THE
HONORABLE
SHENG
THAO
•
MAYOR
OF
OAKLAND
CITY
HALL
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1 FRANK
H.
OGAWA
PLAZA
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OAKLAND,
CALIFORNIA
94612
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(510)
238-3141
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[email protected]
Letter of Appointment
April18,2023
DearPresidentBasandmembersoftheCityCouncil:
PursuanttoCityCharterSection601,theMayorhasappointedthefollowingpersonsasmembersofthefollowingboardorcommission,subjecttoCityCouncilconfirmation:
PublicSafetyandServicesViolencePreventionOversightCommission AnneMarks,toserveatwo-yeartermastheDistrict1representativeonthePublicSafetyandServicesViolencePreventionOversightCommissionbeginningApril21,2022andendingApril20,2024,fillingtheseatpreviouslyheldbySydneyThomas.
OmarFarmer, toserveatwo-yeartermastheDistrict2representativeonthePublicSafetyandServicesViolencePreventionOversightCommissionbeginningApril21,2023andendingApril20,2025,fillingtheseatpreviouslyheldbyhimself.
Thankyouforyourassistanceinthismatter.
Sincerely,
MayorShengThao
Submit Date: Mar 02, 2023
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I worked for the City of Oakland Department of Human Services as a violence prevention planner in 2004 helping to implement the first Violence Prevention and Public Safety Act (Measure Y). I subsequently went on to run Youth ALIVE!, an Oakland-based violence prevention organization, for twelve and half years. I also serve on the board of a national organization in this field, the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention. I live in Oakland where I am raising a family and am committed to our community.
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Anne C Marks
@gmail.com
Oakland CA 94611
Mobile: (415) Mobile: (510)
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Anne_Marks_2023_SSOC.pdf
Anne C Marks
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Work Experience
Youth ALIVE!, Oakland, CA
Executive Director, July 2020 to February 2023
• Directed a nationally recognized, Oakland-based violence prevention, intervention, healing and advocacy nonprofit
• Grew the annual budget from $1 Million to $7 Million, staff from 12 to over 50 positions with 5 direct reports
• Led the organization through a period of growth, adding mental health, homicide response, juvenile justice, violence interruption, community advocacy, and national training programs
• Expanded reach of the nation’s first hospital-based violence intervention program to serve over 200 gunshot victims per year • Implemented personnel and professional development practices to address vicarious trauma, develop talent, and retain staff • Invited as an expert speaker, including at the White House, the US House of Representatives, Department of Justice, American Public Health Association, and National Academy of Sciences
• Developed curriculum and led trainings for public officials and service providers in violence-impacted communities
• Launched independent Health Alliance for Violence Intervention • Leadership in local and statewide policy efforts, including successful local measure to fund public safety and statewide legislation to improve victim compensation and fund violence prevention through Medi-Cal LGBT Rights Political Work, various organizations, San Francisco, CA Co-Director, Face Value Project, April 2009 to July 2010 • Co-founded an LGBT messaging research nonprofit
Consultant, Equality California, December 2008 to November 2009 • Led statewide campaign culminating in Equality Summit Deputy N. California Field Director, No on Prop 8, Sept to Nov 2008 • Trained and oversaw 40+ person team of field organizers City of Oakland Department of Human Services, Oakland, CA Violence Prevention Planner, June 2005 to July 2008
• Led team designing and implementing the city’s first violence prevention strategy after the passage of local funding measure • Wrote and administered Request for Proposals and then managed over $6 Million in annual grants with local CBOs
• Developed and trained Mayor’s Street Outreach team
Project Choice Manager, May 2004 to June 2005
• Directed a federally funded prisoner reentry program
• Organized job fair for formerly incarcerated applicants Democratic National Committee, Portland and Eugene, OR
Press Secretary, September to November 2004
