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Executive Board Members

Elected Board Members

Iyad Afalqa
President

Christopher Robson
Vice President

Paula Mejia
Treasurer

Adriana Jenson

Adriana Jenson
Secretary

Carlos Mendoza
Controller

Carrie Scoville
Southern California Coordinator

Susan McCall Carrasco
Central California Coordinator

Kristal Edwards-Jones
Northern California Coordinator

Committee Chairs

Francois Kaeppelin
Tech Coordinator

Anne Mohr
Membership Chair

Christopher Duvali
Credentialing Chair

Héctor Huezo
Communications Chair

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Francois Kaeppelin
Tech Coordinator

  • tech@caldc.org
  • (206) 430-9679

Born in Seattle and raised in Hong Kong, Francois was involved in politics ever since he immigrated to the US in 2014. He first got involved with Justice Democrats, where he served as their volunteer tech team leader. During the 2018 election cycle, he worked as the Administrative Director and Data Analyst for the Sarah Smith for Congress campaign in Washington State.

When Francois moved to California to start his education at UC Davis, he joined the Yolo County Democratic Party and the California College Democrats. There, he serves as their tech director where he is currently working to build their digital presence.

Francois got involved with the California Democratic Council on May 2020, where he is maintaining the websites of over 50 clubs around California to ensure that they have the resources to thrive in the digital era.

Outside of the Democratic Party, Francois is the Legislative Director for the Associated Students of UC Davis (ASUCD) where he advocates for policies that will uplift low-income students and students of color at the local, state, and federal levels of government. 

In his free time, you will find Francois watching Chinese dramas to improve his Mandarin and making French press coffee.

Adriana Jenson

Adriana Jenson
Acting Vice President

  • vp@caldc.org

Adriana became an activist as a result of the 2016 election cycle, vowing to participate in politics to help protect the next generation of Americans. Prior to becoming disabled, she worked as an Account Manager for ten years. She uses her prior career skills to serve other Democratic voters, activists and those in her community. 

Adriana is detailed orientated, making her a natural fit for her role as the Secretary of the CDC, which she was elected to in November of 2019. She is also involved in the Tech Standing Committee because she understands the value of time and cost savings the Sponsored Website Project brings to our Club and Central Committee affiliates. After all, she is a member of the Mother Lode Democrats of Amador and the Amador County Democratic Central Committee, and she maintains their joint website. 

Adriana is a State Delegate for years 2019-20. She looks forward to developing strong relationships with fellow Club Activists and Central Committee Members throughout the state and will do all she can to assist with their website needs.

Paula Mejia
Treasurer

  • membership@caldc.org
  • (949) 887-1836
Paula is the best example we can use when it comes to the phrase “serve country over party.” She changed to the Democratic Party in 2016, but she has always been voting for the candidate that resembles her beliefs, such as helping the less fortunate. Most of the time, she was voting for a Democrat candidate, and realized she could do even more for her community and therefore changed to the Democrat Party. She is a proud member of The Hubert Humphrey Democratic Club.
 
Paula serves as a director at the Downey Chamber of Commerce, where she just ended her service year as a co-chair ambassador. She is also an appointee for Area 2 for Cerritos College where she serves on the Task Force. She is also a part of the Chico State University Parent Association, serving in the greater LA area as a volunteer for the new parents of incoming students.
 
She has participated in “marchas”or demonstrations for immigration reforms, BLM,  and has also helped in canvassing for local candidates.
 
Paula has been always active in her community and served on different boards, holding positions from treasurer to vice president and president. She has twice won Volunteer of the Year—once for the Downey Sister Cities Association 2009 and the other for The Downey Chamber of Commerce in 2016. 
 
When she is not campaigning or working, she enjoys her vacations and likes to travel around the country and internationally. 
 
Paula knew since she was a little girl back in Mexico that she would be a Democrat because she would always read about President Kennedy and his family, and always admired them. She even named her daughter after Jacqueline Kennedy! 

Kristal Edwards-Jones
Acting Secretary

  • secretary@caldc.org

Kristal is the acting Secretary for the California Democratic Council.

Carlos Mendoza
Controller

  • controller@caldc.org
  • (424) 381-5155

Born in Visalia, raised in Tulare in our Central Valley. I have always felt that I was destined to do great for our community. I proudly set on the Tulare County Democratic Central Committee (TCDCC) as the parliamentarian. In the past, I have dedicated much of my time helping to raise funds on the fundraising committee. My democratic values and dedications have grown tremendously over the years, as we witness a political dark cloud over our country today. We must come together and support one another in this fight for our democracy.

I am a proud brother of Nu Alpha Kappa Fraternity at Fresno State University, where I am a full-time student majoring in sociology. I look forward to continuing my educational journey into my master’s in social work. Once I have obtained these degrees, I feel I will be in the capacity to help our community even more. Community to me is very important as I feel without community, we lose ourselves. Throughout my years I have been not just actively involved in party activities but also in other activities involving helping out the community, such as raising money to end polio, donating and delivering turkeys to those in need, getting involved with helping our local homeless population, and many others. I am thankful for being elected as controller of the California Democratic Council and look forward to helping keep our party accountable to the people they represent.

