Attachment B - HRC Applications - Redacted — Palo Alto City Council, March 2, 2026

Human Relations Commission Application
Submitted on 7 February 2026, 10:01pm
Receipt number 71
Related form version 16
Name Anne-Marie Duliege
Cell Phone Number
Home Phone Number
Email Address
Are you a Palo Alto resident? Yes
Address
City Palo Alto
Postal Code 94303
Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members? No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for? Yes Fair Political Practices
California state law requires board/commission members to file a disclosure of financial interests (Fair Political Practices Commission , Conflict of Interest, Form
700).

Do you/your spouse have an investment in, or do you or your spouse serve as an officer or director of, a company doing business in Palo Alto which you believe is likely to:

1. Engage in business with the City;

2. Provide products or services for City projects; or

Read the code, and check only ONE option below: I request that the City of Palo Alto redact my home address, phone numbers, and email address from the attached Board and Commission Application prior to posting to the City’s website.Occupation Physician. Board Member. Chief Medical Officer in a Biotechnology Company Please list your relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, and professional registration. If describing work experience, please include company/employer name and occupation.

Education includes an MD (Paris Medical School), MS in Epidemiology (Harvard School of Public Health), and MS in Biostatistics (Paris Medical School). I hold medical licenses in California and France, am board-certified in pediatrics (France), and completed a pediatrics residency at UCSF. I am an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford/Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.

I bring 30+ years of executive and board leadership in biopharma and nonprofit health organizations. As Board Director, California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), I serve on the Application Review, Finance, IP/Industry, and Governance committees and help guide $5.5B in public funding, evaluating and awarding grants to research institutions and companies advancing stem cell therapies. As Deputy Director, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, I managed investment portfolios across drugs, vaccines, and diagnostics. Additional roles include Chief Medical Officer, Board Chair, FE Pharmaceuticals.

Please describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations, including dates and any offices held.

I have a long record of service on nonprofit, advocacy, and professional boards. I have served as a Board Member of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) since 2012, including committee service on Application Review, Finance, IP/Industry, and Governance, helping guide public research funding for the benefit of Californians. I have been a Board Member (and Chairperson, 2015–2019) of Global Strategies for HIV Prevention since 2010. I served on the Board of the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) from 2005–2023 and continue as a strategic advisor (2024–present). I am a member of Women In Bio (EWIB), How Women Lead (Board Readiness Workshop, 2022), Stanford Women on Boards, and Women Corporate Directors.

In addition, I volunteer with the Ravenswood Classroom Partners/Costano elementary school in East Palo Alto, helping young children overcome challenges with their reading skills.

Personal and Job Experience

1. Why are you interested in serving on the Human Relations Commission and what experience would you bring to the position? I am interested in serving on the Human Relations Commission because I value inclusive communities where all residents feel respected, heard, and supported. As a long-time Palo Alto resident and nonprofit board member, I am motivated to contribute my experience in public service, community engagement, and equitable decision-making to help strengthen dialogue and understanding across diverse groups.

I bring more than 30 years of leadership in nonprofit, academic, and public- benefit organizations, including service on the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, where I help oversee the allocation of public grant funding. This work requires fairness, transparency, and sensitivity to community impact. I also have extensive experience working with patient advocacy groups,, and have served on committees focused on governance, ethics, and inclusion. I would contribute collaborative leadership, thoughtful listening, and a strong commitment to equity and community well-being.

2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particular interest to you and describe why you are interested in it.

Archived video meetings are available from the Midpen Media Center .

I am particularly interested in the Commission’s work addressing discrimination, bias incidents, and community dialogue initiatives that promote belonging and mutual respect. Efforts to support vulnerable populations, encourage reporting of hate or bias-related incidents, and foster constructive conversations across cultures are especially important in a Application Questions
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diverse city like Palo Alto.

My interest stems from a career spent working with diverse communities, patient advocacy groups, and global partners where trust, inclusion, and respectful engagement were essential to success. I have seen firsthand how proactive education, outreach, and fair processes can strengthen communities and improve outcomes. Supporting initiatives that promote equity, understanding, and access to opportunities aligns closely with my values and with my experience serving organizations focused on public benefit and inclusive decision-making.

3. If you are appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Human Relations Commission achieve, and how would you help in the process?
If appointed, I would like to see the Human Relations Commission continue strengthening trust, inclusion, and respectful dialogue across Palo Alto’s diverse communities. Specific goals that resonate with me include expanding community outreach and education on bias prevention, supporting initiatives that give voice to underrepresented groups, and ensuring that recommendations to City Council are grounded in fairness, transparency, and measurable impact.

I would contribute by bringing experience in collaborative leadership, consensus-building, and evaluation of programs and funding priorities.

Through my work on boards and grant review committees, I am accustomed to listening to diverse perspectives, assessing needs, and helping guide thoughtful, equitable decisions. I would work to support data-informed initiatives, encourage partnerships with local organizations, and help the Commission translate community input into practical, inclusive actions that strengthen civic engagement.

4. Human Relations Commission Members work with the documents listed below. If you have experience with any of these documents, please describe that experience. Experience with these documents is not required for selection.

