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CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
April 26, 2017
The Honorable City Council
Palo Alto, California
Interviews of Candidates for the Human Relations Commission, the
Library Advisory Commission, the Public Art Commission, and the
Utilities Advisory Commission
On Tuesday, April 11, 2017, City Council selected the following applicants to interview for the
Human Relations Commission (HRC), the Library Advisory Commission (LAC), the Public Art
Commission (PAC), and the Utilities Advisory Commission (UAC). The City Council will be
scheduled to vote to appoint candidates for HRC, LAC, PAC, and UAC on May 1, 2017.
The five HRC applicants, three LAC applicants, eleven PAC applicants, and five UAC applicants to
be interviewed are as follows: 10 minute interviews
1. Fenney, Linda PAC 6:00 PM (Participating via video conference)
2. Smith, Jeny PAC 6:10 PM
3. Podulka, Kristen HRC 6:20 PM
4. Kiernan, Bette PAC 6:30 PM
5. Eisenberg, Rebecca HRC 6:40 PM
6. Murphy, Amy LAC 6:50 PM
7. Wilson, Brigham LAC 7:00 PM
8. Hagan, Doug LAC 7:10 PM (Incumbent)
9. Pettit, Donna PAC 7:20 PM
10. Scharf, Mary Ann PAC 7:30 PM
11. Maxwell, Diane PAC 7:40 PM
12. Taylor, Nia PAC 8:00 PM (Incumbent)
13. Migdal, Jim PAC 8:10 PM (Incumbent)
14. Ross, Amanda PAC 8:20 PM (Incumbent)
15. Shen, Hisnya PAC 8:30 PM
16. Erickson, Britta PAC 8:40 PM
17. Lee, Steven HRC 8:50 PM
18. Brahmbhatt, Deepali HRC 9:00 PM
19. Smolar, Curtis UAC 9:10 PM
20. Weber, Jay UAC 9:20 PM
21. Forssell, Lisa UAC 9:30 PM (Incumbent)
22. Segal, Lauren UAC 9:40 PM
23. Ezran, Claude UAC 9:50 PM
24. Alhassani, Mehdi HRC 10:00 PM (Incumbent) (Participating via video conference)
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Human Relations Commission
2.22.010 Membership.
There is created a human relations commission composed of seven members who are not
council members, officers or employees of the city, who are residents of the city, and who shall
be appointed by the city council.
(Ord. 2924 § 1, 1976: Ord. 2537 (part), 1969: Ord. 2485 § 1 (part), 1969)
There are two open terms ending May 31, 2020 Human Relations Commission.
Library Advisory Commission
2.24.010 Membership.
There is created a library advisory commission composed of five members who shall be
appointed by and shall serve at the pleasure of the city council, but who shall not be
councilmembers, officers or employees of the city of Palo Alto. Each member of the
commission shall have a demonstrated interest in public library matters. All members of the
commission shall at all times be residents of Palo Alto. All members of the commission shall
take an oath of office before commencing their service on the commission.
(Ord. 5190 § 1, 2013: Ord. 4529 § 2 (part), 1998)
There are three open terms ending May 31, 2020 Library Advisory Commission.
Public Art Commission
2.18.010 Membership.
There is created a public art commission composed of seven members who are not council
members, officers, or employees of the city, and who shall be appointed by the city council.
(Ord. 3888 § 1 (part), 1989)
There are four open terms ending May 31, 2020 Public Art Commission.
Utilities Advisory Commission
2.23.010 Membership.
There is created a utilities advisory commission composed of seven members who shall be
appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the city council, but who shall not be council
members, officers or employees of the city. Each member of the commission shall be a utility
customer or the authorized representative of a utility customer. Six members of the
commission shall at all times be residents of the city.
(Ord. 5047 § 1 (part), 2009: Ord. 4027 § 1 (part), 1991)
There are two open terms ending May 31, 2020 Utilities Advisory Commission.
Copies of all applications are attached. Some applications may be redacted at the request of the
applicant. A full set of non-redacted applications will be emailed to Council Members directly.
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ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A: PAC - Fenney, Linda (PDF)
Attachment B: PAC - Smith, Jeny (PDF)
Attachment C: HRC - Podulka, Kristen (PDF)
Attachment D: PAC - Kiernan, Bette (PDF)
Attachment E: HRC - Eisenberg, Rebecca (PDF)
Attachment F: LAC - Murphy, Amy (PDF)
Attachment G: LAC - Wilson, Brigham (PDF)
Attachment H: LAC - Hagan, Doug (PDF)
Attachment I: PAC - Pettit, Donna (PDF)
Attachment J: PAC - Sharf, Mary Ann (PDF)
Attachment K: PAC - Maxwell, Diane (PDF)
Attachment L: PAC - Taylor, Nia (PDF)
Attachment M: PAC - Migdal, Jim (PDF)
Attachment N: PAC - Ross, Amanda (PDF)
Attachment O: PAC - Shen, Hisnya (PDF)
Attachment P: PAC - Erickson, Britta (PDF)
Attachment Q: HRC - Lee, Steven (PDF)
Attachment R: HRC - Brahmbhatt, Deepali (PDF)
Attachment S: UAC - Smolar, Curtis (PDF)
Attachment T: UAC - Weber, Jay (PDF)
Attachment U: UAC - Forssell, Lisa (PDF)
Attachment V: UAC - Segal, Lauren (PDF)
Attachment W: UAC - Ezran, Claude (PDF)
Attachment X: HRC - Alhassani, Mehdi (PDF)
Department Head: Beth Minor, City Clerk
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Public Art Commission Application
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Personal Information Note: The PAC regularly meets the third Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
Name:
Address:
Cell Phone:
____ Home / ____ Office Phone:
E-mail:
Are you a Palo Alto Resident? ____ Yes ____ No
Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who
are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members?
____ Yes ____ No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for? ____ Yes ____ No
California state law and the Ci require appointed board and commission
members to file a detailed disclosure of their financial interests, Fair Political Practices Commission,
Conflict of Interest, Form 700.
Do you or your spouse have an investment in, or do you or your spouse serve as an officer or director of, a
company doing business in Palo Alto which you believe is likely to;
1) engage in business with the City,
2) provide products or services for City projects, or
3)be affected by decisions of the board or commission you are applying for? ____ Yes ____ No
Excluding your principal residence, do you or your spouse own real property in Palo Alto? ___ Yes ___ No
How did you learn about this vacancy?
____ Community Group
____ Email from City Clerk
____ Palo Alto Weekly
____ Daily Post
____ City Website
____ Flyer
Other:
List relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, or professional
registration:
DocuSign Envelope ID: EEEEE5F9-2F7C-4134-B42E-1E3773425F11
Public Art Commission Application
2 of 5
Employment
Present or Last Employer:
Occupation:
Describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations:
1. What is it about the Public Art Commission that is compatible with your experience and of
specific interest to you, and why?
DocuSign Envelope ID: EEEEE5F9-2F7C-4134-B42E-1E3773425F11
Public Art Commission Application
3 of 5
2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particularinterest to you and describe why you are interested in it. If you have never been to a
Commission meeting you can view an archived video from the Midpen Media Center:
3. If appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Public Art Commission achieve,
and why? How would you suggest accomplishing this?
DocuSign Envelope ID: EEEEE5F9-2F7C-4134-B42E-1E3773425F11
Public Art Commission Application
4 of 5
4. Public Art Commission Members work with the document listed below. If you have
experience with this document, please describe that experience. Experience with this
document is not required for selection.
Municipal Arts Plan
DocuSign Envelope ID: EEEEE5F9-2F7C-4134-B42E-1E3773425F11
Public Art Commission Application
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Consent to Publish Personal Information on the City of Palo Alto Website
California Government Code Section 6254.21 states, in part,
This consent form will not be redacted and will be attached
The full code can be read here:
Read the code, and check only ONE option below:
_
Commission Application intact. I have read and understand my rights under Government Code
Section 6254.21. I may revoke this permission at any time by providing written notice to the
Palo Alto City Clerk.
OR
I request that the City of Palo Alto redact my home address, phone numbers, and email address
providing the following alternate information and request that they use the following contact
information instead.
Address:
Cell Phone:
____ Home / ____ Office Phone: ______
E-mail: ____________________________________________
The phone number / address can be non-public and different than the address collected on page one.
Signature: Date:
(Optional) Additional Attachment(s)
If you would like to submit a resume, work sample, etc. along with your
Application,
DocuSign Envelope ID: EEEEE5F9-2F7C-4134-B42E-1E3773425F11
Public Art Commission Application
1 of 5
Application Deadline: April 4, 2017 at 4:30 pm
Personal Information Note: The PAC regularly meets the third Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
Name:
Address:
Cell Phone:
____ Home / ____ Office Phone:
E-mail:
Are you a Palo Alto Resident? ____ Yes ____ No
Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who
are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members?
____ Yes ____ No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for? ____ Yes ____ No
California state law and the Ci require appointed board and commission
members to file a detailed disclosure of their financial interests, Fair Political Practices Commission,
Conflict of Interest, Form 700.
Do you or your spouse have an investment in, or do you or your spouse serve as an officer or director of, a
company doing business in Palo Alto which you believe is likely to;
1) engage in business with the City,
2) provide products or services for City projects, or
3)be affected by decisions of the board or commission you are applying for? ____ Yes ____ No
Excluding your principal residence, do you or your spouse own real property in Palo Alto? ___ Yes ___ No
How did you learn about this vacancy?
____ Community Group
____ Email from City Clerk
____ Palo Alto Weekly
____ Daily Post
____ City Website
____ Flyer
Other:
List relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, or professional
registration:
DocuSign Envelope ID: C94317FF-4F05-4B7E-B805-45906415B009
Public Art Commission Application
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Employment
Present or Last Employer:
Occupation:
Describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations:
1. What is it about the Public Art Commission that is compatible with your experience and of
specific interest to you, and why?
DocuSign Envelope ID: C94317FF-4F05-4B7E-B805-45906415B009
Public Art Commission Application
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2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particularinterest to you and describe why you are interested in it. If you have never been to a
Commission meeting you can view an archived video from the Midpen Media Center:
3. If appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Public Art Commission achieve,
and why? How would you suggest accomplishing this?
