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2008 Advisory Committees

Board Policy 018 (pdf) establishes Advisory Committees. Some Advisory Committees also have their own Board Policies or were mandated by Senate Bills.

Download the complete list (pdf) or choose from the links below.

To email any of the staff contacts listed with each committee, please visit the Contact Us page and select "Board Advisory Committees" from the list of subjects. Please remember to specify the particular committee in the body of your email.

 

Accessibility Advisory Committee

  • William Stothers, Chairman (Accessible Society)
  • Patricia Sieglen-Perry
  • Michael Jablonski
  • Helen Elias (Southwestern College)
  • Steve Goldman
  • Connie Soucy (Access to Independence)
  • Linda Woodbury

Emeritus Members

  • Peter Mirche
  • Urban Miyares (Disabled Businesspersons Association)
Board Liaisons:
  • Hall, Commissioner Emeritus
  • Van Deventer, Commissioner Emeritus
Staff Contact: Shirley Grothen, (619) 686-7245
Meetings

 

         

 

Audit Advisory Committee

  • Bixler, Commissioner Michael (Chair of Committee)
  • Cushman, Commissioner Stephen

  • Valderrama, Commissioner Robert "Dukie"

    Alternate:
Staff Contact: Jeffrey McEntee, (619) 686-6200
Meetings

 

 
   

 

Compensation Advisory Committee

  • Bixler, Commissioner Michael (Chair of Committee)
  • Cushman, Commissioner Stephen
  • Valderrama, Commissioner Robert “Dukie“
Staff Contact: Karen Porteous and Bruce Hollingsworth, (619) 686-6200
Meetings
   
         


Cruise Industry Advisory Committee

  • Bixler, Commissioner Michael (Chair of Committee)
  • Bauer, Murray (Airport VP Operations)
  • Bona, Phil (CCDC)
  • Carpenter, Bonnie (Public Member)
  • Chappie, Nancy (Travel School)
  • Cloward, Sharon (SDPTA)
  • Compton, Marshall “Ty” (Former Commissioner)
  • Finch, Linda (Busines Owner)
  • Hansen, Chuck (Viejas)
  • Lauth, David (Retired Coast Guard Admiral)
  • Rappoport, Allan (Vice-Chair of Committee)
  • Rios, Commissioner Sylvia
  • Unger, Jim (Hornblower - SDPTA rep)
  • Valderrama, Commissioner Robert “Dukie“
  • Van de Water, David (Cruise)
  • Verbeke-Kapaich, Kerri (ConVis V.P.)
  • Winston, Carl (SDSU - School of Hospitality)

EMERITUS MEMBERS
  • Allen, Bill
  • Clay, Ben
  • Kaye, Larry
  • McQuater, Commissioner Emeritus Patricia
  • Nuffer, Dave
  • Penner, Robert
  • Porter, Kay
  • Roscoe, Patti
  • Wolfsheimer-Stutz, Abbe
Staff Contact: Rita Vandergaw, (619) 686-6200
Meetings      
         

 

Environmental Advisory Committee

  • Black, Commissioner Laurie
  • Najera, Commissioner Michael
  • Spane, Commissioner Robert “Rocky” (Chair of Committee)
 
Staff Contact: David Merk, (619) 686-6200
Meetings
     
       

 

Financial Assistance Advisory Committee

Board Policy 025 (pdf)
  • _______________________ (SD Rep)
  • Black, Commissioner Laurie
  • Brazille, Travis (IB Rep)
  • Cavada, Manuel (NC Rep)
  • Rios, Commissioner Sylvia (Chair of Committee)
  • Spane, Commissioner Robert "Rocky"
  • Stone, Denny (CV Rep)
  • Unger, Jim (SDPTA Rep)
  • Walker, Gregory (Coronado Rep)


  • Alternate:
Staff Contact: Irene McCormack, (619) 686-6200
Meetings        
       

 

Maritime Advisory Committee

  • Cushman, Commissioner Stephen (Chair of Committee)
  • Carpenter, Ray – (R.E. Staite Engineering)
  • Jung, Barry (Dole)
  • Krebs, Patti (IEA – Industrial Environmental Association)
  • Lo Presti, Tony – (EHC – Environmental Health Coalition)
  • Pasha, John – (PASHA)
  • Plant, Ed – (Harborside)
  • Rodriguez, Abram (ILWU Local 29)
  • Spane, Commissioner Robert "Rocky"
  • Valderrama, Commissioner Robert "Dukie"
  • Van Deventer, Commissioner Emeritus Jess
  • Wilson, Lee (Northrup Grumann)


  • Alternate:
Staff Contact: Ron Popham, (619) 686-6200
Meetings      
       

 

Marketing Advisory Committee

Includes Fee for Service and Marketing Sponsorships review
  • Alevy, Scott (San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce)
  • Cushman, Commissioner Stephen
  • Davies, Sergio (Humphrey’s Half Moon Inn)
  • Donaldson, Weldon (National City Mile of Cars)
  • Gattas, Joyce, Ph.D. (Dean, San Diego State University)
  • Goldspiel, Lori (Carnival Cruise Lines)
  • Hansen, Chuck (Viejas Enterprises)
  • Johnson, Lisa (The Corky McMillin Companies)
  • Layton, Kimberley (San Diego Chargers)
  • Najera, Commissioner Michael
  • Nicolls, Norma (San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum)
  • Peterson, Kristin (San Diego Port Tenants Association)
  • Rios, Commissioner Sylvia (Chair of Committee)
  • Walton, Bruce (Terra Mar Development)
Staff Contact: Rita Vandergaw, (619) 686-6200
Meetings    
         

