Executive Board
President/Commanding Officer (CO)
Will Rodriguez-Kennedy is a public servant and community leader who serves as the Defense and Veteran Affairs Field Representative in the Office of Congressman Scott Peters. An award-winning former reporter, organizer, and veteran of the United States Marine Corps, Will has nearly two decades of demonstrated service to community, county, and country. Will was deployed to Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom during the surge in 2007, he was attached to the 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, which deployed as part of Task Force MP to the Al Anbar Province.
Will first became civically active when he joined a number of young military veterans in the fight against the "Don't Ask Don't Tell policy". Since then he has served in a number public leadership roles including his current service as President of the County of San Diego Civil Service Commission, as well as the current Vice Chair of the San Diego Convention Center Board of Directors. He previously served as a member of the San Diego County Military and Veterans Advisory Council and on the San Diego Police Chief's Advisory Council.
A battle-tested Democratic leader, Will, served as Chair of the San Diego County Democratic Party from 2019 - 2022. He led the Party's efforts to take the majority of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors for the first time in the county's history. Will also served as a member of the Democratic National Committee, the President of the California Young Democrats, and President of the San Diego Democrats for Equality.
Vice President/Executive Officer (XO)
Tiffany Gonzalez was born and raised in the Imperial Valley and joined the Navy’s Nuclear Propulsion Program after high school, spending over seven years as an electrician. She made her home in San Diego after being stationed aboard the U.S.S. Nimitz and lives in Spring Valley, where she also serves on the Spring Valley Community Planning Group. Tiffany earned her BA in Sociology at Cal State San Marcos and is a substitute teacher in the La Mesa-Spring Valley and Grossmont Union High School districts. She is president of PFLAG San Diego County, was co-chair of the board for San Diego LGBT Pride, serves as a court appointed special advocate, and volunteers at a drop-in center that provides services to youth survivors and those at risk of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
ADJUTANT (ADJ)
David Garcias served in the Army as a Military Policeman in the 1980s. After training at Fort McClellan, David served with the First Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, with US Army - Europe as an undercover Military Police Narcotics Investigator, and at Fort Irwin, California as a Military Police Investigator. After leaving the Army David worked at UCSD and the City of Imperial Beach and attended both Southwestern College and Central Texas College. He is the Immediate Past President of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 221, which represents over 12,000 public sector workers in San Diego area.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OFFICER (FMO)
Mark Gracyk served in the US Army as an engineer during the 1980s, serving at Ft. Bliss with the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment and in West Germany with the 8th Infantry Division. He is a proud graduate of San Diego State University where he majored in Public Administration and Political Science, and also attended Grossmont and Cuyamaca Community Colleges. Mark has had a long career in Southern California working in the construction and water industries, and today is the Recycled Water Supervisor at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. Mark is also an elected Director at the Helix Water Board and has served with the Lemon Grove School Board and several local organizations.
Communications Officer (COMMO)
This position is currently open. (Held by S. Shaffer in interim)