Social Services Care Team

Administrative Staff

Director, Care Management
Ivette Becerra-Ortiz, C-PNP, MSN, APRN, RN, MPH

Administrative Assistant
Guilli Martin

Solid Organ Transplant

Denise Alloway, LCSW
Mary Burge, LCSW
Tamzen Hull, MSW
Molly Keane, MSW
Sarah Kinnier, MSW

3rd Floor Medical Surgical

DeEtta Barnhardt, LCSW

Hematology, Neuro-Oncology, Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant and Stem Cell Transplant

Lori Hernandez, MSW
Kerri Lowe, MSW
Krista Reuther, LCSW
Tovah Toomasson, LCSW
Alison Williamson, MSW
Kate Yablonsky, LCSW

Pregnancy and Newborn Services

Rachel Arellano, MSW
Caitlin Greenberg, MSW
Michelle Hallinan, LCSW
Marianela Lobato, LCSW
Emily Perez, LCSW
Erika Rivas, MSW
Jane Zimmerman, LCSW

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU)

Kelly Earls, MSW
Karen Jensen, LCSW
Grace Lee, MSW

Comprehensive Care Program and Pediatric Unit at El Camino

Lori Durand, LCSW
Amy Valentine, LCSW


Outpatient Clinics

Sarah Dame, MSW
Sarah Dyen, MSW
Debbi Friedman, MSW
Robin Newman, MSW
Michileen Oberst, LCSW
Veronical Purcell, MSW
Kate Shaw, MSW
Sruthi Veeravalli, MSW

Satellite Locations

Lori Durand, LCSW
Heidi Scharrenberg, MSW
Paty Soto-Minder, LCSW
Amy Valentine, LCSW

Relief Social Workers

Elis Lee

Contact a Social Worker

Please call our main office at 650-497-8303 for questions, referrals or help contacting your social worker. Social workers are available at the hospital Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5pm and Saturday and Sunday, 9am to 5pm.

You may also request a social worker by asking a nurse or member of the medical team to make a referral.