Shanti Project
Mark Molnar is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in volunteer and community support programs, currently serving as Senior Director at Shanti Project since September 2000. Over the years, Mark has held various leadership roles, including Volunteer and Community Support Services Director and Community Planning Director, where oversight of the San Francisco HIV Health Services Planning Council was a key responsibility. Additionally, Mark has contributed to the San Francisco EMA HIV Health Services Planning Council as a Council Member and Co-Chair from 2003 to 2012, demonstrating a strong commitment to HIV services and community engagement. Mark is an alumnus of UC San Diego.
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Shanti Project
The Shanti Project's community of Volunteers and Staff provides emotional and practical support to San Francisco's most vulnerable individuals living with life-threatening illness. Founded in 1974 by Dr. Charles Garfield at the UCSF Cancer Institute, Shanti was among the first volunteer organizations to work with terminally-ill individuals and later became one of the first community-based HIV/AIDS organizations in the world. Shanti has trained over 18,000 volunteers in the Bay Area and 600 organizations world-wide in the Shanti Model of Peer Support™; these volunteers have provided over 3 million hours of practical and emotional support to San Francisco residents with cancer or HIV/AIDS. For the 2,200+ clients we serve each year, Shanti represents the difference between zero and one – the difference between a client having to face a life-threatening illness alone or having at least one caring presence at his or her side. Shanti enhances the quality of life, health and well-being of people living with life-threatening illnesses.