Accomplishments
In addition to serving on the City Council from 2000 - 2008, I also served as:
- Member of the Redevelopment Agency of the City
- Authority Member of the Sports & Open Space Authority of the City
- Authority Member of the Industrial Development Authority of the City
- Authority Member of the Joint Financing Authority of the City
City Committees:
- Audit Committee, Chair
- Mission City 21 + Economic Development Comm., Chair
- Convention Center Liaison Committee
- Council Officers and Elected Full Time Employees Performance/Salary Review Committee
- Golf Course Committee (Chair)
- City-School District Liaison Committee
- Neighborhood-University Relations Committee
- Santa Clara Downtown Revitalization Committee
Water & Power Committees:
- Central California Power Agency (CCPA)
- Modesto-Santa Clara-Redding Public Power Agency (MSR), President
- Bay Area Water Suppliers and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA), Vice Chairman
- Northern California Power Agency (NCPA), Chairman
- Santa Clara Valley Water District Advisory Committee
Leadership:
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mission City Community Fund, 2000; Current Vice Chairman
- Former Member of the Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of Santa Clara
- Former Member of the Board of Directors of the Santa Clarans for Political Integrity and Ethics
- Former Member of the Portuguese American Club of Santa Clara County
- Member of Santa Clara Masonic Lodge #299
- President of the Santa Clara Police Officers Association, 1977
- President of the California Burglary and Theft Investigators Association, 1983
- Former Director and Board Member of the Santa Clara Police Activities League
- President of the California Crime Prevention Officers' Association, 1990
- Vice Chairman on the City of Santa Clara Charter Review Committee, 2008
- Board Member of The Housing Trust of Santa Clara County 2004-2008
Additional Accomplishments:
- Received the California Congress of P.T.A.'s "Honorary Service Award" in 1990
for over fifteen years of service to the Santa Clara Unified School District
- California Crime Prevention Officers Association:
Received "Crime Prevention Officer of the Year Award, 1989
Awarded the Board of Directors "Life Achievement Award"
- While Secretary for the "California Stop Crime Coalition" was producer for the state-wide "Vehicle Theft Prevention" program for the California Highway Patrol, and was Project Coordinator for the Governor's "Prenatal Substance Abuse Prevention" project.
- Received the "Spirit of Public Power Award" from the Northern California Power Agency 2008
Community Volunteer:
- Agnew Community Volunteer Services
- Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival
- Santa Clara Police Activities League
- Santa Clara Woman's Club
- Santa Clara Women's League
- Santa Clara Y.M.I.
- Soroptimist International of Santa Clara
- Triton Museum of Art
- Mission City Federal Credit Union, Treasurer and Board Member
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