• Spokesperson for the Democratic presidential campaign U.S. State Department, Washington, DC
Press Officer, September 2002 to March 2003
• Responded to media queries as a Department spokesperson Eden I&R, Hayward, CA
Senior Projects Supervisor, November 1998 to June 2000
• Managed five programs for homeless/low-income populations Selected Volunteer
Service
Board Treasurer
The Health Alliance for
Violence Intervention
January 2019 to present
Appointee
City of Oakland Reimaging
Public Safety Task Force
September 2020 to May 2021
Board Member
East Bay Stonewall
Democratic Club
January 2017 to December
2020
Board Chair
Khadafy Foundation for
Nonviolence
September 2008 to July 2010
Appointee
San Francisco Mayor’s
Homeless Planning Council
February 2004 to June 2004
Contact
@gmail.com
(
415)
ANNE C. MARKS
Education
Master of Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Graduate Programme in History and Economics, University of Cambridge Bachelor of Arts, Majors: History and Economics, University of California, Berkeley
Selected Publications
Author, “The unsung heroes of Oakland's drastic
decline in gun homicides,” The Guardian,
December 12, 2019
Co-Author, Purtle et al, Hospital-based violence
intervention programs save lives and money,
Journal of Trauma: August 2013 - Volume 75 - Issue 2
- p 331–333
Co-Author, “'Time for a new vision': violence is a
public health issue that requires community driven
solutions,” The Guardian, July 20, 2020
Co-Author, “Healing in Color” series, The California
Endowment, accessible via Psychology Today,
January 2018
Co-Author, Keys to Collaboration Between Hospital-
based Violence Intervention and Cure Violence
Programs, Dept of Justice, Office for Victims of
Crime, June 2018
Panelist, White House Community Violence
Intervention Webinar Series, August 18, 2021
Panelist, “Violence and Health,” Health Affairs,
October 23, 2019
Co-Author, Fischer, Kyle R., et al. Prevention
Professional for Violence Intervention: A Newly
Recognized Health Care Provider, Journal of Health
Care for the Poor and Underserved, vol. 31 no. 1,
2020, p. 25-34.
Co-Author, Chong et al, Hospital-centered violence
intervention programs: a cost-effectiveness analysis,
American Journal of Surgery 209.4 (2015): 597-603.
Co-Author, Ashley, et al. The START screening tool:
advancing traumatic injury interventions by
collaborating with young men of colour exposed to
violence, Injury Prevention (2015): A21:A26.
Selected Media
Named one of “Six Local Nonprofit Leaders Making a Big
Difference” by Oakland Magazine, December 11, 2019
Featured in “Anti-Gang Programs Approach Violence as
a Disease,” Ebony, November 5, 2015
Quoted in “Gun violence in Oakland has become a
‘pandemic within the pandemic.’ Here’s what’s going
on,” San Francisco Chronicle, December 3, 2021
Featured in: "What Does it Take to Change a Life?" by
Jeannine Amber, Essence Magazine, December 2013
Featured in: "What Does it Take to Change a Life?",
Essence Magazine, December 2013
Quoted in “Why have killings of children and teens
spiked in Oakland?” San Francisco Chronicle, January
11, 2023
Interviewed for CBS Radio and the America: Changed
Forever podcast, May 14, 2022
Interviewed on KCBS Radio In Depth on “Reflecting on
another challenging year for the Bay Area,” January 1,
2022
Quoted in “Oakland released detailed historical crime
data. Here’s what it shows,” San Francisco Chronicle,
January 26, 2022
Quoted in “California is sitting on a massive surplus. It’s time for Newsom to spend on gun control,” Los Angeles
Times Op Ed, June 10, 2021
Quoted in “Gun Violence Spreads Like a Contagious
Disease,” Pacific Standard, February 12, 2019
Quoted in “Why Gunshot Victims Have Reason to Like
the Affordable Care Act,” New York Times, November
28, 2016
Featured in: "Doctors Recommend PTSD Screening for
Civilians," NBC TV, aired March 4, 2014
ANNE C. MARKS
Submit Date: Sep 16, 2021
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Omar Farmer
@hotmail.com
Oakland CA 94610
Home: (415) Home: (415)
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Omar Farmer
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As someone with significant experience in public safety matters, it would be an honor to serve on the SSOC as the district 2 representative. Over the past year I've been an Advisory Board member on the Reimagining Public Safety Task Force as well as an ad hoc member for 2 Police Commission committees.
