The Public Safety Committee advises the Board of Directors on major policy-level matters related to public safety. The goals of the Committee are to improve the quality of life in the region by promoting public safety and justice through collaboration, information sharing, effective technology, and objective monitoring and assessment. The Public Safety Committee receives input from the Chiefs/Sheriff’s Management Committee. Recommendations of the Public Safety Committee are forwarded to the Board of Directors for action.
The Public Safety Committee meetings are generally held at 1 p.m. on the third Friday of every other month for approximately two hours.
Staff contact: Clerk of the Board, clerkoftheboard@sandag.org
Public Safety Committee
Membership as of May 20, 2025
The Public Safety Committee is composed of elected officials and public safety representatives.
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SANDAG Members
Chair
Ed Musgrove, Councilmember, City of San Marcos
(A) Katie Melendez, Deputy Mayor, City of Vista
(Representing North County Inland)
Vice Chair
Kevin Shin, Councilmember, City of Carlsbad
(A) Keith Blackburn, Mayor, City of Carlsbad
(Representing North County Coastal)
Luz Molina, Councilmember, City of National City
(A) Carolina Chavez, Councilmember, City of Chula Vista
(Representing South County)
Bill Wells, Mayor, City of El Cajon
(A) Jessyka Heredia, Councilmember, City of Lemon Grove
(Representing East County)
Henry Foster III, Councilmember, City of San Diego
(A) Marni von Wilpert, Councilmember, City of San Diego
Joel Anderson, Supervisor, County of San Diego
(A) Monica Montgomery Steppe, Supervisor, County of San Diego
Public Safety Members
Dave McQuead, Chief, Rancho Santa Fe Fire District and Vice President San Diego County Chiefs Association
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(Representing Regional Fire/Emergency Medical Services)
Summer Stephan, District Attorney, San Diego County
(A) Jorge Duran, Chief Investigator
(A) Donald Holmes, Deputy Chief Investigator
(Representing San Diego County District Attorney)
Kelly Martinez, Sheriff, San Diego County
(A) Richard Williams, Undersheriff San Diego County
(A) Kenneth Jones, Assistant Sheriff San Diego County
(Representing County Sheriff)
Paul Connelly, Chief, Coronado Police Department
(A) Alex Hernandez, Chief, National City Police Department
(Representing County Chiefs’/Sheriff’s Association Seat A)
Taurino Valdovinos, Chief, Oceanside Police Department
(A) Roxana Kennedy, Chief, Chula Vista Police Department
(Representing County Chiefs’/Sheriff’s Association Seat B)
Scott Wahl, Chief, City of San Diego Police Department
(A) Rudy Tai, Deputy Chief, City of San Diego Police Department
(A) Mike Holden, Assistant Chief, City of San Diego Police Department
(Representing San Diego Police Department)
Advisory Members
Anthony Coronado, Chief, California Highway Patrol
(A) Craig Root, Assistant Chief, California Highway Patrol
(A) Reggie Williams, Captain, California Highway Patrol
(Representing State Public Safety)
Steven C. Stafford, United States Marshal
(A) Stacey Moy, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation
(A) Brian Clark, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
(Representing Federal Public Safety)
Chris Carrillo, Director of Security, North County Transit District
(A) Tim Curran, Director, Transit Security and Passenger Safety, Metropolitan Transit System
(Representing Regional Transit)
Christopher Heiser, Executive Director, Office of Emergency Services, City of San Diego
(A) vacant
(Representing Homeland Security)
Sidney Aki, Director of Field Operations, Customs and Border Protection
(A) Adam Gordon, United States Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office
(A) Kathleen Connon, Federal Security Director/SD, Transportation Security Administration
(Representing Federal Public Safety)
Tamika Nelson, Chief Probation Officer
(A) Abigail Torres, Assistant Chief Probation Officer
(Representing County Public Safety)
Robert Smith, Representative, Pala
(A) Leia Arviso, Representative, Inaja
(Representing Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association)
Matthew Crews, Force Protection Director, Navy Region SW
(A) Michial Michalovich, Mission Assurance Manager, MCI West – MCB Camp Pendleton
(Representing Department of Defense)
Paul Dombkowski
(A) Eileen Delaney
(Representing The Association of Planning Groups)