Accomplishments
In addition to serving on the City Council from 2000-2008 and 2010-2014, I also served as:
- Member of the Stadium Authority Board of the City
- Member of the Redevelopment Agency
- Authority Member of the Sports & Open Space Authority
- Authority Member of the Industrial Development Authority
- Authority Member of the Joint Financing Authority
- Authority Member of the Housing Authority Board
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)& Convention Center Liaison
Committee, Chair
- City-School District Liaison Committee
- Neighborhood-University Relations Committee
- Santa Clara Downtown Revitalization Committee
Water & Power Committees:
- Central California Power Agency (CCPA)
- Northern California Power Agency (NCPA), Chairman
- Modesto-Santa Clara-Redding Public Power Agency (MSR), President
- Bay Area Water Suppliers and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA),
Vice Chairman
- Santa Clara Valley Water District Advisory Committee
Leadership:
- Vice Chairman on the City of Santa Clara Charter Review
Committee, 2008
- Board Member of The Housing Trust of Santa Clara County
2004-2008
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mission City
Community Fund, 2000
- 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
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
- Received Distinguished Service Award from the Northern
California Power Agency "In Recognition of
your many accomplishments on behalf of the Electric
Ratepayers of the City of Santa Clara...", 2014
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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