Human Services Needs Assessment (2024)
Muni Code 9.72 – Mandatory Response Program
Community Services Element of the Comprehensive Plan (2017) If appointed, I would like to see the Human Relations Commission continue strengthening trust, inclusion, and respectful dialogue across Palo Alto’s diverse communities. Specific goals that resonate with me include expanding community outreach and education on bias prevention, supporting initiatives that give voice to underrepresented groups, and ensuring that recommendations to City Council are grounded in fairness, transparency, and measurable impact.

I would contribute by bringing experience in collaborative leadership, consensus-building, and evaluation of programs and funding priorities.

If you'd like to provide any additional documents, please upload below.

Please confirm that you have read the Boards and Commissions Handbook.

View the Boards and Commissions Handbook
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Yes
Signature Name of signatory: Anne-Marie Duliege
Link to signature
Date Completed 02/07/2026
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Human Relations Commission Application
Submitted on 27 January 2026, 3:43pm
Receipt number 75
Related form version 16
Name Cynthia Wood
Cell Phone Number
Home Phone Number
Email Address
Are you a Palo Alto resident? Yes
Address
City Palo Alto
Postal Code 94306
Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members? No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for? Yes Fair Political Practices
California state law requires board/commission members to file a disclosure of financial interests (Fair Political Practices Commission , Conflict of Interest, Form
700).

Do you/your spouse have an investment in, or do you or your spouse serve as an officer or director of, a company doing business in Palo Alto which you believe is likely to:

1. Engage in business with the City;

2. Provide products or services for City projects; or

Read the code, and check only ONE option below: I request that the City of Palo Alto redact my home address, phone numbers, and email address from the attached Board and Commission Application prior to posting to the City’s website.Occupation Principal Data Scientist Please list your relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, and professional registration. If describing work experience, please include company/employer name and occupation.

Rice University, Houston, TX
Ph.D., Computational & Applied Mathematics, November 2015 M.A., Computational & Applied Mathematics, August 2013
University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
B.S., Applied Mathematics, June 2010
Principal Data Scientist | Genentech, South San Francisco, CA | June 2022- Present
Head of Data Science | Source Agent by SAP, Palo Alto, CA | May 2021-May 2022
Senior Data Scientist/Recommendations Team Lead | SAP Ariba, Palo Alto,CA | January 2017-May 2021
Data Scientist | Coinalytics/Skry (Acquired by Bloq), Palo Alto, CA | November 2015-December 2016
Please describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations, including dates and any offices held.

Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce Senior Fellow | Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center,
Palo Alto, CA| August 2024-May 2025
- Actively engage as a leader to impact Palo Alto and the broader Silicon Valley.
- Develop connections with community, government and business leaders.

Palo Alto Community Child Care Board of Directors| PACCC, Palo Alto, CA | August 2022-Present
- Advocate for accessible childcare at the local, county and state levels. - Board Development Committee Chair for the 2023- 2024 fiscal year . Led Bylaws revision and Board approval.In addition, supported off-cycle and regular recruiting process.
- Incoming Chair for 2025-2026 FY;
- Serve as Secretary and leader of the Audit Committee, providing financial oversight for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.

Personal and Job Experience

1. Why are you interested in serving on the Human Relations Commission and what experience would you bring to the position? I have a deep interest on making an impact in my community. I envision Palo Alto to continue fostering a culture of inclusivity and belonging. I believe this is best achieved through listening to people needs.

2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particular interest to you and describe why you are interested in it.

Archived video meetings are available from the Midpen Media Center .

Youth Mental Health & Suicide Prevention. In 2015, I started working in Palo Alto and commuting via Caltrain. Soon after, I noticed that sometimes my commute was affected by Caltrain trespassers. What was shocking to me was to learn they were high school students. While initially upset for the delay in my commute, I found very sad to learn the much bigger issue that caused it. As a parent who permanently move to Palo Alto in 2017, the initial move seem scary. I care about supporting youth mental health for my children, their friends and those I may not know that are part of this community. I believe the city is partnering with the Jed Foundation and the community already and would like to see this type of outcome driven partnerships continue.

3. If you are appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Human Relations Commission achieve, and how would you help in the process?
The goal of promoting fair treatment of all residents especially those related to vulnerable populations as well as safety in the community. To help in the process I would start by informing myself on discussion topics, listen really well to the community needs regarding the aforementioned topics to understand the needs rather than my assumptions, and consider possible solutions to provided well-rounded advice
Application Questions
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Human Services Needs Assessment (2024)
Muni Code 9.72 – Mandatory Response Program
Community Services Element of the Comprehensive Plan (2017) At the moment, I am not. However, I will start studying these documents now.

If you'd like to provide any additional documents, please upload below.

Please confirm that you have read the Boards and Commissions Handbook.

View the Boards and Commissions Handbook
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Yes
Signature Name of signatory: Cynthia Wood
Uploaded signature image: Cynthia_Wood_Signature.png
Date Completed 01/26/2026
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Human Relations Commission Application
Submitted on 18 February 2026, 12:21pm
Receipt number 79
Related form version 16
Name Deborah Goldeen
Cell Phone Number
Home Phone Number
Email Address
Are you a Palo Alto resident? Yes
Address
City Palo Alto
Postal Code 94306
Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members? No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for? Yes Fair Political Practices
California state law requires board/commission members to file a disclosure of financial interests (Fair Political Practices Commission , Conflict of Interest, Form
700).

