Chuck Della Sala was born in Monterey on Sept. 2, 1955, one of five children of Charles Sr. and Monterey native Rose Marie (Bruno) Della Sala. He was raised in the Del Monte Grove and Old Town neighborhoods of Monterey and attended public schools, graduating from Monterey High School in 1973. In 1977, he graduated from Santa Clara University with a bachelor’s degree in business. Chuck is the managing Realtor of his family’s business.
   Mayor Della Sala was elected to the City Council in 2002 and elected Mayor in 2006. Prior to his service on the Council, he served on the City of Monterey Planning Commission for 10 years. He is a past president of the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce and served as president of Monterey PONY Baseball/Softball for five years.
   Mayor Della Sala serves as Monterey’s representative to the Transportation Agency
for Monterey County (TAMC). With TAMC, he played a key role in reducing traffic congestion at Highway 68 and Ragsdale Drive. He has been an instrumental leader in
the beautification of Monterey through his advocacy of Window-on-the-Bay Park. He
has personally contributed to the revitalization of downtown Monterey as well as the rebuilding of Jacks Park where the Bronco League World Series has been played since 1993.
  Mayor Della Sala has learned the value of teamwork and consensus building and has applied these qualities and skills in business, in community service activities and in community governmental activities.
   Mayor Della Sala and his wife, Sandy, have two adult children and live in the Deer Flats neighborhood. He often says, “I make a living as a businessman; I make my life by giving back to my hometown.”

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Jeff Haferman was born on July 19, 1964. Raised in Prior Lake, Minnesota, he helped his parents with their business and  graduated from public high school in 1982 while serving as Student Council President.
   Jeff earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Math and Computer Science from the University of Chicago, followed by a Masters
and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Iowa in 1995. He was awarded a prestigious NASA Global Change Fellowship from 1993-1995, and worked at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, Maryland) in 1995-1996.
   Jeff has a strong financial background, having worked at The University of Chicago Office of Information Systems Planning (part of the Budget Office) and for O'Conner and Associates at the Chicago Board of Trade (1986-1989).
   Jeff and his wife Joyce have lived in Monterey since 1997. He previously worked for the United States Navy at Fleet Numerical, and currently works as the Technical Manager of High Performance Computing at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey.
    An active volunteer, Jeff served as Vice-President of the Old Town Neighborhood Association from 1998 to 2002. He is a member of and volunteer for many local events and organizations including the Old Monterey Preservation Society, Christmas in the Adobes, First Night Monterey, Monterey Peninsula Sunrise Rotary, and served on the Board of Directors of the State Theatre Preservation Group. Jeff and his wife Joyce presently live in the historic Finch House in the Old Town Neighborhood of Monterey. He was elected to a four-year term on the City Council and began serving on Dec. 7, 2004.

Nancy was elected to the Monterey City Council in Nov. of 2006. She is a native Californian who has lived in Monterey for over 20 years. She graduated from Sacramento State College and received her teaching credential from Chapman University. A retired elementary school teacher, Nancy is currently teaching remedial reading part time for the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District.
   A graduate of Leadership Monterey Peninsula, she has served on the Colton Hall Museum/Cultural Arts Commission and was President of the Monterey Vista Neighborhood Association.
   In addition to volunteer work at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and with First Night Monterey, Nancy has acted as Chairperson of Christmas in the Adobes, the Adobe tour, and Bouquets to History and Art. She has served on the Board of the Monterey History and Art Association and of QUOTA International, an organization known for their service to the hearing and speech impaired, and to disadvantaged women and children.
   Nancy is a member of the American Association of University Women and the League of Women Voters. She has four children and four grandchildren.