Staff
| Name | Title |
| James Bouquin | President & Executive Director |
| Margaret Stauffer | Vice President & Program Director |
| Amy Alanes | Operations Director |
| Lillian Tsai | Finance Manager |
| Judy Blazin | Community Outreach Coordinator - East Bay |
| Alicia Crank | Community Development Coordinator - Silicon Valley |
| Anne Case, MFT | Therapist Facilitator - East Bay & Silicon Valley |
| Margaret Cullen, MFT | Therapist Facilitator - East Bay |
| Ron Ellis, PhD | Therapist Facilitator - East Bay & Silicon Valley |
| Kathryn Jones, MFT | Therapist Facilitator - East Bay & Silicon Valley |
| Julie Kaldveer, MA | Therapist Facilitator - East Bay |
| Cyndi Lezcano | Latino Services Coordinator |
| Erika Maslan, MFT | Therapist Facilitator - East Bay |
| Alex Rubin | Administrative Assistant - East Bay |
| Ilene Scharlach, PhD | Therapist Facilitator - East Bay |
| Jana Schustack, MFT | Therapist Facilitator – East Bay & Silicon Valley |
President & Executive Director — James R. Bouquin
Jim is responsible for managing the Cancer Support Community on behalf of the Board of Directors. He supervises administrative, financial and development support for the organization, ensures that strategic goals are accomplished, and implements the vision of providing support, education and hope to every person affected by cancer in our community.
Jim has held a wide variety of leadership and governance roles in health and human services, both locally and nationally. Jim was elected by his peers to serve on the national Executive Director Advisory Council in 2007, and was also elected to serve on the international Cancer Support Community Board of Directors in 2009.
Formerly, Jim served as the President of the Northern California Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation. Prior to that, he was the Executive Director for New Connections, Contra Costa County’s largest provider of outpatient substance abuse treatment, HIV/AIDS services, and community counseling services. He has also served as Executive Director of the Contra Costa Crisis Center and Executive Director of Eagle Lake Children’s Charities, which built Camp Ronald McDonald for chronically ill, disabled and disadvantaged youth. Jim’s earlier career was in higher education, where he served as Director of the Disability Resource Center, Director of the Child and Family Resource Center, and Assistant Dean for Campus Affairs at Stanford University.
Vice President & Program Director — Margaret Stauffer, MFT
Margaret is responsible for managing mission delivery and maintaining the high quality of the Cancer Support Community’s comprehensive cancer support services. She develops new program components, supervises the clinical team, and ensures that program services are available and accessible to as many people affected by cancer as possible.
A licensed marriage and family therapist, Margaret has extensive experience in working with the chronically ill and their loved ones, including those with cancer, diabetes, and other health challenges. She serves the National Cancer Support Community’s Program Committee.
Before coming to the Cancer Support Community San Francisco Bay Area, Margaret was Executive Director and Program Director at the Cancer Support Community San Diego. She has also held a variety of clinical positions in organizations such as TriCity Medical Center’s Obesity Treatment Program, Behavioral Health Resources, and Diabetes Treatment Center of America.
