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Member Bios
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Executive Committee
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Harmeet K. Dhillon
Harmeet is Chair of the San Francisco Republican Party, and a member of the California Republican Party’s Executive Committee as well as the Chair of its Networks Leadership Committee, where she spearheads the party’s coalition-building and outreach efforts throughout the state.
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Laura Peter
Laura Peter is a life-long pro-business Republican. She is currently serves as Secretary of the SF GOP. She is a board member of the California Women’s Leadership Association. In 2010, Laura Peter ran for State Assembly on a platform of bringing new business and jobs to California. Although her bid was not victorious, Laura Peter received the highest percentage of the vote for a non-political professional in nearly 15 years in the district.
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Richard Worner
In 2010, Rich was re-elected to his second term on the SFRCCC from the 12th Assembly District. He has served as the SFRCC Treasurer since 2008. In November 2007 he was appointed to the San Francisco Geary Corridor Citizen Advisory Committee. He has been a neighborhood activist as the President of the Jordan Park Improvement Association since 2003.
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James Fuller
James (Jim) Fuller has over 30 years experience in the brokerage and related financial services industries.
Following a Presidential appointment by Ronald Reagan in 1981, he served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) until 1987. He was also a Senior Vice President of Marketing for Charles Schwab and Company from 1981 to 1985 being responsible for all marketing and sales efforts.
From 1995 to 1998 Mr. Fuller was the founder, President and Managing Director of Morgan Fuller Capital Group, a registered broker/dealer based in San Francisco, CA.
Mr. Fuller is currently a Partner in the private equity firm, Baytree Capital where he oversees the west coast operations and their interests in the Far East, including China.Mr. Fuller is past Chairman of the Board of the Pacific Research Institute, a public think tank in San Francisco and is a member of the Board of the International Institute of Education. He is an elected member of the San Francisco Republican Central Committee where he is vice Chairman for Finance. He also sits as a member of the California State Republican Party. Mr. Fuller is a member of the Pacific Council for International Policy, Commonwealth Club and past member of the Committee of Foreign Relations. He also served on the Board of Trustees of the University of California – Santa Cruz for 12 years.
Mr. Fuller received his MBA in Finance from California State University and his Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Political Science from San Jose State University.
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Rodney Leong
Rodney is a 3rd Generation San Francisco Native and a resident of The Richmond. Rodney was previously on the Committee from 1999-2005, during which time he served as Vice-Chair of Communications. Upon leaving the Committee, he reactivated the San Francisco Young Republicans and served on its Board in various capacities, including as its President. He is currently an appointed member of the California Republican Party and is an experienced Campaign Operative and Organizer.
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Sarah Vallette
Sarah is the Vice Chair of Political Affairs of the San Francisco Republican Party, and a Delegate to the State Convention. First elected to the San Francisco Republican Party in 2008, Sarah served 3 years prior as an alternate and has been involved with numerous Republican organizations, including Young Republicans and Republican County Women's Federated.
In addition to politics, Sarah is actively involved with the International Rescue Committee, currently serving as the Northern California Advisory Council Chair, and is also involved with the San Francisco Junior League, Spark, and numerous other non-profit organizations.
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Alisa Farenzena
Alisa Farenzena is a native San Franciscan and Diamond Heights resident. She graduated from Lowell High School in 2002 and the University of California at Berkeley's Haas School of Business in 2008. At Cal, she was an active member of the Berkeley College Republicans as well as the editor in chief of the conservative California Patriot magazine.
She is currently the issues director of the San Francisco Young Republicans, a post she has held since 2005. She is also an appointed member of the California Republican Party. Alisa was first elected to the San Francisco Republican County Central Committee, representing the 13th Assembly District, in June 2008.
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David Nemecek
David is SFGOP's Communication Director. He is a lifelong Republican who grew up in Orange County. In 2004, he served as a member of George W. Bush's legal team and flew to Las Cruces, New Mexico to prevent voter fraud and ensure compliance with the election laws. Dave is the Immediate Past President of the San Francisco Young Republicans. He also serves on the board of directors for the Lincoln Club of Northern California.
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Committee Members
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Mike Antonini
In 2006, Dr. Antonini was re-elected to the SFRCCC from the 12th Assembly District. In November 2002, he was appointed to the San Francisco County Planning Commission and has served as that body's President and Vice-President. He was instrumental in the production of the 2003 SFGOP Position Paper on Homelessness. He recently served as Co-Chair of Californians for Schwarzenegger.
Dr. Antonini is also President of the San Francisco Dental Political Action Committee and is involved in numerous clubs and community service organizations including the District 7 Advisory Council. He received a Certificate of Merit from the City and County of San Francisco in 1994.
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Rudy Asercion
Rudy Asercion is the National Chair of the Filipino Republicans. He is a Commissioner of the American Legion Veterans War Memorial Commission and the Vice Chair for Republican Affairs of the Filipino American Political Acion Committee in San Francisco, a board member of the Philippine American Press Club and the Executive Director of a 40 year old nonprofit serving disadvantaged youth, children and their families in the South of Market Area (SOMA).
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Chris Baker
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Bill Campbell
Bill is a visionary, having founded Marbill Management, in May 1999. The firm engages in residential real estate development in San Francisco, Tucson, Atlanta, and Los Angeles. He also founded Serra School, a pre-school in San Francisco, in September 2001. Serra School is located in the Presidio and has an enrollment of 80 children. Bill was elected to the board of Megan Furth Academy, an inner-city school in SanFrancisco, in August 2001. He is also president of the Marbill Foundation, which funds education primarily in San Francisco.
