Governing Board Members
Contact Information
c/o Town of Corte Madera
300 Tamalpais Drive
Corte Madera, CA 94925
Phone: (415) 927-5050
Terms of Office:
The Appointing Body of the Member Agency determines the term of the appointment of each member of the Governing Board.
Compensation: None
Reimbursement: None
Biographies: See Member Agencies Websites
Due to the size of the Governing Board and number of turnovers, continuous maintenance of biographies would be overly burdensome and costly for MERA.
Administrative Officials
MERA has no employees. MERA contracts for the following part-time positions:
Maureen Cassingham, Executive Officer
Dave Jeffries, Deputy Executive Officer, Next Gen System Project
Maura Griffin, Administrative Assistant, Next Gen System Project
Ernest Klock, MERA Operations Officer
Assistant Director of Public Works, County of Marin
Contact Information
c/o Town of Corte Madera
300 Tamalpais Drive
Corte Madera, CA 94925
Phone: (415) 927-5050
Email: mlc1948@aol.com
Compensation:
Contract hourly rate established annually by Governing Board
Benefits: None
Executive Board
Effective June 20, 2012 the MERA Board of Directors adopted a new governance structure, which includes an Executive Board consisting of 9 members. For more information, please reference “ORGANIZATION”.
Matthew Hymel, Chair
County of Marin, County Administrator
Todd Cuisimano, Vice Chair
Town of Corte Madera, Town Manager
Representing Ross Valley Cities/Towns
Corte Madera, Fairfax, Larkspur, Ross and San Anselmo
Robert Doyle
County of Marin, Sheriff
Christopher Gray
City of San Rafael, Fire Chief
Matt McCaffrey
City of Novato, Police Captain
Richard Pearce — Representing Fire Services
Tiburon Fire Protection District, Fire Chief
Michael Norton — Representing Police Departments
Central Marin Police Authority, Police Chief
Craig Middleton
City of Belvedere, City Manager
Representing Southern Marin Cities/Towns
Belvedere, Mill Valley, Sausalito and Tiburon
Don Wick
Marin Municipal Water District — Watershed Protection,
Chief Ranger
Representing Special Districts
Inverness Public Utilities District, Marin Community College District,
Marin Municipal Water District, Marin Transit, and
Marinwood Community Services District
Finance Committee
Matthew Hymel, Chair (Governing Board and Executive Board Member)
County of Marin, County Administrator
Tom Gaffney, Vice Chair (Governing Board Member)
Town of Ross
Greg Chanis
Town of Tiburon, Town Manager
Robert Doyle (Executive Board Member)
County of Marin, Sheriff
Michael Norton (Governing Board and Executive Board Member)
Central Marin Police Authority, PoliceChief
Next Generation Project Oversight Committee (NGPOC)
Todd Cusimano, Chair
Town of Corte Madera, Town Manager
Alternate: Mike Norton
Police Chief – Central Marin Police Authority
Mark Brown, Vice Chair
County of Marin, Deputy Fire Chief
Alternate: Jeremy Pierce
Battalion Chief – County of Marin
Adam McGill
City of Novato, Acting City Manager and Police Chief
Alternate: Jim Correa
Police Captain – City of Novato
Robert Doyle
County of Marin, Sheriff
Alternate: Jamie Scardina
Undersheriff – County of Marin
Gerald McCarthy
Novato Fire Protection District, Battalion Chief
Alternate: Open
Governing Board President
Richard Pearce
Tiburon Fire Protection District, Fire Chief
Executive Board
Matthew Hymel, Chair
County of Marin, County Administrator
Alternate: Dan Eilerman
Assistant County Administrator – County of Marin
Todd Cusimano, Vice Chair
Representative: Ross Valley Cities/Towns
Finance Committee
Tom Gaffney, Vice Chair
Governing Board Member: Town of Ross
| Measure A Citizens Oversight Committee (COC) | ||
| COM Supervisorial District | Member | Term |
| District #1 | Elizabeth Greenberg | 5/13/19-5/13/23 |
| District #2 | Bill Levinson | 5/13/19-5/13/23 |
| District #3 | Chuck Reite | 5/13/17 – 5/13/21 |
| District #4 | Larry Luckham | 5/13/17 – 5/13/21 |
| District #5 | Paul Herrerias | 5/13/19-5/13/23 |
Executive Officer Work Plan Committee
Todd Cusimano (Governing Board and Executive Board)
Town of Corte Madera, Town Manager
Tom Gaffney (Governing Board and Finance Committee)
Town of Ross
Richard Pearce (Governing Board and Executive Board)
Tiburon Fire Protection District, Fire Chief