I was also a finalist for the Police Commission community appointment in 2020. Prior to that I've worked in public safety violence preventative measures, as a national subject matter expert in charge of conducting anti-racial profiling and antiracism work for Nextdoor.com for nearly 5 years. I was recruited for the role at Nextdoor.com after they found out about a neighborhood group I co-founded in the Grand Lake neighborhood entitled Oakland Neighbors Inspiring Trust where over the course of 6 years I spearheaded and organized several facilitated workshops regarding race, equity, and inclusion for hundreds of my neighbors. The group is still in existence to this day. By raising the level of consciousness of folks who attend these workshops it helps both with building community and deterring unnecessary calls to the police, and other positive outcomes. In the past I've also been a Nationally Registered EMT after graduating from the SF Paramedic Association and when I served as a Surface Warfare Officer in the Navy I completed both basic and advanced firefighting schools which gives me insight into firefighter operations that very few people have. I'm also in the process of pursuing professional Restorative Justice training through SEEDS and after that intend to pursue a masters in Restorative Justice which shows how heavily invested I am into violence prevention and anti-incarceration which is in line with one of the missions of the Department of Violence Prevention. With the goal of the SSOC being to oversee Measure Z, the enabling objectives for that include (1) reducing violent crime, (2) improving 911 response times, (3) and investing in violence prevention efforts, I'd say that my skills, ambitions, and past experiences are in line with those primary objectives. I'm also a veteran of a foreign war and have significant experience and accomplishments in deescalating use of force situations, briefing flag officers, and working as a warfare commander within a combat theater where I had to oftentimes make split second decisions similar to how police department personnel have to make and am familiar with what it takes to manage ones fight or flight response, which would be an invaluable tool to have on the SSOC in determining deescalation for use of force situations for OPD that could lead to better outcomes for violent crime situations that OPD responds to. I'm also self employed and have done a considerate amount of research on all of these matters and how they pertain to Oakland so I'm ready to contribute immediately if selected to be a member of this commission. Thank you for your consideration. Respectfully, Omar Farmer Please submit your resume or curriculum vitae. You may upload a document. (A Word format is preferred.) Alternatively, you may paste the text of your resume in the field provided below.
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OMAR T. FARMER Oakland, CA 94610 • (415) • @hotmail.com Dynamic, highly effective operations / training professional with a record of success developing and executing programs that expand staff knowledge, boost capabilities, and enhance use of core systems and tools in collaborative / community-oriented environments. • Creative, leader / energetic trainer with a history of blending business acumen and street smarts to initiate training / conflict resolution strategies and initiatives. • Confident mentor and coach; an excellent communicator who offers experience managing diverse teams. Creates and initiates the delivery of projects that require extensive planning and communication across cross-functional groups. Leadership • Learning & Development • Conflict Resolution • Establishing Training / Operational / Performance Best Practices Workflow Productivity Enhancements • Process Improvements • Project Management • Developing KPIs Crisis Communications • User Experience Management • Promoting Engagement • Partnership Development Selection Qualifications • Content Development • Budgets • Cost Controls • Change Management PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Community Mediator – NEXTDOOR.COM (May 2016 – Feb 2021) Leverages business Omar_Farmer_-_RESUME_.pdf
Omar Farmer
acumen, interpersonal skills, past training and development experiences honed while serving in the US Navy as well as a strong understanding of digital media and community behavior to lead the successful resolution of inflammatory disputes (i.e. – racism, slander) for the leading online neighborhood / community website.
• Mediation efforts have led to the successful resolution of 50K+ digital disputes. •
Recognized for superior performance (#1 company-wide) with 1.5K outstanding customer satisfaction evaluations.
