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Arts Commission
Commissioner’s Name
Date First Appointed & Appointed By
Term Expiration
Eligible for Reappointment
Elizabeth Birnbaum
2/13/2018
1/31/2026
N
Chanel Enriquez
6/25/2024
Keeley
1/31/2027
Y
Rebeca Escobedo Guzman
1/23/2024
Trigueiro
1/31/2029
Y
Valeria Miranda (Chair)
1/24/2023
Newsome
1/31/2027
Y
Christopher Mosley
1/28/2025
Brunner
1/31/2029
Y
Weston Mossman
1/28/2025
Kalantari-Johnson
1/31/2029
Y
Nikki Patterson (Vice Chair)
1/24/2023
Golder
1/31/2027
Y
Board of Building and Fire Appeals
Commissioner’s Name
Date First Appointed
Term Expiration
Eligible for Reappointment
Myles F. Corcoran
4/28/1998
1/31/2029
Y
Rory Howland (Chair)
1/24/2023
1/31/2027
Y
Thomas Kern
3/27/2007
1/31/2027
Y
Christian Nielsen
1/24/2023
1/31/2027
Y
Monica Ratliff
2/22/2022
1/31/2027
Y
Scott Rogers (Vice Chair)
1/24/2023
1/31/2027
Y
Patrick Splitt
1/24/95
1/31/27
Y
Vacancy
1/31/2029
Y
Children's Fund Oversight Committee
Commissioner’s Name
Date First Appointed
Term Expiration
Eligible for Reappointment
David Brody
12/13/2022
1/31/2026
Y
Aracely Contreras
4/25/2023
1/31/2026
Y
Ryan Coonerty
4/25/2023
1/31/2026
Y
Andrew Cunningham
2/11/2025
1/31/2026
Y
Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson
2/11/2025
1/31/2029
N
Jane Mio
2/1/2025
1/31/2026
N
Kris Munro
12/13/2022
1/31/2026
Y
Commission for the Prevention of Violence Against Women
Commissioner’s Name
Date First Appointed & Appointed By
Term Expiration
Eligible for Reappointment
Courtney Barrett
4/9/2024
Trigueiro
1/31/2029
Y
Ilene Feinman
1/24/2023
Keeley
1/31/2027
Y
Shiri Gradek
9/10/2024
Kalantari-Johnson
1/31/2029
Y
Laura Knobel
2/11/2025
O'Hara
1/31/2029
Y
Danielle Long (Chair)
2/9/2021
Brunner
1/31/2029
Y
Karen M. Madura(Vice Chair)
8/11/2020
Newsome
1/31/2027
N
Anissa Novak
2/28/2023
Golder
1/31/2027
Y
Downtown Commission
Commissioner’s Name
Date First Appointed & Appointed By
Term Expiration
Eligible for Reappointment
Rebecca Acosta (Vice Chair)
1/23/2024
Brunner
1/31/2029
Y
Jessi Bond
1/28/2025
O'Hara
1/31/2029
Y
Jennalee Dahlen (Chair)
1/25/2022
1/31/2026
Y
Peggy Dolgenos
1/24/2023
Golder
1/31/2027
Y
Joe Ferrara
6/25/2019
Keeley
1/31/2027
N
Cynthia Mathews
1/24/2023
Newsome
1/31/2027
Y
William Ngor
1/28/2025
Kalantari-Johnson
1/31/2029
Y
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Commissioner's Name
Date First Appointed & Appointed By
Term Expiration
Eligible for Reappointment
Katie Ferraro
1/28/2025
Council
1/31/2029
Y
David Graff
4/29/2024
Emp. Org.: Firefighters
1/31/2028
Y
Tremain Hedden-Jones (Chair)
6/20/2017
City Manager
1/31/2025
Y
Tiffany Lake
6/27/2022
City Manager
1/31/2027
Y
Lorena Lopez
8/02/2022
City Manager
1/31/2027
Y
Alfredo Manrique
4/13/2021
Council
1/31/2029
Y
Robert Oatey
8/29/2019
City Manager
1/31/2027
Y
Filipina Warren
3/6/2024
Emp. Org.: OE3
1/31/2028
Y
Brenda Whitley (Vice Chair)
7/16/2020
SEIU Rep.
