Coronado Woman, Retired Navy Official Now Part of Grand Jury

San Diego County has seated 19 new members on its grand jury, which includes a Coronado resident and a retired Navy master chief petty officer.

Caroleen Williams, a director of government and media relations in the private sector, resides in Coronado. Willard Howard, formerly of the Navy, lives in Chula Vista.

Burma Dunn, a Chula Vista retiree who once worked in management at AT&T, also was chosen. Seven others are from San Diego and three others from Vista.

They began their service July 8. Their names were drawn from a pools of 77 others who qualified.

To file a complaint for the grand jury to look into, or to become a member, see the forms offered on the San Diego County Grand Jury's website.

The grand jury investigates complaints about the operations of local government. Recent reports from the panel include an examination of Imperial Beach's finances and adult bullying in San Diego schools.

The full panel includes: 

San Diego
William L. Bouffard
Joseph W. Carpinelli
Patricia A. Ferguson
Gregory L. Ny
Helen D. Rawson
Richard A. Stanford 
Vanessa T. Schumert

Vista
Nekita O. Hobson
Richard F. Hobson
William Krunglevich

Chula Vista
Burma B. Dunn
William H. Howard

Other cities
Steven A. Avery, Santee
Jeffrey R. Clark, Carlsbad
Patricia A. Grosch, Poway
Gregory W. Haw, Escondido
Lixya Preston de Silva, El Cajon
Melvyn B. Stein, Spring Valley
Caroleen L. Williams, Coronado