Our Board
Nominated to 2025 board — pending ratification by membership vote at 3/2/25 Annual Meeting
President—Steve Cron
1st VP—Melissa Grant
VP Programs: Allison Holdorff • VP Communications: Adam Wolman • VP Administration: Gary Bettman • VP Policies & Endorsements: Melissa Grant
Treasurer—Noshir Kathok
Co-Recording Secretaries—Maryam Zar, Izzy Kocher
Parliamentarian—Maryam Zar
Membership—Nora Hazi
Farmers’ Market—Deborah Shishko Robert Shishko
Student Dems Rep—Izzy Kocher
Merchandise—Gary Bettman
Program POD—Alice Clement, Marni Diamond, Cindy Greenwald, Arline Halper, Jennifer Miner, Jessica Rogers, Alan Sege, Janet Turner
Communications POD—Elynor Chiu, Maryam Zar
Policies & Endorsements POD—Dennis Aoki, David Card, Elynor Chiu, Fran Diamond, Cindy Greenwald, Nora Hazi, Tamara Levenson, Jennifer Miner, Alan Sege, Deborah Shishko, Robert Shishko, Ted Vaill, Maryam Zar
WDHQ Rep—Alan Sege
DP/SFV—Jennifer Miner
Active Emeritus Members—Joe Halper, Dodi Fromson, Barbara Kohn, Mary Tuncer
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2024 Board of Directors as ratified at February 4, 2024 Annual Meeting
President—Steve Cron* ….. 1st VP—Melissa Grant* ….. VP Administration—Gary Bettman* ….. VP Policies & Endorsements—Melissa Grant* ….. VP Programs—Allison Holdorff* ….. VP Communications—Adam Wolman* ….. Treasurer—Noshir Kathok*
Recording Secretary—Maryam Zar ….. Membership—Alice Clement ….. Farmers’ Market—Mary Tuncer ….. Deborah Shishko ….. Robert Shishko ….. Parliamentarian—Maryam Zar ….. Merchandise—Gary Bettman ….. Student Dems—Olivia Zaidel ….. WDHQ Rep—Alan Sege ….. DPSFV Rep—Jennifer Miner
Dennis Aoki ….. David Card ….. Elynor Chiu ….. Fran Diamond ….. Marni Diamond ….. Arline Halper ….. Nora Hazi ….. Barbara Kohn ….. Tamara Levenson ….. Tim Polmateer ….. Jessica Rogers ….. Janet Turner ….. Ted Vaill ….. Jonathan Zasloff
Active Emeritus Members: Joe Halper* ….. Dodi Fromson ….. Dan Helfgott
*Coordinating Council member
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2023 Board of Directors
President* Steve Cron
1st Vice President, VP Programs* Janet Turner
VP Communications* Adam Wolman
VP Administration* Gary Bettman
VP Policies & Endorsements* Melissa Grant
Treasurer* Dan Helfgott
Parliamentarian Allison Holdorff Polhill
Membership Rae Jeane Williams
Recording Secretary Alan Sege (lead), Alice Clement
Farmers’ Market Mary Tuncer (lead), Deborah Shishko
Merchandise Gary Bettman
Student Democrats Olivia Zaidel
2023 WDHQ Rep Alan Sege
2023 DPSFV Rep Jennifer Miner
*Coordinating Council member
Also on the 2023 Board: David Card, Elynor Chu, Fran Diamond, Marni Diamond, Arline Halper, Nora Hazi, Noshir Kathok, Barbara Kohn, Tamara Levenson, Tim Polmateer, Jessica Rogers, Danielle Samulon, Robert Shishko, Ted Vaill, Jonathan Zasloff
2023 Active Emeritus Members
Dodi Fromson, Joe Halper*
2023 Active Presidents Emeriti & Org Chart
Joe Halper*, Melissa Grant*
*Coordinating Council member
Board meetings are held the first Tuesday of every month, 6:30 – 8:30 PM, on Zoom. These meetings aren’t open to the public — we hold many other public meetings and events, all listed here on the website and posted on our PaliDems social media accounts — but if you’re interested in attending, with an eye toward perhaps being invited to join our board, call 310-230-2084 or click here to email us.