The Marin Post

Contributors

• Michael Aaronson

  Fairfax, California

• Dave Albee

  San Rafael, California

• Erica Applestein

  Greenbrae , California

• Mike Arnold Ph.D.

  Novato, California

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  Emily Brower Auchard

  Independent writer and editor
  Kentfield, California

  Emily Brower Auchard has been a Marin County resident for 22 years and currently provides writing, editing and communications services for several Marin County nonprofits some of which are part of th...  more »

• Susan Auyang

  Mill Valley, California

• Robert Ayres

  Fairfax, California

• Zara Babitzke

  Executive Director
  Mill Valley, California

  My Website

  Zara Babitzke is a Marin County visionary leader and entrepreneur of social change. She has led the way in spearheading awareness to end youth homelessness in Marin and statewide. Her work has pla...  more »

• Matthew Barnes

  San Rafael, California

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  Michael Barnes

  City Council Member - City of Albany, CA
  Albany, California

  I first came to the Bay Area since 1989 as a UC Berkeley economics graduate student. In 1995 I moved to grad student housing in University Village. Five years later I bought a house near Albany High,...  more »

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  John A Baron

  Teacher Alexander Technique
  Sausalito, California

  My Website

  John has a creative arts and business background. He was a professional actor for ten years working in theater, film and television in England, Scotland and Europe. Later he launched his own publishi...  more »

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  Ann Peckenpaugh Becker

  Retired High-Tech Recruiter
  Kentfield, California

  Ann Peckenpaugh was a leading executive search consultant in Silicon Valley for 26 years beginning in 1982. Most recently, she was President of Board Search Partners LLC, the only search firm special...  more »

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  Joan Bennett

  Attorney at Law
  Kentfield, California

  Joan Bennett is a practicing attorney and a fifth generation San Franciscan, who grew up in Kentfield. Weaned on politics and activism by her family, at an early age, Ms. Bennett has been involved in...  more »

• Jason Bezis

  Lafayette, California

• Barbara Bogard

  Mill Valley, California

• Joyce Britt

  Mill Valley, California

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  Zelda Bronstein

  Berkeley, California

• Neilson Buchanan

  Palo Alto, California

• Lee Budish

  Mill Valley, California

• Ann Burke

  Mill Valley, California

• Niccolo Caldararo

  Fairfax, California

• Megan Carlucci

  Oakland, California

• Beatriz Castillo

  San Rafael , California

• Laura Chariton

  Watershed Alliance of Marin
  Mill Valley, California

• Eva Chrysanthe

  Berkeley , California

• Bruce Corcoran

  Private Investor
  Mill Valley, California

  Bruce Corcoran is a 38-year resident of Strawberry, who has more than 25 years of experience analyzing development plans in the unincorporated areas of Marin County. He advocates local control, ful...  more »

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  Charles Cornwell

  Employed in San Rafael as a Network/Systems Admin.
  Fairfax, California

• Basia Crane

  Kentfield, California

• Bella Cruz

  Mill Valley, California

• John DiRe

  Sausalito, California

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  Al Dugan

  Active in community concerns in Novato and the County
  Novato, California

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  Laura Effel

  Arbitrator
  Larkspur, California

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  Frank Egger

  Director, Ross Valley Sanitary District. President, North Coast Rivers
  Fairfax, California

  My Website

  For more about Frank please see: http://www.frankegger.com/  more »

• Pat Eklund

  Novato, California

• Ericka Erikcson

  San Rafael, California

• Roberto Felici

  Sausalito, California

• Tamela Fish

  San Rafael, California

• John Flavin

  Sausalito, California

• Veda Florez

  Novato, California

• Jeffrey Geissberger

  Kentfield, California

• T. Keith Gurnee

  San Luis Obispo, California

• Bill Hale

  San Rafael, California

• Rick Hall

  San Francisco, California

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  Melanie Hamburger

  Director or Development
  Marin City, California

  My Website

  Melanie shares the good work of Marin City Health and Wellness Center (MCHWC) with donors, potential supporters and the general public. In this role, she combines years of nonprofit fundraising exper...  more »

