Candidate for
Supervisor; County of Contra Costa; Supervisorial District 2

Public Sector Experience

Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, District 2 (1997-present)

Contra Costa Board of Supervisors, Chair ('01)
Contra Costa Board of Supervisors, Vice-Chair ('00)
Better Government Task Force ('02, '04)
Cal-ID RAN Board, Chair ('04)
Capital Facilities Planning Committee, Chair ('01)
Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority (CCCSWA)
City-County Relations Committee Ad-Hoc ('04)
CC Health Plan Joint Conference Committee, Chair
Criminal Justice Agency ('01)
E. Bay Public Safety Corridor Partnership Council, Alt.
Family and Human Services Committee ('99)
Finance Committee ('97, '03), Chair ('98, '02)
Hazardous Materials Committee
Haz. Waste Mgmt Capacity Allocation Committee ('01)
Head Start Policy Council (former)
Housing Authority of CCC, Board of Directors
Internal Operations Committee ('00, '02, '03)
Internal Quality Assurance Committee
Justice System Executive Coordinating Council
Open Space/Parks & EBRPD Liaison Com. ('01, '02)
Chair ('02, '04)
Proposition 10 Commission ('00, '01, '03)
San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee ('02, '04)
Southwest Area Transp.(SWAT), Chair ('01, '02, '04)
Transp., Water & Infrastructure Committee ('00, '04)
Urban Counties Caucus ('01, '02, '03), Chair ('03)
Water Committee ('97), Chair ('98)
West CC Transp. Authority Commission (WCCTAC), Alt.
West County Integrated Waste Mgmt. Auth. (WCIWMA), Alt.
Art in the Courthouse Advisory Committee ('02, '03)

Regional Commissions & Boards

Bay Area Air Quality Mgmt Dist., Dir. ('97-present)
Executive Committee, Secretary
Budget & Finance Committee, Chair
Mobile Source Committee
Public Outreach Steering Committee, Chair ('99)
Legislative Committee ('01)
Ad Hoc Comm. Accidental Emissions, Chair ('01)
Ad Hoc Committee on Database Conversion ('00)
Central Contra Costa Transit Authority (CCCTA)
Founding Director
Chair ('81, '91, '01, '02)
Board of Directors ('81-Present) V. Chair, ('00)
(Standing committees: Operations & Scheduling,
Admin. & Finance, Long-Term Strategic Planning,
Marketing & Planning, Contract Management
Contra Costa Transportation Authority, Alternate (CCTA)
Contra Costa Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO)
Chair ('87, '91, '95, '01)
Commissioner (1984-present)
Water Committee, Chair ('95)
E. County Water Planning

Special Commissions, Committees and Boards:

Assoc. of Bay Area Gover. Exec. Board, Alt.('03,'04)
Bay Conservation & Dev. Commission (BCDC)
Commissioner ('97-'99)
Alternate (2000-present)
California State Association of Counties (CSAC)
Board of Directors ('01, '02, '03)
Executive Committee ('02, '03)
Health and Human Services (former)
CA State Assoc. of LAFCO Agencies, Ex. Board ('93-'96)
Contra Costa Mayors' Conference Appointments (former)
(Housing Task Force, Solar Energy Advisory
committee, Water Task Force, Rabies Task Force)
Franklin Canyon Steering Committee ('00-'01)
Mental Health Commission, Alternate ('01)
North Coast Shoreline Joint Powers Authority
Regional RAN Board, Executive Committee ('99-'01)
Rte. 24/Caldecott Tunnel Corridor Study PAC ('01)

City of Lafayette

• Mayor (1982, 1984, 1991, 1995)

Council Member (1978-1997)
Chair: Lafayette Redevelopment Agency
Council Representative: BART, CATV, EBRPD, Chamber of
Commerce, School Districts
Council Liaison: Design Review, Crime Prevention, Police
& Public Safety, Economic Development, Emergency
Preparedness, Walkways, Youth Program Traffic, Parking,
Parks & Recreation, Senior Services (implemented senior
lunch program)

Education

Master of Public Administration, Organizational
Management, California State University at Hayward
Batchelor of Science degree, Business Education,
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
California Teaching Credential, Business MgMt (Lifetime)

Academic Experience

John F. Kennedy University, School of Mgmt, Orinda, CA
Adjunct Professot (1984-1997)
Leadership Development, Ethics, Community Issue Forum,
Issues That Impact Managers

California State University, Hayward, Graduate School of
Public Administration
Instructor (1993-1997)
Public Policy, Advocacy, Coalition Bldg for Non Profits

University of California, Berkeley, School of Management
(Extension School)
Consultant (1993), Emergency Planning Graduate
Certificate Program

Private Sector Experience

Dimensional Resources, Inc., Walnut Creek, CA ('94-'96)
Vice President, Telecommunications Consulting
Certification: Women's Business Enterprise (W.B.E.)

Affiliations

American Association of University Women (AAUW)
National Officer (1978-1981)
State and Regional Board of Directors (8 yrs)
Chapter President

University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of
Theology & Philosophy
Board of Advisors, DSPT (1989-1991)

Goodwill Industries of the Greater East Bay
Board of Directors

St. Perpetua's Catholic Church
Lector / Lay Minister

Honors

Distinguished Woman Award (AAUW)
MTC Transportation Award
Wal-Mart National Hometown Leadership Award
1997 Alumni of Year, California State University Hayward
West County Business and Professional Association's
Citizen of the Year (Co-recipient)