Management team

John Shen, DSW, Executive Director

John Shen became the Executive Director for Marin Community Clinics in August 2007. Shen has more than 25 years of professional experience developing long-term, community-based health programs in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. Shen’s extensive background includes working with health care providers, policy makers and federal and state agencies to design integrated service delivery systems, build operational infrastructures and implement strategic business plans. Before joining MCC, he was consulting independently with health care clients such as Marin County Department of Health and Human Services, Marin Senior Access, Coastal Health Alliance in West Marin and Southwest Community Health Center in Santa Rosa.

Shen also served in several leadership roles with On Lok, a San Francisco nonprofit for the elderly. He oversaw On Lok’s strategic business planning and government relations as well as provider network development, finance, information systems, marketing, compliance and quality assurance. Shen turned On Lok’s pioneering model of care and financing in San Francisco into a nationwide standard in 20 states. The widespread success of this model — the Program of All-inclusive Care of the Elderly or PACE— lead to federal legislation permanently establishing this as a Medicare/Medicaid program. Since then, PACE has expanded to more than 45 sites in 25 states.

Georgianna Farren, MD, MEd, Medical Director

Dr. Georgianna Farren became Medical Director at MCC in September 2005. She has been a practicing physician for 23 years, practicing the last 10 years as a clinician at Marin Community Clinics. Dr. Farren received her MD degree from The George Washington University and her BA from University of California, Berkeley. In addition to her extensive clinical experience and passion for working in a community health center, Dr. Farren was Research Director at Marin Breast Cancer Watch for three years, serving as co-principal investigator for a full study and two pilot studies regarding breast cancer in Marin County. She has also served as Medical Consultant for Dominican University for the last two years.

Art Feagles, MBA, Chief Financial Officer

Art Feagles most recently served as CFO for a FQHC Community Clinic in northern California. He has held senior financial management positions in a large home health agency, a district hospital and in various private enterprises. He is also trained in information management technologies, including network administration and enterprise applications for the health care industry. He attended Harvard University as an undergraduate and later studied law and accounting at Golden Gate University in San Francisco. He is a long-time resident of Sebastopol and active in community service organizations in his community.

Nina Sutton, MHS, MPA, Chief Operating Officer

Nina Sutton has over 20 years experience as a provider, manager, supervisor and administrator in health care with more than 10 years experience in the health care safety net. She has health care planning experience and has worked as a consultant advising health care providers on service delivery models, program development and operational efficiencies to create greater access, create and strengthen existing systems, increase productivity, increase patient satisfaction and increase employee retention. She has expertise with many of the issues confronting FQHC’s and CHCs. She has a master’s degree in health sciences from Duke University and a master’s degree in public administration from the University of San Francisco.

Tim Stevenson, Director of Facilities and Operations

Tim Stevenson has served as Director of Facilities and Operations at MCC since September of 2004. In that capacity, he has overseen the purchase and installation of a new telecommunications system, new computer information systems, new donor database, new medical records shelving, and exam room furnishings. He coordinated the complete renovation of MCC’s Greenbrae Business Office building and the exterior rehabilitation of MCC’s Greenbrae Clinic. He is the onsite staff coordinator for all IT consultants, telecommunications support, maintenance staff and many other ongoing vendors who provide services for our Clinics. Stevenson’s employment experience includes 20 years producing both professional and community theatre projects, overseeing start-to-finish management. He also served as Development Officer in Chicago’s Steppenwolf and Goodman Theatre Companies, coordinating both annual campaign and special project fundraising efforts. He is also former President of the Horizons Foundation in San Francisco.

Sherrie A. Holmes, Director of Development

Sherrie Holmes has over 30 years professional development experience working as director of development, grant writer or consultant for effective fund development campaigns and strategies for community-based organizations. She has extensive experience and a successful track record in securing government and foundation grants, individual and business donor campaigns and managing and training professional staff and volunteers to achieve significant increases in revenue to support organizational goals. She has worked with Marin Community Clinics for over three years. Previous clients and employers have included Homeward Bound of Marin, Canal Alliance, Full Circle Programs, Rape Crisis Center, Future Families, Spectrum Center and several other community-based organizations.