Del Rey Oaks City Council Members

JOSEPH P. RUSSELL, MAYOR: Originally elected in 1974, and is currently serving his ninth term. Mr. Russell received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley and a law degree from Lincoln University in San Francisco. He practiced law in Monterey County for 15 years, both in general practice and the District Attorney’s Office. He also worked for Granite Construction Company for 12 years after leaving the active practice of law. He currently serves as an arbitrator for the Superior Court and also private construction cases. He and his wife, Ruth, have lived in Del Rey Oaks since 1965. They have four children and two grandchildren. Mr. Russell also served four years in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War.

JERRY B. EDELEN, VICE MAYOR: Appointed to fill a vacant seat in March 1998, and elected to his second term in 2004. Council Member Edelen is a native of Del Rey Oaks since 1957, serving on the Del Rey Oaks Planning Commission for one year, prior to being appointed to the Council. Mr. Edelen graduated from Monterey High School, received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, received his Master’s degree in Education from Stanford University and his Master’s in Business Administration from Long Island University. In 1992 he retired from an Army career in Airborne Infantry and education as a Lieutenant Colonel. In 1995 he returned to Del Rey Oaks with his wife, Gloria, and two sons. Currently, he is the Director of Chapman University College in Monterey.

JEFF CECILIO, COUNCIL MEMBER

KRISTIN A. CLARK, COUNCIL MEMBER: Appointed to fill a vacant seat in November 2002, she is serving her second term. Council Member Clark is a life long resident of the Monterey Peninsula. Prior to her appointment to the City Council, she served on the Del Rey Oaks Planning Commission and is an active member of the Del Rey Oaks Citizens Action Committee and the Del Rey Oaks Neighborhood Emergency Response Team. Ms. Clark has dedicated herself to responding to the needs of the public and the city. She works for a local dentist office, as the Payroll and Accounts Payable Administrator. She and her husband, Jim, have lived in Del Rey Oaks for the past ten years and have one daughter, Courtney, who is a sophomore in college.

DENNIS G. ALLION, COUNCIL MEMBER: Mr. Allion is a retired US Navy Supply Corps Commander. He has lived in Del Rey Oaks since 1993. Mr. Allion has been the Deputy Director, Center for Acquisition Education, Training, and Research, for the Defense Acquisition University at the Naval Postgraduate School. He was appointed to the position of Chief Financial Officer, Institute for Defense Education and Analysis at the Naval Postgraduate School in June of 1998, and subsequently the Executive Director of the Institute.

From September 2000 to May 2002 he was the Business Manager for MeduNet, a Saudi Arabian company providing Internet, hospital information systems and telemedicine services to hospitals in Saudi Arabia. Since June 2002 he has been employed as a Senior Program Manager at CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC in Monterey, California.

Mr. Allion was a member of the City of Del Rey Oaks Planning Commission for five years and was elected to the Del Rey Oaks, City Council in November 2006. He is a member of the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) and is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA).

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JOSEPH P. RUSSELL, MAYOR
JERRY B. EDELEN, VICE MAYOR
JEFF CECILIO, COUNCIL MEMBER
KRISTIN CLARK, COUNCIL MEMBER
DENNIS ALLION, COUNCIL MEMBER