photo by Ellen Soohoo
PIDO Executive Board
Diane Livoti, Chair
Terry Roy, Secretary
Mary Barnsdale, Treasurer
Claudia Kawczynska
Rand Careaga
Dave Emanuel
Additional Volunteer Roles
Simone Anderson, Bookkeeper
Dave Emanuel, Webmaster
Eileen Cohen, Data & Contacts
Stefanie Kalmin, Outreach
Phil Mazonson, Merch
Whitney Vuong, Events Registration
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.
Topic: PIDO Executive Board Meeting September 2026
Time: Thursday, September 17, 2026 5:30 PM Pacific Time
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Meeting ID: 825 8750 7769
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PIDO Executive Board meeting
Thursday, September 17, 2026
5:30 pm - 7 pm
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.