Leadership

Chairman: Morgan Kelley assumed the position of Chairman in May 2007 from Mark D. Hill.  She is serving her fourth term on the Marin County Republican Central Committee representing the 2nd District--Ross, Kentfield, Fairfax, San Anselmo, Greenbrae, and South San Rafael. She was previously elected to the Committee in  2000, 2002, 2004, and November 2006. Morgan was re-elected as Vice Chairman of the Committee for a second term in January 2007, and is the Chairman of the Precincts Committee.

 After graduating from California State University-Fullerton, Morgan worked in technical sales, and sales management for National Semi-Conductor, Honeywell, G.E. and Lightolier. She now works in property management.

Morgan has been a Republican "Grass Roots" volunteer since she was a teenager in Kansas working for Bob Dole's Senatorial Campaign; and was active as a College Republican. She served 2 years as President of the Novato Republican Women, Federated; was named Woman of the Year 2001 for NRWF; and was Ways and Means Chair for California Federation of Republican Women, Northern Division. She also served as Region XI Director for CFRW covering Marin, Sonoma, Lake, and Napa Federation Clubs with over 600 members.

She moved from Orange County in 1993; is the mother of one daughter, a stepson and a stepdaughter, and one grandchild, Michaela. She resides in Greenbrae with her husband, Rich Barfus.

Morgan’s vision for the MRP: I see a revitalized Marin Republican Party where all are welcome. My goals were and are to gain credibility at the local, state, and national levels, working with members and leaders from each area of Marin with strong business skills. We will develop a strong communication program to inform Marin Republicans about candidates, events, and legislation that will impact us as individuals, as a county, state and nation. We need to identify and train a base of candidates for every office in this county, and support these candidates in eventually running for higher offices. We will need to raise funds from individuals and corporations to support local activities and local candidates through a strong business plan. I see us having a lot of fun reaching our goals. Please come join us!

 Vice-Chairman: Susan Miller was elected to the Marin Republican Central Committee in June of 2004 and is currently serving her second term, representing District 5, Novato.  She is currently serving as Co-Chair of the Voter Registration Task Force.

A native Californian, Susan graduated from the University of Redlands in 1972 with a B.A. in German Literature and Culture.  After a short career in the retail industry as a buyer, she began a 25-year career as a court reporter.  After a few years in the Los Angeles Superior Court, she and her husband moved to Novato in 1978, where she continued her career on a free-lance basis and raised three children, volunteering many hours in their schools.

Susan was active in the College Republicans in the late '60s, and only returned to political activism when she joined the Novato Republican Women in 1998.  She has held a number of positions with the NRWF and served as their President from 2004-2006.

My vision for the Marin GOP:  Too often I find that often my concerns about specific issues are not that different from those of my "liberal" friends.  I want to see the Marin GOP utilize our Republican ideals to take on local issues in order to find a more common community purpose and work toward making Marin a Republican county once again.