Board of directors

Ms. Somerville holds a BA in history and an MA in secondary education from Stanford University. She also holds a doctorate from USC and has studied at Stanford-in-France.

Over the course of her career she has supervised and evaluated both staff and managers, directed the creation of multi-million-dollar budgets.

Service on many boards, often as chair, and as Mayor of the City of Palo Alto has given Gail Woolley broad experience with oversight of budgets, resolving tough issues, and communicating effectively with colleagues and residents.

With a degree from the Higher Technical School for the Ready-to-Wear industry in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Mrs. Rallapalli got her start as a department store buyer in Sydney, Australia. There she met her husband and moved to Canada where she retrained at the University of Saskatchewan at Saskatoon as a computer programmer. After immigrating to the United States she worked as a systems analyst and programmer in Massachusetts and Silicon Valley where she now happily resides.

Elected to the RHC Board in 2022, Philip Grinstead graduated from Cornell University after serving in the U.S. Army as a lieutenant. Working in Corporate V.P. positions for Saga Corp. and DHL, Mr. Grinstead brings years of experience as an internal auditor, financial analyst, budget director, and Investment Advisory Committee member to his position on the RHC Board. He also serves as Chair of the Finance Committee.

Throughout his career as a Super Techie, Engineering Executive, Venture Capital Angel, Strategic Planner, Chief Financial Officer, and Strategic Partner Broker, Mr. Jonekait has been involved in executive management and business development.

Larry Johnson brings years of volunteer experience for Bay Area nonprofits and his background in engineering, manufacturing, and marketing for Hewlett Packard to his position on the RHC board. Elected to the board in 2022, Mr. Johnson got his MA in engineering and MBA from Boston University, after serving as Company Commander of an aircraft maintenance company in the U.S. Army.

Bob Street’s 52-year involvement with Stanford University began with an MS and PhD in Civil Engineering, then continued as Civil Engineering Department Chair and lead on a major technology renovation. Mr. Street has served as Vice Provost and Dean of Libraries and Information Resources for Stanford, as well as chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. He also served in the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps.

Kathy Brown was the first new villa resident to arrive in June 2020. She is an RN who brings acute care, financial and regulatory experience from local hospitals and independent consulting. She is pleased to serve as President of RSI and a member of the RHC Finance Committee.

Dr. Bush is a retired neurologist from the local community and a Forum member since 2022.

Appointed to the RSI Board of Directors in 2020, Ms. Brauman focuses on emergency issues. She is a trained CERT (community emergency response team), taught community emergency preparedness for the American Red Cross for several years, and spent her career as a chemistry researcher and laboratory director. She currently chairs the Architectural Review Committee.

Margery Fischbein is pleased to serve as the RSI Treasurer. Margery is currently a Managing Director at Cassel Salpeter, a Miami-based investment banking firm. Previously, Margery was the Head of Healthcare Investment Banking at JMP Securities, FBR &Co., and Seaport Global, three mid-size investment banking firms. Prior to that, Margery was a Managing Director in Healthcare Investment Banking at major Wall Street investment banks including Lehman Brothers, JP Morgan Chase, and Citigroup. She has also held executive positions at two biotechnology companies– ImClone Systems and Human Genome Sciences. Margery received a BA degree from Harvard College in Economics and a MBA from Harvard Business School. She was past President and is a current Board Member Emeritus of the Harvard Business School Club of New York. She also serves on the Board of Cytodel, a private biotechnology company. She has been a Board member of several communities where she has lived including her NYC cooperative building and her residential community in Palm Beach County, Florida.

A known leader in the field of Neonatology, Dr. Sunshine began his long-held affiliation with Stanford Medical Center in 1956. Dr. Sunshine received his medical degree from University of Colorado School of Medicine and is the recipient of the Virginia Apgar Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

After coming to the United States as foreign student in 1960, Eiko Johnson received a full tuition scholarship from the University of Hartford in Connecticut where she studied Applied Mathematics and later received her MBA and additional computer science education in California. Eiko spent 20 years at Hewlett-Packard as a first and second level leader managing a group of engineers developing and testing industrial minicomputers along with recruitment services at the company. After retiring from Hewlett-Packard, Eiko dedicated 20 years as a volunteer for a non-profit organization called EMQ Auxiliary/Butter Paddle that provides services to children of neglect and abuse. There she served as president, manager, treasurer, volunteer, among many other roles, during her time at the organization.
At The Forum, Eiko proudly serves as an RSI Board Member and a trained volunteer at Daffodil Ridge.

Rick Exline is pleased to serve as a RSI Board Member. Rick Exline is a veteran in the senior living industry. He served as the Executive Vice President and Senior Managing Director of Life Plan Communities at LCS until his retirement in 2024. His LCS career spanned 44 years.

At LCS, Rick played a pivotal role in the company’s growth and service to seniors’ trajectory, spearheading its transformation from a small startup to the second-largest senior living provider in the United States. His journey within LCS saw him ascend through various roles, from Administrator to Executive Director, Regional Operations Manager, Director of Operations Management, Senior Director of Operations Management, VP of Development, Senior VP of Operations, and ultimately, managing Director of Life Plan Communities.

A visionary leader, Rick pioneered resident satisfaction assessments in the senior living sector, laying the groundwork for LCS’s commitment to being a resident-centered provider. Under his guidance, LCS achieved unparalleled recognition as the nation’s top performer in resident satisfaction by JD Power since the award’s inception in 2018.

Beyond his contributions within LCS, Rick actively engaged with the broader senior living community, holding leadership positions, board memberships, and advisory roles. Notably, he served on the board of directors of the Indiana Association of Homes for the Aging and the board of advisors of Leading Age.

Rick’s leadership mirrored the core principles of LCS, earning him a reputation as a trusted leader with a respected voice in the industry. He is known for his thoughtful perspective and unwavering commitment to doing what is right for residents, With an unyielding dedication to not-for-profit life plan and resident-owned communities.