President, Leo Sheridan
Leo has served as a Trustee on the San Leandro Unified School Board since 2014 and is currently in his second term as Board President. He has been a member of this club for nearly six years and has received their endorsement in past elections. Additionally, Leo is a co-founder of a youth non-profit organization in San Leandro that serves hundreds of girls each year. He has been a resident of San Leandro since he was four years old. Professionally, Leo is the Vice President of Operations for a 72-year-old automotive and industrial coatings company, and he also runs his own small business consulting firm in his spare time.
Vice President, Corina Lopez
Corina is a San Leandro City Council member and member of the Alameda County Democratic Party Central Committee. She also serves on the Alameda County Fire Advisory Commission and the San Leandro Improvement Association Board.
Secretary, Leslie Robertson
Treasurer, Monique Stevenson
Monique became involved in politics her first year of college in 1963 and spent many hours on picket lines marching for civil rights. She served as treasurer of the Humboldt County Democratic Central Committee, chair of the 2nd District Congressional and Assembly District Caucuses and as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1980 for President Jimmy Carter – still one of her proudest moments in politics. She has continued as an active volunteer on presidential and local campaigns and joined the San Leandro Democratic Club when it was started in 2016 and is now in her fourth term as its treasurer. Monique grew up in San Leandro and is a graduate of San Leandro High School and San Francisco State University. She sings in the Oakland Symphony Chorus and serves on the Oakland Symphony Board of Directors. She retired from Del Monte Foods in 2010.
Membership Director, Jim Prola
Jim served on San Leandro City Council from 2007 to 2017, and as Vice Mayor from 2013 to 2016. While there he served on the Airport Committee, City/School Districts Joint Committee, Joint Oakland-San Leandro Committee, Finance Committee and Rules Committee. While on the City Council he was able to bring in a Living Wage Agreement, a Community Workforce Agreement and a Minimum Wage Agreement. Jim was a delegate to 17 Democratic State Conventions and helped start the SLDC. He also served on the Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, as well as the California State Democratic Committee. He coached youth sports and is a board member and Political Chair of AFSCME C57 Retirees. A little-known fact about Jim is that he once marched with Caesar Chavez!
Member at Large, Robin Torello
Robin Torello has served with the Alameda County Democratic Party organization from 1993 to present, and from 2001-2020 as its Chair. Over her term, she has helped shape our local Party by recruiting and electing qualified Democrats to office; registered residents as Democrats so that Alameda County is now one of the “Bluest” counties in the United States; and worked to ensure our County’s Democratic voter turnout is some of the highest in the State so our County can impact the passage of important measures, legislation and policies that will benefit our communities.
Chair Torello has also served with the California State Democratic Party since 1993. Further, she helps organize the United Democratic Campaign headquarters in Castro Valley, San Lorenzo, and other unincorporated areas along with San Leandro and Hayward during election years. She resides in San Leandro and is finally retired.
Member at Large, Kellie Parker
Kellie is a REALTOR® with an MBA in Marketing and over 20 years of experience in social and digital marketing for major brands such as SEGA and Abbott. Most recently, she served as Campaign Manager for Robert Bulatao’s 2024 campaign for San Leandro City Council, District 6.
Dedicated to community and the arts, Kellie serves on the Board of Directors for ARTogether, an Oakland-based nonprofit supporting immigrant and refugee communities through creative programs. She is also an active volunteer in her sorority, serving as Collegiate Chapter Advisory Board Chair and President of the San Francisco – East Bay Alumnae Chapter.
Kellie resides in San Leandro with her husband, two children, and their dog, in the same home her husband lived in during high school.