Contact Us
2010 – 2012
Ventura County Democratic Central Committee – Mailing Address
P.O. Box 1587
Camarillo, CA 93011
(805) 477-1777
Ventura County Democratic Central Committee – Physical Location
1760 Ventura Boulevard
Camarillo, CA 93010
Region 10 Director for Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties: Cory Black
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Chair: Richard Carter
1st Vice Chair: David Atkins
2nd Vice Chair: Sandy Emberland
Secretary: Marie Lakin
Treasurer: Pete Brinkman
Communications Committee Chair: Marie Lakin
Fund Raising Committee Co-Chairs: Sandy Emberland, Carol Keavney
Political Field Operations Chair: David Atkins
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)
David Atkins
Helen Conly
Chip Fraser
Bill Gallaher
Sandra Kinsler
Marie Lakin
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)
Sandy Emberland
George Corbin
Carol Keavney
Sylvia Navarro
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
Sharon Hillbrant
Bruce Little
Jodene Morrell
District 4 (Simi Valley, Moorpark, Somis, Las Posas Valley, Santa Susana Knolls, Box Canyon, Chatsworth Peak, Home Acres, Sinaloa Lake, Tierra Rejada Valley)
Pete Brinkman
Richard Carter
Sandy Harth
Carlos Lopez
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)
Ruth Capelle
Heather Lacayo
Jorge Napoles
Joe O’Neill
OFFICE HOLDERS & Ex-Officio Members
Lois Capps, 23rd Congressional District
Fran Pavley, 23rd State Senate District
Pedro Nava, 35th State Assembly District
Julia Brownley, 41st State Assembly District (Alternate-Jay Kapitz)
35th A.D. Ex Officio, Das Williams
37th A.D. Ex Officio, Ferial Masry
38th A.D. Ex Officio, Diana Shaw
17th S.D. Ex Officio, Hannah Beth Jackson
24th C.D. Ex Officio, Tim Allison
CHARTERED CLUB PRESIDENTS
Democratic Campaign Council of Ventura Council – Brian Leshon
Democratic Club of Camarillo – Sue Boloorchi
Democratic Club of the Conejo Valley – Richard Gunther
Democratic Club of Ventura – Sandra Kinsler
Democratic Womens’ Council of the Conejo Valley – Mary Kay Donahoe
Greater Oxnard Organization of Democrats – Bill Gallaher
Ojai Valley Democratic Club – Sean Keenan
Santa Clara Valley Democratic Club – Ruth Vomund
Simi Valley/Moorpark Democratic ClubRichard Carter
Stonewall Democrats of Ventura County – Ron Suckle
Ventura County Young Democrats – Andrew Parada
Working Blue Democratic Club – Jason Hodge
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