Do you/your spouse have an investment in, or do you or your spouse serve as an officer or director of, a company doing business in Palo Alto which you believe is likely to:

1. Engage in business with the City;

2. Provide products or services for City projects; or

Read the code, and check only ONE option below: I request that the City of Palo Alto redact my home address, phone numbers, and email address from the attached Board and Commission Application prior to posting to the City’s website.Occupation Retired Please list your relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, and professional registration. If describing work experience, please include company/employer name and occupation.

See attached pdf
Please describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations, including dates and any offices held.

See attached pdf
Personal and Job Experience

1. Why are you interested in serving on the Human Relations Commission and what experience would you bring to the position? See attached pdf

2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particular interest to you and describe why you are interested in it.

Archived video meetings are available from the Midpen Media Center .

Food insecurity - because I know of a program, which, if implemented, could be a game changer for food closets.

3. If you are appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Human Relations Commission achieve, and how would you help in the process?
See attached pdf

Human Services Needs Assessment (2024)
Muni Code 9.72 – Mandatory Response Program
Community Services Element of the Comprehensive Plan (2017) I've been working my way through these documents. They are fascinating.

If you'd like to provide any additional documents, please upload below.

Application for appointment to the partial term.pdf
Please confirm that you have read the Boards and Commissions Handbook.

View the Boards and Commissions Handbook
.

Yes
Signature Name of signatory: Deborah Goldeen
Link to signature
Date Completed 02/18/2026
Application Questions
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Application for appointment to the partial term/vacancy on the Human Relations Committee.

February 18
th, 2026

The Human Relations Commission, at its best, serves at the conscience of Palo Alto. I am that conscience.

The best candidates for council, committee and commissions can dexterously navigate and negotiate policy. They are skilled at building consensus and measured diplomacy.

They also “bring strategic thinking to civic engagement “and “embrace diverse perspectives while remaining practical and forward thinking.”

There is good reason for this. Governing boards need a majority of this particular proﬁle to function. The downside of the dominance of the “policy mind” is the collective thinking process becomes so convoluted and internally referenced that the most decisions end up being either performative or cowardly, which explains why Palo Alto has a Human Relations Commission in the ﬁrst place.

If Palo Alto was really concerned with “just and fair treatment” and “enhancing inclusion,” it would have allowed this city to grow by a thousand residents a year for the past forty years (to a population between 100 and 120K). But this is incompatible with the blueprint for Palo Alto, which is that of a high end, speculative, real estate venture. (It was one of Leland Stanford’s many businesses.) The speculators were/are selling a fantasy, a life without discomfort and everything is pleasant. This fantasy provides the illusion of individual wellbeing at the expense of a robust, healthy community.

Instead of owning up to this discrepancy and taking decisive, but unpopular, action, the council created the HRC. Most Palo Alto residents don’t know it exists, except in its capacity as a launching pad for city council careers. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

The HRC could take practical, discrete actions like negotiating with the corporate property owners to allow RV dwellers to park in some of the expansive, unused, private parking lots. Or they could use the leverage of this commission to lobby for county legislation that would result in redirecting 50,000 pounds of good quality, perishable foods out of the landﬁll/compost and into local food bank distribution.

I do not know, should I be appointed to the HRC, whether I would be able to be instrumental in initiating this type of action, but that is where my focus would be.

When it comes to lived experience and depth and breadth of knowledge and understanding, I expect no applicant for the HRC can or has ever come close to the shear volume of both that I have that is relevant to the work of the HRC.

Except for the ﬁve or six years when my children were littles, I have never given less than forty hours a year of community service of one kind or another, often a lot more.

That experience runs the gamut from food rescue, to producing block parties, to art center community activities, to clothing drives, to removing invasive plants from Foothills Nature Preserve, to producing holiday decorations on Cal Ave . . . You name it, I’ve done it.

Also, as a child, so poor we dumpster dived for food, in Palo Alto, where I grew up, I was that “vulnerable community” that the HRC professes to have so much concern for.

That alone should qualify me for a position on the HRC.

Besides my conviction that the city needs a conscience, my other motivation for applying to be on the HRC is the worrisome fact that committees and commissions of this type are uniquely vulnerable to the chicanery of ideologues. Unable to gain political power directly, they look for a backdoor like the HRC.

This phenomenon is not immediately in play in Palo Alto. But it is in full swing in the County of Santa Clara governance, as evidenced by the month of February art installation that is in the breezeway of the county governance center. The installation is a commemoration of the “Children of Palestine who were killed”/” They deserve to play.” Instead of using a kite or toys or dolls as commemoration, the chose to use the Kalanit (a red anemone), which is the Israeli national ﬂower, a ﬂower chosen by the Israeli people as a commemorative – used in thousands of exhibits worldwide – of the 1,200 killed in the Oct 7
th Hamas attack. (We have Palo Alto’s own Samina Sundas to thank for this.)

I’d like to say there are adequate protections in place already on the HRC and city council, but even here there has been a serious oversight. I feel that going public with this information, at this point, would cause unnecessary drama. But if anyone reviewing this application wants to call me and talk with me, conﬁdentially, about it, I would share it.

