MEET THE SFCDMA BOARD
TIMOTHY OMI
President
As a single drop, we may ripple the surface, but as an ocean, we can reshape the shores and carve through mountains. The power of one is profound, but the power of many is transformative.
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Timothy Made’ Omi is a lifelong resident of the San Francisco Bay Area. He is the owner and operator of several cannabis dispensaries located in Lower Pacific Heights and Pulk Gulch Neighborhoods. Successfully launching these businesses required securing conditional use authorization and a discretionary review, a complex process involving extensive community engagement, which Timothy navigated effectively. In addition to his entrepreneurial endeavors, Timothy serves as the President of the Fillmore Merchants Association. In this role, he oversees the renowned Fillmore Jazz Festival, one of San Francisco's largest street festivals and the largest free jazz festival on the West Coast.
JEREMIAH ALLEN
Vice-President
Small business owners and entrepreneurs are the risk-takers who built this city—San Francisco’s soul has always been driven by them, and its future depends on them
Jeremiah Allen has called the Lower Haight home since 2011. With a background as a sales director in the interior design industry, he leveraged his expertise to help expand his family’s wedding and event floral studio in the Lower Haight and Russian Hill neighborhoods. Owning a small business in San Francisco gave him firsthand insight into the challenges entrepreneurs face, from navigating regulations to adapting to economic shifts.
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Jeremiah channels this experience into advocacy and policy work, ensuring small businesses remain central to the city’s economy. He serves on multiple boards focused on economic policy, business development, and legislative advocacy, working to give independent business owners a seat at the table. As an active member of the Lower Haight Merchants & Neighbors Association, he champions initiatives that revitalize commercial corridors and protect San Francisco’s entrepreneurial landscape. His goal is to ensure city policies support, not hinder, small businesses.
MIKE ZWIEFELHOFER
Treasurer
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Owning a business in this World Class City is truly an honor
Mike Zwiefelhofer is the owner and operator of Z. Cioccolato, a gourmet fudge company in North Beach. Z. Cioccolato has been tantalizing both tourists and locals for over 20 years and is best known for their layered gourmet fudge which was featured on the Cooking Channel and the Kathy Ireland Show.
CAROL YENNE
Secretary
MASOOD SAMEREIE
Board Member
Challenging times brings out the best of your colors!
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As Broker/Owner of Aria Properties and a 22 years Bay Area resident, I don’t want to live anywhere else. I have a long time love affair with our beautiful city of San Francisco, and in particular the Castro Neighborhood. I enjoy the diversity, vibrancy, creativity, and for me a sense of excitement that I’ve not found in other Cities
AVI EHRLICH
Board Member
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It's our responsibility to create and support the world we want to be a part of
Avi Ehrlich is the founder of Silver Sprocket, an independent comic book store and publisher championing socially conscious and independently produced comics, graphic novels, and related arts.
CHRISTIN EVANS
Member at Large
Small business owners live & work in our neighborhoods so we wear multiple hats when we advocate.
Christin Evans has served as a founding board member of the Haight Ashbury Merchants Association (HAMA) since 2010. She has served for several years on the CDMA's Legislative Committee working with legislators at City Hall on legislation impacting small businesses. In 2024, she was elected to CDMA's Executive Board as Member-At-Large.
Christin owns and operates the Booksmith, a 45+ year old bookstore, and the Alembic, a craft cocktail bar, both in San Francisco’s historic Haight Ashbury neighborhood. Prior to becoming a small business owner in 2007, Christin was a management consultant developing business & marketing strategies for large corporations.