• Piyush Hari

  San Francisco, California

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  Kevin Haroff

  City Council member for the City of Larkspur
  Greenbrae, California

  Marin County needs new leadership to confront the challenges it faces in the coming years. Kevin has served his hometown of Larkspur as a member of the local Planning Commission and more recently, ...  more »

• Peter Hensel

  Corte Madera, California

• David Herr

  Larkspur, California

• Richard Holland

  Fairfax, California

• Valeri Hood

  Fairfax, California

• Susan Ives

  Communications/Journalism
  Mill Valley, California

  My Website

  Susan Ives is a writer, editor and communications consultant to nonprofit organizations. Her previous work includes vice president for the Trust for Public Land and leading the creation of the Massac...  more »

• Justin Kai

  San Rafael, California

• Maureen Keefe

  Mill Valley, California

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  Susan Kirsch

  Livable California, Founder and Chair
  Mill Valley, California

  Susan Kirsch started Livable California as a continuation of years of community organizing for the purpose of educating, networking, and activating others to promote transparent, representative gover...  more »

• Kirk Knauer

  Mill Valley, California

• Meehyun Kurtzman

  San Rafael, California

• Mary Larkin

  San Rafael, California

• Susan Lattanzio

  Novato, California

• Julia Lavaroni

  Novato, California

• Dotty LeMieux

  San Rafael, California

• Thomas Lord

  unaffiliated
  Berkeley, California

  Thomas Lord lives in Berkeley. He has an abiding interest in political economy and housing economics. In 2017 he was appointed to Berkeley's Housing Advisory Commission (his posts here are strictl...  more »

• Michael Macintosh

  San Rafael, California

• Robert Martyn

  Strawberry, California

• Ray McDevitt

  Strawberry, California

• Mike McDuffee

  Novato, California

• Royce McLemore

  Marin City, California

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  Tina G McMillan

  Psychotherapist and Consultant
  Novato, California

  My Website

  Tina McMillan made Marin County her home in 1977. She received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Dominican University in Psychology and Marriage, Family and Child Therapy. Tina has a succes...  more »

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  Barbara McVeigh

  Filmmaker, Author, TV/Radio Host and Activist
  Fairfax, California

  My Website

  Barbara McVeigh is an artist and environmentalist. Her two films Racing with Copepods and The Man Behind the White Guitar were passion projects to highlight ocean issues and the power of music and po...  more »

• Bernard Meyers

  Novato, California

• Burton Miller, FAIA

  Architect / Planner
  Mill Valley, California

  My Website

• Francine Millman

  Mill Valley, California

• Andrea Montalbano

  Architect and Member of the Tam Valley Design Review Board
  Mill valley, California

• Jody Morales

  Citizens for Sustainable Pension Plans
  San Rafael (LV), California

  My Website

• Nadine Muller

  Nicasio, California

• Kevin Murphy

  Kentfield, California

• Jack Nixon

  San Rafael, California

• Michael Obley

  Tiburon, California

• Joseph Odom

  Fairfax, California

• Garril Page

  San Anselmo, California

• Ana Pallas

  San Francisco, California

• John Palmer

  Mill Valley, California

• John Parulis

  San Rafael, California

• Linda Pfeifer

  Sausalito City Councilmember
  Sausalito, California

• Barry Phegan

  Greenbrae, California

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  Jim Phelps

  Power Contractor and Utility Rate Analyst
  Novato, California

  Jim Phelps is a graduate of the University of California, and has served the power and petrochemical industries for nearly 35 years redesigning and thermally upgrading evaporative heat exchangers (cr...  more »

• Mike Popovich

  Larkspur, California

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  Marin Post

  The Marin Post Staff
  Mill Valley, California

  My Website

  The Marin Post is a nonprofit project of Community Venture Partners, Inc. Our mission is to empower citizen journalists by providing an online platform for discussion of issues of shared community co...  more »

