Susan Hafner served as Vice President of Bus Operations for the American Public Transit Association (APTA) and a Board Member for the California Transit Association (CTA) and APTA. Susan worked as a Director for MTS and a General Manager for Riverside Transit Agency.

She is the founder of Multimodal Solutions, a consulting firm based in La Jolla. Susan joined the FACT Board of Directors in 2007 and served as Treasurer of the Board from 2008 to 2017. She has served as Vice Chair since 2022. Susan was elected as Board Chair for 2023.

LaVonna Connelly is a large-system Social Worker who works with communities to address issues including transportation. She has a Masters in Social Work with an emphasis in Administration and Consensus-Building.

LaVonna currently serves as Co-Chair of the Ramona Re-Vitalization Health and Human Services Sub-Committee and is the District 2 representative for the County of San Diego Health Services Advisory Board. She works for The Salvation Army offering health education and key resource linkages that help seniors of limited means to thrive while aging in place in Silvercrest Senior Residences. In 2013 LaVonna received the Citizen of the Year Award from County of San Diego HHSA for her work in promoting healthy eating as part of the County’s LiveWell initiative. She was also recognized for excellence by the California Insurance Commissioner for her work with wildfire disaster survivors after the Cedar Fire in 2003. After the Cedar Fire, LaVonna was part of a team that successfully introduced and lobbied SB477 that allows small communities to call on the Office of Emergency Services to coordinate disaster response when the community lacks the capacity to do so on their own. LaVonna and her husband own a small vegetable farm in Ramona. She loves nature and hiking with her dogs. LaVonna joined the FACT Board in 2009 and was Board Secretary from 2013-2016. In 2017 she held the position of Vice Chair and was elected Secretary effective January 1, 2018. LaVonna continues to serve as Board Secretary through 2023. LaVonna was elected to Vice Chair effective January 1, 2024.

Hon. George Gastil served on the Lemon Grove City Council from 2008-2014. George also serves as his city’s representative to the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) Board of Directors and Chair of the MTS Accessible Services Advisory Committee (ASAC). George served on the Lemon Grove School Board for ten years before being elected to the City Council.

George teaches history at San Diego State University. He lives in Lemon Grove with his wife, Janet, and extended family. George joined the FACT Board in 2014. George was elected as Treasurer effective January 1, 2024. He has previously served as Board Secretary, Vice Chair, and Chair of the FACT Board.

Hon. Dave Roberts serves as CEO of J2 Enterprises, LLC. Previously, he served on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors representing the Third District from 2013 – 2017. Prior to being the first newly elected San Diego County Supervisor in over two decades, he served for two 4-year terms as an elected council member Deputy Mayor and Mayor on the City Council for the City of Solana Beach. Dave has also served as Vice President for Government Relations for the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). In addition, based on both his public and private sector experience Dave was appointed to serve in the administrations of Presidents George W. Bush and Barack H. Obama to the Federal National Advisory Panel on Medicare Education for the Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Dave holds an MPA from the Department of Defense Graduate Level Financial Management Program and a BA in political science/economics from the American University (AU). Dave has served on the FACT Board of Directors since 2006 and was elected as Vice Chair in 2013 and was elected as Chair from 2014 to 2016. Dave and his spouse are the parents of six adopted foster children. Dave was elected as Secretary effective January 1, 2024.

Hon. Bob Campbell served on the City Council for the City of Vista from 2002-2010. Bob served as the Economic Development Director at the City of Vista for over 9 years. He has served on various regional boards, including NCTD and SANDAG.

Bob co-founded and was CEO of the North County Economic Development Council (NCEDC) and presided over the North County Collaborative. Bob studied economics and industrial engineering at Stanford; holding a degree in Advanced Management from the University of Washington and served 8 years in the Coast Guard Active & Reserve. Bob has been a member of the FACT Board since 2006 and was the 2013 Board Chair; He was elected Vice Chair of the Board effective January 2014. He was elected Board Chair in 2017 and 2018.

Corinna Contreras is a public policy enthusiast who wholeheartedly believes in the power of community-based decision-making.

