Board of Directors

Concussion and Migraine Clinic

Jason Finau

Jason joined the board in 2021 and currently serves as Board President. He is a licensed clinical social worker and currently serves as a supervisor with the Office of the Public Conservator in the city and county of San Francisco. Jason earned his M.S.W. from NYU, his B.A. in sociology from California State University San Marcos, and his A.A. in Behavioral Health Sciences from MiraCosta Community College.

Julia Cutts

Julia joined the board in 2017 and currently serves as the board Vice President. She is a social worker for the city and county of San Francisco. While obtaining her M.S.W. at San Francisco State, Julia was the first student from her program to claim a coveted position as a therapist trainee at Concussion and Migraine Clinic.

Kelsey Mrkonic

Kelsey joined the board of directors in 2021 and currently serves as board Secretary. She is a product manager at Juni Learning, an online computer science, mathematics, and English academy that offers private and online courses for students from ages 8-18. Kelsey holds an M.B.A. from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and an undergraduate psychology degree from Stanford University.

Emily Duran

Emily joined the board in 2019 and currently serves as board co-treasurer. She is a financial advisor at Seven Post Investment Office. She has experience in socially responsible investing, portfolio management, asset allocation, and risk mitigation. She received her M.A. from Johns Hopkins University and a B.A. from UC Santa Barbara.

Beth Wendle

Beth joined the HSCS Board in 2023 and currently serves as board co-treasurer. She is in-house counsel at Lyft, a rideshare platform. Beth holds a J.D. from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles and a B.A. in political science from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Sandra Lauer

Sandra joined the board in 2006. As a patient, she was involved with The Tenderloin Clinic in 1995, where she met the founding executive director, Cindy Gyori. She credits Cindy for turning her life around and developing her into an active volunteer, facilitating the organization’s various socialization programs once a week. Sandra has also been a peer counselor and self-help specialist at San Francisco General Hospital since 1999.

Lauren Small

Lauren joined the board in 2021. She began her career working in corporate finance as a business analytics specialist. Personal life events led her to change career paths to pursue her passion for providing nutrition and wellness education to local communities. Lauren holds a B.A. in economics and a minor in Latin American studies from UC San Diego.

Dana Long

Dana joined the HSCS Board in 2023 and currently serves as board co-treasurer. She began her career as a healthcare consultant and currently works in Mergers & Acquisitions at Cisco. She also has experience working at and advising technology startups. Dana holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.

Whitney Sunseri

Whitney joined the HSCS Board in 2023. She currently works for a local health system leading internal communications for all physicians, nurses, clinical and support staff, and volunteers. She received her M.P.S. from Penn State University and a B.A. from California State University, Chico.

Diane Kostka

Diane joined the HSCS Board in 2023. She currently leads a technical solutions team at Sisense. Her prior experience involves designing EMRs, working with healthcare providers and insurance companies to optimize operational processes and using insight from healthcare data to drive patient outcomes.