J. David Dacus, President;
Application Review. David has practiced architecture for nearly three decades, and was director of design at three prominent bay area firms. He's in private practice in the Saranap, where he's lived since 1981. He lives with his wife, Rachel, a published poet and fundraising consultant to nonprofit groups. David was elected to the board in 2008.
Chris Schroeder, Vice President & Insurance. Chris handles the insurance and other projects for the SCA. Chris is the son of former board President Lee Schroeder. Chris was appointed to the board in 2009 and has served for 11 years. Chris lives at 2705 Kinney Dr. with his wife of 29 years Sonia, a retired Mexicana stewardess, and their 24-year-old son Ezra, a Berkeley graduate currently pursuing an MA in Psychology. Chris's oldest son Traber lives in Portland Oregon and is pursuing a career as a Senior Technician in the high-tech industry. Chris works for the City of Milpitas and is a Certified Professional Purchasing Agent. He has lived in the Saranap for 49 years, and as such has seen and participated in much change. Chris has extensively remodeled two homes in the Saranap, his parents and his own, and was the first home owner to install a fully permitted modular ADU in the neighborhood, in his parents’ backyard at 1135 Juanita Dr. in 1992. In 2007 he purchased Jim Allan’s old home at 2705 Kinney Dr. on the corner of Kinney and Juanita. Chris has had the building bug ever since he spent the summer of his 13th year helping his uncle build a lake home in Harriman Springs Oregon. Over the years Chris has dabbled in construction both as a well qualified; owner builder and professionally working for a variety of different general contractors. Building is a personal passion for Chris. After buying the Alan house Chris and Sonia spent the next seven years totally gutting the home down to the frame and remodeled the entire property by themselves. He is currently working on a remodel to the main house adding a master bedroom bath suite with walk in closets, and an additional bay on the garage for a workshop. Chris is also an avid model railroader and scuba diver in his spare time.
Lillian Remer, Treasury & Membership; Lilli has been associated with the Saranap since 1974 and her 3 sons are all graduates of the White Pony and Meher Schools. She and her husband of 50 years finally moved to the Saranap in 2008 and love the neighbors and the neighborhood. Since retiring she spends a lot of time volunteering with her church, Scouts, White Pony Express, Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library and the SCA. In her spare time she enjoys playing with her 2 year old grandson.
Chhaya Badri, Secretary & Communications Chhaya joined the SCA in 2015, months after she moved to the Saranap. She lives on the intersection of Kinney and Juanita just like her fellow board member Chris and shares a fence with another board member Lillian. She has two little toddlers who love the water, plants, earth, people here as much as I do. When I am not chilling at home, I moonlight in Product Marketing at TWO b2b tech startups.
DJ Frank: Communications & Insurance DJ runs the Family business that his Grandfather Leo Frank started in 1958 across from La Rosa’s market on Boulevard Way - Franks Auto. He and his wife bought his Grandmother's old house in the Saranap area and have been living there since 2012. DJ joined the board in 2019. When he gets a moment, you can find him snowboarding or obsessing over the SF Giants.
Armin Kraemer: Communications & Membership
Armin Kraemer has lived in the Saranap neighborhood for most of the last 20 years, with a few years in San Francisco and Emeryville. He graduated from UC Berkeley then trained at St. Mary's College of Moraga to teach school mathematics. He also has experience as a commercial photographer and videographer. Armin currently teaches at Oakland Military Academy.
Armin Kraemer has lived in the Saranap neighborhood for most of the last 20 years, with a few years in San Francisco and Emeryville. He graduated from UC Berkeley then trained at St. Mary's College of Moraga to teach school mathematics. He also has experience as a commercial photographer and videographer. Armin currently teaches at Oakland Military Academy.
Application Review and Secretary: Lisa Marshall grew up in Nebraska on a farm in the middle of the state. Lisa studied architecture and graduated with a Bachelor's of Science in Architectural Science from the University of Nebraska. Lisa moved to Colorado to pursue her career in Architecture and play volleyball, while she was working on a two year assignment in California, Lisa met her husband (Scott). Who knew a simple roller blading date would lead her to put roots in California. Lisa and Scott bought a home together in Saranap the same year they were married in 2007, and we now have two beautiful children, Hunter age 11 and Tucker age 9. Lisa has her own Green Building Consulting Firm, Ecological Building Strategies, and consults with large silicon valley tech firms and high rise residential communities to help achieve third party certifications, such as US Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and Build it Green's GreenPoint Rated certifications. Lisa has been passionate about sustainability and reducing human impact on our built environment for her entire career and is lucky enough to be able to share her knowledge with project teams and her local community alike. She looks forward to improving the Saranap community with a shared vision of a circular economy and a healthy, beautiful future for all our children.