Carrie Scoville
Southern California Coordinator

  • socalcoordinator@caldc.org
  • (916) 837-0920

Carrie is Southern Regional Coordinator for the California Democratic Council.

Carrie has unique insight and experience within the Party. As a senior member of the California Democratic Party (CDP) Central Committee having served for over ten years, a delegate to the 2016 & 2020 Democratic National Conventions, and a delegate to the
Los Angeles County Democratic Party (LACDP) Central Committee, she uses her expertise to assist new delegates to navigate and effectively participate within these organizations.

She is a co-founder of Blue Revolution, a coalition of CDP delegates dedicated to transforming the Party. Blue Revolution has introduced over 13 rules changes to bring the Party closer to the voters. These proposals are being implemented to this day.

Carrie is Immediate Past President of the San Pedro Democratic Club; and a member of the Progressive and the Yes We Can Democratic Clubs.

As a committed advocate for participatory democracy you can see Carrie in action as President the Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council, a City of Los Angeles elected
position.

Susan McCall Carrasco
Central California Coordinator

  • centralcacoordinator@caldc.org
  • (703) 309-4600

Native Californian, Progressive Grassroots Activist, and former successful Washington, DC, Executive Recruiter.  More recently, one of seven Founders of the CA Latina Dems,; a Dem Club builder; and supporter/activist for more Equal Representation of Women and Women of Color at all Tables of Decisions; supporter and trainer of high school Dems participation in politics, campaigns, and Voter Registration.  Former AD23 Delegate, Fresno County Dem Central Committee Alternate District 2, Member and Officer of 7+ Clubs, and one of the 2018 Fresno Women’s March organizers who built the Speakers Forum of 18 amazing Central Valley Women, many with national standing, and Native Nations opening Ceremonies.  As a social media blogger, I also admin and have posting rights to more than 60+ social media pages across the US.

The CDC has an important and long standing historical position as THE support resources for grassroots activists’ and Dem Club building.  As a standalone entity, the CDC has the ability to fundraise, train and contribute to Organizations, Clubs, Candidates and Causes, well beyond the limits of the CDP.

It is important to support AND train others to seek out best practices and sourcing to encourage grassroots activists/organizations to learn how to organize, engage, listen, educate, motivate and leverage skills to build organizations, ground games, building their bench of future candidates, and learning to leverage their spheres of influence. 

Kristal Edwards-Jones
Northern California Coordinator

  • norcalcoordinator@caldc.org

Kristal is currently the CDC Northern California Coordinator.

Anne Mohr
Membership Chair

  • membership@caldc.org
  • (949) 887-1836

Anne Mohr’s political experience began with East-coast politics in the 1990s to 2000s serving as first an appointed Municipal Committee member and thereafter elected and serving as Vice-Chair then Chair.

After moving to California she joined CDP and volunteered in the Obama campaign. In 2016, she was elected DNC Delegate for Sanders and was a participant in the Philadelphia convention. In 2017, she was elected as a Delegate/Executive Board member to the CDP and worked on AB 249, the
California Disclose Act. During that tenure, she took on the position of VP of Membership of the CDC and currently holds the appointed position of Membership Chair.

Effecting progressive change within the Democratic Party has been an ongoing effort that she hopes to continue. As Membership Chair her goal is to see that all Democratic Clubs and Central Committees affiliate with the CDC so that grassroots influence can be a powerful voice within the Democratic Party on state as well as local levels.

Christopher Duvali
Credentialing Chair

  • credentialing@caldc.org
  • (562) 706-6211

Christopher J. Duvali is currently Treasurer of the Hubert H. Humphrey
Democratic Club. Associate Member on the Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee representing the YES WE CAN DEMOCRATIC CLUB. In 2012 Christopher was endorsed by the Obama 2012 Campaign and elected to be one of the California Delegation at the 2012 convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. He volunteered for the Long Beach Bernie Sanders for President 2016-2020 campaigns. He is a BLUE REVOLUTION CALIFORNIA founder, which is the voice, the force, and the pen to implement inclusivity in the California Democratic Party.

He is currently an elected California Democratic Party Assembly District Election Member for the 70th Assembly District, drafting rules changes for the state conventions and E-Board meetings, speaking before the rules committee on the merit of the amendment in pursuit to one day implement Democracy within the California Democratic Party.

Héctor Martin Huezo
Communications Chair

  • communications@caldc.org
  • (562) 485-7329
Héctor was elected to lead CDC communications in 2018 and has remained on as communications chair following reorganization. 
 
After building local neighborhood support around neighborhood council issues, Hector Dem-entered the party as a founding member of the East Area Progressive Democrats in Northeast Los Angeles in 2014, when he and other club leaders took on the work of organizing against plastic’s polluting mark in are parks and rivers as well as in our legislature.
 
Héctor has served as a County Central Committee member, Assembly District Delegate and E-Board member, and now resides in Compton, CA with partner Nicole and cat, Fracesca.