As for the assertions that I am Islamaphobic, I do not have a beef with Vigil4Gaza. My issue is the refusal of the city and of Town and Country management to enforce code and private property rights violations. If the city enforced established boundaries, the protests would continue, but they would do so in cooperation with the law. Because I have been vocal about this, it means appointing me to the HRC is “not good optics.” Optics, in my mind, are overrated. This is, of course, one of the reasons I am an advocate not a politician.

Not only am I not Islamaphobic, but I am also anti-Islamaphobia. That is why I have a hijab. My Muslim friend Lubna gave it to me when Trump was elected in 2016. I keep it on hand in case I need to stand shoulder to shoulder with my Muslim friends should their civil rights come under assault locally.

If you are not going to appoint me to the HRC, at the very least stop appointing people to the HRC who should really be running for council and make sure your appointees aren’t idealogues.

Thank you for considering – Deb
Human Relations Commission Application
Submitted on 17 February 2026, 3:33pm
Receipt number 78
Related form version 16
Name Ellen Bob
Cell Phone Number 6508678048
Home Phone Number
Email Address [email protected]
Are you a Palo Alto resident? Yes
Address 3296 Emerson Street
City Palo Alto
Postal Code 94306
Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members? No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for? Yes Fair Political Practices
California state law requires board/commission members to file a disclosure of financial interests (Fair Political Practices Commission , Conflict of Interest, Form
700).

Do you/your spouse have an investment in, or do you or your spouse serve as an officer or director of, a company doing business in Palo Alto which you believe is likely to:

1. Engage in business with the City;

2. Provide products or services for City projects; or

3. Be affected by decisions of this Board or Commission? No
Excluding your principal residence, do you or your spouse own real property in Palo Alto?
No
How did you learn about the vacancy on the Human Relations Commission?
Palo Alto Weekly
Personal Information
Consent to Publish Personal Information on the City of Palo Alto Website 1 of 3
Read the code, and check only ONE option below: I give permission for the City of Palo Alto to post to the City’s website the attached Board and Commission Application intact. I have read and understand my rights under Government Code Section 6254.21. I may revoke this permission at any time by providing written notice to the Palo Alto City Clerk.

Occupation Retired
Please list your relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, and professional registration. If describing work experience, please include company/employer name and occupation.

I have lived in the area most of my life. I am a graduate of Los Altos High, where I demonstrated my interest in everyone getting along in student government leadership and Model UN. I was the editor of the Palo Alto Co- op News which focused on consumer rights, green belt preservation, and healthy food habits. I owned a small business called bob and bob in Palo Alto for 25 years and then managed a small community non-profit as Executive Director, Congregation Etz Chayim for 15. During that time, I worked to lease part of our space to Spark Church, creating a unique model in Palo Alto for interfaith cooperation. I hold a 40-hour certificate in Mediation. I also hold certificates in suicide prevention, mental health first aid, and gun violence prevention.

Please describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations, including dates and any offices held.

I was a part of the Palo Alto Mediation Program in 2010-11.

I served on the committee in 2020 to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the City of Palo Alto, organizing different faith communities and student musical groups to participate.

I hosted and supported legal training for Palo Alto houses of worship about their rights and responsibilities when interfacing with immigration enforcement in 2025.

For the last 5 years or so, I supported St. Andrews Church in hosting a food giveaway which served approximately 400 households weekly.

When my 3 children were students at Gunn High School, 1998-2009, I was active in the Choir and Theater Boosters..

I was a Theaterworks volunteer usher 2009-11.

I served on the Board and as President of the Mid-Peninsula Jewish Community Day School (now Hausner) 1991-2001. I worked with neighbors of the site when we built our building on Arastradero Road to be sure their concerns were met. I served on the Board of Kehillah Jewish High School 2005-2008.

Personal and Job Experience

1. Why are you interested in serving on the Human Relations Commission and what experience would you bring to the position? Among the things that attracted me to move to Palo Alto in 1990 was the diversity of the community. Our new block included people with deep roots in Palo Alto who remembered the Duvenecks when they were teen-agers, as well as immigrants from Germany, Israel, Mexico, and China. I have seen, however, how some Palo Altans have struggled over the years with the changing demographics of our community, including the growth of unhoused neighbors. Whenever I've been invited to participate in a talent show, I wonder how I could bring my strong skills in getting a group of people to consensus, to help people understand that what we have in common far exceeds what keeps us apart, and to encourage us to remember that each human being is of infinite worth and deserves respect because of that. While I typically end up telling jokes or singing a song for the show, I believe my commitment to respectful dialog and open communication would serve our community well as we confront our challenges.

2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particular interest to you and describe why you are interested in it.

Archived video meetings are available from the Midpen Media Center .

I am motivated to apply for the HRC now because I am impressed by the recently adopted workplan for the coming year. I think it accurately reflects the challenges our community faces right now. Paying attentions to housing equity and renters' protections makes sure that Palo Alto continues to be a community that is accessible to as broad a demographic as possible and is consciously paying attention to some of the less wealthy members of the Application Questions
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community. Youth mental health is clearly something that cannot be emphasized enough. My daughters were at Gunn during a suicide cluster and it was terrifying to all parents. I live near a RR crossing. How we use AI in our community to make us safer without threatening our civil rights needs serious attention and we are in a unique place to be on the vanguard of that.