• Initiated training programs for neighborhood “Leads” that serves of the foundation for each community, addressing topics including racial profiling, discrimination, and moderation tools. • Directed
recruiting efforts to identify and promote Nextdoor members who identify as “people of color” to diversify the “Lead” community nationwide.
• Provided critique and consultation regarding the development of a new Racial Profiling prevention video.
Founder, Oakland Neighbors Inspiring Trust (ONiT), Oakland, CA; 2015 - present
Initiated / introduced a neighborhood organization through a grass roots effort that addresses the root cause of racially motivated incidents by turning racial profiling issue into a constructive conversation that positions workshops which promote partnerships / engagement. • Teaches others to
identify the underlying issues and resolve the issues through peaceful actions including listening, observation, collaboration, understanding and emotional support, involving law enforcement when necessary.
• Directs community workshops
on the following topics to 1K+ residents:
Implicit Bias,
Neighborhood Diversity, Gentrification and Profiling, Racial Inequity, Mixed Race Identities, Discrimination in Education, How White People Can Stand up for Racial Justice, Deepening Your Understanding of Islam and Neighborhood Implicit Associations.
• Facilitates a thriving book club and documentary group.
President, Assign & Deliver, LLC, Oakland, CA: September 2010 – Present Founder and operator of a business focused on identifying distressed residential / commercial properties, leading the rehabilitation and development and resale of 25+ projects covering 35K+ sf.
Addressed all government permitting
issues.
• Asset value began at less than $4M; after renovations, valued increased to $8M+.
Efforts led to
a return on investment by 2x+ since the inception of the business. • Hired 120+ skilled tradesman, holding
labor costs and cost of materials at levels below proposed budgets.
Work Management Scheduler, Mirant
Corporation, San Francisco, CA; February 2008 – June 2010 Serving as key point of contact for local government agencies, introduced accountability / best practices for developing KPIs for identifying breakdowns in safety protocols and equipment malfunctions for natural gas- and diesel- burning electricity generating stations.
• Recognized skills deficiencies that affected employee productivity, recommended improved training and operational processes that lifted operational performance. • Conducted root cause
investigations for 20+ major pieces of equipment, achieving a 100% resolution rate. • Developed KPIs for
natural gas and diesel burning electricity generating stations that produced over 206 MW daily. • Served
as President of the Safety Committee for a power plant facility that went 24 months without a safety incident. Always directed near-miss assessments for several environmental and safety situations to keep the plant safe for operations.
United States Navy Served as a Naval Officer during two (2) military deployments in the Middle East, holding leadership roles that focused on operations management, engineering plant operations, force protection and anti-terrorism strategic planning, and coordination of training initiatives new and experienced personnel. (CONTINUED ON PG. 2) OMAR T. FARMER – pg. 2 (United States Navy – continued) Air Terminal & Emergency Management Officer Facilitated daily
operations, including the training and development of 40 military and 27 employees stationed at a joint U.S. NATO airfield in Keflavik, Iceland.
• Drafted and introduced new training and development programs that included four (4) emergency management, base security, and mass-casualty exercises. • Led division
in the mishap-free handling of 2.3K+ U.S. and NATO aircraft, 4K+ tons of cargo, 27K+ duty passengers, 22 Patriot Express missions, and 170 distinguished visitor evolutions including visits from Hillary Rodham Clinton and many others.
• Managed a $1.8M operations budget as well as a $3.3M materials inventory. •
Instituted new processes that saved the Navy $2M+ in labor costs. • Flawlessly planned and executed a
change of command ceremony for the base attended by 300+ distinguished visitors.
Organized a base
carnival that attracted 5K+ host nationals and base personnel.
Organized “welcome home” events for 6K+
troops returning from deployments overseas.
