Contact Us
2008 - 2010
Ventura County Democratic Central Committee
P.O. Box 1587
Camarillo, CA 93011
(805) 477-1777
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Chair: Jill Martinez
1st Vice Chair: Brian Leshon
2nd Vice Chair: Sandy Emberland
Secretary: Ron Suckle
Treasurer: Open
Communications Committee Chair, Director Communications: Brian Leshon
Fund Raising Committee Chair: Sandy Emberland
Political Field Operations Chair: Jill Martinez
Club Presidents’ Council, Chair: Sandra Kinsler
District 1 (San Buenaventura, Montalvo, Saticoy, Oxnard Shores, Mandalay Bay, Northwest Oxnard, North Ventura Avenue, Foster Park, Casitas Springs, Oak View, Mira Monte, Meiners Oaks, City of Ojai, Eastern Ojai Valley, Upper Ojai, North Coast)
Helen Conly
Steve Cummings
Bill Gallaher
Sandra Kinsler
Brian Leshon
Ron Suckle
District 2 (Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, Westlake Village, Lynn Ranch, Oak Park, Santa Rosa Valley, Bell Canyon, Hidden Valley, Lake Sherwood, Malibu-Yerba Buena, Portions of the Oxnard Plain, Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu, California Air National Guard, South Coast)
George Corbin
Sandy Emberland
Sylvia Navarro
Penny Strowger
Laura Winchester
District 3 (Camarillo, CSUCI, Port Hueneme, Southeast Oxnard, East Oxnard Plain, Santa Paula, Fillmore, Piru, Lockwood Valley, Eastern portion of Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme)
Laura Espinosa
Warren Harwood - no email
Sharon Hillbrant
Susan Jones
Gary Tuttle
District 4 (Simi Valley, Moorpark, Somis, Las Posas Valley, Santa Susana Knolls, Box Canyon, Chatsworth Peak, Home Acres, Sinaloa Lake, Tierra Rejada Valley)
Sandy Harth
Jodell Haws
Roseann Markert
Steve Brown
District 5 (Oxnard, Silver Strand, Hollywood Beach, Hollywood by the Sea, Channel Islands, Harbor, El Rio, Ryeland Acres, Del Norte Area, Oxnard College, Portions of Oxnard Plain, Western Portion of Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme)
Mary Fleischbein
Jim Hensley
Jill Martinez
Joe O’Neill
OFFICE HOLDERS & Ex Officio Members
Lois Capps, 23rd Congressional District
Sheila Kuehl, 23rd State Senate District
Pedro Nava, 35th State Assembly District
Julia Brownley, 41st State Assembly District (Alternate-Jay Kapitz)
37th A.D. Ex Officio, Ferial Masry
38th A.D. Ex Officio, Carole Luteness
17th S.D. Ex Officio, Bruce McFarland
19th S.D. Ex Officio, Hannah Beth Jackson
24th C.D. Ex Officio, Marta Jorgensen
CHARTERED CLUB PRESIDENTS
Sue Boloorchi, Camarillo Club
Debbie Birenbaum, Conejo Valley Club
Sandra Kinsler, Democratic Club of Ventura
Mary Kay Donahoe, Democratic Womens’ Council
Allen Dirrim, GOOD Club
Sean Keenan, Ojai Club
Brian Levy, Simi Valley Club
Ron Suckle, Stonewall Democrats Club
Gary Tuttle, Santa Clara Valley Club
Jason Hodge, Working Blue Club
David Atkins, Young Democrats of Ventura County
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Sacramento Office
1401 21st Street, Suite 200
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 442-5705 phone
(916) 442-5715 fax
Los Angeles Office
1801 Avenue of the Starts, Suite 825
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(310) 407-0980 phone
(310) 407-0981 fax
Chair’s Staff
Shawnda Westly, Executive Director
Shawnda@cadem.org
Ken Wun, Special Assistant
Ken@cadem.org
PARTY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Party events, including conventions, DSCC reorganization, Executive Board meetings, ADMES elections.
Monique Pernell, Party Services Director
Monique@cadem.org
Regional Directors, appointed delegates (statewide, Congressional, Senate and Assembly,) caucus reimbursements, Platform Committee, scheduler to the Executive Director.
Emma Harper, Deputy Party Services Director
Emma@cadem.org
Insurance, caucus membership, elected delegates (county central committee and assembly district,) club organization, Credentials Committee.
POLITICAL DEPARTMENT
Technical assistance including political advice, voter data, field and community organizing, trainings, building a farm team, and voter registrations.
Mollie Culver, Political Director
Mollie@cadem.org
Christopher Guerrero, Deputy Political Director
Christopher@cadem.org
Martha Gamez, Northern Political Director
Martha@cadem.org
Pending, Southern Political Director
Andrew Drabkin, Deputy IT Director, MOE Program
Andrew@cadem.org
RESEARCH DEPARTMENT
Assistance with research on issues, candidates and financial filings at the state and federal level. Also responsible for: planning and execution of all candidates endorsement processes, DCP officer elections, candidate recruitment, election integrity through our Promote and Protect the Vote (P2TV) Program and the CDP’s Voter Registration Program.
Chris Masami Myers, Research Director
Chris@cadem.org
Bill Vrattos, Deputy Research Director, Voter Registration Program
Billy@cadem.org
COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT
Responsible for the exchange of information and ideas between the Party and the public at-large, online and through the press. This includes contact with traditional and new media outlets, the creation of online content, online organizing, blogger relations, and technical press assistance for activists.
Kate Folmar, Communications Coordinator, Media Contact
Kate@cadem.org
Bob Mulholland, Campaign Adviser, Political Adviser
Bob@cadem.org
Kim Stevens, Communications Assistant, Website content and updates
Kim@cadem.org
