GVDA Team Members & Board - Downtown Grass Valley

TEAM

Robin Galvan-Davies, Executive Director
exec@downtowngrassvalley.com

Mary Ann Boyer, Administrative and Membership Coordinator
info@downtowngrassvalley.com

Lauren Sapperstein, Digital Communications, Graphic Design and Special Events Support
info@downtowngrassvalley.com

Sherry Sanchez, Graphic Design and Special Events Support
info@downtowngrassvalley.com

Steve Sanchez, Manager of Events Logistics
info@downtowngrassvalley.com

Support Team

Our staff depends on volunteers to make our program run efficiently. We are always looking for recruits to support our events. Click below to sign up for our volunteer database.

Become a Volunteer

Board

If you are interested in serving as a Grass Valley Downtown Association director of the board we invite you to attend our board meetings and become acquainted with the Grass Valley Downtown Association’s Program of Work.

Application and job description: Board of Directors Application for Candidacy, and see the 10 duties of non-profit members. GVDA Bylaws

Contact GVDA about attending board or committee meetings at 530-272-8315

Meet your 2026 Board of Directors!
Board members may be contacted via email at info@downtowngrassvalley.com

Barbara Bashall, Interim Chair
Penny Short, Incoming Chair
Debbe Blakemore, Treasurer
Lillie Robertson, Member-at-Large
Christine Larkin, Director
Machen MacDonald, Director
Jay Strauss, Director
Suzanne Voter, Director

Mayor Hilary Hodge, Liaison, Grass Valley City Council – hilaryh@cityofgrassvalleyca.gov
Council Member Jan Arbuckle, Alternate Liaison ─ jana@grassvalleyca.gov

2026 GVDA Meeting Dates

Requirements to serve on the GVDA Board of Directors were updated and approved in August 2020 by the GVDA board:

It is a requirement that members of the Board of Directors be affiliated with businesses that hold all federal, state, county, and city licenses, permits, and approvals required for their operations.
Advisory statement: Service on the GVDA Board amounts to leadership in the local business community and requires directors to avoid the appearance of conflicts of interest and to maintain cordial, professional relationships with our members, other stakeholders, and the governments with which we work closely – the City of Grass Valley and County of Nevada.