DocuSign Envelope ID: C94317FF-4F05-4B7E-B805-45906415B009
Public Art Commission Application
4 of 5
4. Public Art Commission Members work with the document listed below. If you have
experience with this document, please describe that experience. Experience with this
document is not required for selection.
Municipal Arts Plan
DocuSign Envelope ID: C94317FF-4F05-4B7E-B805-45906415B009
Public Art Commission Application
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Consent to Publish Personal Information on the City of Palo Alto Website
California Government Code Section 6254.21 states, in part,
This consent form will not be redacted and will be attached
The full code can be read here:
Read the code, and check only ONE option below:
_
Commission Application intact. I have read and understand my rights under Government Code
Section 6254.21. I may revoke this permission at any time by providing written notice to the
Palo Alto City Clerk.
OR
I request that the City of Palo Alto redact my home address, phone numbers, and email address
providing the following alternate information and request that they use the following contact
information instead.
Address:
Cell Phone:
____ Home / ____ Office Phone: ___________________________________________________
E-mail: ____________________________________________
The phone number / address can be non-public and different than the address collected on page one.
Signature: Date:
(Optional) Additional Attachment(s)
If you would like to submit a resume, work sample, etc. along with your
upload your document(s).
DocuSign Envelope ID: C94317FF-4F05-4B7E-B805-45906415B009
Human Relations Commission Application
1 of 5
Application Deadline: April 4, 2017 at 4:30 pm
Personal Information Note: The HRC regularly meets the second Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
Name:
Address:
Cell Phone:
____ Home / ____ Office Phone:
E-mail:
Are you a Palo Alto Resident? ____ Yes ____ No
Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who
are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members?
____ Yes ____ No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for? ____ Yes ____ No
California state law and the Ci require appointed board and commission
members to file a detailed disclosure of their financial interests, Fair Political Practices Commission,
Conflict of Interest, Form 700.
Do you or your spouse have an investment in, or do you or your spouse serve as an officer or director of, a
company doing business in Palo Alto which you believe is likely to;
1) engage in business with the City,
2) provide products or services for City projects, or
3) be affected by decisions of the board or commission you are applying for? ____ Yes ____ No
Excluding your principal residence, do you or your spouse own real property in Palo Alto? ___ Yes ___ No
How did you learn about this vacancy?
____ Community Group
____ Email from City Clerk
____ Palo Alto Weekly
____ Daily Post
____ City Website
____ Flyer
Other:
List relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, or professional
registration:
DocuSign Envelope ID: 3B3A3844-BA32-4368-9C0B-5E8CBF2B2E3C
Human Relations Commission Application
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Employment
Present or Last Employer:
Occupation:
Describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations:
1. What is it about the Human Relations Commission that is compatible with your experience
and of specific interest to you, and why?
DocuSign Envelope ID: 3B3A3844-BA32-4368-9C0B-5E8CBF2B2E3C
Human Relations Commission Application
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2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particularinterest to you and describe why you are interested in it. If you have never been to a
Commission meeting you can view an archived video from the Midpen Media Center:
3. If appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Human Relations Commission
achieve, and why? How would you suggest accomplishing this?
DocuSign Envelope ID: 3B3A3844-BA32-4368-9C0B-5E8CBF2B2E3C
Human Relations Commission Application
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4. Human Relations Commission Members work with the documents listed below. If you have
experience with any of these documents, please describe that experience. Experience with
these documents is not required for selection.
Human Services Needs Assessment
Muni Code 9.72 Mandatory Response Program
Community Services Element of the Comprehensive Plan
DocuSign Envelope ID: 3B3A3844-BA32-4368-9C0B-5E8CBF2B2E3C
Human Relations Commission Application
5 of 5
Consent to Publish Personal Information on the City of Palo Alto Website
California Government Code Section 6254.21 states, in part,
This consent form will not be redacted and will be attached
The full code can be read here:
Read the code, and check only ONE option below:
_
Commission Application intact. I have read and understand my rights under Government Code
Section 6254.21. I may revoke this permission at any time by providing written notice to the
Palo Alto City Clerk.
OR
I request that the City of Palo Alto redact my home address, phone numbers, and email address
providing the following alternate information and request that they use the following contact
information instead.
Address:
Cell Phone:
____ Home / ____ Office Phone: ___________________________________________________
E-mail: ____________________________________________
The phone number / address can be non-public and different than the address collected on page one.
Signature: Date:
(Optional) Additional Attachment(s)
If you would like to submit a resume, work sample, etc. along with your
Application, Ch
DocuSign Envelope ID: 3B3A3844-BA32-4368-9C0B-5E8CBF2B2E3C
Kristen E. Podulka
kristen_podulka@yahoo.com
Profile
As a communications expert, I possess a unique mix of global brand and retail advertising experience, on both the client-side and agency-side of advertising. For over 20 years, I have delivered marketing solutions across an array of industries, both big and small including nonprofit, automotive, retail, financial services, and consumer apps.
Experience
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS, San Mateo, CA 2015 - current Global Advertising Consultant Global advertising manager for monthly digital brand campaigns
Campaign manager for top tier U.S. and Global markets, coordinating media buys, creative development and ad production
Copywriter for native, search, display, print, and TV ads promoting corporate capabilities and fund products
Producer on College Savings TV and photo shoot, creating 2 TV spots, 9 print ads, and 10 digital and social media ads
YMCA OF SILICON VALLEY, Palo Alto, CA 2014-2015 Marketing Manager
Worked directly with executive team to plan and implement $50,000 marketing budget for the Palo Alto YMCA branch
Used storytelling to showcase and create engaging newsletters and e-mail campaigns, sent to 9,000 members
Created fundraising brochures, fact sheets and in-lobby displays supporting the Annual Giving Campaign, raising $175,000
Responsible for all aspects of Y branding, including; facility visuals, marketing materials, promotions, and educating branch
staff to speak in a unified voice
Independent Marketing Consultant, Palo Alto, CA 2012-2014
Worked directly with CEOs and Board of Directors at Curbside start-up app, Theranos, and Preferrals start-up app
Orchestrated and facilitated focus groups, small events, meet-ups, and one-on-one interviews
Developed a unique and highly successful recruitment and incentive plan to solicit beta testers for new apps
Managed social media strategy and executions, including website, Pinterest, Yelp! and Facebook
THE & MENLO PARK (PAMP), Menlo Park, CA 2011-2014 Membership Manager Interacted daily with Executive Director and Board of Directors to develop membership promotions and retention plans
Supervised 30+ volunteers on-site at large-scale events, providing leadership, best practices, and FAQ sheets
Acted as first line of communication for 3,500+ members, providing prompt and professional customer service daily
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS, San Mateo, CA 2005 - 2007 Advertising Manager
Worked directly with executive team on product and brand ad campaigns, from creative concept through final production
Owned external agency relationships; overseeing contracts, budgets, timelines, and creative process
Managed Marketing Associate in routing TV, print, and online ads to ensure content accuracy and legal compliance
TARGET CORPORATION, Hayward, CA 2000 - 2004 Manager, Marketing Planning - Mervyn's Division Directly managed team of ten Associates in strategic development of retail print ads and in-store collateral campaigns
Presented sponsorship opportunities to retail executives at Fashion Week in NYC, raising incremental $250,000
Demonstrated capacity to build collaborative relationships with diverse stakeholders, at all levels of the organization
Marketing Specialist - Mervyn's Division
Collaborated with executive staff to develop weekly messaging cadence, based on sales and trends Prepared and presented w apparel marketing plans at events, buying trips, and vendor meetings
http://www.linkedin.com/in/kpodulka
650-561-2185
DocuSign Envelope ID: 3B3A3844-BA32-4368-9C0B-5E8CBF2B2E3C
MCCANN-ERICKSON, Atlanta, GA 1999 - 2000 Sr. Account Executive - General Motors
Developed regional brand plans, promotions and media initiatives for General Motors Southeast region
Directly supervised Traffic Coordinator in the execution of regional broadcast, outdoor, and print ads
Account Executive - General Motors
Presented monthly regional retail ad campaigns and media plans to executive management teams
Forged seamless integration and open lines of communication between Atlanta field office and Detroit headquarters
MCCANN-ERICKSON, Troy, MI 1997 - 1999 Assistant Account Executive - General Motors Secured project cost estimates, legal approval, and ensured ad copy accuracy for Buick advertising elements
Wrote creative briefs and client contact reports for agency executives and clients
Conducted quarterly competitive analysis and presented to agency executives and clients
Traffic Coordinator - General Motors
Integrated all agency creative and production resources on strict deadlines, and maintained weekly status reports
Education
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, East Lansing, MI 1997 B.A. in Advertising, graduating with Honors from the College of Communications Arts & Sciences Awarded College of Communications Arts & Sciences Student-of-the-Year by faculty, Retail Ad Manager at The State News
(largest independent run student newspaper in U.S.), awarded AdCraft Club of Detroit annual scholarship, elected president of the
Advertising Association, Communications Chair for Alpha Chi Omega, awarded national first place in the Newspaper Association
of America PSA copywriting contest, interned at The Creative Group ad agency, worked 2 jobs and paid 80% of tuition myself
Published writer on TIME.com http://time.com/4033896/how-to-parent-like-a-dane/
-2009)
Luxembourg, in Luxembourg, (2009-2011), while living abroad
Founder / Content Manager / Food Photographer of whatskpcooking.com
ent, securing 6 sponsors and 50+ guests
Active member of American Marketing Association, to Unified School District PTA, Greenmeadow
Community Association, Palo Alto Little League, American Youth Soccer Organization & Stanford Soccer Club
Selected to attend the Target Corporation Leadership Masters, a 3 day conference for high potential employees
Nominated by COO of McCann Erickson for The Adcraft Club of Detroit annual Award of Excellence
Recipient of McCann-Erickson Truth Well Told Award for outstanding job performance
DocuSign Envelope ID: 3B3A3844-BA32-4368-9C0B-5E8CBF2B2E3C
Employment
Present or Last Employer:
Occupation:
Describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations:
1. What is it about the Public Art Commission that is compatible with your experience and ofspecific interest to you, and why?
