Candidate for
Supervisor; County of Alameda; District 4

I believe that my community service, professional career, and education have given me the opportunity to garner a broad range of experience in leadership and administration of complex issues in very diverse environments.

My entire career and community involvement reflects a commitment to social innovation and change. I have a strong foundation to represent the vast cultural, economic and geographical diversity of District 4. I have a history of providing effective, dynamic leadership with the ability to think critically, build consensus and to take risks in advocating for community concerns.

The diversity of Alameda County will need a coalition builder to insure social and economic progress into the next millennium.

POLITICAL POSITIONS

• Oakland City Planning Commission, 94 - present
• Oakland Human Relations Commission, 93-98
• State Commission on the Prevention of Hate Violence 92-94
• Delegate 16th A.D. Democratic Central Committee 92-96
• Founder, Filipino American Caucus, California Democratic Party
• Founder, Filipino American Democratic Club, Alameda County
• Affirmative Action Committee, California Democratic Party 87-88
• Asian Pacific American Advisory Committee to Chairman Ron Brown, Democratic National Committee 91-92
• Executive Committee for Congressman Ron Dellums, 92-96
• Police/Commity Relations Task Force, Oakland, 94-97
• Affirmative Action Task Force, Oakland, 91-92 (partial list)

• Board member, East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation
• Board member, Oakland Sharing the Vision
• Board member, Catholic Charities Campaign for Human Development
• Board member, Break the Silence (Coalition Against Anti-Asian Violence)
• Board member, Asian American / African American Roundtable
• Board member, BASS Ticket Foundation 93-98
• Board member, Project Emerge (substance abuse coalition, East Oakland)95-98
• Advisor, Concilation Forums of Oakland
• Advisor, Children's Hospital Multicultural Curriculum Project 94-97
• PTA President, Laurel Elementary School 90-92 (partial list)

• Director, Office of Human Relations and Diversity Affairs, Alameda County Social Services Agency: Design and implement policies and programs for language access and cultural competency for clients

• Director, Resource Development, Alameda County Social Services Agency: Established and funded programs for welfare to work programs including job training, placement, family support services (substance abuse, domestic violence, childcare transportation) 97-99

• Multicultural Multilingual Coordinator, Alameda County Designed and implemented county-wide programs language and cultural access to services 89-96

• Director, Senior Crime Prevention Program, San Francisco Police Department, Community Relations 82-89

• Director, Gang and High Risk Youth Programs, Los Angeles and San Diego 79-82

• Instructor, Ethnic Studies: California State University, Sacramento; California State University, Long Beach; Pasadena Citiy College; Researcher, University of California Los Angeles 72-79