As a lifelong resident of Vista, Corinna enjoys the endless experiences San Diego County provides. From snorkeling at La Jolla Cove to chasing super blooms in Anza Borrego and everything in between.

At the University of California, Santa Barbara, she earned her B.A. in Film & Media/Sociology.

After receiving her Permaculture Design Certification from the San Diego Sustainable Living Institute, her interest in regenerative agriculture, permaculture, and traditional ecological knowledge grew. She tapped into the local food system to understand how to be more impactful. For her efforts, she was picked as one of 100 idea ambassadors for Berry Good Food Foundation’s Berry Good Night 100.

This new knowledge of food systems, policy, and California native plants activated Corinna. Local civic engagement became her focus. In 2018, she became the first Latina and the first-ever LGBTQIA Councilmember of the City of Vista. Following her win by 66 votes, Assemblymember Tasha Boerner Horvath awarded Corinna “Woman of the Year” for AD76.

Corinna is a board member with the North County LGBTQ Resource Center and FACT.

Corinna understands that her many experiences are privileges materialized from deep colonial systems that perpetuate opportunity for some at the expense of many, a reality that must be acknowledged.

Hon. John Duncan was elected as a Coronado City Mayor in 2024. John also serves on the City Council Transborder Sewage Sub-Committee to advocate for solutions to the sewage flows from Mexico that are contaminating the waters off of Coronado. Additionally, he serves as Director on the Board of Directors for both SANDAG and Metro JPA. His roles align with his passion for the state of our beaches; he fights to keep them safe from sewage and contamination.

Mayor Duncan has served as Chair of multiple committees and was a Director on the Board of the Coronado Historical Association. He has an extensive history of volunteer work in the Coronado community, and prior to joining City Council, he practiced law for over 25 years. He holds a B.A. in Political Sciences from University of Southern California (USC), a Doctor of Law from University of San Diego School of Law, and he studied International and Comparative Law at University of Oxford. He attended both the Coronado Citizen’s Police Academy and the FBI Citizens’ Academy in 2016 and 2017, respectively. He was elected to the FACT board in 2023.

Jewel Edson serves as a Solana Beach Councilmember, and is a small business owner. Jewel chairs the Board of NCTD. She serves on the Boards SANDAG as well as LOSSAN.  Jewel is the Most Recent Past Chair of LOSSAN’s Board. 

Luz Molina joined the FACT Board of Directors in May 2025.  Hon Molina is the City Council representative for District 1.  District 1 encompasses the Westside, Old Town National City, and the portside communities. National City has been home for most of her life, and she has lived in District 1 since childhood.

Councilmember Molina is driven to serve National City and its residents by a deep appreciation for the city and a sense of responsibility to uplift the community that has formed her. She is inspired by generations of successful National City residents who are dedicated to this city and make it a better place.

Councilmember Molina stands with our working families, supports expanding housing opportunities, works to bring in more businesses with quality jobs, is focused on environmental issues, and strives to address the public’s concerns collaboratively with fellow members of the council. She continues to build up our communities for a National City for All.

She was educated by National City’s public schools, attending Otis Elementary, National City Middle and Sweetwater High School. Today, she entrusts the future of her three children to the same school districts that nurtured her. She completed the Resident Leadership Academy series which was instrumental to her growth as an empowered community member.

Before her election to the City Council, Luz Molina served as City Clerk from 2020 to 2022, being the last elected City Clerk for the city. She successfully advocated to National City voters to update the role to a hired full-time staff position. Previously, she was a member of the Parks & Recreation & Senior Citizens Advisory Committee for four years. She also participated as a Governor-appointed member of the California Board of Accountancy where her role was to protect consumers of public accounting services. Locally, she volunteers with Olivewood Gardens and the award-winning Kitchenista program.

Her career is in academic research administration and works in the management of federal grants issued to UCSD for its pursuits in science. She worked in the biotech industry for many years, focused on the generation of new medicines for clinical study.

She earned a degree in Molecular Biology from UC Berkeley, and also served in AmeriCorps as a health access coordinator in Salt Lake City, Utah.