
Boyd Carano
Retired Attorney, Vinson & Elkins, LLP
Residence: Cayucos
Served since: 2025
Boyd Carano is a retired partner of Vinson & Elkins, LLP. He offers over 35 years of experience as a cross-border transactional lawyer, representing multinational corporations, investment funds, and national energy companies in a variety of deals in Latin America and Asia. Boyd brings a host of business skills to the Board: strategic planning, analytics, critical thinking, project management, leadership, and more.
"The demonstrated excellence of care at French Hospital is the result of years of consistent effort and dedication by medical professionals, volunteers, and donors in our community. It’s intensely gratifying to be a part of the team committed to preserving and advancing that tradition.”

Michaela Cotton
Andre, Morris & Buttery
Residence: San Luis Obispo
Served since: 2024
Michaela Cotton is an attorney with Andre, Morris & Buttery law firm specializing in employment law and civil litigation. She previously specialized in the healthcare industry.
“I serve on the French Hospital Foundation Board because I think it’s important that we have the best health care possible here on the Central Coast.”