Membership & Terms
The membership of the North Sonoma Valley MAC shall be seven members with two alternates.
Requirements for membership include: members must reside or own a business within the boundaries of the Municipal Advisory Council, and be 18 years of age or older. There are no requirements for property ownership or citizenship. Ideal candidates will create a diverse composition representative of the North Sonoma Valley MAC community.
The District Supervisor may select members based on the following criteria:
- To provide well rounded representation, the following groups and regions within the MAC Boundaries will have representation on the MAC when possible: the Sonoma Valley Citizen’s Advisory Commission (SVCAC), and representatives from Kenwood, Glen Ellen and Eldridge. MAC appointees not representing the
regions/groups outlined above will be as At Large. Every effort will be made to ensure geographic and sector diversity amongst the membership of the Council. Two alternates will also
be appointed.
- The North Sonoma Valley MAC will have the following representation:
- Kenwood Area Community: 2 Representatives
- Glen Ellen/Eldridge Area Community: 2 Representatives
- Sonoma Valley Citizen's Advisory Commission (SVCAC): 1 Representative
- At Large: 2 Representatives
- Alternates: Two alternates will be appointed to serve at the sole discretion of the District Supervisor.
Membership Composition
9 total: 7 Councilmembers, 2 Alternates.
Name: Arthur Dawson - Vice Chair, Glen Ellen/Eldridge
Email: baseline@vom.com
Term Expires: 7.19.2024
Name: Kate Eagles - Chair, At Large
Email: eagleskate11@gmail.com
Term Expires: 7.19.2024
Name: Vicki Handron - At Large
Email: handron@vom.com
Term Expires: 9.14.2023
Name: Mark Newhouser - At Large
Email: mnewhouser@vom.com
Term Expires: 9.14.2023
Name: Matthew Dickey - SVCAC
Email: thesolcat@gmail.com
Term Expires: 9.14.2023
Name: Angela Nardo-Morgan - Glen Ellen/Eldridge
Email: angelaglenellen@gmail.com
Term Expires: 7.19.2024
Name: Susan Oldroyd - Kenwood
Email: susan.oldroyd.faia@gmail.com
Term Expires: 10.19.2023
Name: Patricia Galindo – At Large, Alternate
Email: patricia@laluzcenter.org
Term Expires: 1.18.2025
Terms
A membership term is a two-year period. North Sonoma Valley MAC members may be reappointed. Members may serve a maximum of two terms (four years in total). No member or alternate member shall serve more than two terms unless their appointing authority approves an exception to allow the commissioner or alternate commissioner to serve an additional term or terms.