Maritime Interdiction Officer
Upon completion of
deployment, assumed the newly created role; ranked as the leading Tactical Action Officer (TAO). Served 200+ hours as a TAO resulting in no use of deadly force. • Led successful completion of 622 queries and 413 boarding’s within Iraqi waters, seizing seven (7) ships and return of 2.8K metric tons of smuggled Iraqi oil.
• Responsible for drafting an Operational Tasking policy for 2K+ service members to follow. •
Controlled 50+ vessels, including weapons, and other equipment during Operation Iraqi & Operation Enduring Freedom deployment.
• Refined boarding and correspondence procedures for personnel from the USN, USMC and, USCG as well as units from other countries. • As the primary liaison officer during
exercise Sea Saber, a White House-directed multi-national high visibility exercise, smoothly interfaced with coalition partners from 16 countries to successfully complete an international security initiative to Omar Farmer
combat WMD proliferation.
Training & Anti-Terrorism Officer
Orchestrated training programs, and quotas
for 350+ personnel that were accountable completing 500+ military drills. Managed, evaluated and mentored five (5) damage control training teams and first responders made up of 30+ personnel. • Hand-
picked by the Commodore of the Battle Group to be a warfare commander, achieving the distinction over 125+ officers.
• Provided 200+ hours of classroom training and briefs for all military and embarked personnel.
• Planned and launched a training program based on established anti-terrorism requirements which was adopted as the benchmark by both Commander and the Anti-Terrorism School. • Developed a
comprehensive list of anti-terrorism requirements for a crew of 350+ personnel, ensuring top-notch readiness.
• Collaborated on managing the ship’s weekly and quarterly operations schedule. Briefed all stakeholders on progress for deployments.
Electrical Officer ((Promoted to Assistant Chief Engineer because of superior performance)
In an operations role with responsibility for training and managing 15 soldiers with developmental responsibilities for 330+ personnel, ensured the safe working conditions for a $25M+ engineering facility.
Supervised 15 military personnel. • Administered 1K+ quarterly preventive and corrective maintenance checks. • Ensured shipboard electrical safety compliance with an in-depth plan to identify and correct electrical discrepancies.
EDUCATION
BS Anthropology. University of Indianapolis
•
Class President, Presidential Assistant, NCAA Football Letterman (walk-on).
Graduate of Naval Officer
Candidate School (honor class)
AWARDS
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Department of the Navy (3x)
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OMAR T. FARMER
Oakland, CA 94610 • (415) • mail.com
Dynamic, highly effective operations / training professional with a record of success developing and executing programs that expand staff knowledge, boost capabilities, and enhance use of core systems and tools in collaborative / community-oriented environments. • Creative, leader / energetic trainer with a history of blending business acumen and street smarts to initiate training / conflict resolution strategies and initiatives.
• Confident mentor and coach; an excellent communicator who offers experience managing diverse teams. Creates and initiates the delivery of projects that require extensive planning and communication across cross-functional groups.
Leadership • Learning & Development • Conflict Resolution • Establishing Training / Operational / Performance Best Practices Workflow Productivity Enhancements • Process Improvements • Project Management • Developing KPIs Crisis Communications • User Experience Management • Promoting Engagement • Partnership Development Selection Qualifications • Content Development • Budgets • Cost Controls • Change Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Community Mediator – NEXTDOOR.COM (May 2016 – Present)
Leverages business acumen, interpersonal skills, past training and development experiences honed while serving in the US Navy as well as a strong understanding of digital media and community behavior to lead the successful resolution of inflammatory disputes (i.e. – racism, slander) for the leading online neighborhood / community website. • Mediation efforts have led to the successful resolution of 50K+ digital disputes. • Recognized for superior performance (#1 company-wide) with 1.5K outstanding customer satisfaction evaluations. • Initiated training programs for neighborhood “Leads” that serves of the foundation for each community, addressing topics incl uding racial profiling, discrimination, and moderation tools. • Directed recruiting efforts to identify and promote Nextdoor members who identify as “people of color” to diversify the “Lead ” community nationwide.
• Provided critique regarding the development of a new Racial Profiling prevention video.
