Organizational Representatives (2025-2026 term)

Organizational Representatives and Alternates are appointed by their respective organizations and serve one year terms from October 1 – September 30. For a list of all organizations eligible to send representatives to the Council, including other rotating organizations that are currently unseated, see PPCC Bylaws & Procedures, Appendix A; for certification requirements, see Certification Requirement – Organizations; for an extended list of Palisades organizations, see Community Organizations.  The PPCC Organizational Representatives beginning October 1, 2025 are:
I. Business &
Commerce
 John Padden
PRIDE		 310.256.1152 johnpadden@kw.com
      Alternate Fay Vahdani
Chamber of Commerce		 310.699.5885

fay.vahdani@luxehc.com
II. Culture &
Aesthetics		 David Card
Palisades Forestry
Committee		 310.508.3681 davidcard22@gmail.com
      Alternate Cameron Pfizenmaier
Friends of the Palisades Library		 310.721.0437

camerondillavou@gmail.com
III. Education Kaye Steinsapir
Marquez School		 310.487.6384  kayesteinsapir@gmail.com
      Alternate Alley Michaelson
St. Matthew’s School		 310.433.4455 amichaelson@stmatthewsschool.com
IV. Historian
(PPHS)		 Donna Vaccarino 310.315.5454 dvacc@aol.com
      Alternate Harris Smith

925.787.9129

 harrissmithcpa@gmail.com
V. Civic
Organizations		 Kevin Niles
American Legion		 310.567-2076 ckniles1@gmail.com
      Alternate Richard Blumenberg
PP Civic League		 310.459.024 richard@rlbarchitecture.com
VI. Recreation Rick McGeagh
PPBA		 310.363.4878 rick.mcgeagh@cbre.com
       Alternate Jim Kirtley
Lowe Family YMCA		 310.454.5591 jkirtley@ymcala.org
VII. Environment Valeria Serna
Resilient Palisades		 310.868.8914 valeria@resilientpalisades.org
       Alternate James Alexakis
Temescal Canyon Association		 323.804.2151 jamesalexakislawyer@gmail.com
VIII. Service Clubs Daphne Gronich
Palisades
Americanism
Parade Association		 310.779.4456 dgronich@gmail.com
     Alternate Rich Wilken
Optimists Club 		 310.454.4809 richwilken@mac.com
IX. Residents
Association (PPRA)		 Courtney Macker 323.459.4946 courtneymacker@gmail.com
       Alternate  Jessica Rogers 562.881.3047 jessicamarirogers@outlook.com