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Public Art Commission
DocuSign Envelope ID: F9215CD4-31E1-465B-AB1A-78C4A15FE70D
2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particular interest
to you and describe why you are interested in it. If you have never been to a Commissionmeeting you can view an archive :LINK.
3. If appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Public Art Commission achieve, and
why? How would you suggest accomplishing this?
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Public Art Commission
DocuSign Envelope ID: F9215CD4-31E1-465B-AB1A-78C4A15FE70D
Human Relations Commission Application
1 of 5
Application Deadline: April 4, 2017 at 4:30 pm
Personal Information Note: The HRC regularly meets the second Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
Name:
Address:
Cell Phone:
____ Home / ____ Office Phone:
E-mail:
Are you a Palo Alto Resident? ____ Yes ____ No
Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who
are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members?
____ Yes ____ No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for? ____ Yes ____ No
California state law and the Ci require appointed board and commission
members to file a detailed disclosure of their financial interests, Fair Political Practices Commission,
Conflict of Interest, Form 700.
Do you or your spouse have an investment in, or do you or your spouse serve as an officer or director of, a
company doing business in Palo Alto which you believe is likely to;
1) engage in business with the City,
2) provide products or services for City projects, or
3) be affected by decisions of the board or commission you are applying for? ____ Yes ____ No
Excluding your principal residence, do you or your spouse own real property in Palo Alto? ___ Yes ___ No
How did you learn about this vacancy?
____ Community Group
____ Email from City Clerk
____ Palo Alto Weekly
____ Daily Post
____ City Website
____ Flyer
Other:
List relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, or professional
registration:
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9AAE0794-70DE-40EC-B965-152DA6A66F95
Human Relations Commission Application
2 of 5
Employment
Present or Last Employer:
Occupation:
Describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations:
1. What is it about the Human Relations Commission that is compatible with your experience
and of specific interest to you, and why?
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9AAE0794-70DE-40EC-B965-152DA6A66F95
Human Relations Commission Application
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2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particularinterest to you and describe why you are interested in it. If you have never been to a
Commission meeting you can view an archived video from the Midpen Media Center:
3. If appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Human Relations Commission
achieve, and why? How would you suggest accomplishing this?
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9AAE0794-70DE-40EC-B965-152DA6A66F95
Human Relations Commission Application
4 of 5
4. Human Relations Commission Members work with the documents listed below. If you have
experience with any of these documents, please describe that experience. Experience with
these documents is not required for selection.
Human Services Needs Assessment
Muni Code 9.72 Mandatory Response Program
Community Services Element of the Comprehensive Plan
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9AAE0794-70DE-40EC-B965-152DA6A66F95
Human Relations Commission Application
5 of 5
Consent to Publish Personal Information on the City of Palo Alto Website
California Government Code Section 6254.21 states, in part,
This consent form will not be redacted and will be attached
The full code can be read here:
Read the code, and check only ONE option below:
_
Commission Application intact. I have read and understand my rights under Government Code
Section 6254.21. I may revoke this permission at any time by providing written notice to the
Palo Alto City Clerk.
OR
I request that the City of Palo Alto redact my home address, phone numbers, and email address
providing the following alternate information and request that they use the following contact
information instead.
Address:
Cell Phone:
____ Home / ____ Office Phone: ___________________________________________________
E-mail: ____________________________________________
The phone number / address can be non-public and different than the address collected on page one.
Signature: Date:
(Optional) Additional Attachment(s)
If you would like to submit a resume, work sample, etc. along with your
Application, Ch
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9AAE0794-70DE-40EC-B965-152DA6A66F95
Rebecca L. Eisenberg, Esq.
2345 Waverley St.
Palo Alto, CA 94301
(415) 235-8078
rebecca@privateclientlegal.com
OVERVIEW:
Effective attorney and general counsel for organizations & individuals. Detail-oriented, empathetic, efficient. Problem-solver.
EDUCATION:
Harvard Law School, J.D., June 1993
Editor, Harvard Law Review.
Harvard Law Record, journalist and columnist.
contributor and editor.
ABA, President of Harvard Law Chapter.
Graduated Cum Laude.
Stanford University, B.A. Psychology/Decision Sciences, June 1990
Phi Beta Kappa elected junior year.
Departmental distinction.
Boothe Prize for Excellence in Writing.
Cap & Gown Honor Society; Phi Psi Honor Society.
President, Stanford Undergraduate Psychology Association (SUPA).
Peer Tutor, Calculus, Stanford Center for Teaching & Learning.
Orientation Coordinator, Transfer Students, Stanford Office of Residential Education, 1989.
Program Advisor, Ujamaa and Naranja, Stanford Office of Residential Education, 1987-1988.
Peer Counselor, the Bridge, 1987-1990.
Teaching Assistant, Prof. Philip Zimbardo, Psychology 1, 1987-1990.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Private Client Legal Advisors, San Francisco, CA
Principal & Founder, 1/2013 - Present
Operate boutique legal services firm, providing following services:
Serve as outside GC for nonprofit organizations, technology companies, angel funds, entrepreneurs and executives.
Locate, hire and manage specialized outside counsel; serve as intermediary between client and firms.
Assist a variety of clients with matters involving regulatory compliance, employment matters, compensation, Fair Pay
Act compliance, HR policies, financings and corporate transactions, as well as commercial agreements, licensing,
employment disputes, litigation management, dispute resolution, public relations, and other business and legal
affairs on behalf of founders, executives, non-profits, companies and start-ups.
Analyze, negotiate and advise firms, companies and individuals on their real estate and finance-related documents
warrants, convertible notes, stock purchase agreements, articles of incorporation and related corporate documents;
provide actionable advice for stakeholders regarding different options and potential outcomes based on quantitative
analysis of liquidity flowing through cap tables, interest accruing over time, types of collateral, and otherwise.
Handle governance issues on behalf of a variety of organizations, including Board Meetings, public filings, and
regulatory and legal compliance; ensure compliance with privacy laws and disclosure mandates.
Provide legal consulting on Human Resources issues, including compensation, compliance and risk reduction.
Vouch Financial Inc., San Francisco, CA
General Counsel, Head of Human Resources & Corporate Secretary 5/14 to 3/15
first GC & Head of HR (4th employee), handled all legal & HR matters, including:
Built and established legal department and legal function, including budget and hiring plan.
Served as Board Secretary, drafted board resolutions, shareholder consents and board meeting minutes.
Ensured compliance with all governance regulatory compliance including privacy and disclosure requirements.
Secured new company office space, negotiated real estate transactions, handled office improvements and
renovations in cost-effective and efficient, yet highly successful manner.
Handled 2 rounds of venture capital financing, as well as venture debt line; advised on all financial transactions.
Established compliant HR system & structure, with a focus on risk reduction, recruiting & retention; established all
legal and HR form agreements, company manuals and policies; trained employees on compliance.
Created compensation programs with focus on compliance, recruiting and retention.
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Ensured regulatory and legal compliance with lending regulations (state and federal).
Drafted company outward- and inward-facing policies, including privacy policies, user agreements, loan agreements,
guarantor agreements, terms of use, license agreements, electronic communications agreements, credit consents
and other legal agreements for website users, borrowers and guarantors.
Negotiated all contracts with strategic business partners, investors, lenders, customers, and vendors.
reddit Inc., San Francisco, CA
General Counsel, Head of Finance and Head of Human Resources, 1/12 to 1/13
andled all legal, finance and HR matters for reddit, including:
Negotiated and executed successful spin-off of reddit Inc. from Advance/Conde Nast.
Served as Board Secretary; drafted & distributed resolutions, consents and board minutes.
Legal, Human Resources and Finance departments.
ensured regulatory
and legal compliance, trained employees, drafted all employee agreements and policies.
Handled, managed and trained staff members to respond to all Subpoenas, DMCA requests, infringement letters and
other inbound legal communications.
Established compensation systems and ensured compliance and consistency.
Create .
handled investment round and all corporate legal matters.
Negotiated all commercial agreements; drafted all standard contracts; handled all other legal matters.
Trulia, Inc., San Francisco, CA
General Counsel, 3/10 to 12/11
andled all legal issues for this fast-paced Internet start-up in the real estate industry, including:
Handled M & A transactions, including acquisition of start-up Movity.
Handled financial transactions, including closing high-figure loan financing.
Handled, drafted, negotiated all other corporate and commercial transactions, including business development,
sales, licensing, co-marketing and other commercial contracts, as well as real estate leases and transactions.
Handled human resources issues, including handbooks, terminations, separation agreements and stock issues.
Managed IP portfolio, including patents and trademarks.
Managed litigation, including several patent infringement lawsuits; obtained very favorable settlement.
Handled legal issues in product development, including terms of use, privacy policies and issuing associated with
User Generated Content.
Served on Senior Management Team, contribute to corporate strategy.
Pure Digital Technologies, Inc., San Francisco, CA
General Counsel, 9/08-9/09
Handled all legal issues for this consumer electronics technology company that provides the popular line of Flip Video
handheld digital video camcorders. Handled successful Exit: Merger of Pure Digital with Cisco Systems, Inc in $615 million
transaction.
Led $630 Million merger with Cisco, in addition to all other corporate transactions.
Successfully settled multi-million dollar (claimed) patent suit, managed all other litigation and threatened litigation.
Handled all commercial transactions, licensing, sales and business development deal support (technology, software,
content, co-marketing), including with Facebook, Product (RED), YouTube, MySpace, AOL and other industry leaders.
Led HR legal organization, provided advice, contracts, separations, consulting, conflict management.
Handled intellectual property portfolio: patents, trademarks, copyrights.
Leader on executive management team, provided strategic decision making, interfaced with Board of Directors.
Managed and hired resources, handled legal budget of approximately $4 million.
AdBrite, Inc., San Francisco, CA
Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of the Board, 3/07-9/08
andled all legal matters for this Internet startup in the online advertising space.
Handled corporate governance/securities: minutes, resolutions
Negotiated/drafted all commercial transactions: licensing, sales, real estate
Handled Intellectual Property: Managed IP portfolio, all patents, copyrights, trademarks, DMCA.
