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Membership List

The Advisory Committee consists of 23 members and accounts for a board range of socioeconomic interests. Each stakeholder group appointed/selected their own representative to be dedicated to the General Plan Update. Therefore each member is directly responsible to inform their respective group to ensure consistent, regular communication between all interested parties.

Stakeholder Group

Appointed Representative and Alternate (if known)

Planning Commission*

Jo Ann Shannon

Senior Citizen Commission*

Lee Vance

Traffic Commission*

Peter Kohl

Parks and Recreation Commission*

John Gjata

Alternate: Steve Valois

Youth Commission*

Derrik Marow

Alternates: Lauren Barth and Nick Ferreirae 

Cultural Tourism Committee*

Julian Duval

Commission of the Arts*

Donna diBenedetto 

School District Committee*

Beth Hergesheimer
Alternates: Sally Foster 

Environmental Commission*

John A. Eldon

Alternates: Carris Rhodes 

Cardiff-by-the-Sea Town Council*

Catherine Blakespear

Leucadia Town Council*

Gene Chapo

Alternate: Kathleen Lees

Olivenhain Town Council*

Patricia Klaus

Downtown Encinitas Mainstreet Association*

Carolyn Cope

Leucadia Mainstreet Association*

Peter Curry

Alternate: Steve Shackelton

Encinitas Chamber of Commerce*

None

Cardiff Chamber of Commerce*

Morgan Mallory

Agency advocating affordable housing or a non-profit developer

Noami Pines, San Diego Housing Federation

Jenn Fleming, San Diego Housing Federation

Local representative from the real estate industry*

Janet McCollough

Local representative from the architectural industry*

None

Representative from a social perspective (service or cultural)

Laurin Pause, Community Resource Center

Property Management Company from El Camino Real

None

Nursery/Horticultural Business

Bob Echter

New Encinitas Representative*

Virginia Felker

* Representative required to be a City resident