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2011 Crescenta Valley Town Councilmembers
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President Cheryl Davis
Cheryl Davis was raised in San Jose and moved to Southern California while at UCLA, where she received her
B.S. in Biochemistry. She is a law firm Administrator at Bradley & Gmelich, located in Glendale. She married
her husband Mark in 1991, and they have one daughter, Katie, currently attending elementary school in the Glendale Unified
School District. Mark is a local business owner and a member of the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce. Cheryl
is the Treasurer of CV DOGS, a group of community volunteers working with the Town Council to establish a dog park in the
Crescenta Valley.
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Vice President Frank Beyt
Returning to CV Town Council as the 2012 Vice President. Many more wonderful things about Mr. Beyt will be coming
soon.
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Recording Secretary Todd Thornbury
Todd Thornbury has been a Crescenta Valley resident since the late
60s. Todd graduated from CV in 1981 then attended Glendale College and transferred to California State University Northridge
where he studied marketing. He is the proud parent of Winston 20, Madison 17, and Morgan 13. All three children have
helped out in the family business, American Softub Co. Todd worked for his father Tom, who invented and owes the Softub Corporation,
for eight years. To be closer to home and more involved with his young family, Todd opened up his own Softub dealership
in 1996 on Foothill Blvd where he sells and services Softub Brand portable spas. Todd served as cub master for pack 302 out
of Monte Vista Elementary for three years. He is also an active Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce member, belongs to the
CV Historical Society and ushers at La Canada Presbyterian Church. He is an avid traveler, motorcycle and car enthusiast,
and loves his dogs and cats.
Like most CV Town Council members, Todd has an appreciation for how unique, beautiful
and safe the area is that we live in. He possesses a deep desire to help the valley retains its historical charm, remains
the safe hamlet it currently is, and at the same time help facilitate improvements that will make the Crescenta Valley experience
most enjoyable for our citizens and future generations.
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Treasurer Danette
Erickson Danette Erickson
has lived in La Crescenta 40 years and has served on the Town Council since 1995. Danette attended DePaul University, transferring
to Univ. of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana where she earned a BS in Math with minors in Physics & Philosophy. She and her
husband Kerry have raised Deana, Karl and Kraig in our local schools, Monte Vista, Rosemont and CVHS. She has served in PTA
for 25 years including PTA President at all three schools. Both Kerry and Danette are active in many different organizations
including Boy Scouts, St. James, Glendale Assistance League and Republican Women. Danette is treasurer of the La Crescenta
Woman's Club and the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley. She worked with the Foothill Design Committee in getting
our new library thanks to Supervisor Antonovich and Congressman Dreier.
danette7@charter.net
Phone: (818) 249-9577
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Corresponding Secretary
Robbyn Battles Robbyn is a local Business Owner in La Crescenta, Battles Real Estate
Company. She has lived in the area since 1964. Robbyn attended the local schools, Montrose Elementary, Rosemont Junior High
and CV High School. Her daughter currently attends Monte Vista Elementary and her niece and nephew attended CV High. Her
Mom and brother all reside in La Crescenta as well. Since serving on the Council for several years she has been
able to tackle several of her goals: Bring information and resources to the senior community. This has been accomplished
with a new Senior Organization called ASTER. www.theAster.org a non-profit helping senior citizens. Working to help keep local students safe through better pedestrian right of ways
has become another pet project. Better crosswalks, visibility and traffic control around the schools has been an ongoing process.
She was able to help the County understand the need for a lighted crosswalk at Glenwood and Foothill Blvd, which
should be installed in late 2012.
Robbyn now helps co-chair Streets and Roads for the
Council. In addition she maintains the Council website, continues to chair the Youth and Seniors committee, serves as one
of the Advisory Board members of the CV Drug and Alcohol Coalition is President of ASTER, and in addition sits on the
Bond oversight committee for the Glendale Unified School District. Hopefully in the near future her goal to create a Youth
Council to represent the voice of all of our local youth will come to fruition.
robbyn@thecvcouncil.com
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Council Member Dennis van Bremen
Dennis'
family settled in La Crescenta in 1958, immigrants from the Netherlands. Dennis attended local schools, and graduated from
Crescenta Valley High School in 1966. After earning a BA and teaching credential in English/Art, he started teaching English
in Los Angeles Unified School District in 1971. In 1973 he moved to Glendale High School where he taught art and English
as a Second Language. He became a counselor at Glendale High School in 1987 and transferred to Crescenta Valley High
in 1992. Married in 1973, Dennis and his wife, Karin, have two sons. Dennis has always been active in community and
professional organizations, which led to him serving three years on the CV Town Council, the last as treasurer.
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Council-member Dr. Young Suh Dr.
Suh and his wife moved to La Crescenta to be nearer to their two sons and grandchildren. Young
is an anesthesiologist and has served on numerous missions around the world to assist with eye surgeries and procedures.
He is an elder at the L.A. Korean Presbyterian Church and is highly respected in the Korean community.
As a member of the CV Town Council, he will bring a much better understanding and sense of unity to our community.
