Speakers - Upcoming
April 16, 2025: Dan Ashley, ABC7 News Anchor, Philanthropist, and Singer/Songwriter will address our Ladies Day Luncheon! Hopefully with some good news!
Our Speaker for May 21st will be David Stark
Bay East Association of REALTORS®
David Stark: is the Chief Public Affairs and Communications Officer for the Bay East Association of REALTORS®. He manages the Association’s communications, media relations, real estate market intelligence resources, and political activities. He helps community leaders, the media and the public, understand real estate issues and works to include the REALTOR® perspective in the development of public policy. Prior to joining the Bay East staff in 2005, he worked for more than a dozen years managing housing and community development programs for cities in southern and northern California. David holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and English from the University of California, Riverside and a Master’s Degree in City and Regional Planning from California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo.
Our Speaker for June 18, 2025 will be Debora Allen BART Board Director
Debora spent over 30 years in financial management as a CPA, Chief Financial Officer, and business owner, primarily in real estate and construction. Debora served 6 years as an appointed Trustee on the Contra Costa County Employees Pension Board and in Central Contra Costa as an elected BART Board Director from 2016-2024.
Nicknamed the “lightning rod of the BART board” by Bay Area media, Debora’s activism is in “good governance” of public agencies. For decades, Debora worked tirelessly for fiscal transparency, taxpayer accountability and cost effective improvements to the services local government should deliver with our tax dollars. Debora is now a member of the board of the Contra Costa Taxpayers’ Association, a political and business consultant, and continues with an active role in her family business.