MEET OUR TEAM
Board of Directors
The board of directors is comprised of 11 members from four Rotary clubs, three in the USA and one club in Nigeria, creating a worldwide network of leaders passionate about telemedicine.
Founder/President
Sebastopol, CA
President of Global Offsite Care and former Chair of the International Service Committee for the Rotary Club of Sebastopol Sunrise. Mikel loves telemedicine because as a computer consultant with thirty years’ experience he likes the combination of medical with new technical capabilities. It is a great way to blend two passions he has. Mikel has experience working in startups and also working with global firms to roll out computer programs worldwide. Mikel has been a Rotarian since the year 2000 and received District 5130 recognition for consistent contributions in international service.
Treasurer
USA
Jim is an attorney and member of Rotary Club of Petaluma. He traveled with Dr. Gude, Mike Cook and Jim Becker to Shanghai in 2016 to explore setting up a telemedicine project in connection with a Gift of Life global grant project of the Rotary Club of Shanghai. Jim assisted with the Shanghai doctors exchange project in 2017 which involved Dr. Gude and medical professionals and Rotarians visiting the Children’s Hospital of Fudan University in Shanghai and then four doctors from Shanghai visiting California to learn about how telemedicine is practiced here.
Secretary
USA
Steve is a member of the Rotary Club of Petaluma who is very interested in international service and in the telemedicine project. He has participated in hosting visitors from Shanghai and from Uganda in 2017 and helped with linking UCSF Benioff Hospital with Fudan Children’s Hospital in December, 2017.
Founder/Member
USA
Past President of the Rotary Club of Sebastopol Sunrise 2012-13. Her background includes having been Registrar at Duke University School of Medicine which gave her insight into how doctors train and who gets to be a licensed physician. She also served for several years as a senior official in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare as it was being transformed into two separate cabinet level departments. She was also a successful entrepreneur as a landscape designer.
Founder/Member
USA
Brian was a marketing and sales executive for a high tech company who traveled frequently on business. He ended that successful career and launched Resynergi, a company that makes equipment to recycle plastic by turning into diesel fuel. He spent some of his childhood in Sierra Leone and visits his family in the Philippines whenever he can. Brian has exciting ideas for how we can add elements such as solar panel technology to enable telemedicine in areas where reliable electricity is a challenge.
Member
USA
Jon joined the board in 2014 when he was telemedicine sales engineer. He had worked for In Touch Health and met Dr. Gude. When he heard about Global OffSite Care, he offered his expertise in setting up telemedicine equipment He also has deep connections with Haiti where he helped after the earthquake in 2010. He enjoys his volunteer work as founding president of the Rotary Club of Charlotte End of the Week.
Member
Bahamas
Shapreka Clarke info
Member
Hawaii, USA
Jim becker info
Member
USA
Dr. Gregory Pecchia info
Member
Nigeria
Info
Member
USA
Info
Volunteer Staff
Behind the impactful work of Global Offsite Care stands a passionate team of volunteers. Their diverse skills and unwavering commitment are the backbone of our efforts to transform global healthcare. Get to know the individuals who consistently contribute their expertise to make a difference.
Founder/President
Sebastopol, CA
President of Global Offsite Care and former Chair of the International Service Committee for the Rotary Club of Sebastopol Sunrise. Mikel loves telemedicine because as a computer consultant with thirty years’ experience he likes the combination of medical with new technical capabilities. It is a great way to blend two passions he has. Mikel has experience working in startups and also working with global firms to roll out computer programs worldwide. Mikel has been a Rotarian since the year 2000 and received District 5130 recognition for consistent contributions in international service.
Treasurer
USA
Jim is an attorney and member of Rotary Club of Petaluma. He traveled with Dr. Gude, Mike Cook and Jim Becker to Shanghai in 2016 to explore setting up a telemedicine project in connection with a Gift of Life global grant project of the Rotary Club of Shanghai. Jim assisted with the Shanghai doctors exchange project in 2017 which involved Dr. Gude and medical professionals and Rotarians visiting the Children’s Hospital of Fudan University in Shanghai and then four doctors from Shanghai visiting California to learn about how telemedicine is practiced here.
Secretary
USA
Steve is a member of the Rotary Club of Petaluma who is very interested in international service and in the telemedicine project. He has participated in hosting visitors from Shanghai and from Uganda in 2017 and helped with linking UCSF Benioff Hospital with Fudan Children’s Hospital in December, 2017.
Founder/Member
USA
Past President of the Rotary Club of Sebastopol Sunrise 2012-13. Her background includes having been Registrar at Duke University School of Medicine which gave her insight into how doctors train and who gets to be a licensed physician. She also served for several years as a senior official in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare as it was being transformed into two separate cabinet level departments. She was also a successful entrepreneur as a landscape designer.
Founder/Member
USA
Brian was a marketing and sales executive for a high tech company who traveled frequently on business. He ended that successful career and launched Resynergi, a company that makes equipment to recycle plastic by turning into diesel fuel. He spent some of his childhood in Sierra Leone and visits his family in the Philippines whenever he can. Brian has exciting ideas for how we can add elements such as solar panel technology to enable telemedicine in areas where reliable electricity is a challenge.
Member
USA
Jon joined the board in 2014 when he was telemedicine sales engineer. He had worked for In Touch Health and met Dr. Gude. When he heard about Global OffSite Care, he offered his expertise in setting up telemedicine equipment He also has deep connections with Haiti where he helped after the earthquake in 2010. He enjoys his volunteer work as founding president of the Rotary Club of Charlotte End of the Week.
