THE
HONORABLE
SHENG
THAO
•
MAYOR
OF
OAKLAND
CITY
HALL
•
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
September19,2023
DearPresidentBasandmembersoftheCityCouncil:
PursuanttoCityCharterSection601,theMayorhasappointedthefollowingpersonsasmembersofthefollowingboardorcommission,subjecttoCityCouncilconfirmation:
LibraryAdvisoryCommission
CristinaTostado,toserveathree-yeartermbeginningOctober5,2023andendingOctober4,2026,fillingaseatpreviouslyheldbyherself.
GabrielleSloan-Law, toserveathree-yeartermbeginningSeptember14,2023andendingSeptember13,2026,fillingaseatpreviouslyheldbyNathanielDumas.
Thankyouforyourassistanceinthismatter.
Sincerely,
MayorShengThao
Subm t Date: May 19, 2023
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I care a ot about pub c brar es and the mportant ro e they p ay n the commun ty, not on y as a repos tory of know edge, but a so as p ace for the commun ty to come together. Th s s espec a y mportant for me as a res dent of D str ct 7, as we are sore y ack ng n safe, comfortab e and we com ng p aces for peop e to come together. I understand that there s current y no representat ve for D str ct 7 on th s comm ttee, and I th nk t s very mportant for D7--a d str ct that s unfortunate y often neg ected--to have a representat ve. As de from my pr vate-sector exper ence--wh ch has eft me w th exce ent commun cat on and organ zat ona sk s--I have extens ve exper ence do ng po t ca and commun ty advocacy n Oak and. In add t on to vo unteer ng w th Commun t es for a Better Env ronment n the r East Oak and EJ work ng group, p us be ng a member of Temp e S na 's C mate Tzedek (Just ce) Steer ng Comm ttee, I a so serve on the AB 617 Commun ty Steer ng Comm ttee for East Oak and, wh ch s current y deve op ng a CERP to f na y c ean up our a r.. I be eve that th s pr or exper ence makes me we - su ted to the task of advocat ng for my d str ct--and for East Oak and--on the L brary Adv sory Comm ttee.
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VOLUNTEER/ADVOCACY EXPERIENCE
MEMBER | TEMPLE SINAI CLIMATE TZEDEK STEERING COMMITTEE | 12/2022 – PRESENT Collaborate with fellow committee members to develop Climate Justice and Environmental Justice campaigns for T emple Sinai in Oakland, CA. Organize T emple members to become more informed of and involved in EJ and CJ issues by holding panels and educational/religious talks + managing a contact list and sending a biweekly newsletter.
Coordinate with the larger Reform Jewish community (Religious Action Center) and other faith-based organizations on larger EJ and CJ campaigns, as part of a statewide and nationwide effort to build a Climate Justice movement within the Reform Jewish and faith-based community.
MEMBER | EAST OAKLAND AB617 COMMUNITY STEERING COMMITTEE | 09/2022 – PRESENT In collaboration with my fellow East Oakland residents, guide the process of developing a Community Emissions Reduction Plan to address air quality and environmental justice issues in East Oakland.
MEMBER | COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT EAST OAKLAND EJ WORKING GROUP| 09/2017 – PRESENT
Work with fellow CBE members and staff to develop and carry out Environmental Justice campaigns, including individual campaigns against air pollution sources in close proximity to where East Oakland residents spend our daily lives, as well as broader campaigns to educate the community and engage with policy makers to improve air quality in East Oakland. Develop and distribute educational materials + plan actions, community meetings and town halls.
Investigate and analyze pollution sources in collaboration with staff researchers. Develop and manage community contact lists, distribute supplies during disasters (wildfires, pandemic).
Communicate and advocate with BAAQMD, CARB and other entities, co-lead toxic tours with community members and CBE staff.
VOLUNTEER | ESTHER GOOLSBY FOR ALAMEDA COUNTY DISTRICT 4 SUPERVISOR CAMPAIGN | 01/2020 – 03/2020
Managed and prioritized voter contact list, assigned canvassers to precincts and phone lists, performed data entry and analysis to prioritize voters for contact and ensure we reached every likely voter despite limited resources.
VOLUNTEER | CAT BROOKS FOR OAKLAND MAYOR CAMPAIGN | 09/2018 – 11/2018 Assisted campaign staff data scientist in voter targeting and prioritization analysis, data merging and deduplication, data cleanup, and precinct mapping.