1/31/2025
Y
Historic Preservation Commission
Commissioner’s Name
Date Firs Appointed & Appointed By
Term Expiration
Eligible for Reappointment
Jessie Durant
1/24/2023
Newsome
1/31/2027
Y
Don Lauritson
1/23/2018
1/31/2026
N
Joe Michalak
1/23/2018
1/31/2026
N
Bill Schultz
1/23/2024
Golder
1/31/2027
Y
David Subocz (Chair)
1/26/2021
O'Hara
1/31/2029
Y
Vacancy
1/31/2027
Y
Vacancy
1/31/2029
Y
Parks and Recreation Commission
Commissioner’s Name
Date First Appointed & Appointed By
Term Expiration
Eligible for Reappointment
Dan Ackerstein
1/28/2025
O'Hara
1/31/2029
Y
Bradley Angell (Chair)
6/14/2022
Keeley
1/31/2027
Y
Jorge Cruz (Vice Chair)
9/13/2022
Golder
1/31/2027
Y
Barbara J. Lawrence
1/28/2025
Trigueiro
1/31/2029
Y
Jane Mio
1/23/2018
1/31/2026
N
Jacob Pollock
1/25/2022
1/31/2026
Y
Vacancy
Newsome
1/31/2027
Y
Planning Commission
Commissioner's Name
Date First Appointed & Appointed By
Term Expiration
Eligible for Reappointment
Carolyn Book-Kelley
1/28/2025
Trigueiro
1/31/2029
Y
Rachel Dann (Vice Chair)
1/23/2024
Newsome
1/31/2027
Y
Timerie Gordon
1/24/2023
Golder
1/31/2027
Y
Pete Kennedy
1/25/2022
1/31/2026
Y
John McKelvey
4/11/2023
1/31/2026
Y
Michael Polhamus (Chair)
1/24/2023
Keeley
1/31/27
Y
Matthew Thompson
1/23/2024
Brunner
1/31/2029
Y
Sister Cities Committee
Commissioner’s Name
Date First Appointed
Term Expiration
Eligible for Reappointment
Carola Barton (Chair)
1/23/2024
1/31/2028
Y
Emily Burton
1/28/2025
1/31/2029
Y
Andrei Kiktev
1/22/2019
1/31/2026
N
Maggie Mathias
1/28/2025
1/312029
Y
Andrea Riordan (Vice Chair)
1/23/2024
1/31/2028
Y
Isabelle Tuncer
1/22/2019
1/31/2027
N
Anita H. Wood
1/22/2019
1/31/2027
N
Transportation and Public Works Commission
Commissioner’s Name
Date First Appointed & Appointed By
Term Expires
Eligible for Reappointment
Susan Gilchrist (Vice Chair)
1/24/2023
Keeley
1/31/2027
Y
Ron Goodman
1/28/2020
1/31/2029
N
Scott Harriman
1/23/2024
Golder
1/31/2027
Y
Kyle Kelley
1/26/2021
Kalantari-Johnson
1/31/2029
N
Elizabeth Madrigal
1/28/2025
Brunner
1/31/2029
Y
Ryan Meckel (Chair)
8/9/2022
Newsome
1/31/2027
Y
Lola Quiroga
1/23/2024
1/31/2025
Y
Water Commission
Commissioner’s Name
Date First Appointed & Appointed By
Term Expires
Eligible for Reappointment
David Green Baskin
1/23/2024
O'Hara
1/31/2029
Y
Justin Burks (Chair)
1/26/2021
Trigueiro
1/31/2029
N
Tom Burns (Vice Chair)
1/26/2021
Kalantari-Johnson
1/31/2029
N
Megan Goddard
9/12/2023
1/31/2026
Y
Jonathan Lear
9/12/2023
Newsome
1/31/2027
Y
Julianne Rhodes
1/23/2024
Golder
1/31/2027
Y
Sierra Ryan
1/22/2019
Keeley
1/31/2027
N
County Commissions with City Appointments
Latino Affairs Commission
Commissioner’s Name
Date First Appointed
Term Expiration
Eligible for Reappointment
Rebecca Hernandez Rosser
9/13/2016
4/1/2025
N
Emmanuel Nevarez
1/28/2025
4/1/2027
Y
Library Advisory Committee
Commissioner’s Name
Date First Appointed
Term Expiration
Eligible for Reappointment
Rena Dubin
3/24/20
4/19/28
N
Vivian Rogers
1/23/24
4/19/28
Y
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