Executive Board

President Belia Ramos and Vice President Jesse Arreguin.

Napa County Supervisor Belia Ramos and Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín. 

Credit: Noah Berger

Executive Board

The ABAG Executive Board is led by the ABAG President and Vice President. Member representatives are elected officials and make operating decisions, authorize expenditures and recommend policy.

County representatives are selected by city mayors or the county board of supervisors’ president. Most city member representatives are selected by the mayors and council members conferences for each county.

Members who sit on the board give a voice — and a vote — to new policies or recommendations that affect their communities and the region as a whole.

Review the Executive Board Roster below.

Executive Board Duties

In addition, the executive board:

  • Reviews and submits annual budget and work program to General Assembly
  • Acts upon recommendations from other ABAG committees
  • Reviews local applications for federal funds
  • Approves ABAG president's appointments of members to standing committees, interagency committees and task forces

The board also appoints four representatives to the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission and one representative to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.

Executive Board Roster

Officers

  • Belia Ramos, Supervisor, County of Napa—President
  • Jesse Arreguin, Mayor, City of Berkeley—Vice President
  • David Rabbitt, Supervisor, County of Sonoma—Immediate Past President

County Representatives

  • Candace Andersen, Supervisor, County of Contra Costa
  • Ken Carlson, Supervisor, County of Contra Costa
  • Noelia Corzo, Supervisor, County of San Mateo
  • Susan Ellenberg, Supervisor, County of Santa Clara
  • Otto Lee, Supervisor, County of Santa Clara
  • Rafael Mandelman, Supervisor, City and County of San Francisco
  • Elisa Marquez, Supervisor, County of Alameda

     

  • Nathan Miley, Supervisor, County of Alameda
  • Mary Sackett, Supervisor, County of Marin
  • Wanda Williams, Supervisor, County of Solano
  • Vacant, City and County of San Francisco (Board of Supervisors)
  • Vacant, City and County of San Francisco (Board of Supervisors)
  • Vacant, County of San Mateo

Cities Representatives

  • Susan Hollingsworth Adams, Vice Mayor, City of Rohnert Park
  • Nikki Fortunato Bas, Councilmember, City of Oakland
  • London Breed, Mayor, City and County of San Francisco
  • David Cohen, Councilmember, City of San Jose
  • Pat Eklund, Councilmember, City of Novato
  • Carroll Fife, Councilmember, City of Oakland
  • Neysa Fligor, Councilmember, City of Los Altos
  • Leon Garcia, Mayor, City of American Canyon
  • Rich Hillis, Planning Director, City and County of San Francisco (Mayor)
  • Rosemary Kamei, Vice Mayor, City of San Jose
  • Yvonne Martinez-Beltran, Councilmember, City of Morgan Hill
  • Lisa Motoyama, Councilmember, City of El Cerrito
  • Catherine Moy, Mayor, City of Fairfield
  • Mark Nagales, Councilmember, City of South San Francisco
  • Peter Ortiz, Councilmember, City of San Jose
  • Treva Reid, Councilmember, City of Oakland
  • Carlos Romero, Councilmember, City of East Palo Alto
  • Cindy Silva, Councilmember, City of Walnut Creek
  • Aaron Tiedemann, Councilmember, City of Albany

Advisory Member

  • Donald Young, San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board

County Alternates

  • Monica Brown, Supervisor, County of Solano
  • Diane Burgis, Supervisor, County of Contra Costa
  • John Gioia, Supervisor, County of Contra Costa
  • Susan Gorin, Supervisor, County of Sonoma
  • Ryan Gregory, Supervisor, County of Napa
  • Joseph Simitian, Supervisor, County of Santa Clara
  • Vacant, City and County of San Francisco
  • Vacant, City and County of San Francisco
  • Vacant, City and County of San Francisco (Board of Supervisors)
  • Vacant, County of Alameda
  • Vacant, County of Alameda
  • Vacant, County of Marin
  • Vacant, County of San Mateo
  • Vacant, County of San Mateo
  • Vacant, County of Santa Clara

Cities Alternates

  • Arjun Batra, Councilmember, City of San Jose
  • Domingo Candelas, Councilmember, City of San Jose
  • Anna Chouteau, Councilmember, City of St. Helena
  • Carol Dutra Vernaci, Mayor, City of Union City
  • Lisa Gluckkstein, Housing and Land Use Advisor, City and County of San Francisco (Mayor)
  • Rich Hedges, Councilmember, City of San Mateo
  • Sam Hindi, Councilmember, City of Foster City
  • Sergio Jimenez, Councilmember, City of San Jose
  • Sergio Lopez, Councilmember, City of Campbell
  • Janani Ramachandran, Councilmember, City of Oakland
  • Lucas Ramirez, Councilmember, City of Mountain View
  • Josh Switzky, Director, Citywide Planning, City and County of San Francisco
  • Marueen Toms, Mayor, City of Pinole
  • Kevin Wilk, Councilmember, City of Walnut Creek
  • Steve Young, Mayor, City of Benicia
  • Stephen Zollman, Councilmember, City of Sebastopol
  • Vacant, Cities in Alameda County
  • Vacant, Cities in Marin County
  • Vacant, City of Oakland
  • Vacant, City of Oakland

Advisory Member Alternate

  • William Kissinger, Board Member, San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board

Meetings

Our Executive Board meets bimonthly to conduct ABAG’s ongoing business. Find out when the next meeting occurs and get access to past meetings and agendas