Board of Directors

The Ross Valley Paramedic Authority (RVPA) is governed by an eight-member Board of Directors made up of representatives appointed from constituent public agencies, the city and town councils of Fairfax, San Anselmo, Ross, Larkspur, Corte Madera, the Board of Directors of Sleepy Hollow Fire Protection District and Kentfield Fire Protection District, and the Board of Supervisors of the County of Marin.  Directors do not receive compensation.

RVPA is a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) comprised of eight governmental jurisdictions within the Ross Valley.  RVPA provides Advanced and Basic Life Support emergency ambulance service to a population of approximately 53,000 residents across more than 20 square miles.

Board Meetings

REGULAR STANDING MEETING TIMES/DATES/LOCATION:

• First Thursday Quarterly, at 6:00 PM (March-June-September-December)
• Special Budget Meeting in May (first Thursday, at 6:00 PM)

Directors

Lisel Blash purchased her first home here in Fairfax in 2012. She is a former board member of
Sustainable Fairfax and has served on the:
Town of Fairfax’s Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Affordable Housing Committee, and
Racial Equity and Social Justice Committee.
Prior to running for office, she was a leader with the Marin Organizing Committee. She also worked for
the Marin Environmental Housing Collaborative on issues of housing affordability in Marin.
Lisel is currently employed by the University of California, San Francisco’s Healthforce Center. She works
as a senior research analyst on studies of the healthcare workforce. Lisel is a graduate of the
Environmental Forum of Marin and recipient of the Joseph Kohn Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship
is awarded to students who have demonstrated leadership qualities in protecting the lands and ecology
of Marin County.

Bruce Corbet

Bruce Corbet was born in Spokane, Washington, and has been a Kentfield and Greenbrae resident since 1946. He graduated from the Kentfield School and from Redwood High School, Class of 1962. Later schooling included College of Marin in Kentfield and Healds Business College in San Francisco.

He worked at Baker and Hamilton in San Francisco from 1966-1969, as a prelude to his local career in the hardware business. Baker & Hamilton started in a tent near the ‘Mormon Island’ claim above Fort Sutter east of Sacramento in 1849, supplying ‘miners’ hardware’: picks, shovels, knives, saws, hammers, axes and nails. By 1860 B&H had a thriving block-long store in Sacramento, and in 1867 they opened their first store in San Francisco.

He is a Retail Hardware Store owner in business with his family in Larkspur since 1954, Jim Corbet’s Ace Hardware. Bruce is also a Board member of the Kentfield Fire Protection District, and a long-time member of Rotary International.

Catherine Way

Catherine and her family have called Larkspur their home since 2005. Catherine’s belief that a strong
community is built through active citizenship and service led her to get involved in her city by
volunteering with the Larkspur’s Centennial Committee and participating on a citizen focused disaster
preparedness committee. She has spent years volunteering for organizations that she cared about and
the schools in which her children attended. Her community involvement has varied from the Marin
County Search and Rescue team; the Redwood High School Foundation; and several non-profit Boards.
Catherine joined the Larkspur City Council in 2013 and was re-elected in 2017. Currently serving as
Mayor, she is intent on addressing the concerns of all residents and businesses, with a special focus on
public safety, efficient service delivery, and quality of life issues in the diverse neighborhoods of
Larkspur and Greenbrae.

Roger Meagor (Chair)

Roger Meagor, a career firefighter, began as a volunteer firefighter with the San Anselmo Fire Department in 1979, and in 1981, he was the last firefighter hired by the San Anselmo Fire Department before the Department consolidated with Fairfax in 1982, creating the Ross Valley Fire Department JPA.

Meagor rose through the ranks and was appointed Fire Chief in 2005. Under his leadership, the Ross Valley Fire Department JPA expanded to include the Sleepy Hollow Fire Protection District in 2010, and the Town of Ross in 2012.

Chief Meagor retired in 2013.In addition to his service on the RVPA Board, Roger is long-time Board Member for FIRESafe Marin.  A third-generation Ross Valley native, he resides with his wife in the unincorporated area of Fairfax.

Thomas J. Finn