"[Allen] has demonstrated keen financial acumen."
" She has mastered the details of the transit district’s finances and misguided labor contracts."
"She would bring much-needed critical thinking to the board and would be a huge improvement over Murray."
With 25 years of financial management experience in private industry in roles such as CPA, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Executive Officer, Tax Manager, Auditor, and Business Owner, Debora Allen is well-known as a hard-working, dedicated change agent who takes on the most challenging problems and emerges with thoughtful, strategic solutions.
As a business consultant, she has worked tirelessly on formation, operational process improvement, financial management and analysis, mergers and acquisitions for businesses and non-profit organizations.
She has served as a Board Trustee on the Contra Costa County Employees Retirement System (CCCERA) since 2011, and spent hundreds of hours in pension-related training programs. Debora is now willing to contribute her financial experience to the taxpayers and riders of BART, with a vision of seeing BART revived into a state of the art transportation system for the future.
State PAC Trustee 2011
Legislative Committee(2009-2010)
Since 1990
AGC, CFMA, NAWIC, WCOE (1996 to 2010)
Bad decisions of past BART Directors have left us with:
“Debora Allen will bring an important voice and fiscally responsible vote into the BART boardroom. She’s smart, she’s tough, and she’s a problem solver. She will stand up to special interests and management incompetence and fight to improve BART while protecting the interest of taxpayers.”
“Debora Allen brings a refreshing new energy and approach to getting BART’s fiscal house in order. She will be a champion for the transit rider and taxpayer!”
“Debora Allen brings the business experience and financial acumen we need to lead BART in the right direction.”
“I trust Debora Allen to protect the taxpayers’ investment in BART, for the riders, the workers, and for the future of Bay Area living.”
“Debora’s experience in finance, accounting, construction and public pensions will provide valuable expertise to BART.”
“Our BART system is incredibly important to the residents of Contra Costa County. I am confident that Debora Allen will be strong leadership on the Board of Directors and a loud voice for transparency and financial accountability to the stakeholders as we rebuild BART into a world class transportation system of which we can all be proud.”
“Sadly, BART’s failed leadership has given us continued cost overruns, outmoded technology, runaway labor and pension costs, and crippling strikes. The public’s interest is not being represented. The BART Board needs Debora Allen to bring her energy and expertise to provide leadership to tackle these problems head on. We can’t continue the same old tired ways that have brought this system to a breaking point. We need to step up and fundamentally change how BART does business, and put the public’s interest first. Debora Allen will do just that.”
“Debora Allen has a proven background in business, giving her the keen ability to balance the need for BART infrastructure improvements with the reality of the given funding sources. She is honest and reliable and we taxpayers are lucky to have her run for BART Director.”
“Debora Allen is a talented, trusted and experienced businesswoman. Her background of working to stem the ever increasing growth of public pension costs prepares her well to serve on the BART Board.”
Organizations:
The Lincoln Club of Northern California
Associated Builders & Contractors
California Apartment Association
Associated General Contractors
East Bay Times
State Level
Steve Glazer State Senator, CA District 7
Catharine Baker State Assemblywoman, CA District 16
Richard Rainey Former CA State Senator, Assemblyman and Contra Costa County Sheriff
Lynne Leach Former CA State Assemblywoman AD15 (1996-2002)
John Loudon Former MO State Senator SD7 (2000-2008)
Bill Baker Former Congressman, District 10; Former CA State Assemblyman AD10 (1981-1992)
Contra Costa County Level:
Candace Andersen Supervisor, Contra Costa County
Mary Piepho Supervisor, Contra Costa County
Mark Peterson District Attorney, Contra Costa County
Russell Watts Treasurer-Tax Collector, Contra Costa County
David Livingston Sheriff, Contra Costa County
Local District Boards:
Vicki Gordon Board President, Contra Costa Community College District
Mike McGill Board Member, Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
John Phillips Chairman, Contra Costa County Pension Board
Scott Gordon Secretary, Contra Costa County Pension Board
Greg Marvel President, Board of Education, San Ramon Valley Unified School District
Dan Walden Former Board Member, Walnut Creek School Board
Dominique Yancey Deputy District Attorney, Contra Costa County; Commissioner, San Ramon Parks and Community Services Commission
Ed Duarte Director, Dublin San Ramon Services District
Mayors:
Howard Geller Mayor, City of Clayton
Ben Johnson Mayor, City of Pittsburg
Karen Stepper Mayor, Town of Danville
Bill Clarkson Mayor, City of San Ramon
Rich Kinney Mayor, City of San Pablo
Dan Romero Mayor, City of Hercules
Merle Hall Former Mayor, City of Walnut Creek
Sue Rainey Former Mayor, City of Walnut Creek
H. Abram Wilson Former Mayor, City of San Ramon
Pete Laurence Former Mayor, City of Clayton
Doug Hardcastle Former Mayor, City of Oakley
City Council Members:
Steve Mick Council Member, Alamo Municipal Advisory Council
Steve Barr Council Member, City of Brentwood
Jim Diaz Vice Mayor, City of Clayton
Keith Haydon Council Member, City of Clayton
Julie Pierce Council Member, City of Clayton
Ron Leone Council Member, City of Concord
Timothy Grayson Council Member, City of Concord
Robert Storer Council Member, Danville Town Council
Eve Phillips Vice-Mayor, City of Orinda
Sal Evola Council Member, City of Pittsburg
Scott Perkins Vice Mayor, City of San Ramon
Harry Sachs Council Member, City of San Ramon
Justin Wedel Council Member, City of Walnut Creek
Jack Weir Former City Council Member, City of Pleasant Hill
Others
Nicholas Virgallito Former Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce (2001-2005)
Robert Leach Former BART Manager
Martinez, Concord, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Clayton, Lafayette, Alamo, Diablo, Danville, Blackhawk, San Ramon
DEBORA ALLEN FOR BART 2016,
PO BOX 856
CLAYTON, CA 94517-0856 USA
