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Board and Commission Application
Board or Commission you wish to serve on: Library Advisory Commission (Planning Commission applicants: Please attach supplemental questionnaire) Submit application to:
Office of the City Clerk
3300 Capitol Avenue, Building A
P.O. Box 5006
Fremont, CA 94537-5006
Personal Information:
Mr. ❑
Mrs. ❑
Ms. ❑
Name:_________ Ho______________________Rayland_________________________ Last First MI Home Address: ____
Street City State Zip Home Telephone:_ _________ Work Telephone:_ ________
E-mail: _______________ Fax:___________________________ Resident of the City of Fremont:____19______ years
Background Information:
Why do you wish to serve as a member of this Board or Commission: I like to serve in the Library Advisory Commission because I want to contribute to the city where I live. I love reading a lot, and I have been a frequent visitor of the Fremont Main Library ever since I was young. To me, it is meaningful if I can help promote reading to the citizens in our city. I want to share the joy of reading. I hope I can be part of the Commission and help improve our libraries.
What would you bring by way of perspective or experience to this Board or Commission: I was a former student Library Advisory Commissioner (when I was a high school student). I am familiar with how this Commission operates. Now that I am an adult, I want to return to this commission and share my ideas on how to make the library a better place. I can discuss the issues related
to use of the library and help in developing the library’s collection and outreach programs.
Employment/Volunteer Information:
Please list any qualifications you feel would provide positive input to the work of thecommission.
Organization: EzFuncoding_______________________Dates:Feb 2019 to Sept 2023 Location:____Fremont________________ Position(s):__JavaInstructor Responsibilities/accomplishments:I develop the beginningJava curriculum and teach school children through games and projects.__
Organization: Private Math Tutor Dates: 2021 -present
Location: Position(s): private tutor
Responsibilities/accomplishments: I privately tutored students from 5th grade to 10th grade.
Designed lessons and worksheets for each student.
Organization:_______________________________________ Dates:____________________ Location:________________________________ Position(s):___________________________ Responsibilities/accomplishments:________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Organization:_______________________________________ Dates:____________________ Location:________________________________ Position(s):___________________________ Responsibilities/accomplishments:___________________________________________ -2-
Community Activitiesthat you have been involved with (feel free to attach separate pages):
Home of Hope volunteer 2019- present Name of Organization Position/Responsibilities/Accomplishments Dates Worked with local food banks to grant volunteer opportunities for students; fed over 30unhoused people in San Francisco; made 60+ bags with food, drinks and hygienic products.
Call 4 Needy Copts volunteer 2021-present
Name of Organization Position/Responsibilities/AccomplishmentsDates Taught conversational and written English. Focused on enhancing pronunciation and fluency.Developed lesson plans, review notes and practice sheets.
Special awards or recognitions you have received:_____________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Education Information:
Mission College AA 2023
Educational Institution Degree/Diploma Field Year Additional Information(Please provide any other informationwhich you feel would be useful tothe City Council in reviewing your application.) ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Civic service is a privilege and responsibility of interested, qualified, sincere citizens.
The value and importance of wide participation of a large number of citizens cannot be measured. Your interest inservingonaboardor commissionoftheCityofFremontisgreatly appreciated. -3-
General Information: Your application is a public document and will be kept on file for one year.If you would like additional information, please call the City Clerk’s Office, at (510) 284-4060.
Please sign and date your application and submit to the Office of the City Clerk.
Thank you.
Rayland Ho 1/10/2023
Signature Date -4-
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Board and Commission Application
Board or Commission you wish to serve on: Library Advisory Commission
(Planning Commission applicants: Please attach supplemental questionnaire)
Submit application to:
Office of the City Clerk
3300 Capitol Avenue, Building A
P.O. Box 5006
Fremont, CA 94537-5006
Personal Information:
Mr. ❑
Mrs. ❑
Ms.
Name: ___________Teixeria________________Lauren_____________________S._____ Last First MI
Home Address:
Home Telephone: Work Telephone: _______________________
E-mail: ____ ______________ Fax:___________________________
Resident of the City of Fremont: ___48_________ years
Demographic Information:
Ethnicity:
□ American Indian or Alaskan Native □ Chinese
□ Black or African American X White
□ Afghan □ Vietnamese
□ Mexican □ Filipino
□ Indian □ Pakistani
□ Other Asian origin: ________________ (write-in optional) □ Other African origin: _______________ (write-in optional) □ Other Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin: __________ (write-in optional)
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Gender:
□ Male □ Prefer to self-identify
X Female □ Prefer not to say
Language(s) Spoken: English
Background Information:-
Why do you wish to serve as a member of this Board or Commission:
I am a life-long library advocate and have lived in Fremont since 1975, starting as a senior at Washington High School in 1975, through my adulthood, raising a family, and working a career as Children’s Services Librarian until my retirement in September 2021. I have dedicated my life to providing library services, programming, and community outreach for families and children, both professionally and as private citizen. I served on the Fremont Library Advisory Commission from 1988 to 1991 while I was a graduate student in Library and Information Science at San Jose State University. Now that I am retired, I would be honored to serve again on the Library Advisory Commission. By serving on the Library Advisory Commission, I would be able to serve my community with the skills and outlook of a librarian. And, personally, being of service into my retirement has always been an ultimate goal for me. ____________________________________________________________________________
What would you bring by way of perspective or experience to this Board or Commission :
I have worked or volunteered for libraries for my entire adult life and have lived in Fremont for 48 years. I have raised my children in Fremont and now have grandchildren who live and go to school in Fremont. In my capacity as librarian, I served as a union steward and as Assistant Chief Library Steward for SEIU 521 and worked on negotiations and planning with library management. In addition, I founded and directed the California Indian Storytelling Association, a non-profit, from 1995 to 2015. I wrote a book on the Ohlone Indians and worked on local history research. The research and writing of the book, The Coastanon/Ohlone Indians of the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Area: A Research Guide, lead me to gain a unique perspective on my community and its history. ____________________________________________________________________________
Employment/Volunteer Information:
Please list any qualifications you feel would provide positive input to the work of the commission.