Finally, community safety is the heart of all of this. We need to pay attention to every resident, regardless of background, to be sure they are not afraid to walk our streets.

3. If you are appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Human Relations Commission achieve, and how would you help in the process?
My goals are both global and narrow. I want Palo Alto to be a place where everyone is safe and feels respected. This is can be achieved through a number of avenues which include active listening to a variety of residents, strategic thinking, and tactical implementation. An example of programming like this is the meeting between police top brass and faith leaders last year.

No formal resolutions came out of that meeting, but I saw the Police Department become more proactive in responding to antisemitic activities and I knew whom to call when I was something of concern. I would like to see more meetings like this between communities or entities who are in tension with each other so that we become aware of each other as individuals, not threats, and can figure out how we can support each other to make this a safer community. As a mediator and community worker I have developed skills to listen to what is really important to people so we can build on our shared interests.

Human Services Needs Assessment (2024)
Muni Code 9.72 – Mandatory Response Program
Community Services Element of the Comprehensive Plan (2017) I think I responded to the survey about the Human Services Needs assessment, but I am not really sure if it was that survey or another one on a similar topic.

If you'd like to provide any additional documents, please upload below.

Please confirm that you have read the Boards and Commissions Handbook.

View the Boards and Commissions Handbook
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Yes
Signature Name of signatory: Ellen Bob
Link to signature
Date Completed 02/17/2026
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Human Relations Commission Application
Submitted on 25 January 2026, 11:26pm
Receipt number 73
Related form version 16
Name Haylea Hannah
Cell Phone Number 9193321074
Home Phone Number
Email Address [email protected]
Are you a Palo Alto resident? Yes
Address 116 Colorado Ave
City Palo Alto
Postal Code 94301
Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members? No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for? Yes Fair Political Practices
California state law requires board/commission members to file a disclosure of financial interests (Fair Political Practices Commission , Conflict of Interest, Form
700).

Do you/your spouse have an investment in, or do you or your spouse serve as an officer or director of, a company doing business in Palo Alto which you believe is likely to:

1. Engage in business with the City;

2. Provide products or services for City projects; or

3. Be affected by decisions of this Board or Commission? No
Excluding your principal residence, do you or your spouse own real property in Palo Alto?
No
How did you learn about the vacancy on the Human Relations Commission?
City Website
Personal Information
Consent to Publish Personal Information on the City of Palo Alto Website 1 of 3
Read the code, and check only ONE option below: I give permission for the City of Palo Alto to post to the City’s website the attached Board and Commission Application intact. I have read and understand my rights under Government Code Section 6254.21. I may revoke this permission at any time by providing written notice to the Palo Alto City Clerk.

Occupation Senior Epidemiologist
Please list your relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, and professional registration. If describing work experience, please include company/employer name and occupation.

PhD-trained epidemiologist working for California Mental Health Services Authority where I support County Behavioral Health Departments in delivery of specialty behavioral health services to people who are uninsured or enrolled in Medi-Cal. I previously worked for Marin County Health & Human Services where I led wastewater and substance use surveillance, community-wide surveys, and responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, including producing weekly maps to guide equitable vaccine distribution.

I have a passion for integrating perspectives of people impacted by policies and programs in their design, implementation, and evaluation. My dissertation project, funded by a grant from the National Institute of Justice, evaluated the impact of jail-based opioid use disorder treatment policies in California. I interviewed people who were formerly incarcerated and living with a substance use disorder and evaluated how offering opioid agonists in jail influenced county-wide death and arrest rates.

Please describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations, including dates and any offices held.

In Marin County, I supported many community-based organizations serving underserved communities. I provided technical support to OD Free Marin, a community collaborative working to prevent overdoses. I facilitated community conversations about strategies at OD Free Marin's annual events.

I collaborated with SUD treatment and harm reduction providers to conduct interviews with people who use drugs to integrate their preferences into overdose prevention and treatment programs. I also volunteer for Seeds of Hope (2022 to date), a community-led event providing services to people experiencing homelessness. I served as Event Co-Chair of UNC-Chapel Hill Relay for Life (2011-12), a Vice position to Executive Director. I supervised the work of 3 sub-committee chairs and liaised directly with the American Cancer Society to meet targets. I also was Co-Chair of the Entertainment Committee (2010-11), which was responsible for securing entertainment for annual and routine fundraising events.

Personal and Job Experience

1. Why are you interested in serving on the Human Relations Commission and what experience would you bring to the position? I’m passionate about addressing structural forces that drive how people experience the world. I’m excited for the opportunity to influence equity in my community. I have spent my career providing data to drive equitable delivery of services. During COVID-19, I provided equity-based prioritization maps to community-based organizations for vaccine delivery. I have a wealth of personal and professional experience supporting people living with mental health and substance use disorders, and returning to the community from incarceration, including studying how these conditions affect marginalized groups (e.g., people experiencing homelessness or living with disabilities, BIPOC, immigrants). I hope to bring these experiences to the HRC by uplifting the voices of these groups, offering expertise in translating scientific evidence to drive evidence-based decision making, and ensuring the committee has optimal infrastructure to engage all community members.