• Marin Post

  The Marin Post
  Mill Valley, California

  My Website

  The Marin Post is a nonprofit project of Community Venture Partners, Inc. Our mission is to empower citizen journalists by providing an online platform for discussion of issues of shared community co...  more »

• Paul Premo

  Mill Valley, California

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  Linda Price

  Marin Baroque
  Mill Valley, California

  My Website

  As Marin County's premier ensemble for professional, historically accurate performance of Baroque music, we are changing the landscape of music in Marin. Founded in 2012, we have presented many groun...  more »

• Patricia Ravasio

  Corte Madera, California

• Pam Raymond

  Mill Valley, California

• Mari Robinson

  Mill Valley, California

• Ozzie Rohm

  San Francisco, California

• Nancie Rosen

  Mill Valley, California

• Tracey Ruiz

  Novato, California

• Sharon Rushton

  Mill Valley, California

• Nora Sawyer

  Sausalito, CA, California

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  Alan Schaevitz

  Webmaster for the Marin Coalition
  San Rafael, California

  My Website

  Alan Schaevitz is the volunteer webmaster for the Marin Coalition, an organization that conducts monthly luncheon presentations on conversations that matter to the community. More information can be ...  more »

• James Schneider

  Mill Valley, California

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  Don Schwartz

  Actor/Journalist/Personal Historian
  Larkspur, California

  My Website

  Don is certified life coach, personal historian, and actor. You may contact Don and learn about his services via: Don Schwartz Services He holds BA...  more »

• Brad Sears

  San Rafael, California

• John Sergeant

  Fairfax, California

• Kristin Shannon

  Sausalito, California

• Hal Sherley

  San Anselmo, California

• Frank Shinneman

  Chairman ACLU Marin
  Sausalito, California

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  Toni Shroyer

  Realtor/Businesswoman/Mother
  Novato, California

  My Website

  Toni Shroyer is a Marin Native, who grew up in San Geronimo and graduated from Sir Francis Drake High School. She attended UC Davis, graduated from UCLA with a degree in Sociology, and received her ...  more »

• Vicki Sievers

  San Rafael, California

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  Bob Silvestri

  President, Community Venture Partners - Editor in Chief, The Marin Post
  Mill Valley, California

  My Website

  Bob has dedicated the last 2 decades of his life to community service and charitable and philanthropic ventures. He is the founder and president of Community Venture Partners, Inc., the parent compan...  more »

• Pat Soberanis

  San Rafael, California

• Richard Tait

  Mill Valley, California

• Joby Tapia

  Mill Valley, California

• Danessa Techmanski

  Cupertino, Colorado

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  Suzanne Thompson

  Health and science journalist
  Mill Valley, California

  My Website

  Suzanne Bohan-Thompson covered health and science for 12 years with the Bay Area News Group, a 650,000-circulation newspaper chain which includes the San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, and Oa...  more »

• Patrick Torres

  Eagle, Idaho

• Nancy Tubbs

  Santa Cruz, California

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  Hutch Turner

  Business Owner & Consultant - Chemical Biomolecular Engineer
  Novato, California

  My Website

  Previous: Vanderbilt Hustler, Florida Flambeau, Rugby News, Rugby magazine, etc. Current: Novato.Exposed, Marin.Exposed, Novato.Community Active in Novato and Marin County concerns especially in the...  more »

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  Mimi Willard

  Community Activist and Proponent of Good Governance Practices
  Kentfield, California

  Mimi Willard spent two decades as a top-ranked research analyst on Wall Street before coming to California and making Marin her home. Her background and expertise in investigative research and scruti...  more »

• Land Wilson

  San Rafael, California

• Tiana Wimmer

  Mill Valley, California

• Jane Winter

  San Rafael, California

• Edward Yates

  Larkspur, California

• Pat Zuch

  Sausalito, California