Board

		Merita Callaway, Chair - Calaveras County Supervisor Merita represents the third Supervisorial County District, which includes the Ebbetts Pass area down to, but not including Murphys.
		Tom Tryon - Calaveras County Supervisor Tom Tryon represents the Fourth Supervisorial District, which includes the communities of Angels Camp, Murphys, Highway 4 West to, but not including Copperopolis.
		Rick Downey - City of Angels Council Member Rick is a California native growing up in Santa Cruz County.  Rick has a bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Santa Clara.  Rick has been a business owner in the Solid Waste Industry for over 27 years, 16 as owner of S.E.I. Solid Waste in Arnold.  Rick has recently retired and ran for Angels Camp City Council where he was elected to the seat held by the late Paul Raggio.  Rick has been married for 32 years to his wife Kelly.  Rick's only son Brett is 20 and currently attends UCLA has a student and a football player.
		Elaine Morris - City of Angels Council Member Elaine represents the City of Angels.. Before election to the City Council she served on the City of Angels planning commission for three years. Elaine is retired from public service and has been a resident of Calaveras County for 20 years.
		Jon Ellis - Public Member Jon has been a licensed general contractor since 1979 and CEO of Ellis Construction Company, Inc. for more than 20 years. He developed and owns the Cedar Ridge subdivision in Arnold. Jon served on the Board of Directors of the 39th District Agriculture Association from 1995 through 2003, and also served on the Arnold Community Plan Advisory Committee for the current Arnold Community Plan. He is a committee member for the Arnold Rural Livable Community-Based Mobility Plan, and lives in Arnold with his wife Anne.
		David Wood - Public Member David is a resident of Calaveras County for the last 12 years. He is an Environmental and Hydro-geological Consultant with over 20 years of professional experience in these areas. Previous to his professional career he served in the United States Navy as a Naval Flight Officer on P-3 Orions and was Honorably Discharged in 1991 at the rank of Lieutenant. He has served on serving on the Blue Lake Springs Mutual Water Company Board of Directors as Treasurer the last 5 years, has volunteered on several County Boards, served on the Board of Directors for a Homeowners Association in the Bay Area in the mid 1990's and, previously to that, served as Treasurer and Director for a nonprofit with over $2 million in physical plant facilities. He has served the last three years as an alternate for the Calaveras Council of Government and has attended both training sessions and served on the Council filling in for absent members. As a local resident and someone that has fiscal and budgeting experience, he is excited to serve on Calaveras Council of Government as a Public member.
		Pat Maurer - Public Member Pat retired after more than 20 years in a public utility where she did both short term and long range planning for the telecommunications infrastructure in northern California. Her earliest planning experience was in the most rural portion of Monterey County. She also has extensive experience in project and program management. She earned a Bachelors degree from Notre Dame University (NDU) in Belmont.
Staff
		Timothy J. McSorley, P.E., Executive Director Tim was hired as the Executive Director of the CCOG in October 2006. Prior to that he served as the Deputy Director of Public Works for Calaveras County. Tim came to Calaveras County by way of El Dorado County where he held the position of Supervising Civil Engineer in Development Services. He earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Chico State University.
		Tyler Summersett, Transportation Planner A native of the Sierra Nevada, Tyler enjoys the many recreational outlets available: mountain biking, snowboarding, backpacking and the beautiful Stanislaus River. Tyler has under-graduate and graduate degrees from California State University, Stanislaus in Political Science and Public Administration. Tyler has worked in various capacities as a professional including Student Leadership and Development at the collegiate level, in the outdoor and recreation industry and most recently as a Transportation Planner with Tuolumne County. Tyler is very excited to be assisting the CCOG in planning for Calaveras County's future!
		Melissa Raggio, Sr. Administrative Analyst Melissa grew up and attended school in Calaveras County.  She lives in Angels Camp with her husband, Stuart, and their three children. She enjoys spending time at their cabin in Big Meadows, boating and watching her children's sporting events. She previously worked at Central Sierra Bank for over 10 years and Calaveras County Human Resources Department for 4 years. Melissa is excited to be part of the CCOG Team and looks forward to being a part of the future planning of Calaveras County.
		Elle Runyan, Administrative Staff Elle is a transplant from the East Coast with a background in teaching (math and computers) and served as a teacher in the Peace Corps (Western Samoa) after graduation from Michigan State University.  Elle and her husband moved to Calaveras County 23 years ago to raise their son in this beautiful rural setting.  She retired from Yellow Transportation in 2007 but found meaningful employment with the CCOG in 2008.  Elle is enjoying learning from and working with the Council, the County and the public