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Howard Epstein
Howard is currently the Immediate Past Chairs the SFGOP where he has served as Chair, Vice Chair/Political Affairs, Vice Chair/Communications, Treasurer, and Vice Chair/Finance.
He has been active in politics since 1994 when he was elected to a two-year term as president of the Richmond District Republican Club. In 1995 he was elected to fill a vacant seat on the San Francisco Republican County Central Committee, currently known as the San Francisco Republican Party (SFGOP). He was elected to the SFGOP in 1996 and reelected every two since. Howard was a candidate for State Assembly in the 12th District in 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006. He served as 3rd Vice Chair of the San Mateo Republican Party in 2007 -2008.
Howard previously served as President of the Northern California Chapter of the Republican Jewish Coalition, having also served as San Francisco Chairman of the Rudy Giuliani Presidential Campaign. He is a member of the Boards of Directors and Vice President of the Small Property Owners of San Francisco, the Executive Committee of the California Republican Party and the Board of Directors Lincoln Club of Northern California, having served 6 years. He was also a member of the San Francisco Leadership for Bush/Cheney 2004, Bill Simon for Governor San Francisco steering committee and was a member of the San Francisco leadership and director of phone bands for Bush/Cheney 2000. In 2005, he was San Francisco Chairman of the Governor’s Special Election.
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Terence Faulkner
Terence J. Faulkner is the son of the late Republican State Committeewoman Susan Faulkner and WWII combat veteran Charles Faulkner. From 1987 to 1989, he served as the chairman of the San Francisco Republican Party and is currently serves on the central committee in addition to serving on the executive committee of the California state republican party. Mr. Faulkner has been a lifelong advocate for public health and safety issues such as the suicide barriers on the Golden Gate bridge as well as local earthquake and vehicle accident preventive engineering projects.
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Regina Growney
In 2010, Regina was elected to her first term as a member of the San Francisco Republican County Central Committee. She spent a number of years working in Washington D.C. Regina was a legislative assistant in the House of Representatives as well as a clerk for the Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Regulatory Affairs of the House Government Reform Committee. During that time, she earned a M.A. in Political Management from George Washington University. In addition, she has also volunteered at the National Republican Congressional Committee assisting in nationwide efforts for various congressional races. Regina is married and lives in the Richmond District.
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Stephanie Jeong
Before she could even vote, Stephanie worked in the phone banks, did precinct walks and stuffed envelopes. In college she helped where she could for the Republican club on campus. Stephanie also worked for Gary Myerscough (Executive Director at the Republican Headquarters in San Francisco) and was once the past chairman of the Chinese-American Republican club.
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David Kiachko
David has been involved in numerous election campaigns and has served as a member of the California Republican Party. He currently serves on several local boards. He was first elected to the San Francisco Republican County Central Committee in the June 06 primary. He was reelected to the SFRCCC in the June 08 and June 10 primaries. David looks forward to working with his colleagues to try and bring common sense back to San Francisco.
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Chris Miller
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Rita O'Hara
Rita has been an active Republican since 1999. is director (north) of Ca. Funeral Director`s State Board, a member of the board of directors at St. Anne's Home, Little Sisters of the Poor, and a director at Broadway Alumna of the Sacred Heart. She's also a board member of Citizens for a Better San Francisco.
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Jason Clark
Jason P. Clark serves as the General Counsel of the San Francisco Republican Party. In addition, Jason is involved with a number of local Republican groups. He currently serves as the Vice President of the San Francisco Chapter of the Log Cabin Republicans, and is an active member on the Board of the San Francisco Young Republicans. During the 2010 general election, Jason helped run Laura Peter’s campaign for State Assembly. In 2011, he was elected to a seat on the San Francisco Republican Party Central Committee, representing the 13th Assembly District. Jason looks forward to working with you to elect Republicans to office here in San Francisco.
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Brian Coleman
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John Dennis
John was an alternate on the SF GOP central committee and was the Republican Party's nominee for Congress in California's 8th District in 2010. John sits on the board of the Republican Liberty Caucus California and was the San Francisco County Coordinator for the Campaign for Liberty. In 2008, John worked on Ron Paul's Presidential campaign, Harmeet Dhillon for State Assembly and Mike DeNunzio for San Francisco Supervisor.
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Johnny Knadler
Johnny Knadler graduated from the George Washington University with a B.A. in History in 1992 and from Loyola University School of Law in 1996. At GWU, he was an active member in Young Americans for Freedom and the College Republicans. At Loyola, he was a member of the Student Bar Association and the Federalist Society. After law school, he worked for the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
After moving to San Francisco, he was a volunteer with the Republican Victory '06 effort and a candidate for the Community College Board. In addition to the Central Committee, he is also a member of the San Francisco Young Republicans.
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Jay Rubin
Jay Rubin was a Democrat for twenty years and is now an active Republican. He began attending Country Central Committee meetings after the 2008 elections, became an alternate member for his neighbor Gene Dermondy, and was elected to a full term in June 2010.
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Ex-Officio Members
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Sashi McEntee, 3rd SD
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Doo Sup Park, 8th SD
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Alfonso Faustino, 12th AD
In 2010, Alfonso ran for State Assembly AD-12 against Democrat incumbent, Fiona Ma, and lost. He is a passionate philanthropist, donating his time and money to animals at risk. He focuses on the rescue, advocacy, and adoption of retired racing Greyhound dogs throughout the United States.
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