Election 2026: The Strawberry Recreation District four-year candidates at a glance
David Morgenthaler, challenger
Age: 41.
Years as resident: 5.
Occupation: Sales and marketing professional, formerly with Salesforce.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in music-industry studies from the University of Southern California.
Civic background: Member of the Strawberry Neighborhood Association; local activist on Flock Safety automated license-plate readers.
Key issues: New district programs, including teen programs and music and foreign-language classes.
Quote: “I’m trying to think outside the box for how we can serve more of the community.”
Sohrab Saghezchi, incumbent
Age: 44.
Years as resident: 10.
Occupation: Dentist and owner of Mill Valley Dental.
Education: Studied biology at the University of California at Davis and San Jose State University; doctor of dental surgery degree from the University of the Pacific’s Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco.
Civic background: Appointed to the Strawberry Recreation District board in December 2022.
Key issues: Transparency, fiscal responsibility and the new playground project slated for 2027.
Quote: “I think just making sure that (the district) is connected with the community and making sure that we’re listening to the community and obviously with this big project with the playground, we want to make sure that it’s something everybody is going to be proud of.”
Peter Teese, incumbent
Age: 62.
Years as resident: 24.
Occupation: Western sales director at U.S. News & World Report.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in advertising from the University of Colorado Boulder.
Civic background: Member of the Strawberry Recreation District board since December 2010; board chair.
Key issues: The new playground project slated for 2027 and the potential to build an amphitheater near the recreation center’s elevator.
Quote: “There should be more programs that are either low cost or no cost for kids. I think (the new playground) really answers that.”
Sarah Waterfield, incumbent
Age: 51.
Years as resident: 7.
Occupation: Told The Ark in 2024 she was senior vice president of global brand strategy at Ultragenyx, a Novato pharmaceutical company.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in history and literature from Harvard University and attended Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.
Civic background: Member of the Strawberry Recreation District board since December 2024; volunteer with the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco and at Strawberry Point Elementary School; former volunteer with the Cygnet Society.
Key issues: Declined to comment on her candidacy.
Quote: Declined to be interviewed.