2025 Fall Recruitment
Board and Commissions
Interview Selection
Presenter:
Mahealani Ah Yun, City Clerk
Christine Prior, Assistant City Clerk
October 6, 2025 www.PaloAlto.gov
1 • Included in this recruitment:
o Human Relations Commission (HRC) – 3 full-term vacancies o Parks and Recreation Commission (PRC) – 3 full-term vacancies o Public Art Commission (PAC) – 3 full-term vacancies
• Recruitment Timeline:
o August 22 – Recruitment Opened
o September 24 – Recruitment Closed
o October 6 – Select Candidates for Interview
o October 15 – Candidate Interviews (Tentative)
o October 22 – Appointments (Tentative)
2025 FALL RECRUITMENT
2 • The number of interviewees varies based on the number of vacancies. o Interview all candidates if there are 6 or fewer applicants o Interview up to 6 candidates when there are 1-2 openings o Interview up to 8 candidates when there are 3 openings o Interview up to 10 candidates when there are 4 openings • Councilmembers will vote on whom to interview, getting twice the number of votes as there are openings. The top vote getters are interviewed. • 2025 Fall Recruitment
o HRC: 3 Vacancies Interview up to 8 candidates. Each Councilmember gets 6 votes o PRC: 3 Vacancies Interview up to 8 candidates. Each Councilmember gets 6 votes o PAC: 3 Vacancies Interview up to 8 candidates. Each Councilmember gets 6 votes
INTERVIEW SELECTION PROCESS
3 12 Applicants for 3 Full-Term Vacancies
• Michelle Kraus: Burt, Lauing, Lythcott-Haims, Reckdahl, Stone, Veenker (6) • Raizel Rosenberg: Burt, Lu, Lythcott-Haims, Reckdahl, Stone, Veenker (6) • Sridhar Karnam: Burt, Lauing, Lu, Reckdahl, Veenker (5) • Mare Lucas: Lu, Lythcott-Haims, Stone, Veenker (4)
• Salwa Ansari: Burt, Lythcott-Haims, Stone, Veenker (4) • Allyson C. Rosen: Lauing, Lu, Reckdahl, Stone (4)
• Sunny Dykwel: Lu, Stone, Veenker (3)
• Bridget Algee: Burt, Lythcott-Haims (2) *
• Rodney Leggett: Lu, Lythcott-Haims (2) *
• Deborah Goldeen:
• Jessica Nelson:
• Joshua Lory:
HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION (ROUND 1)
* Round 2 of voting required to resolve tie
4 10 Applicants for 3 Full-Term Vacancies
• Brenton Hanlon: Burt, Lauing, Lu, Lythcott-Haims, Reckdahl, Stone, Veenker (7) • Roger V. Smith: Burt, Lauing, Lu, Lythcott-Haims, Reckdahl, Stone, Veenker (7) • Nellis L. Freeman, Jr.: Burt, Lauing, Lu, Lythcott-Haims, Reckdahl, Stone, Veenker (7) • Vadim Axelrod: Lauing, Lu, Lythcott-Haims, Reckdahl, Stone, Veenker (6) • Drew Pearson: Burt, Reckdahl, Veenker (3)
• Marc Schoenen: Lauing, Lu, Veenker (3)
• Bobi Adle: Burt, Reckdahl (2)
• Hurjane Vongsachang: Lauing, Stone (2)
• Anand Tadakamalla: Stone (1)
• Michelle Ma: Burt (1)
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
5 10 Applicants for 3 Full-Term Vacancies
• Marilyn Gottlieb Roberts: Burt, Lauing, Lu, Lythcott-Haims, Reckdahl, Stone, Veenker (7) • Donny Foley: Burt, Lauing, Lu, Lythcott-Haims, Stone, Veenker (6) • Robin Mullery: Burt, Lauing, Lu, Lythcott-Haims, Reckdahl, Veenker (6) • Anjana Joshi: Lauing, Lu, Lythcott-Haims, Stone, Veenker (5) • Claude Ezran: Burt, Lu, Lythcott-Haims, Reckdahl, Stone (5) • Simon Tran: Burt, Lauing, Lu, Lythcott-Haims, Veenker (5) • Eedit Bareket: Burt, Reckdahl, Stone (3)
• Liz Mann: Reckdahl (1)
• Anne-Sophie Gaudet:
• Citali Munoz:
PUBLIC ART COMMISSION
• Bridget Algee: Burt, Lythcott-Haims, Reckdahl, Veenker (4) • Rodney Leggett:
• None of the above: Lu, Stone (2)
HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION (ROUND 2)
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