2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particular interest to you and describe why you are interested in it.

Archived video meetings are available from the Midpen Media Center .

Increasing responsiveness to mental health crises is of particular interest to me. I have family members who have benefited from emergency mental health aid during crises. At work, I advocate for and study the most effective prevention and treatment resources for people living with behavioral health conditions with Medi-Cal or who are uninsured. I’ve seen firsthand how mental health and substance use are intertwined – open community conversations support those who are struggling. Family and friends need the Application Questions
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right tools to facilitate their loved ones’ getting the help they need to change the trajectory of their lives. Suicide has resulted in the loss of too many Palo Alto residents, and HRC has a unique role to empower residents to save each other.

I also appreciated the discussion of HRCs role in housing equity. Housing is a human right--research shows that addressing homelessness impacts so many things affecting our community, including public health, suicide and substance use.

3. If you are appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Human Relations Commission achieve, and how would you help in the process?
Palo Alto has one of the lowest overdose rates in Santa Clara, and one of the highest non-fatal overdose rates. This suggests that we have resources to respond to overdoses when they occur, yet there is a gap in safe substance use. Some of this gap might be driven by Palo Alto’s high suicide rate, and substance use that is related to underlying mental health conditions. The HRC can facilitate conversations to reduce stigma for mental health and substance use disorders and treatment, and advocate for culturally competent programs in underserved communities with higher risk.

I have experience integrating voices of affected communities in local policy development, and interviewing people who use drugs, are unhoused, or those who were incarcerated. The HRC has a unique position to facilitate conversations with underserved and overlooked communities. These structured conversations can result in targeted recommendations to the Board of Supervisors to uplift community ideas and concerns.

Human Services Needs Assessment (2024)
Muni Code 9.72 – Mandatory Response Program
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116 Colorado Ave Phone: (919) 332-1074
Palo Alto, CA 94301 E-mail: [email protected]

OVERVIEW
PhD-trained Epidemiologist with extensive experience in public health research, epidemiology, and program evaluation, specializing in substance use, policy analysis, and behavioral health epidemiology. My work spans government agencies, academia, and research institutions, where I have led innovative projects, secured federal, state, and local grant funding, and conducted complex epidemiologic analyses. With a strong background in teaching, mentorship, and applied research, I have contributed to public health advancements through interdisciplinary collaborations and data-driven policy and practice recommendations.

Key Skills: Epidemiology; policy analysis; mixed methods; quasi-experimental research designs; Academic- Public partnerships

EDUCATION
School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA Aug 2022 Doctor of Philosophy in Epidemiology (Cumulative GPA: 3.93) Dissertation: Enhancing public health and public safety: informing policies to increase access to medications for opioid use disorder treatment in the criminal legal system

Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA May 2015 Master of Science in Public Health in Epidemiology (Cumulative GPA: 3.94) Thesis: Socio-demographic and clinical risk factors associated with TB mortality in the United States, 2009-2013

