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WHO WE ARE

Message From Our CEO

Because of your faithful support of RealOptions in 2022 you helped us safeguard over 5800 individual lives of women, men, children, and students through our five medical clinics and outreach programs.  While some businesses and nonprofits were pulling back, we actually grew 12% in the number of people impacted over last year! We were able to accomplish this by:

  1. Launching a LiveChat feature through our website to extend our reach to millennials and GenZ'ers, increasing patient interactions.
  2. Increasing the number of hours we teach students in local schools to go deeper and impart REAL life change.
  3. By providing bilingual pregnancy loss healing retreats to reach Hispanic Communities in the Bay Area.

RealOptions teaches Sexual Risk Avoidance and relationship skills to youth between 5th and 12th grade through our Optimal Health curriculum and equips parents throughout the year offering parent webinars, parent teaching nights, and quarterly newsletters. Our heart for parents is to equip them to reclaim parenthood, raise strong children, and build healthy communities with local churches, schools, and community based organizations. We are passionate about equipping students to help them make healthy lifestyle choices and empowering them with effective relationship and risk avoidance skills.

Our education efforts are thriving and we were able to teach over 2300 students and parents this year, and invested over 21,000 hours of student impact! Our team is working diligently to execute our newly awarded, Title V, Sexual Risk Avoidance Education grant. This two year Award has widened our reach to local students for Optimal Health Education. It has also afforded us the opportunity to have not only our Educators, but our Nurses and Patient Advocates certified as Optimal Health Coaches and to use this science based curriculum in our clinics as well as local schools and youth groups. 

I invite you to join me for a tour of one of our facilities. Please contact me by phone at 408.229.9836 or email at Valerie@realoptions.net to schedule a tour or meeting. We are truly grateful for your support through volunteering and giving!

-Valerie Hill

RealOptions CEO

Our Amazing Board Members

Peter Finter
Board Chairman

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Chief Marketing Officer, CyberGRX, a 3rd party cyber risk management company.  Chartered Engineer and Member IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.

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Paul Sluis, Esq.
Board Vice Chairman/Secretary

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Licensed California attorney since 1981;  Church Council [Executive Board] member, Solano Community Church, Albany, CA since 2018; Executive Board member, Support Circle Pregnancy Clinics, 1992- 2021 (Chairman, 2015-2021); Deacon Board,Trinity Church, El Cerrito, CA approx. 2006-2018 (Chairman, 2007-2018); Executive Board member and Parliamentarian, Local 3916, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), 1993-2006.

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Glenn Miller, CPA
Board Treasurer

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Certified Public Accountant since 1976. Glenn prepares individual returns, partnership returns, corporation returns, subchapter S corporations,  LLC’s, and nonprofits for any jurisdiction in the United States. He served his community as a founding board member of the Bank of Livermore, a board member for Redwood Chapel Community Church, a board member for Logoi Ministries based out of Miami, a board member for Support Circle, and now a board member for Real Options.

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Donna Rhodes
Prayer Chairman

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Broker and Licensed Insurance agent,  Preivous Real Options board member.  Adjunct Professor for (5) years, (13) years in Foster care Social work as Counselor, Therapist and Life coach and (19) years in Customer Service management in various high-tech companies.

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Alan Crownover
Board Member

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President, Paradise Pools and Gardens, Dec 1999 to present.

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John Jacobsen
Board Member

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Retired Senior Vice President-Parsons Brinckerhoff(now WSP).  Company provides planning, design and construction services for Infrastructure. Managed the West Region for construction management/services.

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Albert Lee
Board Member

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28 years of non-profit leadership. Retired CEO of Support Circle Clinics: responsibilities included fundraising, board development, strategic planning, executive recruitment, and employee supervision.

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Tom Schoellhammer
Board Member

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Co-Founder and CTO of Dumpling: a company helping people gain greater control, autonomy, and flexibility over the way they work.

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Samuel H. Shafer
Board Member

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Priest in the Episcopal Church and independent fund development consultant.

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Dan Steinman
Board Member

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Chief Evangelist, Gainsight. Board of Directors, Leadr. Board of Advisors, Notion Capital, Sales Impact Academy, CompleteCSM, and Repora. Director, San Jose Cohort, Colson Fellows.

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Valerie Hill
Chief Executive Officer

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In 2007, Valerie was chosen by the Board of Directors to serve as RealOptions’ Executive Director. Named CEO in 2010, she has since been one of Northern California’s leading life-affirming health care advocates bringing personal experience and expertise into the field.

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Our Wonderful Staff

Valerie Hill
Chief Executive Officer
Donna Hecke
VP of Community Outreach & Business Development
Margé Brandt
Director of Patient Services
Dale MacGowan
Director of Ministry Advancement
Leah Gaul
Director of Operations & Human Resources
Elizabeth Kelley
Operations & HR Assistant
Valerie Navarrete
Senior Director of Community Outreach
Charmaine Williams
Education Manager
Asaya Azah
Community Engagement and Education Manager
Andrea Walle
Lead Educator and Patient Services Assistant Manager (OAK)
Becky Morales
Hope Program Manager
Jenn Gonzalez
Campus Outreach Manager
Tina Amoroso
Community Outreach Manager
Annalise Santana
Community Outreach Relations Manager
Dr. Mary Davenport, M.D.
Medical Director
Christine Kulle, R.N. NP-C, CNM, M.S.N.
Advanced Care Provider
Tasha Keirns, R.N.
Director of Nursing
Keagan Chase, R.N.
Lead Nurse Sonographer & EMR Specialist
Cheryl Lowe, R.N.
Nurse Sonographer
Czellane Galvan, R.N.
Nurse Sonographer
Julie Maguire, R.N.
Nurse Sonographer
Lisa Rives, R.N.
Nurse Sonographer
Rebecca Shi, R.N.
Lead Nurse Sonographer
Linda Miller, R.N.
Nurse Sonographer
TBH, R.N.
Nurse Sonographer
Jenna Cerrone
Patient Services Training Manager
Rosey Rosenke
Patient Services Manager (Central SJ)
Allie Aodish
Assistant Patient Services Manager (Central SJ)
Mary Hanson
Clinic Administrator (Central SJ)
Nelly Khayat
Patient Services Manager (East SJ)
Diane Bridges
Patient Services Assistant Manager (East SJ)
Terry Sherman
Optimal Health Coach (East SJ)
Yosi Alvarez
Clinic Administrator (East SJ)
Candy Milder
Patient Services Manager (UC)
Margaret Apodaca
Optimal Health Coach & Special Projects (UC)
Sonia Sanchez
Clinic Administrator & Community Outreach Assistant (UC)
Tara Mason
Patient Services Manager (OAK)
Tabatha Beiser
Patient Services Assistant Manager & Optimal Health Coach (OAK)
Andrea Walle
Patient Services Assistant Manager (OAK) and Lead Educator
Klara Diffenbaugh
Assistant Patient Services Manager (RWC)
Alma Martinez
Clinic Administrator (RWC)

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