2025 Commission Appointments

Published on February 04, 2025

During the meetings held on January 27, 2025 and January 28, 2025, City Council conducted interviews for the annual recruitment to City Commissions and made the following appointments. We appreciate the enthusiasm, dedication, and experience of all candidates who applied.

If you were not appointed at this time, we encourage you to stay involved by attending commission meetings and participating in community discussions. Commission applications will be kept on file for one year, and applicants will be notified when the next recruitment period begins.

Archana Panda, appointed to a partial term ending 1/30/2027

Gurmeet Lamba, appointed to a full term ending 1/30/2029

Susan Chen, appointed to a full term ending 1/30/2029

Audit Committee

No appointment made. Council directed staff to re-advertise the vacancy to receive a wider selection of applicants.

Bicycle Pedestrian Commission

Gerhard Eshelbeck, appointed to a partial term ending 1/30/2027

Munisekaran Madhdhipatla, appointed to a full term ending 1/30/2029

Ilango Ganga, reappointed to a full term ending 1/30/2029

Housing Commission

Elida Xhindi, appointed to a full term ending 1/30/2029

Usha Narayan, appointed to a full term ending 1/30/2029

Library Commission

Liyan Zhao, reappointed to a full term ending 1/30/2029

Chandrasekaran Sakthivel, appointed to a full term ending 1/30/2029

Xiangchen Xu, appointed to a full term ending 1/30/2029

Parks and Recreation Commission

Seema Swamy, reappointed to a full term ending 1/30/2029

Gopalakrishnan Kumarappan, appointed to a full term ending 1/30/2029

Sheela Sreekanth, appointed to a full term ending 1/30/2029

Planning Commission

Steven Scharf, reappointed to a full term ending 1/30/2029

Santosh Rao, appointed to a full term ending 1/30/2029

Tracy Kosolcharoen, appointed to a full term ending 1/30/2029

Public Safety Commission

Sashikala Begur, appointed to a full term ending 1/30/2029

Ravi Kiran Singh Sapaharam, appointed to a full term ending 1/30/2029

Sustainability Commission

Sonali Padgaonkar, reappointed to a full term ending 1/30/2029

Jack Carter, appointed to a full term ending 1/30/2029