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Member Agencies Governing Board Members
Tiburon Fire Protection District Richard Pearce, President
County of Marin Matthew Hymel, Vice President
City of Belvedere Mary Neilan
Town of Corte Madera David Bracken
Town of Fairfax Chris Morin
City of Larkspur Robert Sinnott
City of Mill Valley Angel Bernal
City of Novato Jeanne MacLeamy
Town of Ross Tom Gaffney
Town of San Anselmo Kay Coleman
City of San Rafael Diana Bishop
City of Sausalito Jennifer Tejada
Town of Tiburon Michael Cronin
Bolinas Fire Protection District Anita Tyrell-Brown
Inverness Public Utility District James Fox
Kentfield Fire Protection District Paul Smith
Marin Community College District Mitchell Lemay
Marin Transit David Rzepinski
Marin Municipal Water District Bill Hogan
Marinwood Community Services District Bruce Anderson
Novato Fire Protection District Brad Beedle
Ross Valley Fire Department Richard Shortall
Southern Marin Fire Protection District Jim Irving
Stinson Beach Fire Protection District Kenny Stevens
Central Marin Police Authority Todd Cusimano

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".
Matthew Hymel, Chair
County of Marin, County Administrator
Todd Cusimano, Vice Chair — Representing Police Departments
Central Marin Police Authority, Police Chief
Robert Doyle
County of Marin, Sheriff
Christopher Gray
City of San Rafael, Fire Chief
James Berg
City of Novato, Police Chief
Richard Pearce — Representing Fire Services
Tiburon Fire Protection District, Fire Chief
Debra Stutsman — Representing Ross Valley Cities/Towns
    Corte Madera, Fairfax, Larkspur, Ross and San Anselmo
Town of San Anselmo, Town Administrator
Jim McCann — Representing Southern Marin Cities/Towns
    Belvedere, Mill Valley, Sausalito and Tiburon
City of Mill Valley, City Manager
Bill Hogan — Representing Special Districts
    Inverness Public Utilities District, Marin Community College District,
    Marin Municipal Water District and Marinwood Community Services District
Marin Municipal Water District, Chief Ranger
Finance Committee
James Berg (Executive Board Member)
City of Novato, Police Chief
Tom Gaffney (Governing Board Member)
Town of Ross
Matthew Hymel (Governing Board and Executive Board Member)
County of Marin, County Administrator
Richard Pearce (Governing Board and Executive Board Member)
Tiburon Fire Protection District, Fire Chief
David Rzepinski (Governing Board Member)
Marin Transit, General Manager

Project Oversight Subcommittee
Todd Cusimano, Chair
Central Marin Police Authority, Police Chief
Robert Sinnott, Vice Chair
City of Larkspur, Fire Chief
Jim Berg
City of Novato, Police Chief
Diana Bishop
City of San Rafael, Police Chief
Robert Doyle
County of Marin, Sheriff
Jennifer Tejada
City of Sausalito, Police Chief
Governing Board President (to be elected 5/15/13)
Executive Board
Matthew Hymel, Chair
County of Marin, County Administrator
Todd Cusimano, Vice Chair — Representing Police Departments
Central Marin Police Authority, Police Chief
Finance Committee
Matthew Hymel, Chair
County of Marin, County Administrator
David Rzepinski, Vice Chair
Marin Transit, General Manager
Special Project Manager (to be appointed 5/15/13)
Bond Counsel
Jeff Stava
Nossaman LLP – Irvine, CA
General Counsel
Jim Karpiak
Richards, Watson and Gerschon – San Francisco, CA
Fiscal Resources
Tom Gaffney
Volunteer Financial Advisor/MERA Finance Committee Vice Chair
Maureen Cassingham
MERA Executive Officer
County – DPW
Bob Beaumont
County of Marin, Public Works Director
Craig Tackabery
County of Marin Assistant Public Works Director

Executive Officer Work Plan Committee
Christopher Gray (Executive Board Member)
City of San Rafael, Fire Chief
Matthew Hymel (Governing Board, Executive Board and Finance Committee)
County of Marin, County Administrator
Contractors
Maureen Cassingham, Executive Officer
Craig Tackabery, Operations Officer
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