He has a lifelong record of service and has held many leadership roles within volunteer and community based organizations
including President of the Korean-American Federation of Los Angeles, President of the Korean-American Federation of SouthWest
States, USA, President of the Olympic Lion’s Club and Chairman of the Federation of Korean Associations, USA.
Young has received numerous awards from dignitaries including two Presidents of the Republic of Korea, the Board of
Supervisors, former California Governor Pete Wilson, and former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan. YoungSuh@thecvcouncil.com
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Council-member Harry Leon
Harry Leon moved to Crescenta Valley in 2003 to have his kids attend National Blue Ribbon Schools. Harry and
his wife Maral have two children who attended Monte Vista Elementary School and now one is attending Rosemont Middle School
and the other is attending CV High School. Harry is a self employed business owner and a plumbing contractor.
He holds certificate of D.S. in Mechanical Engineering and credentials in environmental waste management and biodiesel engineering.
Harry has always been involved in the community through volunteer work such as AYSO, BSA and other athletic organizations.
His goals as a council member is to promote quality of life in La Crescenta neighborhoods by delivering services to
youth, families and seniors and ensure safe and vibrant environment for all to enjoy and prosper.
Harry@thecvcouncil.com
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Council Member Charles Beatty Charles Beatty has lived in La Crescenta since he was three years old and says he loves both the tradition
and change he sees in the community. Charles knows so many of his constituents well from the many years he worked in management
with Ralph's Grocery Company. He is a local Real Estate Broker and has been President of both the Crescenta-Canada Board
of REALTORS and the Crescenta Canada Flintridge Board of REALTORS. He has served as President of the Crescenta
Valley Town Council three times and has chaired numerous meetings, committees, and events such as Arbor Day in March of 2007.
Charles attended Glendale Public Schools and graduated from Glendale High School. He holds both a BA and MA in government
from California State University at Los Angeles. He has been married to his wife Andrea, for thirty-eight
years. Charles has one daughter, Alli, son-in-law Kevin, and three grandsons, Alec, Gavin, and Andrew who all live in
La Crescenta and all have attended or attend Glendale Public Schools.
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First Alternate- Odalis Suarez
Odalis Suarez and her husband Perry Lazar reside in
La Crescenta and have lived in the area since 1993 with their daughter, a graduate of Crsecenta Valley High School and presently
a student at UC Irvine.
Odalis earned a Bachelor of Arts and graduated Cum Laude from USC. Her volunteer
work started early when nominated USC “Volunteer of the Year” for her contributions to the community. She
obtained her law degree and has her own firm in Glendale. Included in her 22+ years of practicing law as a trial lawyer
is serving as a mediator, arbitrator, and judge pro temp for the Superior Court.
Professional and volunteer
contributions include: founding board member of Glendale/Crescenta VOICE; legal consultant and officer of the Glendale
Homeowners Coordinating Council; Design Review Board commissioner; Civil Service commissioner; GUSD Advisory Bond Committee
member; Glendale Community Development Block Grant committee member, Glendale Community Foundation Board member; Chief of
Police Advisory Panel member, mock trial attorney coach for Crescenta Valley High School.
Suarez was honored
as “43rd District Woman of the Year” and received the Woman in Business Community Service Award.
Her experiences as a business owner and involvement with the community and local government will bring a new perspective
to council.
Odalis@thecvcouncil.com
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Second Alternate - Robert Thomas
Robert Thomas is a native Californian, born and raised in Glendale. He
received his BS degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Real Estate from San Diego State University.
Robert has worked full time as a real estate broker (Time Realtors) since 1980 selling all types of real estate
(homes, apartments and commercial). He is married to Lynne Thomas, and they have four (school age) children (Tracey,
Rebecca, Philip & Carter). Robert's life is centered around his family, and their many activities in church, school,
theater, and sports.
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Third Alternate - Mike Claessens
"Hi! My name is Mike Claessens. My wife, Cindy, and I have lived in La Crescenta since 1988.
We raised two children who attended Monte Vista, Rosemont and CV high school. They both received excellent educations
that allowed each to graduate college and successfully start lives of their own. I retired
from the Los Angeles City Attorneys Office after 32 years and now have a small law firm with two old friends and partners.
I have had a blessed life, part of which includes the opportunity to live in La Crescenta. I
was spurred to run for CV Town Council by the Station Fire two years ago and the resulting flood preparations. We were
evacuated a number of times. We didn’t know what was going on and it was very difficult to find out when we could
return home. We were frightened and we felt helpless and victimized. The only information came from the news and
out-of-area Sheriffs Deputies who didn’t know very much. After attending most, if not
all, of the Town Council’s meetings over the last year, I have gained a deep respect for the local citizens who serve
on the Council and give so much of their time. I think I can use my background and training to bring some expertise
and experience to bear on the issues facing this community. I am especially interested in
improving communication between emergency services and the people who live here and are most affected, and, more importantly,
insist that the views and preferences of our residents be considered seriously and acted upon. That goes for every issue,
whether it’s the 710 connection, the Foothill Community Standards District, or open-spaces planning. I strongly
believe that the views and needs of the people in the neighborhoods most impacted should be given first priority and deference.
See you around town! Mike"
818-324-8283
Mike@thecvcouncil.com
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