her extensive career includes leadership roles as COO of Marin General Hospital, CEO of Kentfield Rehabilitation Hospital, and the Ritter Center’s executive director. She also led an American-owned hospital in Spain, co-founded the Bank of Marin, and has a background in clinical social work. Recognized for her impact, Linda was inducted into the Marin Women’s Hall of Fame.

Born in Brooklyn and raised in the Bronx, Linda moved to California in the late 1960s with her husband. A longtime Marin County resident, she now lives in the East Bay.

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