Meet the BPA Board
John W. King | President/Treasurer
I have been a resident of Barron Park since 2003 with my wife Alison and our five children. We have enjoyed being members of the community and our children have attended Barron Park Elementary, Terman Middle and Gunn High schools. I have been a member of the board since 2004 and Treasurer since 2007. I am the neighborhood coordinator of the May Fete celebration. Barron Park is a wonderful place to live. email
Richard Elder | Past-President/Native Habitat
Board member since 2014. My wife Linda and I have been Barron Park residents for over 20 years. We also maintain the Bol Park kiosk. email
Jaya Pandey | Secretary/Environmental Issues
We have been Barron Park residents since 2011. I enjoy walking around Bol Park and love seeing Niner and Perry (hidden gems of Palo Alto). Outside Barron Park, me and my family like spending time in Downtown Palo Alto and appreciating the nature around our area. Our son graduated from Gunn in 2014 and daughter is currently a Sophomore at Gunn. email
Lisa Berkowitz Landers Membership
Resident of Barron Park since 1998 and worked in Palo Alto since 1989. Two children attended Barron Park Elementary School and graduated from Gunn. Board member since 2013. email
Myrna Rochester | Newsletter Editor
I’ve lived in Barron Park since 1977, raising three kids through Creekside, Juana Briones, JLS and Gunn. I taught French language and literature at the college level before switching to a career in foreign language textbook writing and publishing. Joining the BPA Board in 2016 and working on our newsletter is giving me an extraordinary new view of our unique neighborhood and its neighbors. email
Maurice Green | Webmaster/Safety & Emergency Preparedness/Zoning & Land Use
Maury was a medical laboratory director at hospitals in the U.S. and Israel. After retirement he returned to his interests in photography, video production and computers, leading the Stanford Palo Alto Users Group and developing websites for non-profits. He has lived in Barron Square since 1991. email
Doug Burns | PAN Liason
On the Board since 2019
Todd Collins | School Board Liason
Christian Kalar | Parks & Creeks
On the Board since 1998. email
Gwen Luce | Welcoming Committee
My Committee prepares and distributes Welcoming Packets delivered to new residents by their Barron Park neighbors. I’m the BPA Newsletter proofreader, a liaison to the BPA Senior Lunch Group and BPA Happy Hour. I’m a Cool Block Volunteer and Block Preparedness Coordinator for Environmental Volunteer Services. I have helped organize our Holiday Caroling Party and hosted the BPA late summer Welcoming Gatherings. I’ve been a BPA Board member since 1992 and a Barron Park resident since 1991 email
Paul Yang | Business Liason
“BP resident since 2007, BPA Board Member since 2016, and Palo Alto Realtor® with Alain Pinel Realtors (now Compass) since 2015. My role as the BPA Business Liaison is to connect, communicate, and promote Barron Park businesses and business owners living in Barron Park.”
Douglas Graham | Historian (non-voting board member)
BP resident since 1971, board member 1978-98, associate member since 1998, served as President, Secretary-Treasurer and various committee chairs. Founded Creek Committee 1978 and BPA Newsletter 1986. Four-decade career in pharmaceutical R&D, taught project management ten years for U.C. Berkeley Extension. Married with son and daughter who attended Juana Briones, JLS and Gunn