Contact Us
2010 – 2012
Ventura County Democratic Central Committee – Mailing Address
P.O. Box 1587
Camarillo, CA 93011
(805) 500-8048
Region 10 Director for Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties: Cory Black
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Chair: David Atkins
1st Vice Chair: David Pollock
2nd Vice Chair: Brian Leshon
Secretary: RL Miller
Treasurer: Shawn Terris
Fund Raising Committee Chair: David Pollock
Political Field Operations Chair: David Atkins
Communications Committee Chair: Brian Leshon
Club Presidents’ Council, Chair: Vacant
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
Bill Gallaher
Doug Halter
Sandra Kinsler
Shawn Terris
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
Bett Empol
Carol Keavney
John Griffin
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
Jack Phillips
Warren Harwood
Bruce Little
District 4 (Simi Valley, Moorpark, Somis, Las Posas Valley, Santa Susana Knolls, Box Canyon, Chatsworth Peak, Home Acres, Sinaloa Lake, Tierra Rejada Valley)
Richard Carter
Caleb Donner
Sandy Harth
David Pollock
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
Joseph Casteneda
Joe O’Neill
Estaban Heredia
OFFICE HOLDERS & EX OFFICIO MEMBERS
Lois Capps, 23rd Congressional District
Fran Pavley, 23rd State Senate District
Das Williams, 35th State Assembly District
Julia Brownley, 41st State Assembly District (Alternate-Jay Kapitz)
37th A.D. Ex Officio,
38th A.D. Ex Officio,
17th S.D. Ex Officio, Hannah Beth Jackson
24th C.D. Ex Officio,
CHARTERED CLUB PRESIDENTS
Democratic Campaign Council of Ventura Council – Brian Leshon
Democratic Club of Camarillo – Carolyn and Steve Crandall
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 – Ruth Capelle
Ojai Valley Democratic Club – Helen Conly
Santa Clara Valley Democratic Club – Laura Espinosa
Simi Valley/Moorpark Democratic Club – Richard Carter
Stonewall Democrats of Ventura County – Shawn Terris
Ventura County Young Democrats -Krystal-Rose Ramos
Working Blue Democratic Club – Martel Fraser
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
MEMBER SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Party events, including Conventions, DSCC reorganization, Executive Board meetings, ADEM elections and DSCC Data Base Management.
Emma Harper, Member Services Director
Emma@cadem.org
Regional Directors, Appointed Delegates (Statewide, Congressional, Senate & Assembly), Caucus Reimbursements, Insurance, Caucus Membership, Elected Delegates (County Central Committee & Assembly District), Club Organization, Credentials Committee
CAMPAIGN
Technical assistance including political advice, voter data, field and community organizing, trainings, building a farm team, and voter registrations.
Christopher Guerrero, Field Director
Christopher@cadem.org
Martha Gamez, DCC/MOE Liaison
Martha@cadem.org
Tenoch Flores
Communications Director
tenoch@cadem.org
Andrew Drabkin, IT Director
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
