The Team
Carol Garsten
Carol has been a community organizer/connector, jewelry designer, gallery owner, photographer, and filmmaker. She has served as chair of the BOD of Peninsula Health Care Connection. Carol is the co-chair of Downtown Los Altos First Friday and the Event Producer of 3rd Thursday Cal Ave.
Carol balances out her high-energy personality with
Carol has been a community organizer/connector, jewelry designer, gallery owner, photographer, and filmmaker. She has served as chair of the BOD of Peninsula Health Care Connection. Carol is the co-chair of Downtown Los Altos First Friday and the Event Producer of 3rd Thursday Cal Ave.
Carol balances out her high-energy personality with gardening, qigong, traveling, cooking, hiking, and brushing her
feline-best friend Petra.
Maico Campolingo
Bridget Algee-Hewitt
Bridget Algee-Hewitt
Maico was born and grew up in Italy. Music and food have always been an important part of his life. In Italy, he worked in corporate hardware and software sales. He opened the restaurants Italico and Terun on Cal Ave with his brother in 2013. He is an avid cyclist and loves bringing the community together through the energy of live music!
Bridget Algee-Hewitt
Bridget Algee-Hewitt
Bridget Algee-Hewitt
More info coming soon...
Jamie Lucia
Bridget Algee-Hewitt
Jamie Lucia
Dr. Jamie Lucia is CEO of Dogma, chiropractic fitness studios located in Los Altos
and Caramel.
She is very active in her communities and is the co-chair of Los Alto First Friday. She enjoys the vibe and excitement of live music and loves spreading that joy.
Camille Townsend
Camille Townsend
Camille Townsend
Camille is an attorney and has taught legal and education classes at Purdue, Santa Clara, and Notre Dame de Namur universities. She was elected 3 times to the Palo Alto Board of Education, serving twice as its president and
is currently on the Board of the Palo Alto Recreation Foundation. Camille is committed to working on local projects which foster a vibrant community.
Scott Wills
Camille Townsend
Camille Townsend
Scott is a Silicon Valley tech executive and producer of a top 60 billboard country western song and one of the producers of the nation’s first top sports award show, which currently airs on ESPN. In addition to his new tech startup and angel investing, Scott recently became a founding member of a film development company. His hobbies include
skiing and car racing.
Shannon McElyea
Camille Townsend
Shannon McElyea
Shannon, denizen of Palo Alto going back to her great great grandmother Anna Zschokke, called “The mother of Palo Alto schools/Mother of Palo Alto”. McElyea has been called a ‘fun bomb’ and loves to see people and communities come together in joy.
Charlie Weidanz
Charlie Weidanz
Charlie Weidanz
Charlie is the CEO of The Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce. He is dedicated to promoting and maintaining the continuing economic vitality of the community by creating and supporting a positive environment for business and encouraging cooperation among
Palo Alto businesses,
The City of Palo Alto and the residents.
Sally Bemus
Charlie Weidanz
Charlie Weidanz
After a long career as a tech entrepreneur, Sally is now a community volunteer with a passion for youth wellness currently serving as the Vice President of Youth Community Service. She grew up in a musical home full of instruments and the sounds of big band, her dad’s barbershop quartet, and rock and roll. She loves the music scene on Cal Ave and is delighted to join the 3rdThursday Team.
Steven Brown
Charlie Weidanz
Steven Brown
Steven is the Founder and Chief Vision Officer of Chrysalis Arts Ministries, as well as a photographer/videographer.
He loves working on events and activities that build healthier, more vibrant communities. He has many years of experience in the performing arts, marketing, and events fields, including time working on the Santa Clara Art &
Steven is the Founder and Chief Vision Officer of Chrysalis Arts Ministries, as well as a photographer/videographer.
He loves working on events and activities that build healthier, more vibrant communities. He has many years of experience in the performing arts, marketing, and events fields, including time working on the Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival, their 4th Of July and Christmas Carnivals, as well as Los Altos First Friday.