Board Candidates
We are very proud of this slate of director candidates who reflect the rich diversity and interests of the East Bay – providing expertise in the following areas: labor, small business, affordable housing advocacy, and banking/finance expertise.
In our current governance proposal, the Bank Board will have 15 directors. At least directors will be representatives of the member governments, and the remaining directors will be representatives of the areas of community finance, labor, affordable housing, small businesses, and green energy. These candidates are being proposed to regulators by the Friends of the Public Bank East Bay.
In addition, the Friends, the candidates, and the Bank will organize public meetings where everyone in the East Bay is welcome to learn about the programs of the Bank, and to raise questions and concerns.
For more on our vision, see Cultivating Collaborative Leadership
Check out these short videos from our Board Slate co-chair and previous co-chair:
Jennifer Esteen (no longer a Board candidate)
Elissa Dennis
Executive Director of Community Economics, Inc.
Tom Duryea
Former Community Bank President & CEO
COUNCILMEMBER CArroll fife
Oakland City Council
Paulina gonzalez-brito (CO-CHAIR)
Chief Executive Officer of the California Reinvestment Coalition
Alison Lingane
Founder, Ownership Capital Lab
Vinod paniker
Chief Platform Officer at Paceline
Lauren Leimbach
Former Executive Director of Community Financial Resources
COUNCILMEMBER CECILIA LUNAPARRA
Berkeley City Council
Royl L. Roberts
Chief Assistant District Attorney, County of Alameda
HEnRY C. “Hank” Levy
Treasurer/Tax Collector, Alameda County
Mayor Eduardo Martinez
Mayor, City of Richmond