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC May 2013 Bachelor of Science in Biology, Minor in Chemistry (Cumulative GPA: 3.20)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
California Mental Health Services Authority, Sacramento, CA Jan 2024-Present Senior Epidemiologist
• Lead analyses of data from a semi-statewide electronic health record for delivering public behavioral health services using SQL and R
• Conduct studies and evaluations to assess how changes in behavioral health policies and initiatives will impact county behavioral health plans using quasi-experimental methods and other advanced statistical models • Lead a team of 3-5 analysts in developing a suite of PowerBI dashboards to share insights with county stakeholders to improve behavioral healthcare delivery and practice • Design and execute a copula-based simulation model and Bayesian hierarchical model to estimate the number of people with clinical need for evidence-based practices that was used by the California Department of Health Care Services to provide official estimates to all county behavioral health plans in California • Design webinars and trainings for county behavioral health plan leaders and staff on data principles and statewide policies
Marin County Department of Health and Human Services, San Rafael, CA Senior Department Analyst Sept 2022-Dec 2024 • Coordinated pilots and research projects to test implementation of innovations, including a pilot using wastewater for overdose prevention which received national attention from the CDC and media and was funded by two innovation grant awards I wrote and administered 2 • Supported evidence-based policy and program development, implementation, and evaluation in collaboration with subject matter experts and leadership through leading evidence-based reviews and conducting complex epidemiologic analyses
• Built research capacity throughout the Division of Public Health through academic partnerships and supporting development of research projects from inception to publication • Managed substance use and wastewater surveillance programs, including reporting, research, and evaluation of surveillance systems (e.g., conducted an evaluation and implemented a refined protocol for non-fatal opioid overdose 911 call surveillance definition)
Department Analyst II/Contractor Apr 2017-Aug 2022 • Managed an Emergency Medical Services-based referral program aimed at identifying and connecting people who experience non-fatal drug overdoses to a telemedicine substance use disorder treatment provider • Evaluated programs and policies by conducting analyses using various statewide data sources (hospital, death records, prescription drug monitoring program) and internal databases (911 call response records) • Managed internal and external geographic data on Coronavirus Disease 2019 cases and vaccine distribution to inform community outreach and equity-based vaccine distribution in 2021-2022 • Provided technical expertise in applying advanced epidemiologic and statistical methods CDC/CSTE Applied Epidemiology Fellow Jul 2015-Apr 2017 • Served as California’s local health department representative at the CDC’s Zika Action Plan Summit • Provided epidemiologic support to community programs, including creating maps using ArcGIS to prioritize areas to implement a pilot to improve housing conditions and routinely presenting substance use surveillance data to a community collaborative (RxSafe Marin, now OD Free Marin) • Conducted a county-wide vaccine beliefs survey among parents of kindergarteners to inform local immunization program outreach in midst of a new statewide vaccination policy (SB277) University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Study Coordinator Aug 2019-Feb 2020 • Set agendas and lead meetings for members of a multi-national study team across the United States and South Africa for the Prospective Evaluation of Novel Diagnostics for Tuberculosis (PROVE TB) study • Oversee creation and maintenance of study-related standard operation procedures, consent documents, and informational materials
• Coordinate specimen transfers between academic and industry partners to advance the evaluation and development of novel TB diagnostics
Research and Teaching Assistant Sept 2017-Aug 2019 • Managed a graduate-level training program to provide students with experience in applied epidemiology through methods training and field assignments at state and local health departments • Organized department-wide communication and speaker materials for the Epidemiology Department seminar series (EPI 583)
• Authored National Institute of Health (R21 and R25) and internal grants to advance connections between public health practice agencies and academia
National Institute of Justice Fellow in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Feb 2020-Sept 2022 • Designed and conducted a study to evaluate the individual and population-level impact of medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder delivered in county jails in California • Authored and served as Principal Investigator for a National Institute of Justice grant, including study protocols, IRB submissions to California and University of Washington, data requests, and all data collection and analysis related to the project
• Led data request process for data requests from multiple California agencies for all arrests, convictions, emergency department visits, hospitalizations and deaths statewide -Conducted in-depth interviews with stakeholders in 26 counties in California to characterize their jail-based medication for opioid use disorder treatment policies
• Conducted a quasi-experimental multi-county study using mixed effects modeling to test the impact of jail- based MOUD policies on county-level arrest and public health outcomes. 3 • Led and conducted a qualitative study including semi-structured interviews with 22 individuals who were formerly incarcerated and with a history of substance use in Marin County, California to understand experiences with and perceptions towards jail-based treatment policies Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, SEOIB, DTBE, Atlanta, GA Graduate Research Assistant Oct 2013-May 2015 • Developed a database for the National Surveillance of Severe Adverse Events for LTBI treatment regimens • Conducted a systematic review of the FDA Adverse Event Report System database to assess the reported burden of severe adverse drug reactions due to LTBI treatment • Updated surveillance materials for public dissemination through data cleaning and analysis using SAS 9.4 (Cary, NC)
The Aurum Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa
CAPRISA Fellow May – Aug 2014 • Co-designed, co-authored, and served as Principal Investigator of a research protocol for a cross-sectional research study to assess women’s knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding medical male circumcision • Conducted, designed, and authored a research protocol for a retrospective analysis to determine how young men’s perceptions of cultural gender roles, HIV, and gender-based violence relate to sexual risk behaviors • Developed and conducted an evaluation of an electronic appointment system in a medical male circumcision clinic

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Washington, Seattle, WA Sept 2018-Aug 2022 Teaching Assistant
• Developed a global health surveillance module (5 1-hour lectures) and refined course content describing introductory epidemiology methods for a virtual, international course (Introduction to Epidemiology for Global Health)
• Lectured about communications, outbreak investigations, data safety, and interviewing for case investigations in a Field Epidemiology course (EPI 594: Field Epidemiology) • Guest lectured annually for graduate courses in Disaster Epidemiology (ENVH 506: Disasters in Public Health)
• Developed an interactive lecture about quantitative bias analysis, held office hours, and graded course content (EPI 515: Advanced Epidemiologic Methods)
Tutor Sept 2018-Jun 2021 • Tutored PhD and MPH students in epidemiologic methods and introductory biostatistics Dominican University, San Rafael, CA Jan 2016-Present Adjunct Faculty (Jan-May 2016) and Guest Lecturer (Present) • Designed an undergraduate course in Global Health (PH3100): authoring a syllabus, lectures, and assignments • Served as a co-instructor for an undergraduate course in Global Health (PH3100) • Guest lecture for several undergraduate courses in Epidemiology and Public Health Touro University, Vallejo, CA Jun 2016, Sept 2023 Invited guest lecturer in a graduate-level Program Evaluation and Needs Assessment and Health Policy and Management course Emory University, Epidemiology Department, Atlanta, GA
Graduate Teaching Assistant for Epidemiologic Methods II (EPI 534) Jan-Apr 2015 • Taught a weekly laboratory session for 26 graduate students on the statistical foundations of epidemiology • Developed and graded course materials in collaboration with a team of 6 graduate students and 3 professors Graduate Teaching Assistant for Case Studies in Infectious Diseases (EPI 540) Aug-Dec 2014 • Provided academic and lecturing assistance to students in RSPH’s largest elective course with around 150 graduate students enrolled