 

Port Scholarship Advisory Committee

Board Policy 255 (pdf)
  • Ashley, Ray (SDPTA)
  • Levine, Bob (SDPTA)
  • McLaughlin, Mac (SDPTA)
  • Najera, Commissioner Michael (Chair of Committee)
  • Peterson, Kristin (SDPTA)
  • Spane, Commissioner Robert "Rocky"
 
Staff Contact : Irene McCormack, (619) 686-6200
Meetings
     
           

 

Public Art Advisory Committee

Board Policy 609 (pdf)
  • Block, Anthony (at-large Rep)
  • Finnie, Gaidi (Imperial Beach Rep)
  • Howard, Janice (at-large Rep)
  • Lewis, Brad (at-large Rep) (Chair of Committee)
  • Murray, Caroline (Coronado Rep)
  • Palermo, George (San Diego Port Tenants Assoc.)
  • Peredo, Susanna H. (National City Rep)
  • Reeves, Donald (San Diego Rep)
  • Souval, Dency (Chula Vista Rep)

Board Liasons:

  • Black, Commissioner Laurie
  • Spane, Commissioner Robert "Rocky"
  • Van Deventer, Commissioner Emeritus Jess
Staff Contact: Catherine Sass, (619) 686-6200
Meetings
       

 

Real Estate Advisory Committee

  • Bartell, Richard (Bartell Hotels – Port Tenant)
  • Black, Commissioner Laurie
  • Carpenter, Ray (RE Staite Engineering, Inc. – Port Tenant)
  • Howard, Kip (Allegis Development Services, Inc – consultant to Port Tenants)
  • Litrenta, Pete (Integrity Inc. – consultant to Port Tenants)
  • Najera, Commissioner Michael
  • Palermo, George (San Diego Harbor Excursion – Port Tenant)
  • Siegel, Jerry (Peartrees Catering, Inc. – Associate of Port Tenants)
  • Valderrama, Commissioner Robert "Dukie" (Chair of Committee)
Staff Contact: Paul Fanfera, (619) 686-6200
Meetings    
07-24-07
Cancelled
     

 

 

Tidelands Forestry Advisory Committee

Board Policy 454 (pdf)
  • Aguilar, Patricia (City of Chula Vista Rep)
  • Ron Henderson (City of Coronado Rep) nomination currently being confirmed
  • Tyson, Kristin (Port Tenants Association Rep)
  • Lopez, Daniel (City of Imperial Beach Rep)
  • Poirier, Marty (City of San Diego Rep) (Chair of Committee)
  • Schwitkis, Howard (City of National City Rep)
  • Please note: People for Trees Org. no longer exists; suggested alternative of the SD Urban Forestry Council is being researched for consideration
Staff Contact: Bill Briggs, (619) 686-6284
Meetings
 


Tree Information Resources

 

Mega Yacht Ad Hoc Committee

 
  • Bixler, Commissioner Michael (Chair of Committee)
  • Cushman, Commissioner Stephen
 
Staff Contact: Christine Anderson, (619) 686-7216
Meetings
         
 


 

Public Art Ad Hoc Committee

 
  • Bixler, Commissioner Michael (Chair of Committee)
  • Cushman, Commissioner Stephen
  • Spane, Commissioner Robert "Rocky"
 
Staff Contacts: Catherine Sass, (619) 686-6200, Rita Vandergaw and Dan Wilkens
Meetings
         
 


2008 Organization Assignments

Association of Pacific Ports (APP) formerly PCAPA

Najera, Commissioner Michael


Convention & Visitors Bureau (CONVIS)

Cushman, Commissioner Stephen
Alternate: Black, Commissioner Laurie


Convention Center Expansion Financing Authority [per Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (JEPA)]

Bixler, Commissioner Michael
Hollingsworth, Bruce


Holiday Bowl Red Jackets

Cushman, Commissioner Stephen
Alternate: Bixler, Commissioner Michael


North Embarcadero Joint Powers Authority (JPA)

Cushman, Commissioner Stephen
Alternate: Rios, Commissioner Sylvia
Staff: Karen Weymann


Otay River Watershed Management Plan Policy Committee [per Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (JEPA)]

Najera, Commissioner Michael
NOTE: Bruce Hollingsworth is the rep on Executive Committee for this group. Commissioner Najera is the rep on Policy Committee.


SANDAG - Board of Directors

Black, Commissioner Laurie
Alternate: Najera, Commissioner Michael


SANDAG - Bayshore Bikeway Working Group

Najera, Commissioner Michael


SANDAG - Energy Working Group

Staff: Hays, Bill


SANDAG - Regional Planning Committee

Black, Commissioner Laurie
Alternate: Najera, Commissioner Michael


SANDAG - Shoreline Preservation Committee

Staff


San Diego Economic Development Corporation (San Diego EDC)

Compton, Marshall "Ty" (Former Commissioner)


SD Regional Chamber of Commerce

Hollingsworth, Bruce


South County Economic Development Council (South County EDC)

Valderrama, Commissioner Robert "Dukie"


SD World Trade Center Executive Committee and SD World Trade Center Board (Bella Huele)

Rios, Commissioner Sylvia
Alternate: Black, Commissioner Laurie
Staff: Popham, Ron