formerly known as the Santa Clara County Democratic Club (SCCDC)
About The ClubEstablished in 1981, Silicon Valley Democratic Club (SVDC) is a progressive organization dedicated to informing voters, encouraging citizen involvement in the political process, and promoting Democratic Party values and candidates. We draw our membership from all over Santa Clara County and it includes many current and former elected officials. | General MeetingsWe hold General Meetings via Zoom periodically, which are open to the public and typically feature a guest speaker. Visit our EVENTS page for more information about our next meeting. We look forward to seeing you there! |
The SVDC Executive Board, elected by the membership annually for a one year term, includes Club Officers and Members at Large. The Executive Board meets monthly (see our EVENTS page) and meetings are open only to SVDC members. To contact an individual board member, simply click on their name in the listing below.
| Mariam Ghazvini • At-Large Board Member She is a Professional Mentor very passionate about the achievement and status of women. For many years she has been involved in helping women succeed in many areas of their lives including Women’s Penitentiaries and WIC (Women in Community). In addition, she has been an activist with voter registration and part of Indivisibles since 2017. Prior to that she phone banked for Obama and other candidates. Recently, she has been very active in 2018 election and 2020 election by card-writing and phone banking. Diya Tahiliani • At Large Board Member
In addition to her role as System Administrator for SVDC, LezLi is also the Lead Administrator of Action Together Bay Area, a private Facebook group covering the greater San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley with over 14,000 members and hosting the Bay Area Progressive Action Calendar (www.ActionTogetherBayArea.org). Jennie Hutchinson • At Large Board Member ![]()
RETURNING AFTER HIATUS - Jennie Hutchinson is a fierce advocate for social justice
with a focus on ending gender-based violence. She served as a board member of Women’s Marc
h Bay Area, lead organizer of the Silicon Valley March for Science, and led many other protest movements that brought together tens of thousands of people. Jennie co-chaired and ran the field operations for the Committee to Recall Judge Persky, the first judicial recall in California in over 80 years. She co-founded Enough is Enough Voter Project, a political action committee that was dedicated to addressing violence against women through electoral politics. Her efforts have helped pass local gender equity ordinances and initiatives that invest millions of dollars in sexual violence prevention. She also championed AB 17111, a law that closed the spousal rape loophole in California, as well as other major successes both inside and outside of California. Jennie earned her Ph.D. in Biomolecular Engineering by developing novel HIV vaccine candidates. During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, she worked on the frontlines, partnering with the CDPH Equity Task Force to launch testing and vaccination sites throughout the state in the hardest to reach communities. She is currently a Clinical Genome Scientist where she is working with others to build the most diverse health databases in history as part of the National Institute of Health's All of Us Research Program. She also serves as an officer for the National Women's Political Caucus California.
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We sincerely appreciate the service of our former board members, and wish them the best in their ongoing efforts to serve our community.
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BylawsThe SVDC Bylaws is the foundational document of the Silicon Valley Democratic Club--the rules and regulations enacted by our club to provide a framework for the operation and management of SVDC. Our bylaws also include our club Credo and Code of Conduct. | Policies & ProceduresThe SVDC Policies & Procedures report is intended to document policies approved by the E-Board which do not modify the Bylaws and remain in effect until superseded by a more recent policy. This report is always a work in progress.
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