EXECUTIVE BOARD
Resa Barillas
Chair
Resa is a strategic web designer & brand developer, and studied Music Performance and English Rhetoric & Composition at CSU Long Beach. She looks forward to representing AD 33 this May at the State Democratic Party Convention as an Assembly District Delegate. She lives in Adelanto with her son & their dog, Ruth Bader Ginsbark, and is an unabashed nerd for design, bullet journaling, Harry Potter, and ASOIAF/Game of Thrones.
Natalie Brown
Co-Chair
Natalie is a case manager at Trinity Youth Services and grant consultant for Notre Dame Mission Volunteers. Originally from the east coast, Natalie has a masters in social work and studied educational theory and policy in undergrad. An unashamed Grey's Anatomy fan since 2005, Natalie and her husband live in Victorville with their two big fluffy dogs and cat. Natalie is also an Assembly District Delegate for AD 33.
Tracey Whitford
Treasurer
Tracey is a special education teacher in the Adelanto Elementary School District, with a bachelors in Human Development and masters in Special Education. Tracey grew up in the High Desert, and now lives in Apple Valley with her husband and a menagerie of rescued animals.
Melinda Nickerson
Secretary
Melinda is an American Sign Language teacher at Serrano High School. She received a bachelors in Christian Education Ministries from BIOLA University. Additionally, Melinda studied Deaf Studies and received her Teaching Credential from California State University, Northridge. Melinda is an avid knitter and lives in Victorville with her adorable puppy, Benjamin.
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Brandon Asdel
Parliamentarian
Brandon is a history teacher at Encore Jr./Sr. High School For the Performing Arts, where he also coaches the debate team. Born and raised in the High Desert, he graduated from Sultana High School, and received a bachelors in Political Science from Sonoma State University as well as a teaching credential from University of Redlands. Brandon is a tabletop gamer, pedant, and proud puppy parent to Cosette.