City Council Agenda 10/13/2022
MAYOR JERRY DYER
NOTIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT BY MAYOR
TO BOARD OR COMMISSION
TO: City Council
THROUGH: Todd Stermer, City Clerk
BY: Mayor Jerry Dyer
X Reappointment
New Appointment
Name of person replaced: N/A
Name: James Sponsler
Address:
Home Phone:
Appointed to: Historic Preservation Commission
Term: Through 6/30/26
James Wade Sponsler
Objective To further improve skills necessary in to provide professionalism and quality to both employer, resident, and customer.
Work experience November 2020 – Present County of Fresno Fresno, CA Staff Analyst, Department of Public Health
▪ Provide contract support to different divisions in Public Health to provide program support
▪ Submits, reviews, and award bids for Department of Public Health contracts and quotations.
▪ Public Records Act keeper of the records for the Department ▪ Audits programs to ensure compliance with contracts, local, state, and federal guidelines and policies
▪ Current in many county policies
▪ Create and maintain databases related to COVID -19 pandemic to provide information in support of county staff and vaccine allocations June 2019-November 2020 County of Fresno Fresno, CA Program Technician, Department of Public Health
▪ Provide support to different divisions in Public Health to assist in training, technical, and electronic support
▪ Primary capacity is technology support with additional assistance in onboard training of individual staff to respective divisions ▪ Current in many county policies
▪ Created and maintained databases related to COVID -19 pandemic to provide information in support of county staff allocations ▪ Created and maintained Creek Fire information call center and was named an associate PIO during the emergency response
August 2015-June 2019 County of Fresno Fresno, CA Program Technician, Department of Public Works and
Planning
▪ Research and Program implementation of Solid Waste and Recycling Program Section
▪ Working education outreach environment and having constant over contact with residents on a variety of topics
▪ Regular research in county databases for currently and historical information regarding solid waste policy
▪ Provided research and web design services for Fresno County Parks ▪ Current in many county policies
August 2014-August 2015 County of Fresno Fresno, CA Eligibility Worker, Department of Social Services
▪ Determine eligibility of Fresno County residents to public assistance such as Food Stamps and Medi-Cal
▪ Working in call center environment and having constant over the phone contact with clients and representatives
▪ Discuss with clients the best options to determine their case and to optimize public assistance benefits for them
▪ Current in many county policies
Sept. 2009-Feb. 2014 White House Custom Colour Fresno, CA Customer Service Representative
▪ Built occasional layouts and designs to be used internally company wide ▪ Assisted customers in the ordering, designing and correction of orders ▪ Worked trade shows and company tours to further customer knowledge of products
▪ Assisted in the beta testing of in house Customer Relations Manager (CRM) software
September 2005-August 2009 New Image Designs Fresno, CA Graphic Designer/ Large Format Printer Operator/Sales Rep ▪ Maintained, operated, and repaired large format printers and plotters ▪ Specializing in artwork design
▪ Interacted with customers on orders and artwork to ensure good Customer Service & Satisfaction
▪ Began Sales January 2008 as an additional duty to my artwork and printer roles
July 2001-August 2007 Sequoia Council, BSA Fresno, CA Camp Counselor/ Program Area Director/ Head
Commissioner
▪ Originally served under guidance of a director to instruct youth Scouts in merit badges
▪ Educated and trained youth and adults in various aspects of the Scouting curriculum including rank badges and safety awareness ▪ Created a program area and served as director. Oversaw the instruction and lesson plans of several employees
▪ Served as Head Commissioner, a liaison between staff and participants, in June 2005 to August 2007
Education Jan. 2016 – Feb. 2019 Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH
Bachelors Degree
▪ Bachelors Degree in Graphic Design
▪ Included in this degree is design work and classes in historical art styles and architecture
Aug. 2003 – Dec. 2006 Fresno City College Fresno, CA Associates Degree
▪ Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts – 74 units completed ▪ Also have taken courses in Photoshop CS-CS6
Aug. 1999 – May 2003 Hoover High School Fresno, CA High School Diploma
▪ Also was able to work on school computers and network. Diagnosed and repaired any errors on these machines or networks
▪ Also in charge of the newspaper layout and photos all four years Summary of
qualifications
In pursuit of this position, I am informed and review both county and city agendas extensively both historically and current. I have formal training in graphic design with knowledge in architecture. In addition, I am currently restoring a historic home in the city of Fresno which has required extensive research on the home, historical permits pulled, how it was constructed, and the owner of the home.
References
Miguel Arias
Councilmember, District 3, City of Fresno
James Beebe
Trainer, Regional Training Center, Fresno Police Department Michael Bethel
Program Manager, Primary Care, VA Central California Heal h Care System Matthew Hood
Social Services Program Supervisor, Department of Social Services, County of Fresno
David Pomaville
Director, Department of Public Health, County of Fresno Craig Scharton
Client Adviser, California Manufacturing Technology Consulting Michael Erin Woody
President, Civil Engineer, Struct One Engineering & Construction
Extracurricular
activities
August 1993 – Current Boy Scouts of America Fresno, CA Eagle Scout June 2000
Wood Badge – Leadership Development Trained February 2014 March 2011 – Current Lowell Neighborhood Association Fresno, CA September 2018 Project Management Training October 2019-Current County of Fresno Historic Landmarks & Records Commission
September 2020- Current District 3 Project Review Committee (Chair 2021)