Performed data entry and text banking
VOLUNTEER/MEMBER | ALLIANCE OF CALIFORNIANS FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT (ACCE) | 2017 – 2018
Collaborated with my neighbors in D7 to organize and advocate for fixes for illegal dumping & potholes. Met with mayor & city council, did canvassing and outreach, developed outreach materials.
PROFESSIONAL/PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCE
FREELANCE/HOMEMAKER | SELF | 04/2020 – PRESENT
Create websites and provide software engineering, database and virtual office/assistant services for small businesses and nonprofits + create and sell handmade jewelry while parenting and homemaking.
DATA SCIENTIST | CHANGE HEAL THCARE| 04/2019 – 04/2020
Developed deep learning models to detect claim errors and prevent unnecessary denials, designed and led controlled data modeling and labeling experiments requiring the cooperation of multiple departments.
Proposed and led intra-team project to clean up and standardize software architecture. Led cross- team initiatives to improve data models and training operations. Co-led department-wide initiative
to develop uniform quality standards and a peer-review process. Formally mentored colleagues in software engineering and machine learning best practices.
DATA SCIENTIST | RAKUTEN MARKETING | 10/2017 – 03/2019
Designed and implemented a novel semi-supervised fraud detection solution. Developed entire pipeline and application from scratch, from raw data store to endpoint. This model increased advertiser return on ad spend by 25%, by preventing fraudulent (bot) ad engagements. Proposed and led project to clear “tech debt”, to standardize modules, fix broken/leaky abstractions, and add documentation.
SOFTWARE ENGINEER | RAKUTEN MARKETING | 04/2017 – 10/2017 Wrote, debugged, documented, tested, and deployed production code.
PRODUCT ANALYST| RAKUTEN MARKETING | 10/2016 – 04/2017
Designed prototypes and led experiments to replace repetitive media-buying tasks with software algorithms. Collaborated with media-buying team to ensure automations proposed by the product manager were useful to them, thus ensuring their cooperation and participation in experiments.
MEDIA ANALYST | MANIFEST (ACQUIRED BY RAKUTEN MARKETING) | 04/2015 – 10/2016 Designed and led optimization experiments for programmatic ad campaigns. Analyzed data and made recommendations to product, engineering, and data science teams. Created and managed data dashboards and reports while managing a portfolio representing $40- 50K in daily ad spend.
MEDIA ANALYST/MEDIA BUYER | LOOKSMART | 10/2011 – 05/2014 Developed click fraud detection rules, dashboards, and visualizations while managing $50-70K daily ad portfolio.
CUSTOMER RELATIONS SPECIALIST | LOUIS VUITTON CALL CENTER | 10/2008 – 10/2011 Created automated statistical tools using Excel/VBA to track call center performance and customer feedback while also providing retail customer service via phone, online chat, and email.
MATH TUTOR | THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE | 03/2006 – 06/2008 T utored undergraduates in Precalculus, Calculus, Linear and Abstract Algebra; led workshops in Precalculus and Biological Statistics; graded homework and published solutions to course website.
EDUCATION
BS IN MATHEMATICS | THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
INTRODUCED BY
MAYOR SHENG THAO
A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE MAYOR’S APPOINTMENT OF
GABRIELLE SLOAN-LAW AND REAPPOINTMENT OF
CRISTINA TOSTADO TO THE LIBRARY ADVISORY
COMMISSION
WHEREAS, Section 601 of the City Charter provides that members of City boards and commissions shall be appointed by the Mayor subject to confirmation by the affirmative vote of five members of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 8064 C.M.S, adopted November 13, 1969 and amended by Ordinance Nos. 11730 C.M.S., 12879 C.M.S, 13174 C.M.S., and 13560 C.M.S., establishes the Library Advisory Commission to advise and make recommendations on the operation and future development of the library system and to act as a liaison between the Library Department and the Mayor and City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Library Advisory Commission consists of fifteen (15) members serving not more than two consecutive three-year terms; and
WHEREAS, the Honorable Mayor Sheng Thao has appointed Gabrielle Sloan-Law and reappointed Cristina Tostado to serve three-year terms subject to confirmation by the City Council; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That pursuant to City Charter Section 601, the City Council hereby confirms the Mayor’s appointments to the Library Advisory Commission of:
Cristina Tostado, to serve a three-year term beginning October 5, 2023 and ending October 4, 2026, filling a seat previously held by herself.
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Gabrielle Sloan-Law, to serve a three-year term beginning September 14, 2023 and ending September 13, 2026, filling a seat previously held by Nathaniel Dumas.
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