Two MAC Members Stepping Down
For the second time this year, the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (CV MAC) will see two of its members step away from the dais.
Last month, Shannon Killebrew notified the office of Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley (District 4) that she would be stepping back from her duties on the CV MAC to instead spend more time with family and her businesses. Fellow councilmember Ilya Prokopoff will also soon be leaving the MAC. His regular term expired in July 2024 and has been attending meetings at the request of Miley.
Miley’s Chief of Staff, Tona Henninger, confirmed the departures and noted that both Killebrew and Prokopoff were asked to remain active on the MAC until at least the end of the year to allow for time to find replacements. There are six more scheduled CV MAC meetings this year. Miley’s website has a posted a listing on the CV MAC website for anyone interested in serving on the MAC.
Killebrew was born and raised in Castro Valley. After college, she moved to Madrid, Spain, where she met her husband, Pablo. They worked together and built a travel services company for American Universities. In 2005, Shannon and her family moved to Rosario, Argentina to be closer to her husband’s family. The family moved back to Castro Valley in 2013 where they opened Pampas Café on Castro Valley Boulevard. Last year, they moved the Café next to Trader Joe’s on Redwood Road. She has served on the MAC since 2018.
Born in New York state and raised in the Midwest, Prokopoff has been a Castro Valley resident since 1996 and is the Regional Managing Director of IDEO, an international design firm. He joined the MAC in 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. He is also on the Board of Advisors for his alma mater, the Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology.
The MAC was established in 1981 to provide oversight and guidance to the unincorporated town of Castro Valley. The members are appointed by the District 4 Supervisor (in this case, Miley) and typically serve for four years. To be eligible to serve on the MAC, you must be a Castro Valley resident or shall have owned or actively operated a business in Castro Valley for a period of at least five years and maintain property or the business during the appointment. Council members serve four-year terms from the date of appointment. No appointee can serve more than 12 years.
Chuck Moore is the current MAC chairman with members Bill Mulgrew and Tojo Thomas as the other two senior members on the council. In August, Miley appointed Xochiyotl (Xochi) K. Martinez and Raymond (Ray) E. Davis III to the MAC to replace longtime councilmembers Ken Carbone and Al Padro.
The MAC meets on land-use issues at 6 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month and holds general purpose meetings at 6 p.m. on most 3rd Mondays. Meetings are held at the Castro Valley Library and streamed on Zoom. For agendas, documents, and other information, visit acgov.org/bc/cvmac.
To apply for a seat on the CV MAC, visit https://www.acgov.org/bnc/#/board/a0U61000006zw7tEAA.