Candidate for
Councilmember; City of Torrance

Councilman Cliff Numark is dedicated to an accountable and cost-effective city government. He was elected to the Torrance City Council in 2008 focusing on smart planning to protect neighborhoods and create jobs, maintaining Torrance as a balanced, fiscally sound city. To that end, he focused on the following issues:

• Keeping Public Safety Priority #1
• Fighting Traffic Congestion and Overdevelopment
• Attracting Businesses to Create Jobs
• Protecting the Environment
• Supporting Torrance Seniors and Schools
• Ensuring a Transparent and Accountable City Government

Prior to his election to the City Council in 2008, Numark served as a City Commissioner for Parks and Recreation, where he improved outreach for the annual community grants program and updated the usage policy for the Plunge. He previously served on the Community Services Commission and the Cable Television Advisory Board in 1999, where he initiated "Open Mic Night" to better connect citizens to their city government. Numark also served as the Executive Director of the Torrance Chamber program Leadership Torrance.

A South Bay native, Numark began his career as a journalist. After completing graduate school, Numark served as CEO and COO of two technology companies, launched a market research business and worked as managing director of a management consulting firm. He currently works for the American Red Cross, responsible for recruiting nearly 400,000 Southern Californians to give blood. Numark earned a Master in Public Affairs degree from Princeton University, a law degree from the University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall), a Master of Science from the University of Sussex Engineering School, and a B.A. from Pomona College.

Numark owns a home in West Torrance with his wife, Torrance native Diane Korman, who is the senior producer for ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. The new parents of Lincoln Numark, born in December 2009, the couple is happy to be just a few miles from Numark's mother, who is a retired teacher living in Torrance and his sister, who teaches at Jefferson Middle School. Diane's parents, Dale and Howard Korman are active in the Torrance arts community, along with Diane's grandmother, Harriet Apsel, who lives in New Horizons.

For more information about Cliff's campaign, visit http://www.cliffnumark.com.