Founder, Oakland Neighbors Inspiring Trust (ONiT), Oakland, CA; 2015 - present Initiated / introduced a neighborhood organization through a grass roots effort that addresses the root cause of racially motivated incidents by turning racial profiling issue into a constructive conversation that positions workshops which promote partnerships / engagement. • Teaches others to identify the underlying issues and resolve the issues through peaceful actions includ ing listening, observation, collaboration, understanding and emotional support, involving law enforcement when necessary. • Directs community workshops on the following topics to 1K+ residents: Implicit Bias, Neighborhood Diversity, Gentrification and Profiling, Racial Inequity, Mixed Race Identities, Discrimination in Education, How White People Can Stand up for Racial Just ice, Deepening Your Understanding of Islam and Neighborhood Implicit Associations. • Facilitates a thriving book club and documentary group.
President, Assign & Deliver, LLC, Oakland, CA: September 2010 – Present Founder and operator of a business foc used on identifying distressed residential / commercial properties, leading the rehabilitation and development and resale of 25+ projects covering 35K+ sf. Addressed all government permitting issues. • Asset value began at less than $4M; after renovati ons, valued increased to $8M+. Efforts led to a return on investment by 2x+ since the inception of the business.
• Hired 120+ skilled tradesman, holding labor costs and cost of materials at levels below proposed budgets.
Work Management Scheduler, Mirant Corporation, San Francisco, CA; February 2008 – June 2010 Serving as key point of contact for local government agencies, introduced accountability / best practices for developing KPIs for identifying breakdowns in safety protocols and equipment malfunctions for natural gas- and diesel- burning electricity generating stations. • Recognized skills deficiencies that affected employee productivity, recommended improved training and operational processes t hat lifted operational performance.
• Conducted root cause investigations for 20+ major pieces of equipment, achieving a 100% resolution rate. • Developed KPIs for natural gas and diesel burning electricity generating stations that produced over 206 MW daily. • Served as President of the Safety Committee for a power plant facility that went 24 months without a safety incident. Always directed near-miss assessments for several environmental and safety situations to keep the plant safe for operations.
United States Navy
Served as a Nav al Officer during two (2) military deployments in the Middle East, holding leadership roles that focused on operations management, engineering plant operations, force protection and anti -terrorism strategic planning, and coordination of training initiative s new and experienced personnel.
(CONTINUED ON PG. 2)
OMAR T. FARMER – pg. 2
(United States Navy – continued)
Air Terminal & Emergency Management Officer
Facilitated daily operations, including the training and development of 40 military and 27 employees stationed at a joi nt U.S. NATO airfield in Keflavik, Iceland.
• Drafted and introduced new training and development programs that included four (4) emergency management, base security, and mass-casualty exercises.
• Led division in the mishap -free handling of 2.3K+ U.S. and NATO aircraft, 4K+ tons of cargo, 27K+ duty passengers, 22 Patriot Express missions, and 170 distinguished visitor evolutions including visits from Hillary Rodham Clinton and many others. • Managed a $1.8M operations budget as well as a $3.3M materials inventory. • Instituted new processes that saved the Navy $2M+ in labor costs. • Flawlessly planned and executed a change of command ceremony for the base attended by 300+ distinguished visitors. Organized a base carnival that attracted 5K+ host nationals and base personnel. Organized “welcome home” events for 6K+ troops returning from deployments overseas.
Maritime Interdiction Officer
Upon completion of deployment, assumed the newly created role; ranked as the leading Tactical Action Officer (TAO). Served 200+ hours as a TAO resulting in no use of deadly force.
• Led successful completion of 622 queries and 413 boarding’s within Iraqi waters, seizing seven (7) ships and return of 2.8K metric tons of smuggled Iraqi oil.
• Responsible for drafting an Operational Tasking policy for 2K+ service members to follow. • Controlled 50+ vessels, including weapons, and other equipment during Operation Iraqi & Operation Enduring Freedom deployment. • Refined boarding and correspondence procedures for personnel from the USN, USMC and, USCG as well as units from other countries.