Organization: Santa Clara County Library District Dates: June 1995 to September 2021
Location: Milpitas and Alum Rock__ Position(s): Children’s Services Librarian
Responsibilities/accomplishments: Provided library programming, collection development and community outreach for families and children. I organized Youth Poetry Slams with a Teen Librarian from 2005 to -3-
2019. I created and presented the library podcast, The Storytime Seedlings: a Podcast for Early Childhood Literacy, from 2018 to 2021.
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Organization: The California Indian Storytelling Association (CISA) Dates: 1995 to 2015
Location: Fremont Position(s): Executive Director
Responsibilities/accomplishments: I was a founder of CISA, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit and as the ED, I worked with a state-wide Board of Directors and representatives of Indigenous tribes in California in the presentation of storytelling festivals and gatherings in support of indigenous cultural traditions in California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii. I wrote grant proposals and raised funding in support of our events and storytellers.
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Organization: _Oakland Public Library Dates: October 1994 to June 1995
Location: Oakland Main Library Position(s): Librarian for the Books for Wider Horizons
Responsibilities/accomplishments: Trained community volunteers to present storytimes at Head Start Centers throughout Oakland, as well as provided training for Head Start parents in early literacy and storytelling and organized regular library visits for Head Start preschool students to their local Oakland Public Library branch.
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Organization: Alameda County Library Fremont Main and Centerville Dates: 1979 to 1986
Location: Fremont Main and Centerville libraries Position(s): Library page/clerk (1979 to 1985) and Library Assistant for Young Adult Services (1985 to 1986), SAN Librarian (1992 to 1995)
Responsibilities/accomplishments: As a SAN (Services-AS-Needed) Librarian I worked primarily on the reference desk at all of the libraries in Fremont, as a YA Library Assistant I presented programs, visited High Schools in Fremont, developed the teen library collection at Centerville Library and worked on the reference desk. As a library page/clerk I shelved books and other items, worked on the check out desk and checked in returned materials.
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Community Activities that you have been involved with (feel free to attach separate pages):
Centerville Jr High/Glenmoor Elementary Storyteller and trainer of students in storytelling 1994 to 1995 Name of Organization Position/Responsibilities/Accomplishments Dates ____________________________________________________________________________ -4-
PTA Glenmoor Elementary/Centerville Jr High/Washington High School Parent Volunteer 1985 to 1998 Name of Organization Position/Responsibilities/Accomplishments Dates
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Special awards or recognitions you have rece ived: My 1991 masters thes is in Library Science was published as a book by Ballena Press in 1997, The Costanoan/Ohlone Indians of the San Francisco a nd Monterey Bay Area: A Research Guide.
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Education Information:
San Jose State University MLS -- Masters in Library Science 1991 Educational Institution Degree/Diploma Field Year
California State University, Hayward BA Liberal Studies/English Concentration 1988 Educational Institution Degree/Diploma Field Year
Additional Information (Please provide any other information which you feel would be useful to the City Council in reviewing your application.)
I am a retired Children’s Services Librarian. I worked for Santa Clara County Library from June 1995 to September 2021. In addition, I have worked in libraries from 1979 until my retirement, first as a library page/clerk, then Library Assistant and Librarian in both Alameda and Santa Clara County. I was honored to serve on the Fremont City Library Advisory Commission from 1988 to 1991 while I was a graduate student in Library Science. During my tenure the Library Commission provided consultation in the building and opening of the Fremont Main Library (1988 to 1989). ____________________________________________________________________________
Civic service is a privilege and responsibility of interested, qualified, sincere citizens. The va lue and importance of wide participation of a large number of citizens cannot be measured. Your interest in serving on a board or commission of the City of Fremont is greatly appreciated.
General Information: Your application is a public document and will be kept on file for one year. If you would like additional information, please call the City Clerk’s Office, at (510) 284-4060.
Please sign and date your application and submit to the Office of the City Clerk.
Thank you.
Lauren S. Teixeira April 4, 2023
Signature Date