2026 Candidates


There will be 10 Pacifica Foundation Inc. Ballots–
2 for each station: KPFA, KPFK, KPFT, WPFW, and WBAI. 
One for Listeners and One for Staff & Volunteer Team Members. 

Listener Ballots for each station include candidates for: 
– PNB Chair, PNB Vice Chair, PNB Secretary, PNB Treasurer
– 1 PNB Station Listener Rep, from each station
– LSB Chair, LSB Vice Chair, LSB Secretary, LSB Outreach Coordinator, and LSB Membership/ Fundraising Coordinator. 

Staff & Volunteer Team Ballots for each station include candidates for:
– PNB Chair, PNB Vice Chair, PNB Secretary, PNB Treasurer
– 2 PNB Staff & Volunteer Team Reps
– 2 LSB Staff & Volunteer Team Reps

All Registered PNB Candidates are listed first here, followed by the LSB Candidates at each station.

Pacifica National Board Candidates

PNB Officer Candidates

Susan Young

PNB Chair
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Nominations: 386

Julianne Malveaux

PNB Chair
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Nominations: 337

Minerva Sanders

PNB Vice Chair
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Nominations: 223

Perri McCary

PNB Vice Chair
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Nominations: 212

Akio Tanaka

PNB Secretary
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Nominations: 311

Donna Carter

PNB Secretary
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Nominations: 195

Fred Dodsworth

PNB Treasurer
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Nominations: 294

Kamau Harris

PNB Treasurer
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Nominations: 259

PNB Listener Rep Candidates (on Listener Ballots)

Candidates for KPFA

Zack Kaldveer

PNB Listener Rep
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Nominations: 112

Cheryl Davila

PNB Listener Rep
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Nominations: 55

Candidates for KPFK

Jan Goodman

PNB Listener Rep
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Nominations: 66

Michael Novick

PNB Listener Rep
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Nominations: 44

Candidates for KPFT

Teresa Allen

PNB Listener Rep
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Nominations: 79

Vinisha Patel-Adams

PNB Listener Rep
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Nominations: 8

Candidates for WPFW

Irene Adams

PNB Listener Rep
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Nominations: 5

Michele Tingling-Clemmons

PNB Listener Rep
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Nominations: 35

Candidates for WBAI

David Saltman

PNB Listener Rep
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Nominations: 3

Sharonne Salaam

PNB Listener Rep
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Nominations: 13

James Sagurton

PNB Listener Rep
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Nominations: 19

PNB Staff & Volunteer Team Member Rep Candidates – 2 Seats
(on Staff Ballots)

Ninel Centeno

PNB Staff & Volunteer Team Member Rep
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Nominations: 42

Myla Reson

PNB Staff & Volunteer Team Member Rep
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Nominations: 21

Egberto Willies

PNB Staff & Volunteer Team Member Rep
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Nominations: 24

Sally Gellert

PNB Staff & Volunteer Team Member Rep
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Nominations: 46

Ambrose Lane Jr

PNB Staff & Volunteer Team Member Rep
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Nominations: 7


Local Station Board Candidates

KPFA Candidates

KPFA LSB Officer Candidates (on Listener Ballots)

Carol Wolfley

LSB Chair
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Nominations: 112

Steve Zeltzer

LSB Chair
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Nominations: 31

Michael Cheng

LSB Vice Chair
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Nominations: 135

Candice Schott

LSB Secretary
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Nominations: 116

Colleen Mast

LSB Outreach Coordinator
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Nominations: 117

Stan Woods

LSB Outreach Coordinator
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Nominations: 55

Esther Green

LSB Membership/
Fundraising Coordinator
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Nominations: 146

KPFA LSB Staff & Volunteer Team Member Rep Candidates – 2 Seats
(on Staff Ballots)

Brandi Howell

LSB Staff & Volunteer
Team Member Rep
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Nominations: 10

Darlene Pagano

LSB Staff & Volunteer
Team Member Rep
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Nominations: 12


KPFK Candidates

KPFK LSB Officer Candidates (on Listener Ballots)

Tatanka Bricca

LSB Chair
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Nominations: 49

Jack Neff

LSB Chair
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Nominations: 31

Lee Thorpe

LSB Vice Chair
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Nominations: 62

