Application for Appointment to a Citizen
Commission, Board, Committee, or Task Force
Last Name* First Name* Middle Initial Date*
Name of Board, Commission, Committee, or Task Force*
Length of Residency in Huntington Beach*
Occupation*
United States Citizen?* Currently Serving on a City Board or Commission?*
Home Address:*
Phone Numbers
Personal
Type* (?) Number*
Phone Numbers
Business
Type (?) Number
Personal Email*
Chow Vanessa C 5/12/2022
Human Relations Committee
9 Law Enforcement
Yes No
Yes No
City
Huntington Beach
State
CA
Postal / Zip Code
92647
Street Address
Address Line 2
cell
Educational Background*
Professional Licenses and/or Associations*
Professional Experience*
Special Knowledge or Skills*
M.S. Emergency Services California State University, Long Beach Master’s Degree in emergency preparedness, public safety, emergency response, coordination and resource management.
B.S. Operational Studies California State University, Long Beach Bachelor’s degree in leadership, grant writing and management.
A.A. Administration of Justice Cerritos College, Cerritos, CA.
Business Accounting.
Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute (SBLI); California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
Certified Instructor California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training · Policy of Equality
· Deputy Leadership Institute
· Mounted Patrol and Tactics (including riot and crowd control) Over 21 years of experience in Law Enforcement, currently holding the rank of Sergeant at Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Aide to the Director of the Sheriff’s Department, Administrative Services Division.
Responsible for managing the department’s $3.6 billion dollar budget and overseeing Finance Background
Experienced public servant and demonstrated leader.
Current subject-matter expert in many public safety-related issues.
Proven navigator of government agencies and community commissions.
Experienced public speaker. Fluent in second language; Spanish Respected representative of elected official.
Intimately familiar with community advocacy groups, union representatives, administrative managers, and budget analysts.
Keenly organized. Unfailingly professional. Consensus-builder.
Cognizant of legal and ethical requirements of the Brown Act and Robert’s Rules of Order.
Civic Interests and/or Service Memberships?*
Department Liaison to the 5-member Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
Committees:
· Mounted Patrol Posse
· Biscailuz Training Center Track Resurfacing
· Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Public Safety Weekly Covid-19 updates, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department representative.
· Multi-Agency Task force for Illegal Cannabis Grows
Board Member and Treasurer of Los Angeles Sheriff’s Athletic Association Sheriff Community Advisory Council
Community Law Enforcement Partnerships Program (CLEPP):
Managed resources, and budget, and coordinated personnel and volunteer response to various community and charity events. Built relationships with the community and local businesses.
Success Through Awareness and Resistance (STAR):
Personnel and finance manager. Organized youth summer camps. Facilitated contracts with school districts that enabled specially-trained deputies to provide drug, gang and violence prevention education classes.
The program involved 34 school districts, 202 schools and reached 40,000 youth annually.
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) through FEMA:
Personnel and finance manager. Certified FEMA CERT instructor providing volunteer training on disaster preparedness and basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization and disaster medical operations.
Catholic Big Brothers and Sisters:
Program creator, “Bigs with Badges”
Matched Los Angeles County department personnel with local youth in mentoring relationships. Drafted Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department formalizing the relationship. Participated in numerous community events and school beautification efforts.
Sheriff’s Advisory Council:
Point person between the Sheriff Department and influential community leaders How will your qualifications best serve the citizen advisory group that you are applying for, and why do you wish to serve on this group?*
It is the policy of the City Council to make appointments to the citizen commissions, boards, and committees, based on the needs of the city, as well as the interests and qualifications of each applicant. Selection will be made without discrimination based on the race, creed, gender, or sexual orientation of the applicant.
Additional information concerning a particular commission, board, committee, or task force or the application process is available through the staff support department identified above. General questions can be directed to Cathy Fikes, (714) 536-5553.
I have been recommended to apply by V.C Rhone, Chairperson of the Huntington Beach Human Relations Committee for which I am currently a volunteer.
I have been interested in applying for the committee for some time and have been eagerly awaiting the opportunity. I am committed to serving and representing the community with dedication, commitment, and integrity and providing a space for the community to be heard.
I intend to build relationships with our public safety departments to ensure a safe environment forconstituents. I will work collaboratively with various county/city departments and the community to address pressing community concerns that affect the quality of life.
I will contribute my extensive knowledge, skills, and experience in public safety to help the committee to continue to bridge the gaps between the community and city departments.