Chula Vista Mayor John McCann assembled an 18-member bi-partisan committee tasked with helping him transition from city council member to the leader of San Diego County’s second-largest city.
Voters elected McCann last November as Chula Vista’s Mayor. During his campaign, McCann said he would prioritize public safety, and push for a four-year university. According to McCann in a press release, the committee members were hand selected because of their years of service in the South Bay.
"I will be leaning on them for their expertise," McCann said.
The committee will focus on housing affordability, local education, homelessness, and public safety.
The committee roster includes:
- Dan Hom (CEO and President, Focuscom Inc.)
- David Bejarano (Former San Diego and Chula Vista Chief of Police Former U.S. Marshal)
- Honorable Cheryl Cox (Former Mayor of Chula Vista)
- George Ching (Government Affairs Director, Pacific Southwest Association of Realtors)
- Richard D’Ascoli (CEO, Pacific Southwest Association of Realtors)
- John Hess (Fire Engineer, Chula Vista Fire Department)
- Nicole Hobson (President, Association of Chula Vista Employees)
- Nadia Kean-Ayub (Executive Director, Rainbow Spaces)
- Dr. Hamid Mani, M.D. (Ophthalmic Surgeon, Director, Stratify Genomics, Speaker’s Cabinet Member, United States Congress)
- Alex Navarrete (General Manager, Karinas Group)
- Jacob O’Neill, Esq. (Patterson Law Group, APC)
- Bill Ostrem (President and CEO, Black Mountain Ranch LLC.)
- David Oyos (President, Chula Vista Police Officers Association)
- Darshan Patel (CEO, Hotel Investment Group)
- Shawna Patton (Vice President, CGI)
- Jim Pieri (CEO and President, Mountain West Real Estate)
- Eduardo Reyes (Superintendent, Chula Vista Elementary School District)
- Mark Sanchez (Superintendent/President, Southwestern College)
