Frank Tiedemann
President and Chief Executive Officer

Frank joined Children's Hospital as president and chief executive officer in 2005. Before coming to the hospital, Frank presided over St. Mary's Health System, a $330 million regional system that is part of Ascension Health in Evansville, Indiana. This facility includes 540-licensed acute beds in two acute care Catholic hospitals with a full array of services. During his tenure in Indiana, Frank used his strong background in strategic planning and business development to launch the region's first trauma center.

Previously, Frank held the position of president at St. Paul Medical Center in Dallas, Texas and senior vice president of system development at Yale-New Haven Health System in New Haven, Connecticut. He has also served as a senior vice president of corporate development at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, California.

Douglas T. Myers, MBA, CPA
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Doug joined Children's Hospital in 2005 as chief financial officer and in 2007 added the responsibilities of chief operating officer.

Doug received a master's degree in business administration from Loyola College in Columbia, Md. He joins Children's from Saint Vincent Health System, Erie, Pa, where he served as CFO and executive vice president of finance.

Doug also served as CFO for Texas Health Resources at Presbyterian Hospital and St. Paul Medical Center, both in Dallas. Previously he served in senior financial administration positions, including as CFO, for Columbia Healthcare Corporation in Fort Worth and Dallas, and for Tenet Healthcare Corporation.

Doug is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Healthcare Management Association. He was named 1987 CFO of the Year by National Medical Enterprise, Inc.

Mary L. Dean
Senior Vice President and Chief Strategic Development Officer

Mary is a nationally respected advocate for children, having dedicated her career to improving the lives of young people through work in the healthcare, education and legal sectors. Mary is a visionary leader, focused on achieving the organization's mission.

She joined Children's Hospital in 2001 as senior vice president for external affairs and is responsible for child advocacy, marketing, strategic planning, communications, public affairs and government relations.

Among other previous appointments, Mary served as senior vice president at Valley Children's Hospital in Fresno, associate commissioner of education in the Kentucky State Department of Education, dean of administration and development at the San Joaquin College of Law in Fresno, and as a counselor and teacher at elementary schools in Connecticut, Kentucky and Ohio.

She is a former member of Leadership California and currently serves on the board of the Marcus Foster Educational Institute.

Bertram H. Lubin, MD
Senior Vice President, Research/President and Director of Medical Research, Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute

Bert received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh Medical School, did his internship and residency at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and completed a fellowship in hematology/oncology at Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston.

Bert joined Children's Hospital in 1971. Responsible for developing the hospital's Sickle Cell Screening, Counseling and Education Program, the Northern California Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center and the Sibling Donor Cord Blood Program, Dr. Lubin has been a driving force and catalyst in the expansion and development of basic and clinical research at Children's. Under his leadership, Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute now manages a budget of more than $42 million, has more than 200 research and support staff and holds more National Institutes of Health grants than any other free-standing children's hospital in the nation.

Bert is an adjunct professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco and has served on dozens of professional and governmental commissions and committees, lists more than 150 medical/scientific publications and has written several books and chapters related to hematology.

Brad Barber, JD
Senior Vice President, Foundation and Chief Development Officer

Brad joined Children's Hospital in August 2006 as senior vice president and chief development officer of the hospital's foundation. Brad came to Children's after more than 25 years fundraising for the University of California, where he was the Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement for the University of California System. From 1994, he worked in the UC Office of the President, playing a critical role in helping to advance the University’s private support programs and policies. Under his leadership, private support to the University increased from $417 million in 1994 to $1.2 billion in 2005. Brad is a graduate of U.C. Berkeley and the Boalt Hall School of Law.

Carolyn G. Dossa , CPMSM, MBPA
Vice President, Institutional Quality

Carolyn G. Dossa, CPMSM, MBPA, joined Children’s Hospital in 2007 as vice president, institutional quality. She will be responsible for overseeing regulatory and accreditation requirements; working with physicians, management and staff to define, measure and report quality activities and outcomes; and overseeing management of Clinical Social Services and Interpreter Services.

Carolyn has many years of healthcare experience, including 19 years at John Muir Medical Center’s Concord, Calif. campus, (previously Mt. Diablo Medical Center) and 5 years at the California Medical Association.

