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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
Tracie Olson
President
Yolo
Daniel Messner
1st Vice President
Solano
Susan Leff
2nd Vice President
Santa Barbara
Lael Kayfetz
Secretary
Siskiyou
Soulley Diallo
Assistant Secretary
Riverside
Matt SotoRosen
Immediate Past President
San Francisco
Board Members
Rebecca Kahan
Term: April 2026
Santa Clara
Evan Kuluk
Term: April 2026
Contra Costa
Monica Nguyen
Term: April 2026
Riverside
Callie Steele
Term: April 2026
Santa Barbara
Jennifer Redding
Term: April 2026
Santa Clara
Haydeh B. Takasugi
Term: April 2026
Los Angeles
Brendon Woods
Term: April 2026
Alameda
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
Stephanie Regular
Term: April 2027
Alameda
Heather Rogers
Term: April 2027
Santa Cruz
Staff
Kate Chatfield
Executive Director
Elisa Laier
Operations
Edwin Kisun
Trainings Coordinator
CPDA Past PresidentsMatt 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 |