Executive Board
President Scott Shaffer is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and was commissioned as a Surface Warfare Officer in the US Navy. Scott now works as an operations research analyst and a part-time Faculty Associate as well as holding the rank of Lieutenant Commander in the Navy Reserve. He holds a Master of Arts in Criminal Justice from Arizona State University and a Master of Business Administration from Boise State University. Scott currently serves as an elected member of the Spring Valley Community Planning Group and as an appointed Commissioner to the Fish and Wildlife Advisory Commission.
Vice President 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.
Secretary 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.
Treasurer 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.
Director of Communications position is currently open.