Successfully avoided litigation/managed risk: disposed of issues before they lead to lawsuits; create policies.
Provided executive management, leadership.
PayPal, Inc., an eBay Company, San Jose, CA
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Senior Counsel,Senior Director, Assistant Secretary 7/01-3/07
Joined company as second attorney, and assisted with IPO, Secondary Offering and Public Company Merger.
Corporate development: assisted with IPO, secondary offering and public company merger with eBay Inc.
Commercial Transactions: Handled all commercial transactions for the company.
Sales: Supported sales team for $1.5 billion revenue company; create standardized documents and train salesforce.
Intellectual property: Advised executives on intellectual property matters & compliance, handle IP licenses and
strategy.
International: supported business clients in Asia, Europe and Canada.
Product Development: Analyzed all product specifications; drafted licenses and terms.
User Agreement and Privacy Policy: drafting and maintenance, enforcement.
Marketing and Content: Reviewed all marketing and other content; advised company on issues and risks.
Management: Build and managed commercial legal team comprised of ten attorneys and staff.
Risk management, litigation management, departmental processes.
Ecast, Inc. (Internet-based music and games company), San Francisco, CA
Vice President of Legal and New Market Development, 9/99-6/01
Helped raise more than $18 M for the company, worked with investors.
Managed strategic and business development as well as most legal and corporate development.
Successfully closed deals including: digital music licensing with all 5 major labels, film/gaming licenses, wireless
distribution deals , $7 million dollar software license/equity investment agreement with UK company.
As the first licensed attorney to join the executive team of this fast-paced start-up, also served as lead on risk
management, compliance and marketing review, as well as delivered competitive analysis and business strategy.
Cole Valley Group Consulting, San Francisco, CA
Consultant: Internet business strategy, M&A advising & marketing, 10/95-10/99
Provided strategic, technical marketing and business development services for numerous clients including Pixar,
Quokka, Yoga Journal, Adjacency, Inc. (now Sapient), StarMine, Cyborganic Media, MediaCast, Sound Exchange
Records, Electric Minds, Verbum and ChemisTree, among other start-ups and new media companies.
Wrote over 10 business plans for start-ups, which as a group raised over $30M in venture financing; consulted start-
ups and established companies on mergers & acquisitions and other exit strategies; advised on intellectual property
strategies.
Consulted on intellectual property and strategic legal matters, including contributing to Rembrandts in the Closet,
book on IP business strategies written by SmartPatents CEO (now Aurigin).
CBS MarketWatch, San Francisco, CA
-4/01
ews site; contributed over 100 columns.
Columns covered both technology strategic issues as well as high tech legal issues, including a high profile series on
Awarded WELL journalism award for column which revealed privacy strategy behind WebMD/Healtheon merger.
The San Francisco Examiner
Internet business columnist, 6/97-10/99
Wrote Net Skink, a bi-s Business Section.
Cyborganic Media
Director, Product Management and Corporate Development, 11/95-10/97
Very early member of start-up team on this too-early MYSPACE-like company (community and content aggregator)
Web product, GeekCereal.com.
Hired, trained, managed and edited group of 12 individuals creating, updating and managing Web site
GeekCereal.com.
Contributed to Cyborganic business plan, helped raise angel funding.
U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, Houston, TX
Judicial Law Clerk, Chief Judge Carolyn Dineen King, 8/95-11/95.
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U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, Washington, DC
Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable Gladys Kessler, 8/94-7/95.
U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Los Angeles, CA
Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable A. Andrew Hauk, 8/93-8/94.
Morrison & Foerster, San Francisco, CA
Summer Associate, business law and litigation, 1992.
Ross & Hardies, Chicago, IL
Summer Associate, business law and litigation, 1991.
BAR:
Active Member of the California Bar and the Federal Bar, Central District of California, sworn in 1993.
BOARD MEMBERSHIPS:
Board of Directors, Legal Momentum (formerly known as the National Organization for Women Legal Defense Fund
national board), 2009-2012.
Board of Directors, Craigslist Foundation, Treasurer, Founding member, 1999-2007.
Board of Advisors, Kiva.org (Microfinance Nonprofit), 2006-2009.
Board of Advisors, The Webby Awards, and Member, International Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2003-present.
Board of Advisors, Skinny Scoop www.theskinnyscoop.com
-present.
PUBLICATIONS:
Regulatory Affairs:
Rebecca Eisenberg, Proposed Rule Amendments to Regulation D, Form D and Rule 156 Under the Securities Act,
https://www.sec.gov/comments/s7-06-13/s70613-460.pdf
Rebecca Eisenberg, Nordlinger v. Hahn: the , Harvard Law Review,
1992 (available upon request).
Academic Writing:
Rebecca Eisenberg, Beyond Bray: Obtaining Federal Jurisdiction to Stop Anti-Abortion Violence, 6 Yale Journal of Law
and Feminism 155 (1994). http://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1086&context=yjlf
Note, Pornography, Equality, and a Discrimination-Free Workplace: A Comparative Perspective, 106 Harvard Law
Review 1075 (1993). http://www.omino.com/~dom/clips/porno.html
Book Note, An Unladylike Response to Legal Conceptions of Women (reviewing Faludi, Backlash), 105 Harvard Law
Review 2104 (1992). http://www.omino.com/~dom/clips/faludi.html
Popular Media Writing:
Weekly column, Net Skink, San Francisco Chronicle 1996-1999.
Weekly column, Nouveau Geek, CBS MarketWatch, 1997-2000.
Regular contributor, Wired, Red Herring, Upside, Fast Company, Time Daily, Entertainment Weekly, Ms. Magazine.
List of published clips available by request and online: http://www.omino.com/~dom/clips/
EDUCATION / VOLUNTEER ROLES:
Special Gifts / Fundraising / Development Committee, Stanford Homecoming Reunion 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015.
Harvard Law School Celebration 55 Committee; Harvard Law School Celebration 60 Committee.
Reunion and Fundraising Coordinator, Whitefish Bay High School, Whitefish Bay, WI.
Development Committee, Brandeis Hillel Day School, San Francisco, CA
Room Parent, Brandeis Hillel Day School, San Francisco, CA
Parent Volunteer, Walter Hays Elementary School, Palo Alto, CA
Parent Volunteer, Jordan Middle School, Palo Alto, CA
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AWARDS & SPEAKING ROLES:
Award Winner, Top 25 Women on the Web, 1999 (Judge, Top 25 Women on the Web 2000, 2001).
Award Winner, WELL Writing Award, Journalism and Overall Grand Prize, 2000.
s Hardball with Chris Matthews, and PBS Computer Chronicles and Internet Café.
Expert on consumer protection online; featured in full-length chapter interview in the 2000 book, Web Rules: How the
Internet is Changing the Way Consumers Make Choices by Tom Murphy.
Harvard Law School, 2013; Panelist, 2008, led by
United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan.
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Cell Phone:
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Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who
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Conflict of Interest, Form 700.
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company doing business in Palo Alto which you believe is likely to;
1) engage in business with the City,
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3) be affected by decisions of the board or commission you are applying for? ____ Yes ____ No
Excluding your principal residence, do or your spouse you own real property in Palo Alto? ___ Yes ___ No
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3. If appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Library Advisory Commission
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As a potential Commissioner, is there any area which should be examined for inclusion in
the future?
Library Strategic Plan 2015-2017
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As a potential Commissioner, is there any area which should be examined for inclusion in
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As a potential Commissioner, is there any area which should be examined for inclusion in
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company doing business in Palo Alto which you believe is likely to;
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Municipal Arts Plan
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Jan 2013 Artistic Director, Ink Studio, Beijing
Sep - Dec 2012 Lecturer, Stanford University. Teaching an upper level seminar on Contemporary Chinese Ink Painting.
2011-ongoing Creator/Producer
Feb 2010 Contributing Curator, Shanghai: Art of the City, Asian Art Museum, San
Francisco, 12 February 5 September 2010. Jan - Jun 2008 Curator, Ruins to Renewal: Works by RongRong & inri, SF Camerawork, San
Francisco, 5 June 23 August 2008.
Feb - Dec 2007 Guest Editor, Yishu - Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art, vol. 6, no. 4
(Winter/December 2007).
Mar - Sep 2007 Co-curator, Reboot: The Third Chengdu Biennale, Chengdu Contemporary Art Museum, Chengdu, China, 14 September 12 October, 2007.
Nov 2005 - Artistic Director, Timezone 8 Editions, Beijing.
Fall 2005 - 2006 Advisor, Kwee Collection of contemporary Chinese art, on long-term loan to
Cantor Arts Center, Stanford.
Jun 2006 Curator, Michael Cherney, 798 Photography Gallery, Beijing April-May 2006 Contributing curator, DIAF 2006 (Dashanzi international Art Festival),
Beijing.
Apr 2005 Artist, Trading Place: Contemporary Art Museum, curated by Chienhui Kao,
Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei.
Mar 2005 Curator, Yin Xiuzhen: Fashion Terrorism, Art Gallery, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
Feb 2005 Curator, Layered Landscapes: New Works by Yan Lei and Yang Jiechang, Art
Gallery, Stanford University.
2004 - Jan 2005 Conference organizer, Displacements: Transcultural Encounters in
Contemporary Chinese Art, Stanford University, held 28 Jan 2005.
2004 - May 2005 Director, On the Edge Visiting Artists Program, a Center for East Asian Studies Distinguished Practitioners from Asia Program, with the Cantor
Arts Center, Stanford University.
July 2003 - 2005 Curator, On the Edge: Contemporary Chinese Artists Encounter the West, Iris
& B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford University; Davis
Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis.
Apr - Jun 2004 Lecturer, Stanford University. Taught an upper level colloquium where
students prepared didactic materials for a museum exhibition, On the
Edge: Contemporary Chinese Artists Encounter the West.
2003 - Jan 2004 Conference consultant/co-organizer, An International Discourse on New Chinese Video and Photography, San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego,
held 31 Jan 2004.
