DOD Feb 25, 2023 Meeting
DOD MEMBER MEETING
February 25, 2023 - 2 PM
CATHDRAL CITY LIBRARY
33520 Date Palm Drive Cathedral City, CA 92234
AGENDA
I. Annual Election of Officers and Committee Chairs
Recommendation of Nominating Committee:
President - Marcie Maxwell
Vice President – Melissa Fox *
* Michael Finland is also nominated for Vice
President.
Executive Secretary – LaVerne Sheehan
Treasurer / Controller – Carlos Garcia
Immediate Past President (Ex Officio) – Stephen Jaffe
Membership - Priscilla Richardson
Fundraising – Robert Westwood
Program / Political Action Eileen Stern
Communications – Stephen Heslin
Community Outreach – Robert Hildebrand
Hospitality / Events – Patrick Weiss
Citizens Lobby Day / Issues Advocacy - Steve Brooks
Candidate Development – Geno Sexton
Voter Engagement / Precincts – Yurema Arvizu
Young Democrats of the Desert – Janine Gregory
II. Featured Speaker - JOHN SIEGEL
John Siegel is a political activist and campaign manager in the Coachella Valley and California. John has managed successful local campaigns in the recent past, the most recent being the elections of Dr. Frank Figueroa to the Coachella City Council, Mayor Pro Tem Karina Quintanilla to the Palm Desert City Council, Yes on B in which Palm Desert voters advised the City Council to have district elections, and he advised Beto Alvarez in his first place finish for DSUSD School Board.
John will discuss the election results of November 2022; what Democrats did right and what we did wrong (why Frank won and Will and Christy didn't). John will also address how to unify the local Democratic Party to assure greater successes in the future.
III. New Business
IV. Adjourn
I hope to see you all on February 25th!
Stephen Jaffe, President
Democrats of the Desert
(760) 668-0320
Please RSVP to president@desertdemocrats.org
