|
The California Public Defenders Association's Board of Directors is comprised of public defenders committed to improving indigent defense throughout California and advocating for systemic change in the criminal legal system. Executive Officers
Daniel Messner
President
Solano
Susan Leff
Vice President
Santa Barbara
Lael Kayfetz
Treasurer
Siskiyou
Stephanie Regular
Secretary
Alameda
Evan Kuluk
Assistant Secretary
Contra Costa
Tracie Olson
Immediate Past President
Yolo
Board Members
Ricardo Garcia
Term: April 2027
Los Angeles
Tony Kimbirk
Term: April 2027
San Bernardino
La Mer Kyle-Griffiths
Term: April 2027
Los Angeles
Lisa Maguire
Term: April 2027
San Mateo
Alice Michel
Term: April 2027
Sacramento
Yarrow Neubert
Term: April 2027
Sonoma
Heather Rogers
Term: April 2027
Santa Cruz
Tracy Krause
Term: April 2027
Sonoma
Rebecca Kahan
Term: April 2028
Santa Clara
Jennifer Redding
Term: April 2028
Santa Clara
Brendon Woods
Term: April 2028
Alameda
Michelle Wouden
Term: April 2028
Monterey
Amy Hoffman
Term: April 2028
San Diego
Allison Lowe
Term: April 2028
Riverside
Jennifer Jennison
Term: April 2028
Stanislaus
Staff
Kate Chatfield
Executive Director
Elisa Laier
Operations
Edwin Kisun
Trainings Coordinator
CPDA Past PresidentsTracie Olson, 2025-2026, Yolo County Matt SotoRosen, 2024-2025, San Francisco Arlene Speiser, 2023-2024, Orange County Graciela Martinez, 2022-2023, Los Angeles County Laura Arnold, 2021-2022, Santa Barbara County Jennifer Friedman, 2020-2021, Los Angeles County Oscar Bobrow, 2019-2020, Solano County Robin Lipetzky, 2018-2019, Contra Costa County Brendon Woods, 2017-2018, Alameda County Charles Denton, 2016-2017, Alameda County Michael Ogul, 2015-2016, Santa Clara County Garrick Byers, 2014-2015, Marin County Winston A. Peters, 2013-2014, Los Angeles County Juliana Humphrey, 2012-2013, San Diego County Margo George, 2011-2012, Alameda County Jose Varela, 2010-2011, Marin County Bart Sheela, 2009-2010, San Diego County Les McMillan, 2008-2009, Los Angeles County |