Jan - Mar 2004 Lecturer, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara. Taught an introductory Asian
Art History course. Jan - Mar 2003 Lecturer, Stanford University. Taught an upper level colloquium on Contemporary Chinese Art.
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Mountains New Painting from China (London: Louise Blouin Foundation, 2010), pp. 23-
29.
Changing Places, Changing Meanings:
60th issue of Art China, 1/2010, pp. 23-27.
The Rent Collection Courtyard Art in Turmoil: The Chinese Cultural Revolution 1966-76 (Vancouver and Toronto: UBC Press, 2010), pp. 121-135, 229-231.
Zheng Chongbin: Emergent (exh.
cat.) (Singapore: Valentine Willie Fine Art, 2010), n.p. . (Variation of
Dany Chan, Shanghai: Art of the City (exh. cat.) (San Francisco: Asian Art Museum,
2010), pp. 207-245.
2009 ArtAsiaPacific, iss. 65 (Sept/Oct 2009), pp. 116-123.
(Discussing the ink paintings of Zheng Chongbin)(National
Arts), no. 8, 2009 (July/August, 2009) pp. 44-51. (Trans. of
Periodical Exhibitions in China: Diversity of Motivation and Format Yishu: Journal of Contemporary Art, vol. 8, no. 1 (January/February 2009), pp. 41-46.
Contemporary Art + Philanthropy; Private
Foundations: Asia-Pacific Focus (Sydney: Power Publications, 2009), pp. 70-79.
2008 Changing Landscapes: Contemporary Chinese Fiber Art
Changing Landscapes: Contemporary Chinese Fiber Art (exh. cat.) (San Jose: San Jose
Museum of Quilts & Textiles, 2009), pp. 12-13.
(Periodical exhibitions in China: diversity
of motivation and format), Artco, no. 192 (September 2008), pp. 166-171.
Camerawork, vol. 35, no. 2 (Fall/Winter
2008), pp. 16-21.
From Pit #5: Zhang Wanxin (exh. cat.) (Hong Kong:
Art Beatus, 2008), n.p. Prodigal Daughter
Prodigal Daughter (exh. cat.) (Beijing: F2 Gallery, 2008), pp. 4-13.
Tianbing Li: Me and My Brother (exh.
cat.) (New York: L&M Arts, 2008), pp. 1-5. Qin Feng (exh. cat.) (Beijing: Beijing Museum of Contemporary Art, 2008), n.p. (Expanded version of 2006 essay of the same title.)
Chinese Library
The Vanishing: Re-presenting the Chinese in the American West (Ketchum,
Idaho: Sun Valley Center for the Arts, 2008), pp. 30-35.
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Gymnastics -Marc Decrop and Erickson, Yu
Hong (Hong Kong: MAP Book Publishers, 2006), pp. 13-28.
Urban Fictions
Toronto, May 2006. http://www.photobasedart.ca/html/publications/essays/ESY0604.html Recent Paintings by Qin Feng (exh. cat.) (New York:
Goedhuis Contemporary, 2006), pp. 2-3.
2005 Here? Or There Here? Or There? (Beijing: Timezone 8, 2005), pp. 110-114.
Biographical entries on nine artists (Ai Weiwei, Fang Lijun, Feng Mengbo, Lin Tianmiao, Liu
Xiaodong, Song Dong, Yang Fudong, Yin Xiuzhen, Zhang Peili), Grove Art Online,
Oxford University Press, September 2005, http://www.groveart.com/ Yishu - Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art, vol. 4, no. 2 (June/Summer 2005), p. 75.
On the Edge Yishu - Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art, vol. 4,
no. 2 (June/Summer 2005), pp. 85-95.
Trading Place: Contemporary Art Museum (exh.
cat.) (Taipei: Museum of Contemporary Art, 2005), pp. 74-85. (Ch, Eng) Recent Paintings by Zhang Hongtu (exh. cat.) (New York: Goedhuis
Contemporary, 2005), pp. 2-3.
2004 On the Edge: Contemporary Chinese Artists Encounter the West. (Exh. cat.) Stanford/Hong
Kong: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University and Timezone 8, 2004.
Divine Light: Ink Paintings by Zhang Yu (exh. cat.) (New York: Goedhuis
Contemporary, 2004), pp. 2-3.
ART AsiaPacific, no. 39 (Winter 2004), pp. 88-89. ART AsiaPacific, no. 39 (Winter 2004), p. 89.
-ART AsiaPacific, no. 39 (Winter
2004), pp. 89-90.
Yishu - Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art, vol. 4, no. 2 (June/Summer 2004), pp. 22-43.
-1705) from
the Bequest of Wang Fangyu and Sum Wai : Freer Gallery of Art; After the Madness: The
Orientations, v. 34, no10 (Dec 2003) p. 56.
2003
Artlink Australia 23, no. 4 (Nov 2003), pp. 26 31.
Il Cortile per la Riscossione della Mezzadria
Socialista della Rivoluzione Culturale Cinese / The Rent Collection Courtyard: The Stories of a Model Socialist Realist Sculpture of the Chinese Cul
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The Elvehjem Museum of Art Artscene, vol. 7, no. 5 (Nov/Dec,
1991), p. 1.
PUBLIC LECTURES:
Michael Sullivan in Dialogue with Britta Erickson
CCCArts, San Francisco, 23 March 2013.
plit
Reinterpretation and Reconstruction in Contemporary Chinese Art, UC San Diego, 13
February 2013. Discussant, Ai Weiwei Films, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, 22 June, 2012.
Center for the Arts, San Francisco, 9 November 2011. (Paper presented by Eleanor Hyun.)
Clear and Remote Views of Mountains and Streams: A Century of Chinese Art History and Civilization (1911-2010)
Chengdu, 30 September 2011.
(Periodical exhibitions in China: diversity
of motivation and format), Sichuan University, 27 September 2011.
Vocabulary of Tobacco, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 10 September 2011.
The Future of Contemporary Ink Painting Hong Kong Arts
Centre, Hong Kong, 23 May 2011. China Experimental Art Institutional Education Symposium, Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), Beijing, 29 April, 2011.
The Need f Contemporary Ink Painting and
Art Historical Perspectives International Conference, Peking University, 21-22 September
2010.
y /
Calligraphy, China National Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou, 20 June 2010.
Valentine Willie Fine Art, Singapore, 10 April 2010.
Stanford University, Stanford, 24 March 2010.
Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, 30 September, 2009.
Beijing International Conference on Art Theory and Criticism
2009, China Contemporary Art Foundation, Beijing, 27 May, 2009.
& Textiles, 5 April 2009. orks of Zhi Lin,
ARTiculations: International Symposium, Princeton
University, 7 March 2009.
Rent Collection Courtyard
Lewisburg, 16 October 2008. The Rent Collection Courtyard, from China's Cultural Revolution to the Present: Evil
History & Archaeology Department, Columbia University, New York, 13 October 2008.
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Participant, Art Contemporain Chinois, Espace Pierre Cardin, Paris, 4 Oct 2002.
China: Arte Contemporânea Museu de Arte Brasileira, Fundção Armando Alvares Penteado,
São Paulo, Brazil, 20 Aug 2002.
and ReconstructionRetrospective of Chinese Ink Painting and Its Development in the New Millennium, New
York, 10-12 May 2002.
Contemporary Chinese
Arts in the International Arena, British Museum, London, 18-20 Apr 2002. Rent Collection Courtyard: A Model Socialist Realist Sculpture of the Cultural Revolution . . . Cultural Production and the Cultural
Revolution, Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Vancouver, 22-23 Mar 2002.
Cultural Production and the Cultural
Revolution, Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Vancouver, 22-23 Mar 2002.
Album after Poems by Yao Xie International Symposium on Shanghai School
Painting, Shanghai Fine Arts Publishing House, Shanghai, 17 Dec 2001.
Discussant, Redefining Cultural Identity in the Era of Hi-Tech Globalism Performance and
Body Art in East Asia in the Age of Globalisation, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, 10
Mar 2001.
Roehrick Lectures in the Arts, Hamilton College, New York, 24 Feb 2001.
Series of three lectures on aspects of the reception of Chinese contemporary art in the West,
Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, Chongqing, P.R. China, 10-11 Nov 2000,
Keynote Speaker, Haishang/Shanghai: The Spirit of Shanghai, (international symposium held in conjunction with the Shanghai Biennial,) Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, 8 Nov 2000.
Regionalism and Networks: Research on Chinese Art History of the Past Millennium,
Taiwan National University, Taipei, 5 Jul 2000.
-CultuInside/Out: New Chinese Art Symposium, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 3 Jun 2000.
Art and Cultural Politics:
China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, international conference co-sponsored by the Institute for
Global Chinese Affairs and the Department of Art History and Archaeology, University of
Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 18 Dec, 1999. Transience
lecture held in conjunction with the Transience exhibition of contemporary Chinese art,
University of Oregon Museum of Art, Eugene, Oregon, 11 Aug 1999.
panel featuring the artists, Ho Siu-kee, Wu Mali,
Xu Bing, and Gu Wenda), symposium held in conjunction with the Inside/Out: New Chinese Art exhibition, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, 27 Feb
1999.
conjunction with Inside/Out: New Chinese Art, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, 26 Feb
1999. Ink Art
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in Contemporary Culture: International Symposium for the Second Shanghai Biennale,
Shanghai, 20-22 Oct 1998.
Jiangnan: Modern and Contemporary Art from South of the Yangzi River, International Symposium, Vancouver, 24-26 Apr 1998.
Studies Spring Lecture Series, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 2 Apr 1998.
Ghosts Pounding the Wall A Celebration of the Print: Southern
Graphics Council Conference, Athens, Ohio, 25 Mar 1998.
C
Post-1989 exhibition, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, California, 4 Oct 1997.
conjunction with the -1989 exhibition, San Jose Museum of Art, San
Jose, California, 27 Sep 1997.
Mar 1997.
A Case Study of Transference Communications
with/in Asia: Twentieth Anniversary Conference of the Asian Studies Assoc. of Australia;
La Trobe University, Melbourne, 11 Jul 1996. Picture of the Thatched Hall of Fan Lake Young Scholars'
Art History Colloquium, deYoung Museum, San Francisco, 21 Nov 1992.
