Sharon Jones
OBJECTIVE:
To obtain a position as a commissioner as an advocate for unsheltered (homeless) individuals in the metropolitan city of Oakland, CA
EDUCATION:
SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Date of Graduation – Spring 2018
Master of Arts – Ethnic Studies
NEW COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Graduation - June 1982
Bachelor of Arts - Humanities, Minor-Biology
SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 1968
Active participant of the longest student strike in American history which resulted in the formation of Black Studies Departments throughout the world.
COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE:
FRIENDS OF HOOVER DURANT PUBLIC LIBRARY, OAKLAND CA
Recording Secretary 2012 - present
Historian / Archivist 2020 – present
RESIDENTIAL ACTION COUNCIL (RAC) MEMBER 2010 – present
CO-CHAIR NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME POLICING COUNCIL (NCPC) 2022 - 2024 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Laboratory Assistant IV Lead Phlebotomist August 2011- December 2016 Kaiser Permanente Hospital – Oakland, CA
• Trained laboratory personnel in acquiring samples from infants via heel sticks for state mandated neo-screen tests
• Created pamphlet for protocol in obtaining samples from NICU patients • Directed and delegated L29 personnel in their duties per operational needs Laboratory Assistant 3 March 1997 – August 2011
Kaiser Permanente Hospital – Oakland, CA
• Performed phlebotomy on in/out patients
• obtained venipunctures and finger-sticks on adults/elderly and children • Performed heel sticks on infants
• Assisted physicians in collecting bone marrow specimens
SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Professor of Africana Studies (Lecturer) 2018 – present