Santa Monica City Council
June 27, 2023

City of Santa Monica
Boards and Commissions Applicants
Airport Commission
Name Application Date
Eve Lopez
Kate Scott
Margaret Falk
Geoffrey A. Neri
Spencer D. Gross
Margaret Griffin
David J. Hopkins
01/23/2022
05/22/2022
05/25/2022
06/18/2023
06/20/2023
06/21/2023 – Late Application
06/21/2023 – Late Application
TOTAL APPLICANTS: 7
*Incumbents listed in green
City of Santa Monica
Boards and Commissions Applicants
Architectural Review Board
Name Application Date
Edward Scott 05/16/2023
TOTAL APPLICANTS: 1
*Incumbents listed in green
City of Santa Monica
Boards and Commissions Applicants
Arts Commission
Name Application Date
Kara K. Fox
Bren C. Petrakos
Ana Boghosian
Eric Warren
Jason Lin
Deepa Subramaniam
Jeff Beall
Michelle S. Edgar
Ethan Karetsky
Kathleen D. Benjamin
06/15/2022
06/21/2022
12/13/2022
01/01/2023
01/19/2023
05/17/2023
05/17/2023
05/24/2023
06/16/2023
06/19/2023
TOTAL APPLICANTS: 10
*Incumbents listed in green
City of Santa Monica
Boards and Commissions Applicants
Audit Subcommittee
Name Application Date
Jeff Bush 06/19/2023
TOTAL APPLICANTS: 1
*Incumbents listed in green
City of Santa Monica
Boards and Commissions Applicants
Commission on Sustainability, Environmental Justice,
and the Environment
Name Application Date
David I. Lappen
Kyle Moss
Gerda Newbold
Laurel S. Joe
Jeff Bush
Dean A. Kubani
Susan L. Mearns
03/07/2023
03/08/2023
03/30/2023
04/02/2023
06/19/2023
06/12/2023
06/20/2023
TOTAL APPLICANTS: 7
*Incumbents listed in green
City of Santa Monica
Boards and Commissions Applicants
Disabilities Commission
Name Application Date
Alex Elliott 06/06/2023
TOTAL APPLICANTS: 1
*Incumbents listed in green
City of Santa Monica
Boards and Commissions Applicants
Housing Commission
Name Application Date
Ryan O. Hass
Edmund Ha
Lydia Garcia
Leonora S. Cammer
Gail Gordon
Matthew B. Susman
Theresa H. Marasco
12/06/2021
11/30/2021
11/30/2021
06/16/2022
07/18/2022 – Not applying for
affordable housing recipient over 62 seat
09/20/2022
06/19/2023
TOTAL APPLICANTS: 7
*Incumbents listed in green
*Serves on the Disabilities
Commission
City of Santa Monica
Boards and Commissions Applicants
Human Services Commission
Name Application Date
Willa F. Wells
Marie Manvel
Luis Barrera Castanon
Helen M. Finkelstein
Zoe Muntaner
Susan D. Einbinder
Alexis M. Hemphill-Elsea
07/25/2022
05/03/2023
03/29/2023
03/30/2023
04/07/2023
06/12/2023
06/21/2023 – Late Application
TOTAL APPLICANTS: 7
*Incumbents listed in green
City of Santa Monica
Boards and Commissions Applicants
Santa Monica Library Board
Name Application Date
Daniel Cody
Dan Hugh-Jones
Jason Lin
Elizabeth Fields
Antonio D. Spears
Laurel Schmidt
Nick Flaig
Karen McRitchie
Deborah Tuckman
Heidi Vega Aimonetti
06/14/2022
06/14/2022
01/19/2023
06/01/2023
06/05/2023
05/22/2023
06/07/2023
06/08/2023
06/08/2023
06/09/2023
TOTAL APPLICANTS: 10
*Incumbents listed in green
City of Santa Monica
Boards and Commissions Applicants
Personnel Board
Name Application Date
Dirk W. Van de Bunt
Melanie Luthern Allen
11/07/2022
06/20/2023
TOTAL APPLICANTS: 2
*Incumbents listed in green
City of Santa Monica
Boards and Commissions Applicants
Planning Commission
Name Application Date
Josh D. Hamilton
Thomas Ciszek
Deborah Cohen
Alexander J. Sinunu
Jim Ries
Nina Fresco
Mario Fonda-Bonardi
02/24/2022
07/11/2022
12/15/2022
01/18/2023
06/18/2023
06/18/2023
06/19/2023
TOTAL APPLICANTS: 7
*Incumbents listed in green
*Serves in the Housing Commission
City of Santa Monica
Boards and Commissions Applicants
Public Safety Reform and Oversight Commission
Name Application Date
Lucas Kolding
Xavier H. Banister
Craig A. Walter
Paul L. Winnemore
Stuart B. Graber
Donald I. Singer
Jason K. Feldman
Albin R. Gielicz
Derek Devermont
Adya Mohanty
Jaime S. Cruz
03/02/2022
03/07/2022
03/10/2022
03/07/2021
06/05/2022
06/16/2022
06/15/2022
06/20/2022
05/15/2023
06/20/2023
06/20/2023
TOTAL APPLICANTS: 11
*Incumbents listed in green
*Registered Lobbyist and Serves In
the TOT Advisory Committee
*Serves as Ex-Offifio for the Public
Safety Reform and Oversight
Commission
City of Santa Monica
Boards and Commissions Applicants
Recreation and Parks Commission
Name Application Date
Mei Lisa D. Thompson
Jason Lin
Peter Ciriello
Sean Besser
Ann K. Bowman
Chip Martin
06/20/2022
01/19/2023
04/19/2023
06/01/2023
06/13/2023
06/20/2023
TOTAL APPLICANTS: 6
*Incumbents listed in green
City of Santa Monica
Boards and Commissions Applicants
Urban Forest Task Force
Name Application Date
Robin Carmichael
Andrew Gledhill
Andrew Hoyer
Dana Coffman
Emily Forscher
05/12/2023
06/14/2023
06/19/2023
06/19/2023
06/19/2023
TOTAL APPLICANTS: 5
*Incumbents listed in green