JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.2/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css">
<script src="http://ajax.microsoft.com/ajax/jquery.validate/1.7/jquery.validate.js"></script>
<div class='membersName'>name=Dylan,Bob</div>
<div class='membersName'>name=Morrison,Jim</div>

JavaScript

$('.membersName').text(function(i,txt) {
    return txt.split("=")[1].split(",")[0];
});