Staff of Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Foundation
At Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Foundation (SVMHF), we are proud to
employ a passionate team of development professionals, dedicated to assisting
the Board to raise funds, ensuring that SVMHS can continue providing exceptional
healthcare to our community.
Learn more about our staff below:
Sheri Dawes, CFRE
Development Services Manager
Sheri joined the foundation in 1995, and has been maintaining financial,
statistical and donor data, supervising database management, planning
and preparing special events and researching and preparing grant applications
for 23 years. In 2013, she became a Certified Fund Raising Executive,
joining an elite group of fundraising professionals. Sheri is also Blackbaud
Certified in the Raiser’s Edge, is a graduate of Leadership Salinas
Valley and has served on numerous local boards. Having been born at Salinas
Valley Memorial Hospital and spending the first two months of her life
in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Sheri knows what a difference the
health system makes in people’s lives. Through her work at the foundation,
she strives to bring families in the Salinas Valley the very best care.
Sheri can be reached at (831) 759-1823 or email at
sdawes@svmh.com.
Melissa Gross
Director of Development
Melissa is the third generation in her family to call Salinas 'home'
and is raising a fourth. She attended Hartnell College, CSU Monterey Bay
and graduated from Golden Gate University with a BA in Management. She
joined Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System in 2008 and became part
of the Foundation’s staff in 2010. Since that time she has held
a variety of roles in the Foundation, including managing the CMN Hospitals
Program for 7 years and most recently taking on the role of Director of
Development. She is passionate about her work in philanthropy and believes
strongly in the impact of local fundraising. That impact became especially
meaningful to her after the birth of her youngest daughter, who has special
health needs and has used many of SVMHS' pediatric and diagnostic
services. Having a dual perspective as both a fundraiser and the parent
of a patient has given Melissa a special appreciation for the resources
that the Foundation helps to provide for the local community.
Melissa can be reached at (831) 755-0777 or email at
mgross@svmh.com.
Jaime Shipman
Administrative Assistant
Jaime was born at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, graduated from North
Salinas High School, and attended Hartnell College. She has worked for
the Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System for more than 30 years.
She joined the Foundation in 2013 and works with the Board of Governors,
Foundation staff and donors. She assists the Foundation in its efforts
to support SVMHS and improve the health and well-being of the Salinas
community.
Jaime can be reached at (831) 759-1880 or email at
jshipman@svmh.com.