Board of Trustees

What is the Board of Trustees?

The Board of Trustees consists of 21 members, one from each city/town and one representative for the County at-large. Trustees are appointed by their respective City Council to govern the Mosquito and Vector Control District knowledgeably and effectively. They serve for a term of two or four years and are highly dedicated to this community service.

Current Trustees

City	Trustee	Position	First Appointed	Term Expires
Atherton	Mason Brutschy		1/1/2014	12/31/2023
Belmont	Chuck Cotten		1/1/2023	12/31/2025
Brisbane	Carolyn Parker		1/2/2017	12/31/2024
Burlingame	Rena Gilligan		11/15/2021	12/31/2025
Colma	Laura Walsh		1/1/2020	12/31/2023
Daly City	Glenn R. Sylvester		1/2/2017	12/31/2024
East Palo Alto	Donna Rutherford	Secretary	2/4/2007	12/31/2022
Foster City	Paul Norton		9/8/2021	12/31/2023
Half Moon Bay	Kati Martin	President	4/16/2013	12/31/2024
Hillsborough	Dr. D. Scott Smith		3/1/2012	12/31/2025
Menlo Park	Catherine Carlton		6/9/2020	12/31/2023
Millbrae	Muhammad Baluom		3/10/2015	12/31/2023
Pacifica	Peter DeJarnatt		11/26/2012	12/31/2025
Portola Valley	Raymond Williams		1/1/2015	12/31/2026
Redwood City	Kathryn Lion	Vice President	3/1/2014	12/31/2025
San Bruno	Robert Riechel		5/25/2004	12/31/2024
San Carlos	Ron Collins		9/12/2022	12/31/2024
San Mateo	Ed Degliantoni		9/21/2015	12/31/2024
San Mateo County – at large	A. Desiree LaBeaud, MD, MS		3/8/2022	12/31/2025
South San Francisco	Michael Yoshida		10/19/2021	6/15/2025
Woodside	Paul Fregulia		9/12/2018	12/31/2023

Bylaws Governing Board of Trustees

Policy Number 4140

Trustee Board Officers and Committee Assignments

As of May 17, 2023

Kati Martin

Position: President, Board of Trustees - City of Half Moon Bay

Kati Martin resides in and represents the City of Half Moon Bay. Kati earned a B.S. in Insurance Law from National University and a J.D. from Novus…

Kat Wuelfing Lion

Position: Vice President, Board of Trustees - City of Redwood City

Kat Lion is the Vice President of the Board of Trustees and has served as the representative for Redwood City since 2014. Ms. Lion is passionate…

Donna Rutherford

Position: Secretary, Board of Trustees - City of East Palo Alto

Donna Rutherford was previously Vice Mayor of the City of East Palo Alto. She was on the City of East Palo Alto City Council for 13 years, and she…

Muhammad Baluom

Position: Trustee, Board of Trustees - City of Millbrae

Muhammad Baluom was first appointed to the Board of Trustees in March 2015. His current appointment expires on 12/31/2023.

Mason Brutschy

Position: Trustee, Board of Trustees - Town of Atherton

Mason Brutschy was first appointed to the Board of Trustees in January 2014.

Catherine Carlton

Position: Trustee, Board of Trustees - City of Menlo Park

Catherine Carlton was first appointed to the Board of Trustees in June 2020.

Ron Collins

Position: Trustee, Board of Trustees - City of San Carlos

Ron Collins has been a member of the San Carlos City Council since 2011. He is retired from the insurance business in 2022 after 41 years, and is a…

Chuck Cotten

Position: Trustee, Board of Trustees - City of Belmont

Chuck Cotten joined the Board of Trustees in 2023. He has a Bachelor's degree from Pepperdine University and a degree in Paramedic Fire Science. Chuck…

Ed Degliantoni

Position: Trustee, Board of Trustees - City of San Mateo

Ed Degliantoni was first appointed to the Board in October, 2015. He is a retired businessman, resident of San Mateo for 47 years, and 36-year member…

Peter Dejarnatt

Position: Trustee, Board of Trustees - City of Pacifica

Peter DeJarnatt was first appointed to the Board of Trustees in November 2012.

Paul Fregulia

Position: Trustee, Board of Trustees - Town of Woodside

Paul Fregulia grew up in Palo Alto and has been a resident of Woodside since 1972. He was first appointed to the Board of Trustees in August 2018.

Rena Gilligan

Position: Trustee, Board of Trustees - City of Burligame

A. Desiree LaBeaud, MD, MS

Paul Norton

Position: Trustee, Board of Trustees - City of Foster City

Paul has 40 years of experience managing Environmental Health and Safety programs in global companies. He is a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH…

Carolyn Parker

Position: Trustee, Board of Trustees - City of Brisbane

Carolyn Parker was first appointed to the Board of Trustees in January 2017.

Robert Riechel

Position: Trustee, Board of Trustees - City of San Bruno

Robert Riechel has lived in San Bruno since 2002. He currently serves on several City of San Bruno committees and regularly attends City Council…

D. Scott Smith, MD, MSC, DTM&H

Position: Trustee, Board of Trustees - City of Hillsborough

Dr. Smith was first appointed to the Board of Trustees in March 2012.

Glenn Sylvester

Position: Trustee, Board of Trustees - City of Daly City

Glenn Sylvester was first appointed to the Board of Trustees in January 2017.

Laura Walsh

Position: Trustee, Board of Trustees - Town of Colma

Laura was appointed to the Board of Trustees in January of 2020. She has lived in the Town of Colma since 2003. She is the former treasurer for the…

Raymond Williams

Position: Trustee, Board of Trustees - Town of Portola Valley

Ray Williams is a general management consultant and a retired KPMG Consulting partner. He has provided consulting services related to strategic…

Michael Yoshida

Position: Trustee, Board of Trustees - City of South San Francisco

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