Rick Cooper

LSB Vice Chair
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Nominations: 32

Sophia Wallace

LSB Secretary
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Nominations: 72

Doug Barnett

LSB Secretary
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Nominations: 22

Steven Meeks

LSB Outreach Coordinator
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Nominations: 64

Bella De Soto

LSB Outreach Coordinator
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Nominations: 39

Chipasha Kanya Luchembe

LSB Membership/
Fundraising Coordinator

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Nominations: 17

Cliff Olin

LSB Membership/
Fundraising Coordinator

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Nominations: 19

KPFK LSB Staff & Volunteer Team Member Rep Candidates – 2 Seats
(on Staff Ballots)

Arnella Barbara

LSB Staff & Volunteer Team Member Rep
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Nominations: 13

Mansoor “Buzz” Sabbagh

LSB Staff & Volunteer Team Member Rep
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Nominations: 7

Oscar Ulloa

LSB Staff & Volunteer Team Member Rep
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Nominations: 11

Canek Huerta-Martinez

LSB Staff & Volunteer Team Member Rep
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Nominations: 11


KPFT Candidates

KPFT LSB Officer Candidates (on Listener Ballots)

Ron Stubbers

LSB Chair
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Nominations: 35

Lynden Foley

LSB Vice Chair
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Nominations: 54

Richard Corl

LSB Secretary
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Nominations: 54

Melinda Iley-Dohn

LSB Secretary
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Nominations: 5

Debbie Smith

LSB Outreach Coordinator
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Nominations: 78

Robin Lewis

LSB Fundraising Coordinator
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Nominations: 93

KPFT LSB Staff & Volunteer Team Member Rep Candidates – 2 Seats
(on Staff Ballots)

Ricardo Henriquez

LSB Staff and Volunteer Team Member Rep
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Nominations: 10

Girasol “Bleu” Villatoro

LSB Staff and Volunteer Team Member Rep
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Nominations: 4


WBAI Candidates

WBAI LSB Officer Candidates (on Listener Ballots)

Michael D.D. White

LSB Chair
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Nominations: 24

Bounubti Kamenthou

LSB Chair
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Nominations: 9

Eleanor Forman

LSB Vice Chair
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Nominations: 8

Denise Joyce

LSB Vice Chair
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Nominations: 29

M. Kay Williams

LSB Secretary
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Nominations: 33

John Brinkley

LSB Outreach Coordinator
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Nominations: 14

Chuck Fall

LSB Outreach Coordinator
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Nominations: 21

Jack Depalma

LSB Fundraising Coordinator
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Nominations: 21

Bruce Greif

LSB Fundraising Coordinator
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Nominations: 11

WBAI LSB Staff & Volunteer Team Member Rep Candidates – 2 Seats
(on Staff Ballots)

Paul DeRienzo

LSB Staff and Volunteer Team Member Rep
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Nominations: 9

Gloria Guillo

LSB Staff and Volunteer Team Member Rep
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Nominations: 5

Max Schmid

LSB Staff and Volunteer Team Member Rep
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Nominations: 13

R. Paul Martin

LSB Staff and Volunteer Team Member Rep
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Nominations: 5

Elaine Lloyd-Nazario

LSB Staff and Volunteer Team Member Rep
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Nominations: 2


WPFW Candidates

WPFW LSB Officer Candidates (on Listener Ballots)

Alicea Kouyaté

LSB Chair
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Nominations: 4

Herbert Smith

LSB Chair
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Nominations: 15

Michael Byfield

LSB Vice Chair
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Nominations: 7

Michelle Thomas

LSB Vice Chair
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Nominations: 23

Carolyn Pringle

LSB Secretary
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Nominations: 1

Jawara Hunter

LSB Secretary
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Nominations: 27

Damiana Dendy

LSB Secretary
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Nominations: 2

Julie Hewitt

LSB Fundraising Coordinator
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Nominations: 3

Open Role

LSB Outreach Coordinator

WPFW LSB Staff & Volunteer Team Member Rep Candidates – 2 Seats
(on Staff Ballots)

Ronald Pinchback

LSB Staff and Volunteer Team Member Rep
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Nominations: 23

Open Role

LSB Staff and Volunteer Team Member Rep

Seat 2