The Board - Palms Neighborhood Council

The Board

The Palms Neighborhood Council

2025-2027 Board

The 2025-2027 Palms NC Board was sworn in on July 2, 2025 to serve the Palms Community and represents residential, business and community stakeholders. Meet your Palms representatives!

	Kay Hartman President Email: kay.hartman@palmsnc.la Kay Hartman and her husband Jack and have lived in Palms since 1983. She was born in New York and moved to Orange County with her parents, sister, and brother when she was 7 years old. She has a degree in Mathematics from California State University, Long Beach. Degree in hand, she landed a job at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena as a software developer while pursuing post-graduate studies in Computer Science at UCLA. Kay entered software management while working at Proprietary Software Systems in Santa Monica. Kay is now retired and has 37 years experience in software project and program management. She previously served on the Palms Neighborhood Council as Treasurer and Area A Representative. Jack and Kay are world travelers and have visited over 40 countries.
	Jeff Mcilvain Vice-President Email: jeff.mcilvain@palmsnc.la
	Anna Schaeffer Secretary Email: anna.schaeffer@palmsnc.la
	Ana Garcia Lima Treasurer Email: ana.g.lima@palmsnc.la Hello! My name is Ana Garcia-Lima and I am excited to have the opportunity to be part of the 2025 Neighborhood Council as Treasurer. A little about myself, I graduated from Cal Poly Pomona with a bachelors in Finance and Real Estate. I currently work at a Fortune 500 company as a Financial Analyst. My work portfolio includes multiple projects with budgets ranging over 10+ million. In this role I work closely with multiple departments to stay within budget. I have lived in Palms for 13 years and raise my two younger siblings. You can catch us walking around the neighborhood with our cat (Baby Sky). I wish to give back to the community that has given my family and I many memories! Thank you!
	Vacant Community-Based Organizations Representative Email: If you are interested in filling this role, please send a resume and cover letter to president@palmsnc.la. To qualify to be the Community-Based Organizations Representative, you must be a stakeholder who is 18 years or older who participates in or is a member of a community based organization located in or serving Palms.
	Maria Bajenov Residential Representative for Area A Email: maria.bajenov@palmsnc.la
	Mateo Acosta Residential Representative for Area B Email: mateo.acosta@palmsnc.la
	Richard Kerr Residential Representative for Area C Email: richard.kerr@palmsnc.la
	John Giarratana Residential Representative for Area D Email: John Giarratana@palmsnc.la
	Jillian Barndt Residential Representative for Area E Email: Jillian Barndt@palmsnc.la
	Reza Akef Business Representative Email: reza.akef@palmsnc.la
	Vacant Business Representative Email: If you are interested in filling this role, please send a resume and cover letter to president@palmsnc.la. To qualify to be a Business Representative, you must be a stakeholder who is 18 years or older and who works or owns a business in Palms.
	Caris Lee Youth Representative Email: caris.lee@palmsnc.la