Board Member and PhilanthropistReSurge International
Sheila is a hands-on philanthropist for many of the organizations she supports. She is a former board member and currently sits on the Advisory Board of Samaritan House, a non-profit safety net organization that helps move neighbors in need out of poverty toward economic opportunity. She also travels to developing countries with teams at ReSurge International, a non-profit medical organization on whose board she has served and whose mission is to provide reconstructive surgical care to those in need and to build surgical capacity in developing countries. Due to her professional background and interest in children with special needs, she has volunteered at and supported Lucile Packard Children's Hospital for thirty years. She is a member of Legacy Venture, a community of investors who seek to maximize the impact of their philanthropy. Currently, main areas of her philanthropic focus include addressing barriers to economic opportunities for low income individuals, which encompasses early childhood education, social justice, job training, stable housing and healthcare of first time moms and their infants.