San Francisco Village Appoints Kate Hoepke as Executive Director

San Francisco – December 1, 2011 - San Francisco Village, an innovative nonprofit membership organization that empowers adults to live in their homes as they age, announced today the appointment of Kate Hoepke as executive director.

Kate’s background in community building spans 25 years and a developmental continuum from early childhood to retirement. During the past 10 years she has worked with older adults, most recently as the Director of Marketing at San Francisco Towers.  Prior to working in the retirement field, she organized social support networks for families with young children, called Mothers Clubs.  She founded 40 clubs in the San Francisco Bay Area, which have served more than 300,000 families to date. 

Kate has a BA in Sociology and an MBA from San Francisco State University.  She is a lifelong student of humanistic psychology, meditation and interpersonal communications. Art in all its forms is a primary value and on any given weekend she can be found in her neighborhood mosaic studio. Kate is the delighted parent of two adult daughters. 

Kates's tenure with SF Village begins January 3, 2012. Welcome Kate!

About San Francisco Village

The San Francisco Village (SFV) is an innovative nonprofit community-based membership organization that empowers adults to live in their homes as they age. Its mission is to increase the physical, emotional, intellectual, social and spiritual well being of adults so they can remain independent, active and engaged in the San Francisco community. Inspired by a group of San Francisco visionaries, and empowered by the generosity of its founders and donors, San Francisco Village launched in January 2009. It is one of more than 200 villages that are in various stages of development across the United States. For more information about SFV, visit www.sfvillage.org.