Candidate for
Council Member; City of Hayward

About Barbara

● Hayward City Councilmember, 2004-present

● Mayor Pro Tem, currently serving 2011-2012; prior term: 2006-2007

● Resident of Hayward since 1986

Current Council Committees

● Council Airport Committee

● Council Budget, Finance, and Capital Improvement Committee

● Council Economic Development Committee

● Council Appointed Officers Committee

Liaison Assignments

● Hayward Community Services Commission (formerly Citizens Advisory Commission and Human Services Commission)

● Alameda County Transit Policy Advisory Committee

● Hayward Redevelopment Area Committee

● Trustee, Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

● Hayward Volunteer Recognition Dinner Committee

Community and Civic Volunteer Experience

● City of Hayward Planning Commissioner, 1996-2004; Chair, 2001-2002

● Citizens Advisory Commission, 1990-1996

● 880/92 Interchange Citizens Advisory Committee, 1991-2002

● Mayor's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Libraries

● Committee on Public Art for the B Street Parking Garage

● Growth Management Task Force

● Family Emergency Shelter Coalition (FESCO), former President and Board Member

● Sotuhgate Homeowners Association, former President and Board Member

● Southgate Swim Club, former President and Board Member

● Currently volunteering as a tutor at the Hayward Library Homework Support Center

Advocacy for California Cities

● Member of League of California Cities Revenue and Taxation Policy Committee (2010-present)

● Hayward Alternate Representative to East Bay Division of League of California Cities

Education

● B.A., American Studies, Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia

● Graduate work in journalism and urban studies, University of Maryland

● Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter, Insurance Institute of America