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: 130

Minerva Sanders

PNB Vice Chair
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Nominations: 140

Akio Tanaka

PNB Secretary
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Nominations: 215

Bella De Soto

PNB Treasurer
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Nominations: 51

Fred Dodsworth

PNB Treasurer
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Nominations: 215

PNB Listener Rep Candidates (on Listener Ballots)

Candidates for KPFA

Zack Kaldveer

PNB Listener Rep
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Nominations: 85

Candidates for KPFK

Jan Goodman

PNB Listener Rep
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Nominations: 32

Candidates for KPFT

Teresa Allen

PNB Listener Rep
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Nominations: 56

Candidates for WPFW

Open Role

PNB Listener Rep

Candidates for WBAI

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:

Myla Reson

PNB Staff & Volunteer Team Member Rep
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Nominations: 15

Egberto Willies

PNB Staff & Volunteer Team Member Rep
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Nominations: 14


Listener Station Board Candidates

KPFA Candidates

KPFA LSB Officer Candidates (on Listener Ballots)

Carol Wolfley

LSB Chair
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Nominations: 81

Michael Cheng

LSB Vice Chair
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Nominations: 98

Candice Schott

LSB Secretary
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Nominations: 85

Colleen Mast

LSB Outreach Coordinator
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Nominations: 85

Esther Green

LSB Membership/
Fundraising Coordinator
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Nominations: 108

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: 5

Darlene Pagano

LSB Staff & Volunteer
Team Member Rep
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Nominations: 8


KPFK Candidates

KPFK LSB Officer Candidates (on Listener Ballots)

Tatanka Bricca

LSB Chair
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Nominations: 24

Lee Thorpe

LSB Vice Chair
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Nominations: 40

Sophia Wallace

LSB Secretary
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Nominations: 42

Steven Meeks

LSB Outreach Coordinator
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Nominations: 36

Open Role

LSB Fundraising
Coordinator

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: 4

Open Role

LSB Staff and Volunteer Team Member Rep

Seat 2


KPFT Candidates

KPFT LSB Officer Candidates (on Listener Ballots)

Ron Stubbers

LSB Chair
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Nominations: 23

Lynden Foley

LSB Vice Chair
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Nominations: 37

Richard Corl

LSB Secretary
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Nominations: 39

Melinda Iley-Dohn

LSB Outreach Coordinator
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Nominations:

Debbie Smith

LSB Outreach Coordinator
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Nominations: 61

Robin Lewis

LSB Fundraising Coordinator
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Nominations: 69

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: 3

Open Role

LSB Staff and Volunteer Team Member Rep

Seat 2


WBAI Candidates

WBAI LSB Officer Candidates (on Listener Ballots)

Open Role

LSB Chair

Open Role

LSB Vice Chair

Open Role

LSB Secretary

Open Role

LSB Outreach Coordinator

Open Role

LSB Fundraising Coordinator

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:

Open Role

LSB Staff and Volunteer Team Member Rep

Seat 2


WPFW Candidates

WPFW LSB Officer Candidates (on Listener Ballots)

Open Role

LSB Chair

Open Role

LSB Vice Chair

Open Role

LSB Secretary

Open Role

LSB Outreach Coordinator

Open Role

LSB Fundraising Coordinator

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

Open Role

LSB Staff and Volunteer Team Member Rep

Seat 1

Open Role

LSB Staff and Volunteer Team Member Rep

Seat 2