Kate Smith Announced President of Saint Francis Foundation

Smith is a highly experienced healthcare professional, community volunteer, strategic consultant, non-profit board member and executive. She is a registered nurse having more than three decades of experience working in a wide variety of healthcare organizations, with a particular focus on caring for seriously ill children and the homeless population. Kate has been active as a volunteer San Francisco for more than 20 years, with particular focus on working with organizations that specialize in addressing community health and welfare issues.

“I am honored to lead the Saint Francis Foundation. Our team has a vision, an established culture and a proven track record,” Smith said. “Ensuring access to quality healthcare and superior patient outcomes has become even more important in the current economic environment, and we help our partners achieve those objectives every day.”

Smith served two separate terms on the board of the St. Francis Foundation before being asked to serve as its interim President; she also was the first President of the SFF Associates, an organization designed to increase community involvement and philanthropy among the next generation of Bay Area leaders. For 20+ years, Smith also worked with and supported Raphael House, San Francisco’s oldest family homeless shelter as a volunteer, board member, and board chair. She remains a board member emerita for Raphael House.

“We’re very pleased to have Kate in place as the president of the Foundation,” said Matt Brady, chair of the Foundation’s board of directors. “Her drive and her extensive background in health care positions the Foundation to continue and to develop further its mission of supporting the hospital and the well-being of San Franciscans, including those most in need.”