Vivian Golston

1958-2012

“It is with great sadness that I share the news that our colleague, Vivian Golston, unexpectedly passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2012. This comes as a shock to all of us who knew Vivian and we will dearly miss her. After holding critical roles in several well known insurance organizations, Vivian joined Woodruff-Sawyer in 2006 and has been a valuable member of our senior management team ever since. Personally, Vivian was known for her joyful spirit, intelligence, warmth, and sense of humor. Professionally, she was known for her love of the business, dedication to quality, and passion for hiring and mentoring her staff. As a colleague her contributions have lasting value, as a friend she will be deeply missed. Although her physical presence is no longer with us, her contributions to our work and our lives will always remain.”   --- Charles Rosson

We would like to extend the full support of the organization to Vivian’s family at this very difficult time.

In her memory, donations may be made to:
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
1035 Market St., Ste. 400
San Francisco, CA 94103

Or via their website at www.sfaf.org and click on donate. Please indicate that the donation was made in Vivian's honor, and the family will be notified.

Vivian Golston (Tsang) joined Woodruff Sawyer in 2006 as Vice President, Practice Manager for the Commercial and Technology Practice, and later for Emerging Business and the Southern California P&C team. In that role, she was responsible for developing program infrastructure, analyzing account activity and workflow, monitoring the effectiveness of practice functionality, and managing and developing practice employees. Ms. Golston also took responsibility for leading the company’s Corporate Quality Control standards (PAR) and assisting in corporate technology initiatives. Her teams will miss her loving nature, her honest feedback, her joy in bringing them baked goods and her competitive spirit when it came to our Halloween competitions.  

Prior to joining Woodruff-Sawyer, Ms. Golston was a Vice President at Jenkins/Athens Insurance Services in Concord, CA and Vice President at Arthur J. Gallagher and Company Inc. in San Francisco, CA. Prior to Gallagher, Ms. Golston worked at various employers within the insurance industry including Richard N. Goldman and Company, Kemper Industrial Indemnity, CIGNA, and AON. She was also a Member of Audit Committee, AJGCo Professional Standards National Team and the Jenkins/Athens Management Team. She received her BA from California State University San Francisco.

Vivian with her team, Halloween 2011