Attachment A - Boards and Commissions Appointments.pdf

ATTACHMENT A 
 
To: 
City Council 
Date: March 25, 2026 
From: 
Mayor Kate Gallego 
 
Subject: BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS – APPOINTEES 
 
The purpose of this memo is to provide recommendations for appointments to the 
following Boards and Commissions: 
 
Audit Committee 
 
I recommend the following for appointment: 
 
Aaron Mertz 
Mr. Mertz replaces Amber Williamson as the Budget and Research Director.  
 
Ed Zuercher 
Mr. Zuercher replaces Jeffrey Barton as Chair. 
 
I recommend the following for reappointment: 
 
Kesha Hodge Washington  
Vice Mayor Hodge Washington will serve a second term to expire July 1, 2028.  
 
Karlene Keogh Parks 
Ms. Keogh Parks will serve a second term to expire July 1, 2028.  
 
Adam Lang 
Mr. Lang will serve a second term to expire July 1, 2028.  
 
Ann O’Brien 
Councilwoman O’Brien will serve a third term to expire July 1, 2028.  
 
Christian Osmeña 
Mr. Osmeña will serve a second term to expire July 1, 2028.

Design Review Committee 
 
I recommend the following for reappointment: 
 
Alan Beaudoin 
Mr. Beaudoin will serve a second term to expire March 25, 2028. 
 
Environmental Quality and Sustainability Commission 
 
I recommend the following for appointment: 
 
Sotiria Anagnostou 
Ms. Anagnostou is the CEO of Arizona Sustainability Alliance. She fills a vacancy for a 
term to expire March 25, 2029.  
 
Neighborhood Block Watch Fund Oversight Committee 
 
I recommend the following for appointment as Chair: 
 
Roxanne Smith 
Ms. Smith will replace Carmen Arias as Chair for a term to be effective July 1, 2026, and 
to expire July 1, 2027.  
 
I recommend the following for appointment: 
 
Barbie Johnson 
Ms. Johnson is a retiree and a resident of District 3. She fills a vacancy for a term to 
expire March 25, 2028. 
 
North Mountain Village Planning Committee 
 
I recommend the following for appointment: 
 
Efstathia “Effie” Bouras 
Ms. Bouras is an independent contractor and a resident of District 3. She fills a vacancy 
for a term to expire March 25, 2028. 
 
Youth and Education Commission  
 
I recommend the following for appointment: 
 
Lucas Galdamez-Salvatierra 
Mr. Galdamez-Salvatierra is a student at Brophy College Preparatory and a resident of 
District 6. He fills a vacancy as a youth commissioner for a term to expire August 31, 
2027.