photo by Ellen Soohoo
PIDO Executive Board
Diane Livoti, Chair
Karin Mac Donald, Vice Chair
Claudia Kawczynska, Secretary
Mary Barnsdale
Rand Careaga
Dave Emanuel
Additional Roles
Eileen Cohen, Data & Contacts
Phil Mazonson, Merch
Rand Careaga, Design Demiurge
Damon :) Guthrie, Cartoonist
Dave Emanuel, Website
PIDO’s Board of Directors typically meets monthly on the third Thursday except in August and December. General inquiries: info@pido.org or 510-426-5129. PIDO bylaws.
PIDO Executive Board meeting
Thursday, March 19, 2026
5:30 pm - 7 pm
The next PIDO executive boad meeting will be Thursday, March 19, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Members are welcome to attend online.
March 19: Agenda (TBD)
Zoom Link
Time: March 19, 2026, 5:30 PM Pacific Time
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84006952313?pwd=xYjHhb8CKvGP3WWUbqrWJI3Vqmnbt3.1
Meeting ID: 840 0695 2313
Passcode: 616144
Off-Leash Heroes
In 2016, PIDO’s then board of directors dedicated plaques on the PIDO bulletin board at Rydin Road to two heroes of off-leash recreation at Point Isabel. Eleanor (“Jerry”) Yukic served for many years as PIDO’s chairperson and was involved in numerous negotiations with EBRPD, the city of Richmond, and others. Sylvia Schild founded PIDO in 1985, in response to EBRPD suddenly making the park on-leash-only. She and others spent two years negotiating with EBRPD the dog walking rules for Point Isabel that are still in effect today.
From left: Sharon Scharm Harris, Mary Barnsdale, Jon Gross, Priscilla Hoffnagle, Jerry Yukic with Dusty, Fran Block, Marla Miyashiro, Mary Ann Campbell, Cathryn Hicks, and Chris Matthews.