PBEB 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. Five directors will be representatives of the member governments, and the 10 featured here 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.
Check out these short videos from our Board Slate co-chairs:
Nikki Beasley
Executive Director of Richmond Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.
Elissa Dennis
Executive Director of Community Economics, Inc.
Tom Duryea
Former Community Bank President & CEO
Jennifer esteen, R.N. (Co-Chair)
Registered nurse, mother, and community leader serving as Vice President of the Alameda Health System Board of Trustees and a member of the Eden Municipal Advisory Council.
CArroll fife
Oakland City Council
Paulina gonzalez-brito (CO-CHAIR)
Chief Executive Officer of the California Reinvestment Coalition
Lauren Leimbach
Former Executive Director of Community Financial Resources
HEnRY C. “Hank” Levy
Alameda County Treasurer
Alison Lingane
Co-founder & Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer of Project Equity
gayle McLaughlin
City Councilmember and Vice-Mayor, City of Richmond
Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Vinod paniker
Chief Platform Officer at Paceline
Royl L. Roberts
Chief Assistant District Attorney, County of Alameda