• As the primary liaison officer during exercise Sea Saber, a White House-directed multi-national high visibility exercise, smoothly interfaced with coalition partners from 16 countries to successfully complete an international security initiative to combat WMD proliferation.
Training & Anti-Terrorism Officer
Orchestrated training programs, and quotas for 350+ personnel that were accountable completing 500+ military drills. Managed, evaluated and mentored five (5) damage control training teams and first responders made up of 30+ personnel. • Hand-picked by the Commodore of the Battle Group to be a warfare commander, achieving the distinction over 125+ officers. • Provided 200+ hours of classroom training and briefs for all military and embarked personnel. • Planned and launched a training program based on established anti-terrorism requirements which was adopted as the benchmark by both Commander and the Anti-Terrorism School.
• Developed a comprehensive list of anti-terrorism requirements for a crew of 350+ personnel, ensuring top-notch readiness. • Collaborated on managing the ship’s weekly and quarterly operations schedule. Briefed all stakeholders on progress for deployments.
Electrical Officer ((Promoted to Assistant Chief Engineer because of superior performance)
In an operations role with responsibility for training and managing 15 soldiers with developmental responsibilities for 330+ personnel, ensured the safe working conditions for a $25M+ engineering facility. Supervised 15 military personnel. • Administered 1K+ quarterly preventive and corrective maintenance checks. • Ensured shipboard electrical safety compliance with an in-depth plan to identify and correct electrical discrepancies.
EDUCATION
BS Anthropology. University of Indianapolis
• Class President, Presidential Assistant, NCAA Football Letterman (walk-on).
Graduate of Naval Officer Candidate School (honor class)
AWARDS
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Department of the Navy (3x)
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
________________________
CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
INTRODUCED BY M
AYOR SHENG THAO
RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE MAYOR’S APPOINTMENTS OF
OMAR FARMER AND ANNE MARKS AS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
SAFETY AND SERVICES VIOLENCE PREVENTION OVERSIGHT
COMMISSION
WHEREAS, Section 601 of the City Charter provides that members of City boards and commissions shall be appointed by the Mayor subject to confirma tion by the affirmative vote of five members of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the 2014 Oakland Public Safety and Se rvices Violence Prevention Act (the “Safety and Services Act”) adopted by the voter s of Oakland, November 4, 2014 in the General Municipal Election creates the Public Safety and Services Violence Prevention Oversight Commission to evaluate, inquire, and review the administration, coordination, and evaluation of strategies and practices mandated by the Safety and Services Act; and WHEREAS, the Safety and Act specifies that the Public Safety and Services Violence Prevention Oversight Commission shall consist of nine (9) members, one member recommended by the Mayor and one member recommended by each City Council member, with all Commission members being appointed by the Mayor and confir med by the City Council in accordance with City Charter Section 601; and
WHEREAS, the Safety and Services Act specifies that at least two (2) members will have experience working with service-eligible popula tions, two (2) members will reflect the service- eligible populations, and two (2) members will have professional law enforcement or criminal justice background while all other members will have general experience in criminal justice, public health, social services, research and evaluation, finance, audits, and/or public policy; and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 13303 C.M.S. establishing that Public Safety and Services Oversight Commissi on members serve two-year terms, and no more than three consecutive terms; now therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby confirms the Mayor’s appointment of the following individuals to the Public Safety and Services Violence Prevention Oversight Commission as set forth below:
Anne Marks, to serve a two-year term as the District 1 representative on the Public Safety and Services Violence Preventi on Oversight Commission beginning April 21, 2022 and ending April 20, 2024, filling th e seat previously held by Sydney Thomas.
Omar Farmer, to serve a two-year term as th e District 2 representative on the Public Safety and Services Violence Prevention Oversight Commission beginning April 21, 2023 and ending April 20, 2025, for the second consecutive term.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO,
JENKINS, KALB, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN,
REID AND PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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