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 through September 30, 2026 are:
I. Business &
Commerce
 John Padden
Palisades P.R.I.D.E.		 310.256.1152 johnpadden@kw.com
      Alternate Fay Vahdani
Malibu-Palisades Chamber of Commerce		 310.699.5885

fay.vahdani@luxehc.com
II. Culture &
Aesthetics		 Daphne Gronich
Palisades
Americanism
Parade Assn.		 310.779.4456 dgronich@gmail.com
      Alternate Aileen Haugh
Pacific Palisades Garden Club		 310.433.4666

ahaughnewcomb@mail.com
III. Education Kaye Steinsapir
Marquez Charter School		 310.487.6384  kayesteinsapir@gmail.com
      Alternate Alley Michaelson
St. Matthew’s Parish School		 310.433.4455 amichaelson@stmatthewsschool.com
IV. Historian/
Librarian		 Donna Vaccarino 310.315.5454 dvacc@aol.com
      Alternate Caroline Nick
Friends of the Palisades Library

         —–

 carolinebnick@gmail.com
V. Civic
Organizations		 Kevin Niles
American Legion: Ronald Reagan-Palisades Post 283		 310.567-2076 ckniles1@gmail.com
      Alternate Richard Lombari
Palisades Long Term Recovery Group		          —– richard@paliltrg.org
VI. Recreation Rick McGeagh
Pacific Palisades Baseball Assn.		 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		 310.804.2151 jamesalexakislawyer@gmail.com
VIII. Service Clubs David Card
Palisades Forestry
Committee (for convenience in this category through 9/30/26)		 310.508.3681 davidcard22@gmail.com
     Alternate Rich Wilken
Optimist Club of Pacific Palisades		 310.454.4809 richwilken@mac.com
IX. Residents
Advocates		 Courtney Macker
Pacific Palisades Residents Assn.		 323.459.4946 courtneymacker@gmail.com
       Alternate Darragh Danton
Team Palisades		          —–  

darragh@teampalisades.org