Picture of the Thatched Hall of Fan Lake
Symposium, Transcending Turmoil: Painting at the Close of China's Empire 1796-1911,
Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, 26 Sep 1992.
SERVICE:
Apr 2012 Member, Nominations Committee, CAFAM · Future Exhibition, Central
Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing Nov 2011 Juror, First Asian Contemporary Arts Consortium (ACAC) Writing Fellowship,
San Francisco
2011 Member, Board, Asian Contemporary Art Committee, San Francisco
Spring 2010 Juror, Yishu Awards for Critical Writing on Contemporary Chinese Art
26 Mar 2010 New America Now radio program, KALW Radio, San Francisco and NPR
2007 2008 Member, Curatorial Council, SF Camerawork, San Francisco.
2007 2008 Member, 2008 Program Advisory Committee, ZeroOne San Jose, San Jose.
2006 Member, Advisory Board, Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, Beijing
2005 Member, Editorial Advisory Committee, MAP Book Publishers, Hong Kong. 15 Feb 2006 Guest speaker, The Afternoon Magazine
28 Mar 2005 Guest speaker, Forum with Michael Krasny
KQED Radio, San Francisco
2003 Member, Board of Advisors, Ink Society, Hong Kong 2003 Editor at Large, ART Asia Pacific, New York
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2002 2007 Member, Academic Advisory Board, Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong
2002 Member, Editorial Board, YISHU, A Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art,
published by Art & Collection Ltd., Taiwan
2000 2002 Academic consultant, Firefly Films (Australia) television documentary series, Metamorphose: Avant Garde Chinese Artists in the Era of Globalization
2000 2001 Advisor, Floating Rock project, Göteborg, Sweden (project by Zhan Wang)
1999 2001 Member, Board of Advisors, Chinese-Art.Com, Beijing
10 Nov 2000 Participant, formal discussion of the Rent Collection Courtyard potential lawsuit,
Art Gallery of the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, Chongqing, P.R. China 5 Jun 2000 Participant, workshop on curating contemporary Chinese art, Australian National
University, Canberra
9 May 2000 Speaker, China Brown Bag Lunch Series, Center for East Asian Studies, Stanford
University, Stanford
10 Jun 1999 Interviewee, Associated Press story on the prominence of Chinese artists in the 48th Venice Biennale
Oct 1997 Interviewee, News Hour with Jim Lehrer story on contemporary Chinese art,
Public Television
Apr Oct 1997 New Art in China, Post 1989
exhibition, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose 1996 1997 Member, Chinese Garden Development Committee, School of Creative Arts, San
Francisco State University, San Francisco
Winter 1985 Program in East Asian
Studies, Stanford University, Stanford
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____ Flyer
Other:
List relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, or professional
registration:
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Employment
Present or Last Employer:
Occupation:
Describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations:
1. What is it about the Human Relations Commission that is compatible with your experience
and of specific interest to you, and why?
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2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particularinterest to you and describe why you are interested in it. If you have never been to a
Commission meeting you can view an archived video from the Midpen Media Center:
3. If appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Human Relations Commission
achieve, and why? How would you suggest accomplishing this?
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4. Human Relations Commission Members work with the documents listed below. If you have
experience with any of these documents, please describe that experience. Experience with
these documents is not required for selection.
Human Services Needs Assessment
Muni Code 9.72 Mandatory Response Program
Community Services Element of the Comprehensive Plan
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Consent to Publish Personal Information on the City of Palo Alto Website
California Government Code Section 6254.21 states, in part,
This consent form will not be redacted and will be attached
The full code can be read here:
Read the code, and check only ONE option below:
_
Commission Application intact. I have read and understand my rights under Government Code
Section 6254.21. I may revoke this permission at any time by providing written notice to the
Palo Alto City Clerk.
OR
I request that the City of Palo Alto redact my home address, phone numbers, and email address
providing the following alternate information and request that they use the following contact
information instead.
Address:
Cell Phone:
____ Home / ____ Office Phone: ______
E-mail: ____________________________________________
The phone number / address can be non-public and different than the address collected on page one.
Signature: Date:
(Optional) Additional Attachment(s)
If you would like to submit a resume, work sample, etc. along with your
document(s).
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Describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations:
City of Davis, CA Human Relations Commission
As a member of the Davis Human Relations Commission, my primary focus was to organize
educational and cultural events and open forums that discourages or prevents discrimination
and prejudice and which promotes diversity, equality, justice, understanding and mutual
Jr. Day event, Cesar Chavez event
and awarding the Thong Hy Huynh Awards, which was an award established in the memory of
Thong Hy Huynh, a Davis High school student who was killed in the 1980s as a result of a hate
crime. As the youngest commissioner, I added the Young Humanitarian category to the award
scheme to recognize and encourage acts of courage, and diversity among the young people of
Davis. We also discussed and had open forums and public events on unconscious bias, the
achievement gap, sexual and gender equality, etc. As a college-aged commissioner, I also
worked to help promote positive relationships between the student body and the larger
community.
Durham, NC Human Relations Commission
As a member of the Durham Human Relations Commission, my primary focus was to help
improve human relations among the people of Durham through public forums, workshops, and
other activities. We also received complaints alleging housing discrimination based on race,
color, sex, religion, national origin, familial status, or handicap. During my time on the
commission, I personally recommended, initiated, and led efforts which included:
a listening forum at a local mosque near the 10th anniversary of September 11th
commission and city council resolutions commemorating the anniversaries of
September 11th and which reaffirmed our commitment to tolerance, understanding and
pluralism in all of its forms
commission and city council resolutions commemorating the life and sacrifices of Fred
Korematsu and the historical parallels to current events
a city-wide travel boycott to Arizona over its SB 1070 immigration law
a resolution calling upon the US Census bureau to track additional ethnic subgroups
a resolution in support of the mosque near Ground Zero
a resolution in support of gender neutral bathrooms and their advocacy groups, and
which called upon the City Manager to convert single stalled bathrooms on city
properties to gender neutral bathrooms
a resolution in support of a proposed HUD rule expanding equal housing access to
people regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity
Davis, CA Social Services Commission
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As a member of the Davis Social Services Commission, I was responsible for helping to set
ating federal CDBG (Approximately
$700k per year) and HOME (Approximately $500k per year) funds to community based
organizations and non-profits. I also advised the city council on matters relating to health,
affordable housing, homelessness, hunger, transit, child care, elder adult services, accessibility
and low-income needs. I personally push for more accessible and low-income units in local
housing development projects. My service on this commission gave me exposure to and an
appreciate for the needs of segments of the community which often get overlooked but which
most desperately requires our attention and efforts.
Santa Clara County Housing & Community Development Advisory Committee
As a member of the Santa Clara Housing & Community Development Advisory Committee, I
worked with elected and appointed representatives of six cities and the county to recommend
development program. I also made recommendations on the allocation of federal CDBG
(Approximately $3m per year) and HOME (Approximately $700K per year) funds among various
community based organizations and non-profits.
City of Davis-UC Davis Student Liaison Commission
As Chair of the City of Davis-UC Davis Student Liaison Commission, I worked to address issues of
mutual concern to the student body and the community at large. As a student representative, I
advocated for student issues and concerns and ensured they were taken seriously and balanced
accordingly with the needs and concerns of the community at large. As a member of the
commission, I helped pass a city ordinance providing all renters with the right to post political
signs in their windows or on their lawns regardless of the political viewpoints of their landlords.
One Community, a set of principles that acknowledges the campus and the cities shared history
and a commitment to mutual respect, cooperation and consultation/involvement in the future
both between people in the community as well as at an institutional level. I also helped plan
the annual Davis Neighbors Night Out, an event designed to get students and their Davis
neighbors out and about for block parties and potlucks in order to mitigate issues before they
arise and to build a greater sense of community, responsibility and understanding between the
student and long-term residential populations.
City and County of Durham Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee
As a member of the Durham Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, I helped advice both
the City and County of Durham on how it could improve and expand its bicycle and pedestrian
infrastructure, and to set priorities for future construction or rehabilitation efforts.
San Jose Youth Advisory Council
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As a member of the San Jose Youth Advisory Council, I advised the city on all issues of concern
center and partnered with the
local Senior Center to paint a joint mural.
What is it about the Human Relations Commission that is compatible with your experience
and of specific interest to you, and why?
My experience serving on two human relations commissions is directly compatible with the
Palo Alto Human Relations Commissions. On both commissions, my job was to help build
bridges between people, to help build mutual respect, understanding and tolerance through
educational events, open forums, and public policy. While the mission of both commissions
were similar in many respects, both offered me different perspectives which will prove valuable
to the Palo Alto City Council. One the one-hand, Davis is very similar to Palo Alto. An affluent
college-town. One the other, Durham is a much larger, less affluent, more culturally diverse
community, where the stark differences in the ethnic and socio-economic status between Duke
and Durham, as well as its long history created issues not necessarily found in other towns.
On many of my other commissions, I had an opportunity of representing and advocating for
specific segments with a community, and ensuring their needs were known and being fulfilled
by the larger community.
At the end of the day, the Human Rel
build a community that is aware, knowledgably, understanding, empathetic, supportive,
tolerant, inclusive, and welcoming of people of all different backgrounds, whether its socio-
economic, religious, ethnic, ability, etc. It is a task that is so fundamental to so many other
issues facing our region, nation and world, but often one that takes a back seat to more
pressing or concrete areas of concern. I strongly believe that if we want to improve our
community, region, nation, and world, we need to start at this fundamental level, and improve
how we relate, view and treat each other on a personal basis. It is only when we do so that we
can tackle a whole host of other issues, together.
Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particular
interest to you and describe why you are interested in it.
