Peninsula Community Planning Board

Charles Mellor/Chair

Chris Veum/2nd Vice Chair

PCPB Board Member July 2008 - Environmental Chair

Loma Portal resident since 1993
Self Employed Real Estate Investor
Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration, SDSU
10 years youth coaching peninsula area youth sports
Married, father of two

I will strive to encourage a collaborative and proactive board. The board’s job is to report to the community in a manner which assures the residents of the peninsula and inspires their involvement. Rosecrans is nearing capacity. My highest priority is to diminish additional traffic loads from future peninsula projects upon the Rosecrans corridor.

As a professional planner, Mrs. Graham has worked on a broad variety of urban and environmental planning projects including general plans, specific plans, housing studies, zoning ordinances, and CEQA/NEPA environmental assessments. She brings this solid understanding of public policy to the PCPB, and offers her expertise in issues related to land use, urban development and revitalization, natural resource management, transportation, and environmental impacts.

I believe PCPB must be active participants in land-use compatibility planning including SDIA, NBPL, North Bay Redevelopment, Shelter Island Entry Corridor and Rosecrans Mobility. I am committed to public outreach, government transparency and accountability to ensure these land-use compatibility plans enhance our community characteristics. I will continue those efforts I initiated in 2007 for the greater good and quality of life for generations to come.

Suhail is an experienced real estate professional specialized in finance, asset management, planning, development and construction. Skilled in land use planning, entitlement processes and feasibility studies.

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration and Economics
Commercial Real Estate Broker
Founder of several businesses over 30 years
Boy Scouts of America – Leader 2000 - 2008
Point Loma Little League - Coach 1999 to present
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority - subcommittee member 2007-present

"Mr. Suhail Khalil is a key leader in the Point Loma community, whom I as Commanding Office, Naval Base Point Loma, rely upon to seek counsel regarding issues that impact the community. His insight on community planning is vast and his ability to bring parties together to seek common ground on divisive issues is truly remarkable. When I first reported to Naval Base Point Loma, Suhail reached out and visited me to introduce to me some of the issues at Liberty Station and encourage me to take an active role in resolving the long standing issues surrounding the NTC Boat Channel - today we have a timeline outlining a concrete way ahead. Suhail has also been very productive at Town Hall meetings regarding regional transportation plans including patterns on Rosecrans and Catalina, airport redevelopment plans and Naval Base Point Loma's major construction projects." CAPT Paul Marconi, USN

*NOTE: In June 2010, Mr. Khalil was appointed to fill the remaining term of Matthew Sanicki

HELEN KINNAIRD
1st Vice Chair
(Second term expires 2012)

Western State University, (San Diego, CA), B.S.; Western State University, College of Law, Juris Doctor Degree; California State Bar in 1989. U.S. District Court, Southern & Northern divisions as well as the U. S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit in 1989. Mediation training Pepperdine University.

Staff Counsel, Trial Attorney, CNA Insurance Company 1989 – 1996, Trial Attorney, Private practice 1996 – present, litigation in Business Law, Corporate Law, and Securities Fraud & General Counsel to several local corporations. 2003-2004, Panel counsel, Continental Casualty Insurance Company of North Carolina.

Justice in the Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity; Arbitration Officer and Settlement Officer for the Courts and mediation experience in N. California and San Diego Courts; Judge Pro-Tem Panelist, Marin County Courts; Officer of the State Bar Courts serving as a Probation Monitor for attorneys disciplined on ethics violations. Retained expert in Federal Court, Southern District, on corporate related fraud matters. Member of the San Diego, Los Angeles & Sonoma County Bar Associations. Member American Bar Association (ABA). Past President of Business Networks International (BNI). Past member of Defense Research Institute (DRI).

Scoutmaster, Troop 500-Pt. Loma, Boy Scouts of America.
Past Cubmaster, Pack 546-Pt. Loma, Boy Scouts of America.
Two Term Commodore, 8-year member of Board of Directors, Sausalito Yacht Club.
Founding Member, Board of Directors, Sausalito Youth Sailing Foundation. (501-C3).
Member, Marin Masonic Lodge No. 191, San Rafael, California.

Geoff was on the PCPB for two years in 2006 and 2007, serving as Chair for six months to complete a term of a Chair that resigned. Geoff comes from a Navy family and has a history with San Diego that goes back to the 1950s. Geoff’s personal interests are his family, lots of animals, surfing, riding a motorcycle, and anything else to do with the ocean.

• Member; Downtown San Diego Partnership (since 1999)
• Member; Young Presidents Organization (since 1999)
• Member; American Institute of Architects
• Member; Urban Land Institute