The leadership of the Ladies Home represents an unprecedented collaboration between eldercare professionals, area universities, and laypeople, all of whom are committed to the vision of an affordable, nonprofit, community-based assisted living option for women in San Francisco. We are working to create a model facility that will be recognized and replicated throughout the nation.

Executive Director

Dean J. Fredrickson  

Dean brings over 20 years of experience working in senior living.  He is deeply committed to those who serve this community and to our nonprofit mission of providing excellent, affordable care.  

Board of Trustees

Mary Louise Fleming, RN, PhD
President
Mary Louise Fleming, RN, PhD, Vice Chair, Administration & Academic Coordinator, Department of Community Health Systems, UCSF School of Nursing; former Director of Nursing, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center.

Cristina Flores, RN, PhD
Vice President
Cristina Flores, RN, PhD, Assistant Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing, UCSF; Associate Coordinator, Long Term Care Administration, Gerontology, San Francisco State University.

John Sedlander
Treasurer
John Sedlander, Chief Financial Officer, Institute on Aging.

Janice Cavallini, Daughter of the Ladies Home's longtime administrator.

Ronald L. Chan, Senior Partner, Rockwell, Presto & Chan, Strategic Human Resources Consultants.

John Fecondo, Former UMLH Executive Director. John holds an MA in Gerontology and an MBA from San Francisco State University.  

Barbara Gersh, Portola neighborhood resident with more than 15 years of experience as a staff or board member of nonprofit organizations.

Associate Board Members

Cindy Kauffman, Vice President, Adult Day Programs, Institute on Aging.

Edwin Cabigao, RN, PhD, Chief Nursing Officer, Jewish Home of San Francisco.

In Memoriam

Mrs. Katharine Anderson
The Ladies Home remembers and honors Mrs. Anderson for more than 40 years of service and dedication to the Ladies Home and its residents, first serving as the administrator of the Ladies Home from the 1960s until her retirement in the 1980s, then serving as a board member and later as the board president. She is deeply missed by all of us.