Member Agencies

Governing Lath Members

Positions*

Tiburon Fire Protection District

Richard Pearce, President

FC

Town of Corte Madera

Todd Cusimano, Vice President

CM

City of Belvedere

Craig Middleton

CM

Town of Fairfax

Rico Tabaranza

PC

Metropolis of Larkspur

Dan Schwarz

CM

Metropolis of Factory Valley

Alan Piombo

PC

City of Novato

Amy Peele

CC

Boondocks of Ross

Tom Gaffney

PM

Town of San Anselmo

Steve Burdo

CC

Urban center of San Rafael

David Spiller

PC

County of Marin

Matthew Hymel

CA

City of Sausalito

Melissa Blaustein

CC

Town of Tiburon

Ryan Monaghan

PC

Bolinas Burn Protection District

George Krakauer

FC

Inverness Public Utility District

James Play tricks

FC

Kentfield Fire Protection District

Mark Pomi

FC

Marin Customs College Commune

Jeff Marozick

PC

Marin Transit

Amy Van Doren

D

Marin Municipal Water District

Ben Horenstein

GM

Marinwood Customs Services District

Eric Dreikosen

GM

Novato Burn Protection District

Lj Silverman

BM

Ross Valley Fire Department

Tim Grasser

BC

Southern Marin Fire Protection Commune

Cathryn Hilliard

BM

Stinson Beach Fire Protection Commune

Jesse Peri

FC

Primal Marin Police Say-so

Michael Norton

PC

* Fable
CM — City Manager
CA — County Administrator
FC/BC — Fire Chief/Battalion Primary
GM — General Manager
PC — Police force Chief/Police Captain
PM — Public Fellow member
D — Policy & Legal/Programs Director
CC/BM — Urban center Council/Board Member
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Governing Board Members
Contact Information
c/o Town of Corte Madera
300 Tamalpais Bulldoze
Corte Madera, CA 94925
Telephone: (415) 927-5050

Terms of Part:
The Appointing Body of the Member Agency determines the term of the appointment of each member of the Governing Board.

Compensation: None

Reimbursement: None

Biographies: See Fellow member Agencies Websites
Due to the size of the Governing Board and number of turnovers, continuous maintenance of biographies would exist overly burdensome and costly for MERA.

Authoritative Officials
MERA has no employees. MERA contracts for the following part-time positions:

Mary Morris-Mayorga, Acting Executive Officer
Dave Jeffries, Deputy Executive Officer, Side by side Gen System Project
Maura Griffin, Authoritative Assistant, Next Gen Organization Project
Andrew LeBlanc, MERA Operations Officer
Telecommunication Managing director — Dept. of Public Works, County of Marin

Contact Information
c/o Town of Corte Madera
300 Tamalpais Bulldoze
Corte Madera, CA 94925
Phone: (415) 927-5050
Email: mmorrismayorga@rgs.ca.gov

Compensation:
Contract hourly rate established annually by Governing Board

Benefits: None

Executive Board
Effective June 20, 2012 the MERA Board of Directors adopted a new governance structure, which includes an Executive Board consisting of 9 members. For more information, please reference "ORGANIZATION".

Todd Cuisimano, Chair
Town of Corte Madera, Town Manager
Representing Ross Valley Cities/Towns
Corte Madera, Fairfax, Larkspur, Ross and San Anselmo

Robert Doyle, Vice Chair
County of Marin, Sheriff

Dan Eilerman
County of Marin, Banana County Administrator

Darin White
City of San Rafael, Burn Chief

Matt McCaffrey
Metropolis of Novato, Constabulary Chief

Richard Pearce — Representing Fire Services
Tiburon Fire Protection District, Burn Main

Michael Norton — Representing Police Departments
Key Marin Police force Authority, Law Master

Vacant
Representing Southern Marin Cities/Towns
Belvedere, Factory Valley, Sausalito and Tiburon

Don Wick
Marin Municipal Water Commune — Watershed Protection,
Chief Ranger
Representing Special Districts
Inverness Public Utilities Commune, Marin Customs College District,
Marin Municipal Water District, Marin Transit, and
Marinwood Community Services District

Finance Committee
Matthew Hymel, Chair (Governing Board Fellow member)
County of Marin, County Ambassador

Tom Gaffney, Vice Chair (Governing Board Member)
Boondocks of Ross

Greg Chanis
Town of Tiburon, Town Manager

Robert Doyle (Executive Board Member)
County of Marin, Sheriff

Michael Norton (Governing Board and Executive Board Member)
Central Marin Police force Authority, Constabulary Chief

Next Generation Projection Oversight Committee (NGPOC)
Todd Cusimano, Chair
Town of Corte Madera, Town Manager
Alternate: Mike Norton
Police Chief – Central Marin Constabulary Authority

Vacant, Vice Chair
Alternating: Jeremy Pierce
Battalion Chief – County of Marin

Adam McGill
City of Novato, Urban center Managing director
Alternate: Jim Correa
Police Captain – City of Novato

Robert Doyle
Canton of Marin, Sheriff
Alternate: Jamie Scardina
Undersheriff – Canton of Marin

Gerald McCarthy
Novato Fire Protection District, Battalion Principal
Alternate: Open

Governing Board President
Richard Pearce
Tiburon Burn down Protection District, Fire Principal

Executive Board
Todd Cusimano, Chair
Representative: Ross Valley Cities/Towns
Alternate: Dan Eilerman
Assistant County Ambassador – Canton of Marin

Measure A Citizens Oversight Commission (COC)
COM Supervisorial District Member Term
Commune #1 Elizabeth Greenberg 5/13/19 -v/xiii/23
District #2 Bill Levinson five/13/19 -5/thirteen/23
Commune #three Vacant 5/13/21 -5/13/25
District #4 Larry Luckham v/13/21 -5/xiii/25
Commune #5 Paul Herrerias v/13/19 -v/xiii/23

Executive Officer Work Plan Committee
Todd Cusimano (Governing Board and Executive Board)
Town of Corte Madera, Town Managing director

Tom Gaffney (Governing Board and Finance Committee)
Town of Ross

Richard Pearce (Governing Lath and Executive Lath)
Tiburon Fire Protection District, Burn down Principal