2025 Candidates for DTNA Board of Directors
Board directors and officers are elected annually for one year terms. The 2025 Board election will be held online December 5th through 10th. Candidates must be members in good standing for at least three months prior to the election. Members who have been a member for 30 days prior to the election (on or before November 11, 2024) are eligible to vote. Paper ballots will be mailed to members without an email address and need to be postmarked by December 10th and received by Tuesday, December 17th to be counted. For more information, contact us.
| President: Jon Moscone I am running for DTNA board president and live with my husband, Darryl and our pets, on Noe between 15th and Henry. Born and bred in San Francisco, I have been a member of our neighborhood for 12 years and spend much of my free time planting and working with others to beautify our sidewalks. I have dedicated many years to volunteer service, including as board co-chair of the Chinese Culture Center and as board member of the Roxie Theater. For our neighborhood, I am committed to building consensus around key issues such as public and traffic safety, zoning, local businesses, and building community pride through events that celebrate the Triangle’s diversity of voices. Professionally, I have spent my entire career in the arts. If elected, I promise to practice transparency and accountability, and to invest in full community engagement so that every voice in our beautiful neighborhood is heard. |
| Vice President (2020-), Web Manager (2021-), Advertising Manager (2020-2024), Election Manager (2021-), Director (2017-2019), Past President (1985-1989). Beaver St. neighbor I am a San Francisco native and moved to Beaver Street in 1982 with my partner and our two Westies. DTNA is a Triangle community asset providing a structure for communication between Neighbors, the City, and others, thereby ensuring that all who reside, own property, or work in the Triangle continue to have a forum to have their voices heard. My 2025 Goals include: (1) to continue enhancing the DTNA website as a resource for neighborhood information, events, and DTNA initiatives, optimizing communication and transparency with the Triangle community, (2) to assist in expanding membership that provides funding for printing the newsletter, (3) to assist in recruiting Advertisers to showcase and support our local businesses and provide funds to publish the newsletter, (4) to facilitate mailing the newsletter to elected officials, City Departments, Services and personnel so they are aware of Triangle issues and positions. |
| Secretary (2023-present), Director (2004, 2016-2019), Treasurer/Membership (2005-2014); President (2015), Land Use (Member 2002-present; Co-Chair 2017-2019); Newsletter Production (2005-2011); Webmaster (2009-2019); 15th St. neighbor David
has lived on 15th Street since 2001 and has been on DTNA’s Board for
most of the ensuing years, serving in nearly every role. He believes
that a healthy neighborhood association works to educate neighbors and
drive civic engagement for the betterment of the neighborhood. He
believes that it’s necessary to work closely with City departments to
build and maintain the kind of neighborhood we want to have. |
| Treasurer: Paige Rausser Grey |
| Editor: Erik Honda Hello neighbors! I have lived with my family (wife Esther, kids Justus and Caden) and housemates (Chris, Debbie, and Anna Mae) on Henry Street near Castro since 1992. All three of the Henry house kids went to SFUSD public schools K-12, and two of them still live in San Francisco. Esther and I are public school teachers (34 years!) and I started volunteering with DTNA in my limited spare time when the kids were old enough to get themselves to school (the early 2000s). I have served as Vice President and Board Secretary, and I am currently the editor of the DTNA News, where I have worked to cultivate young and diverse voices on our reporting and editorial staff. I have also engaged in investigative reporting and activism on traffic enforcement, racial bias in policing, and clearance rates for homicides and assaults. As both News editor and as a Board member, I am committed to holding our public servants accountable by insisting that they be responsive to constituent concerns. My current focuses include improving the equity and greenery of our neighborhood by pushing for more affordable housing, celebrating our public schools, and filling our streets with trees. I am also active with the DTNA’s Vision 2030 project, which seeks to create a model neighborhood focused on walkability and transit. If you see me out in the neighborhood, please stop me for a chat and bend my ear on any of the issues above. |
| Director: Kimyn Braithwaite Treasurer (2022-2024), President (2018-2021), Land Use Co-Chair (2018-2019), Sanchez St. neighbor I love our neighborhood and have had so many rewarding experiences interacting with everyone through the last 9 years that I have been involved with DTNA. In 2025, I hope to continue creating community through active social engagements and activities. |
| Director: Dennis Richards Dennis Richards served six years on the San Francisco Planning Commission, including three years as vice president. During his time on the SF Planning Commission, he took a leading role in balancing the needs of the community during a period of rapid growth. He championed tenants’ rights, fought displacement through construction of affordable housing, and listened to neighborhood concerns, especially those who traditionally had little or no voice. He was a whistleblower of corruption in the city’s building department. His professional career spanned three decades in the tech industry with the last ten as an executive at Salesforce.com. He has been involved in community activism for more than two decades. He was president of DTNA for six years, which included a rezoning where the community took an active role and the results balanced the need for new housing and preserving the neighborhood’s vibrant character. |
| Director: Eric Munsing Director (2024-), Land Use Committee Co-Chair (2024-), Newsletter Advertising (2024-), Vision 2030 Participant (2023), 16th St. neighbor When I moved to SF in 2010 I fell in love with the tree-lined streets, central location, and architecture of Duboce Triangle. The process of buying a home in 2022 showed me how important it is to welcome diverse neighbors from all walks of life. I want to build on my work with the Land Use Committee by ensuring that the Board includes younger generations trying to find their place in San Francisco’s housing market and economy. If elected, I will work to ensure that new housing is built to be fair, inclusive, and equitable. I will strengthen ties with the Castro Merchants’ Association to support small businesses along Market Street. I will encourage creative uses of the bulb-out plazas as community spaces. I'm an avid cyclist and runner, and coordinate volunteer trash cleanups around the city. I live on 16th between Market and Castro. |
| Director: Pavan Yedavalli Noe St. Neighbor I’m Pavan Yedavalli, Noe Street resident, and I’m interested in joining the Board of DTNA. Creating a vibrant and connected built environment, with data-driven community engagement, is important to achieving public life, creating new bonds, and developing an ethos that leads to increased happiness, better health outcomes, and greater sustainability through walkable and people-driven design. Having a doctorate from Berkeley in urban computing, an interdisciplinary field between city planning, computer science and transportation, I believe in the unit of the neighborhood, especially as a parent of two toddlers. I’ve contributed to the community by leading Slow Noe Street, pulling together events such as family mural painting and plant swap, as well as helping with important safety-first traffic measures and increased public engagement through a new website. I believe in the democratic process, and I intend to advocate for what’s best for everyone in our neighborhood. Thanks so much for your consideration. |
| Director: Leah Culver Land Use Committee member, (2024-), Walter Street neighbor After living in San Francisco for a decade, I met my husband and moved in with him on Walter Street in Duboce Triangle in 2019. I’ve always loved the Triangle for its beautiful tree-lined streets and cute neighborhood cafes. We now have a baby boy and enjoy taking him to Duboce Park along with our elderly pug, Mr. Wiggles. In March 2024, I joined the Board of the San Francisco Parks Alliance to help improve parks and open spaces in San Francisco. If elected a Board Member of DTNA, my goals are to help support community events such as the Castro Farmers Market, Dog Fest, and Wiggle Fest. I will advocate for improved street design with a focus on pedestrian safety and affordable housing through a balance of new construction and historic preservation. I hope to help keep our neighborhood welcoming, safe, fun, and charming! |
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