Immigrant Expe
commissions like these seek to address, whether its subtle unconscious biases, outright racist
views or acts, or systemic discrimination is due to a lack of knowledge. I believe people are
fundamentally good people. The human spirit is an amazing one, our ability to reach out to
others and touch them is a hallmark of the American spirit. But as we become more and more
dispersed, it becomes more difficult for people to be exposed to the spectrum of backgrounds,
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experiences and viewpoints that make up this great country of ours. As a result of our often
self-imposed isolation, we lack the experience or exposure required for genuine empathy,
understanding and tolerance. This is why I believe speaker series such as this one are so
stories of people who are different from them and in so doing, helping us all become more
understanding, empathetic, supportive and tolerant. When I interview college seniors from Palo
Alto or from West San Jose where I grew up, one of the things I hear the most is about how
they want to get outside of the protected bubble they live in and really get exposed to new
ideas and to people who are different from them. It represents a hunger and desire to reach
nk we as
community need to do more of to satisfy earlier on and on a more regular basis, and not just for
students for people of all ages and backgrounds. So I think events and initiatives similar to this
which expose the community to different people and their stories is a soft and constructive way
of changing minds one person at a time.
If appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Human Relations Commission
achieve, and why? How would you suggest accomplishing this?
Community Member Level
As mentioned above, I think there is a lot we can do to help change the hearts and minds of
those in our community, so that they are exposed to and educated about the various issues
that the Commission is involved with, but also just exposed to people from different
backgrounds. I would love for one prong of our efforts to always be focused on helping to reach
out to members on a personal basis and helping give them the opportunities to expand or
strengthen their understanding of the issues and of other people in a positive and non-
threatening way. In order to make larger change, we need to start with these sort of initiatives.
Government Level
There is also a lot we can do at the city and inter-governmental level to effect change. As an
advisory body to the city council, I think it is our responsibility to be both proactive and
reactive. To respond to situations which arise in our community which demand either a public
statement from our city, or which require changes to policy. I also think its important that the
Commission be proactive about initiating and leading the charge to make the changes are
all city policies and procedures to ensure that we are not unconsciously or systematically
reinforcing certain biases or perpetuating discrimination or inequality in any form, whether its
subtle or overt, whether its specifically intended or just a byproduct of a bygone age. I also
think its critical that we cooperate with other government entities at both the school district,
county and regional level to tackle some of these issues. I think we should always be looking to
see what other governments are doing and to adopt best practices for ourselves. And we
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tried elsewhere. We should never be afraid to be the first or the pioneer in effecting the change
we want to see, and then modeling it and encouraging similar changes in others.
Private Sector
A lot has been said about the lack of diversity in Silicon Valley and indeed in most industries.
Since Palo Alto is at the heart of Silicon Valley, we have a unique opportunity to work with,
encourage in a positive way, and collaborate with industry to apply its progressive and
innovating thinking to how we tackle the issues of diversity and discrimination in the workplace.
We owe it to our fellow citizens and to future generations to help improve human relations in
the workplace, because that is where most folks spend most of their day. We need to be
proactive and find ways to improve the candidate pipeline, so working with the local school
district and Stanford, so that industry can hire a diverse work pool, but also doing what we can
to encourage them to make even more of an effort to find talented and diverse employees.
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Application Deadline: April 4, 2017 at 4:30 pm
Personal Information Note: The HRC regularly meets the second Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
Name:
Address:
Cell Phone:
____ Home / ____ Office Phone:
E-mail:
Are you a Palo Alto Resident? ____ Yes ____ No
Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who
are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members?
____ Yes ____ No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for? ____ Yes ____ No
California state law and the Ci require appointed board and commission
members to file a detailed disclosure of their financial interests, Fair Political Practices Commission,
Conflict of Interest, Form 700.
Do you or your spouse have an investment in, or do you or your spouse serve as an officer or director of, a
company doing business in Palo Alto which you believe is likely to;
1) engage in business with the City,
2) provide products or services for City projects, or
3)be affected by decisions of the board or commission you are applying for? ____ Yes ____ No
Excluding your principal residence, do you or your spouse own real property in Palo Alto? ___ Yes ___ No
How did you learn about this vacancy?
____ Community Group
____ Email from City Clerk
____ Palo Alto Weekly
____ Daily Post
____ City Website
____ Flyer
Other:
List relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, or professional
registration:
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Employment
Present or Last Employer:
Occupation:
Describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations:
1. What is it about the Human Relations Commission that is compatible with your experience
and of specific interest to you, and why?
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2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particularinterest to you and describe why you are interested in it. If you have never been to a
Commission meeting you can view an archived video from the Midpen Media Center:
3. If appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Human Relations Commission
achieve, and why? How would you suggest accomplishing this?
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4. Human Relations Commission Members work with the documents listed below. If you have
experience with any of these documents, please describe that experience. Experience with
these documents is not required for selection.
Human Services Needs Assessment
Muni Code 9.72 Mandatory Response Program
Community Services Element of the Comprehensive Plan
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Consent to Publish Personal Information on the City of Palo Alto Website
California Government Code Section 6254.21 states, in part,
This consent form will not be redacted and will be attached
The full code can be read here:
Read the code, and check only ONE option below:
_
Commission Application intact. I have read and understand my rights under Government Code
Section 6254.21. I may revoke this permission at any time by providing written notice to the
Palo Alto City Clerk.
OR
I request that the City of Palo Alto redact my home address, phone numbers, and email address
providing the following alternate information and request that they use the following contact
information instead.
Address:
Cell Phone:
____ Home / ____ Office Phone: ______
E-mail: ____________________________________________
The phone number / address can be non-public and different than the address collected on page one.
Signature: Date:
(Optional) Additional Attachment(s)
If you would like to submit a resume, work sample, etc. along with your
Application, Ch
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Utilities Advisory Commission Application
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Application Deadline: April 4, 2017 at 4:30 pm
Personal Information Note: The UAC regularly meets the first Wednesday of the month at 6:00 p.m.
Name:
Address:
Cell Phone:
____ Home / ____ Office Phone:
E-mail:
Are you a Palo Alto Resident? ____ Yes ____ No
Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who
are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members?
____ Yes ____ No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for? ____ Yes ____ No
California state law and the Ci require appointed board and commission
members to file a detailed disclosure of their financial interests, Fair Political Practices Commission,
Conflict of Interest, Form 700.
Do you or your spouse have an investment in, or do you or your spouse serve as an officer or director of, a
company doing business in Palo Alto which you believe is likely to;
1) engage in business with the City,
2) provide products or services for City projects, or
3)be affected by decisions of the board or commission you are applying for? ____ Yes ____ No
Excluding your principal residence, do you or your spouse own real property in Palo Alto? ___ Yes ___ No
How did you learn about this vacancy?
____ Community Group
____ Email from City Clerk
____ Palo Alto Weekly
____ Daily Post
____ City Website
____ Flyer
Other:
List relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, or professional
registration:
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Employment
Present or Last Employer:
Occupation:
Describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations:
1. What is it about the Utilities Advisory Commission that is compatible with your experience
and of specific interest to you, and why?
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2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particularinterest to you and describe why you are interested in it. If you have never been to a
Commission meeting you can view an archived video from the Midpen Media Center:
3. If appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Utilities Advisory Commission
achieve, and why? How would you suggest accomplishing this?
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4. Utilities Advisory Commission Members work with the documents listed below. If you have
experience with any of these documents, please describe that experience. Experience with
these documents is not required for selection.
The Utilities Strategic Plan
The Long Term Electric Acquisition Plan
The Gas Utility Long-term Plan
Urban Water Management Plan
Ten-Year Electric Energy Efficiency Plan and Ten-Year Natural Gas Energy Efficiency Plan
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Consent to Publish Personal Information on the City of Palo Alto Website
California Government Code Section 6254.21 states, in part,
This consent form will not be redacted and will be attached
The full code can be read here:
Read the code, and check only ONE option below:
_
Commission Application intact. I have read and understand my rights under Government Code
Section 6254.21. I may revoke this permission at any time by providing written notice to the
Palo Alto City Clerk.
OR
I request that the City of Palo Alto redact my home address, phone numbers, and email address
providing the following alternate information and request that they use the following contact
information instead.
Address:
Cell Phone:
____ Home / ____ Office Phone: ______
E-mail: ____________________________________________
The phone number / address can be non-public and different than the address collected on page one.
Signature: Date:
(Optional) Additional Attachment(s)
If you would like to submit a resume, work sample, etc. along with your
upload your document(s).
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Application Deadline: April 4, 2017 at 4:30 pm
Personal Information Note: The UAC regularly meets the first Wednesday of the month at 6:00 p.m.
Name:
Address:
Cell Phone:
____ Home / ____ Office Phone:
E-mail:
Are you a Palo Alto Resident? ____ Yes ____ No
Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who
are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members?
____ Yes ____ No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for? ____ Yes ____ No
California state law and the Ci require appointed board and commission
members to file a detailed disclosure of their financial interests, Fair Political Practices Commission,
Conflict of Interest, Form 700.
Do you or your spouse have an investment in, or do you or your spouse serve as an officer or director of, a
company doing business in Palo Alto which you believe is likely to;
1) engage in business with the City,
2) provide products or services for City projects, or
3) be affected by decisions of the board or commission you are applying for? ____ Yes ____ No
Excluding your principal residence, do you or your spouse own real property in Palo Alto? ___ Yes ___ No
How did you learn about this vacancy?
____ Community Group
____ Email from City Clerk
____ Palo Alto Weekly
____ Daily Post
____ City Website
____ Flyer
Other:
List relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, or professional
registration:
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Employment
Present or Last Employer:
Occupation:
Describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations:
1. What is it about the Utilities Advisory Commission that is compatible with your experience
and of specific interest to you, and why?
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2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particularinterest to you and describe why you are interested in it. If you have never been to a
Commission meeting you can view an archived video from the Midpen Media Center:
3. If appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Utilities Advisory Commission
achieve, and why? How would you suggest accomplishing this?
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4. Utilities Advisory Commission Members work with the documents listed below. If you have
experience with any of these documents, please describe that experience. Experience with
these documents is not required for selection.
The Utilities Strategic Plan
The Long Term Electric Acquisition Plan
The Gas Utility Long-term Plan
Urban Water Management Plan
Ten-Year Electric Energy Efficiency Plan and Ten-Year Natural Gas Energy Efficiency Plan
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Consent to Publish Personal Information on the City of Palo Alto Website
California Government Code Section 6254.21 states, in part,
This consent form will not be redacted and will be attached
The full code can be read here:
Read the code, and check only ONE option below:
_
Commission Application intact. I have read and understand my rights under Government Code
Section 6254.21. I may revoke this permission at any time by providing written notice to the
Palo Alto City Clerk.