Member
Bahamas
Shapreka Clarke info
Member
Hawaii, USA
Jim becker info
Member
USA
Dr. Gregory Pecchia info
Member
Nigeria
Info
Member
USA
Info
Project Leaders
Mikel Cook
Founder/President
California, USA
President of Global Offsite Care and former Chair of the International Service Committee for the Rotary Club of Sebastopol Sunrise. Mikel loves telemedicine because as a computer consultant with thirty years’ experience he likes the combination of medical with new technical capabilities. It is a great way to blend two passions he has. Mikel has experience working in startups and also working with global firms to roll out computer programs worldwide. Mikel has been a Rotarian since the year 2000 and received District 5130 recognition for consistent contributions in international service.
Jim Symons
Treasurer
USA
Jim is an attorney and member of Rotary Club of Petaluma. He traveled with Dr. Gude, Mike Cook and Jim Becker to Shanghai in 2016 to explore setting up a telemedicine project in connection with a Gift of Life global grant project of the Rotary Club of Shanghai. Jim assisted with the Shanghai doctors exchange project in 2017 which involved Dr. Gude and medical professionals and Rotarians visiting the Children’s Hospital of Fudan University in Shanghai and then four doctors from Shanghai visiting California to learn about how telemedicine is practiced here.
Stephen Powell
Secretary
USA
Steve is a member of the Rotary Club of Petaluma who is very interested in international service and in the telemedicine project. He has participated in hosting visitors from Shanghai and from Uganda in 2017 and helped with linking UCSF Benioff Hospital with Fudan Children’s Hospital in December, 2017.
Gail Thomas
Founder/Member
USA
Past President of the Rotary Club of Sebastopol Sunrise 2012-13. Her background includes having been Registrar at Duke University School of Medicine which gave her insight into how doctors train and who gets to be a licensed physician. She also served for several years as a senior official in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare as it was being transformed into two separate cabinet level departments. She was also a successful entrepreneur as a landscape designer.
Brian Bauer
Founder/Member
USA
Brian was a marketing and sales executive for a high tech company who traveled frequently on business. He ended that successful career and launched Resynergi, a company that makes equipment to recycle plastic by turning into diesel fuel. He spent some of his childhood in Sierra Leone and visits his family in the Philippines whenever he can. Brian has exciting ideas for how we can add elements such as solar panel technology to enable telemedicine in areas where reliable electricity is a challenge.
John Putman
Member
USA
Jon joined the board in 2014 when he was telemedicine sales engineer. He had worked for In Touch Health and met Dr. Gude. When he heard about Global OffSite Care, he offered his expertise in setting up telemedicine equipment He also has deep connections with Haiti where he helped after the earthquake in 2010. He enjoys his volunteer work as founding president of the Rotary Club of Charlotte End of the Week.
Shapreka Clarke
Member
Bahamas
Steve is a member of the Rotary Club of Petaluma who is very interested in international service and in the telemedicine project. He has participated in hosting visitors from Shanghai and from Uganda in 2017 and helped with linking UCSF Benioff Hospital with Fudan Children’s Hospital in December, 2017.
Kimo Jim Becker
Member
Hawaii, USA
Jim “Kimo” Becker is a member of the Rotary Club of Hilo, Hawaii. He has been a Rotarian for over 20 years and is especially interested in international service. He has built up an extensive network of Rotarian contacts who are active in international service. Jim traveled to Kathmandu, Nepal in November 2015 to launch a telemedicine project at the Kathmandu Institute of Science and Technology School of Medicine. In 2019 he returned to Nepal to launch five more telemedicine projects. Jim has extensive connections with Rotary in China and has helped lead the project in Shanghai which began in July 2017.
Dr. Gregory Pecchia
Member
USA
Dr. Pecchia joined the Global OffSite Care Board of Directors in June 2021 after stepping up to help guide and promote Global Grand Rounds, the continuing medical education component of our program. He is also Senior Director, Telehealth/Academic Innovation at Western University of Health Sciences. Dr. Pecchia has an extensive background in outpatient telemedicine after a long career in private practice in Southern California which includes many years experience in using telemedicine.
Princess Frances Kemalagha
Member
Nigeria
Princess Kemelagha is a distinguished doctor from Nigeria. She is a member of the Rotary club of Yenagoa. She has become the telemedicine ambassador in Africa representing Global OffSite Care . She is focused on expanding telemedicine practice throughout Africa and the world.
Suroj Maharjan
Member
USA
Steve is a member of the Rotary Club of Petaluma who is very interested in international service and in the telemedicine project. He has participated in hosting visitors from Shanghai and from Uganda in 2017 and helped with linking UCSF Benioff Hospital with Fudan Children’s Hospital in December, 2017.
VOLUNTEER STAFF
Dr. Gregory Pecchia
Member
USA
Dr. Pecchia joined the Global OffSite Care Board of Directors in June 2021 after stepping up to help guide and promote Global Grand Rounds, the continuing medical education component of our program. He is also Senior Director, Telehealth/Academic Innovation at Western University of Health Sciences. Dr. Pecchia has an extensive background in outpatient telemedicine after a long career in private practice in Southern California which includes many years experience in using telemedicine.
Dr. Gregory Pecchia
Member
USA
Dr. Pecchia joined the Global OffSite Care Board of Directors in June 2021 after stepping up to help guide and promote Global Grand Rounds, the continuing medical education component of our program. He is also Senior Director, Telehealth/Academic Innovation at Western University of Health Sciences. Dr. Pecchia has an extensive background in outpatient telemedicine after a long career in private practice in Southern California which includes many years experience in using telemedicine.