At John Muir, Carolyn’s responsibilities included medical staff services, including the CME and Investigational Review committees, and hospital-wide accreditation and regulatory compliance. In prior positions at Mt. Diablo Medical Center she was also responsible for medical records, physician services, the Family Practice Residency Program and physician referral. 

At the California Medical Association Carolyn was responsible for the Consolidated Accreditation and Licensure Survey process, as well as the peer review and quality consultation programs.  

Carolyn has a BA in community services/health education from California State University, Chico, and an MBPA from John F. Kennedy University in Orinda, Calif. She is also a certified professional in medical services management.

Carolyn has been a speaker at many conferences about accreditation. She is a member of the National Association Medical Staff Services, the California Association of Medical Staff Services, and was previously a member of Women Health Care Executives.

Bill Jackson
Vice President, New Products

Bill Jackson joined Children’s Hospital in January 2008 as vice president, new products, after a 25 year-career consulting with more than 2,500 hospitals.

Bill got a BA in business administration, with highest honors, at the University of Nebraska before beginning his career with the Gallup Poll. He later co-founded the National Research Corporation, for which he conducted more than 1,000 consulting projects for more than 250 healthcare organizations.

Bill also worked as director of marketing at Presbyterian Healthcare Services before starting his own company, the Consumer Research Center, which he operated for 16 years before joining Children’s Hospital.

Bill is an inveterate adventure traveler who has visited 130 countries; climbed five of the seven continents’ highest summits, including Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. McKinley; and twice competed on Iditarod dog sledding teams.

Donald Livsey, MBA
Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Don began his 25-year healthcare career as a medical technologist at Brigham and Women's hospital. After receiving his MBA from the University of California, Irvine, in 1987, Don moved to healthcare information technology. He has previously held positions with Transitions Systems Inc., Huntington Memorial Hospital, St. Joseph Health System and Children's Hospital of Orange County.

Don has been managing telecommunication support services and the information systems department at Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland since 2000. At Children's he helped put in place a computerized physician medication order entry system that helped Children's earn a 2002 Most Wired Hospital award and a 2003 inclusion in CIO magazine's list of the 100 most resourceful companies. Don also helped Children's select and implement a digital diagnostic imaging system that will be accessible institution-wide.

Lawrence Mack, MA, PhD
Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, BayChildren's Physicians

Mack, as he prefers to be known, joined Children’s Hospital in 2007 to handle practice management as a vice president with Children’s subsidiary BayChildren’s Physicians. Before joining Children’s, Mack worked two and a half years at Kaiser Permanente in Redwood City.

Previously, Mack worked one year at St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, Calif. after 12 years in various management jobs at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

Mack grew up in Florida where he got a BA in health education, and an MA in urban and regional planning. He did public health work in Ft. Lauderdale before dreams of southern California brought him west.

A strong believer in education, Mack continued working in healthcare in southern California while earning an MS in healthcare management and completing a doctorate in business administration.

Nancy Shibata, RN, MSN
Vice President, Nursing and Chief Nurse Executive

Nancy has been a member of the Children's Hospital staff since 1979. She has served in a variety of roles, including Pediatric Intensive Care Unit staff nurse, PICU assistant head nurse, PICU manager, nursing supervisor, director of Ambulatory Care, director of Critical Care Services, director of Nursing, and was named vice president of nursing in 2003. In her current role, Nancy directs operational, financial, quality and strategic activities for the Nursing Division including inpatient, surgical, and ambulatory areas.

John Hardy, MPA
Vice President, Human Resources

John joined Children's in 2008 after serving as a Human Resource Partner at Kaiser Permanente, where he was responsible for human resources for Kaiser construction projects. Before that, John served as vice president, Human Resources, of the Bay Area region for Catholic Healthcare West in San Francisco.

Jacquelyn Garman, Esq.
Vice President, General Counsel

Jacquelyn was named vice president and general counsel at Children's Hospital in 2006. She was formerly a partner with Hanson Bridgett Marcus Vlahos & Rudy, LLP, Children's Hospital's primary law firm, where she specialized in litigation on behalf of healthcare clients. She received her JD at Stanford Law School, after receiving her BA and MA at Washington State University.