OR
I request that the City of Palo Alto redact my home address, phone numbers, and email address
providing the following alternate information and request that they use the following contact
information instead.
Address:
Cell Phone:
____ Home / ____ Office Phone: ___________________________________________________
E-mail: ____________________________________________
The phone number / address can be non-public and different than the address collected on page one.
Signature: Date:
(Optional) Additional Attachment(s)
If you would like to submit a resume, work sample, etc. along with your
upload your document(s).
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Employment
Present or Last Employer:
Occupation:
Describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations:
1. What is it about the Utilities Advisory Commission that is compatible with your experience and
of specific interest to you, and why?
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2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particular interest
to you and describe why you are interested in it. If you have never been to a Commissionmeeting you can view an archive :LINK.
3. If appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Utilities Advisory Commission
achieve, and why? How would you suggest accomplishing this?
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Application Deadline: April 4, 2017 at 4:30 pm
Personal Information Note: The UAC regularly meets the first Wednesday of the month at 6:00 p.m.
Name:
Address:
Cell Phone:
____ Home / ____ Office Phone:
E-mail:
Are you a Palo Alto Resident? ____ Yes ____ No
Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who
are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members?
____ Yes ____ No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for? ____ Yes ____ No
California state law and the Ci require appointed board and commission
members to file a detailed disclosure of their financial interests, Fair Political Practices Commission,
Conflict of Interest, Form 700.
Do you or your spouse have an investment in, or do you or your spouse serve as an officer or director of, a
company doing business in Palo Alto which you believe is likely to;
1) engage in business with the City,
2) provide products or services for City projects, or
3)be affected by decisions of the board or commission you are applying for? ____ Yes ____ No
Excluding your principal residence, do you or your spouse own real property in Palo Alto? ___ Yes ___ No
How did you learn about this vacancy?
____ Community Group
____ Email from City Clerk
____ Palo Alto Weekly
____ Daily Post
____ City Website
____ Flyer
Other:
List relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, or professional
registration:
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Employment
Present or Last Employer:
Occupation:
Describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations:
1. What is it about the Utilities Advisory Commission that is compatible with your experience
and of specific interest to you, and why?
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2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particularinterest to you and describe why you are interested in it. If you have never been to a
Commission meeting you can view an archived video from the Midpen Media Center:
3. If appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Utilities Advisory Commission
achieve, and why? How would you suggest accomplishing this?
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Utilities Advisory Commission Application
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4. Utilities Advisory Commission Members work with the documents listed below. If you have
experience with any of these documents, please describe that experience. Experience with
these documents is not required for selection.
The Utilities Strategic Plan
The Long Term Electric Acquisition Plan
The Gas Utility Long-term Plan
Urban Water Management Plan
Ten-Year Electric Energy Efficiency Plan and Ten-Year Natural Gas Energy Efficiency Plan
DocuSign Envelope ID: D5132378-359F-4EEA-9325-1BEA1BCC522A
Utilities Advisory Commission Application
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Consent to Publish Personal Information on the City of Palo Alto Website
California Government Code Section 6254.21 states, in part,
This consent form will not be redacted and will be attached
The full code can be read here:
Read the code, and check only ONE option below:
_
Commission Application intact. I have read and understand my rights under Government Code
Section 6254.21. I may revoke this permission at any time by providing written notice to the
Palo Alto City Clerk.
OR
I request that the City of Palo Alto redact my home address, phone numbers, and email address
providing the following alternate information and request that they use the following contact
information instead.
Address:
Cell Phone:
____ Home / ____ Office Phone: ______
E-mail: ____________________________________________
The phone number / address can be non-public and different than the address collected on page one.
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Name: Claude Ezran
Address:770 Seale Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 9403
Cell Phone: (650) 249-5706
@Home 1QOffice Phone: (650) 324-2040
E-mail: claude@ezran.com
Are you a Palo Alto Resident?0Yes0No
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Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City oj..palo ~. who
are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members?UYes ~No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for?(!)YesQNo
California state law requires appointed board and commission members to file a detailed disclosure of
their financial interests, Fair Political Practices Commission, Conflict of Interest, Form 700.
Do you or your spouse have an investment in, or do you or your spouse serve as an officer or director
of, a company doing business in Palo Alto which you believe is likely to;
1) engage in business with the City,
2) provide products or services for City projects, or
3) be affected by decisions of the board or commission you are applying for?0Yes@No
Excluding your principal residence, do you or your spouse own real property in Palo Alto?QYes(!) No
How did you learn about the vacancy on the Utilitiies Advisory Commission?
Dcommunity Group
0 Email from City Clerk
D Palo Alto Weekly
Ooaily Post
Deity Website
DFlyer
List relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, or professional
registration:
• Dir e c tor of Market ing f or o o rja Fuel cel ls , a clean e ne r gy
compa ny (201 5 -2016) .
• Member o f the Board of Directors of Cabl e Co-op (1992 -1 998 )
Subscr i bers-own ed cable TV company serving Pal o Alto households .
Very simi l a r t o a pu b l icly owned u tility.
• MBA, Harvard Business School .
• MSEE, Ecol e Superieure d'Electricite (France) St udi e d
e lec tri city generation and distr ibution in great detai l .
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Employment
Present or Last Employer: oorja Fuel cells
Occupation: Director of Marketing
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Describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations:
• Human Relations Commission, including vice -chair and chair:
2008 -2014
• Founder, Palo Alto World Music Day: 2009-Present
• Member of the Board o f Directors, Palo Alto Recreation
Foundation {PARF) : 2010-Present
• Member of Steering Committee for Measure .A (school parcel tax)
2005
• Treasurer of the PTA Council : 2004-2007
• Member of the Board o f Directors, Cabl e Co-op: 1992-1998
1. What is it about the Utilities Advisory Commission that is compatible with your experience and
of specific interest to you, and why?
Three examples regarding my life-long keen interest in energy and utility
issues :
Director of Marketing for Oorja Fuel Cells (2015 -2016) .
Oorja is a clean energy company that manufactu r e s power systems b as ed on
direct methanol fuel cells. These systems significantly reduce operating
costs and greenhouse gas emis sions in a wide variety of applications such
as wirel ess telecommunications and materials handling.
Member of the Board of Directors of Cable Co-op {1992-1998)
Cable Co-op was a cable TV company serving 28,000 households around Palo
Alto. It was owned by its subscribers. In many ways its mission and its
functioning were very similar to what you can observe in a publicly owned
utility.
MSEE, Ecole Superieure d'Elec t ricite (France).
School was partially funded by EDF (Electricjte de France), a stat e-owned
utility which is among the largest utilities i n the world . Studied
electricity generation and distribution in great detail. Visited many
different types of power generation plants.
Claude Ezran
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2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particular interest
to you and describe why you are interested in it. If you have never been to a Commission
meeting you can view an archived video from the Midpen Media Center: LINK.
One of the issues that I find particularly interesting is the
recommendation that the Council approve the update to the
Ten-Year Electric Energy Efficiency Goals (2018 to 2027). I am a
strong believer in having a relentless quest for always higher
energy efficiency. It is such an obvious triple win: for the
customers who pay less (and do good) , for the City that has less
to worry about regarding securing adequate power supplies, and
for the environment.
3. If appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Utilities Advisory Commission
achieve, and why? How would you suggest accomplishing this?
• Continue the focus on clean energy, reducing greenhouse gas
emissions in the total equation of services provided by the City, and
improving sustainability. We can all be proud of Palo Alto's
leadership in that area, but we cannot rest on our laurels; we need to
continue our efforts.
• Continue to improve recycling rates, but also focus also on reducing
waste in the first place. I am particularly thinking about food
waste, especially from restaurants. We might need to reinforce our
awareness campaign and provide some incentives to restaurants and
cafeterias. Address the long term negative effect that progress
toward our Zero-Waste objectives will have on refuse collection fees,
maybe through a new financial reserve to be established and also
improved efficiencies in the collection system.
• Secure long-term green electric, gas, and water supplies at highly
competitive rates in order to better moderate t he rise in utility
rates.
• Good implementation of the plan associated with the Storm Water
Management Fee Ballot Measure (assuming the measure passes) .
• Energy conservation programs, green building codes, etc.
•Monitor the City's progress toward building a new plant to process
sewage s l udge, treat organic waste, including food scraps and possibly
yard trimmings. Evaluate anaerobic-digestion and other technologies .
Claude Ezran
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4. Utilities Advisory Commission Members work with the documents listed below. If you have
experience with any of these documents, please describe that experience. Experience with these
documents is not required for selection.
The Utilities Strategic Plan LINK
The Long Term Electric Acquisition Plan LINK
The Gas Utility Long-term Plan LINK
Urban Water Management Plan LINK
Ten-Year Electric Energy Efficiency Plan and Ten-Year Natural Gas Energy Efficiency Plan LINK
I did not have prior experience with these specific documents,
but I read them and wi l l definitely spend mor e t i me on them if
selected.
I do, however, closely follow the news about the City utilities,
mostly through the Weekly .
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are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members?
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Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for? ____ Yes ____ No
California state law and the Ci require appointed board and commission
members to file a detailed disclosure of their financial interests, Fair Political Practices Commission,
Conflict of Interest, Form 700.
Do you or your spouse have an investment in, or do you or your spouse serve as an officer or director of, a
company doing business in Palo Alto which you believe is likely to;
1) engage in business with the City,
2) provide products or services for City projects, or
3)be affected by decisions of the board or commission you are applying for? ____ Yes ____ No
Excluding your principal residence, do you or your spouse own real property in Palo Alto? ___ Yes ___ No
How did you learn about this vacancy?
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____ Palo Alto Weekly
____ Daily Post
____ City Website
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these documents is not required for selection.
Human Services Needs Assessment
Muni Code 9.72 Mandatory Response Program
Community Services Element of the Comprehensive Plan
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