ACADEMIC SERVICE
University of Washington, Curriculum Development Committee, Seattle, WA Dec 2020-Apr 2022 • Reviewed anti-racism course development plans and syllabi for Epidemiology courses each quarter 4 University of Washington, Exploration Seminar Development, Sendai, Japan Jul-Dec 2019 • Served as a student representative for the School of Public Health for development of a study abroad exploration seminar on the health impacts of the Great East Japan Earthquake as part of a multi-national collaboration with Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan
• Completed Tohoku University’s APRU-IRIDeS Summer Program with a focus on working with multi- disciplinary, international stakeholders to develop Disaster Risk Reduction plans • Met with research and educational partners at Tohoku University to discuss opportunities for international collaborations and student research projects
University of Washington, Public Health Practice Fellowship Panel, Seattle, WA. Sept 2017-Dec 2019 • Arranged several public health practice fellowship panels for undergraduate and graduate students interested in pursuing careers in applied public health
• Routinely meet with students interested in applied epidemiology to provide mentorship Emory University, Student Outbreak and Response Team (SORT), Atlanta, GA Dec 2013-Dec 2014 • Acted as first point-of-contact for partnerships with the CDC Emergency Operations Center, Center for Emergency Preparedness and Response, and the DeKalb County Board of Health • Organized events related to emergency preparedness and outbreak response for the Rollins School of Public Health and the Emory community
• Assisted the CDC Emergency Operations Center during outbreak responses by conducting phone interviews, risk assessments, data entry, and data cleaning
• Co-wrote and led an interactive tabletop exercise about emergency response to a snowstorm in Atlanta for 40 participants

SELECTED FUNDING HISTORY
Enhancing Public Health and Public Safety: Informing Policies and Programs to Increase Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in the Criminal Justice System
Principal Investigator: Haylea Hannah; Mentor: Ali Rowhani-Rahbar Role: Principal Investigator [50% FTE]
Funding Source: National Institutes of Justice Dissertation Fellowship in the Social and Behavioral Sciences [2019R2-CX-0006]
Total Direct Costs: $145,611
Project Date: 01/01/2020-09/15/2022
Goal: Evaluate the individual and population-level impact of medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder delivered in county jails in California
WePrOTECT (Wastewater-based Epidemiology for the Prevention of Overdoses through Timely, Evidence-based Community action & Treatment
Project Lead: Haylea Hannah
Role: Principal Investigator and Project Lead
Funding Source: County of Marin Innovation Grant
Total Costs: $16,000
Project Date: 02/01/2023-07/31/2023
Goal: Evaluate the utility of wastewater data for overdose prevention and assess perceptions towards wastewater surveillance of high-risk substances among people who use drugs, including if and how they would like information shared
Assessment of correlations between levels of substance use disorder treatment medications in wastewater and treatment encounters in Marin County, California
Project Lead: Haylea Hannah
Role: Project Lead
Funding Source: PHI County Overdose Prevention Network
Total Costs: $32,000
Project Date: 07/01/2024-09/15/2024
5 Goal: Evaluate the utility of wastewater monitoring for substance use disorder treatment and prevention by testing banked wastewater samples for medications for opioid use disorder treatment and naloxone and their metabolites and examining their correlations with treatment encounters

HONORS AND AWARDS
• County of Marin Innovation Grant (2023)
• Magnuson Scholarship, University of Washington (2020-2021) • National Institutes of Justice, Graduate Research Fellowship in the Social and Behavioral Sciences (2019- 2022)
• Exceptional Student Award, Washington State Public Health Association (2019) • Competitively selected to participate in Yale University’s Innovation to Impact program (2021) • Honorable Mention for Outstanding Student or Post-Degree Abstract at the International Society of Disease Surveillance 2019 Annual Conference (2019)
• Top Scholar Award at the University of Washington (2017-2018) • Outstanding Team of the Quarter from the Marin County Department of Health and Human Services (2017) • Finalist - APHA Aging and Public Health Section’s James G. Zimmer New Investigator Research Award (2016)
• Phi Chapter of the Delta Omega Honorary Society (2015) • CAPRISA Fellowship (2014)
• Lettie P. Whitehead Scholarship at Emory University (2014, 2015) • Selected as a participant for the Clinic on the Meaningful Modeling of Epidemiologic Data (2015) • Honors Commendation in Biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2013)

MEDIA
CBS News Bay Area, The Washington Post, KQED, SF Standard, Drug Topics Magazine, GovTech, University of Washington School of Public Health

ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS
Haylea Hannah, Lee Ann Prebil, Catherine Condon, Jeffrey DeVido, Fay Zenoff, Matthew Willis. Correlations between wastewater levels of naloxone and medications for substance use disorder treatment with treatment encounters and overdoses – Marin County, California, USA March 2023-June 2024. Public Health, Volume 246, 2025, 105823, ISSN 0033-3506, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2025.105823.

Haylea Hannah, Sophie Zhu, Zerleen S. Quader, Souci Louis, Priyanka Thatipamala, Lee Ann Prebil, Megan Bias, Carly Adams, Heather E. Reese, Jessica Ricaldi, Scott Santibañez, Jonathan Yoder, Jean Ko, Alana Vivolo-Kantor, Matthew Willis. The Potential Role of Wastewater Surveillance Signals and Overdose Alerts for Opioid Overdose Prevention in Marin County, California, February 2023–June 2024. Submitted to Water Research.

Ali Rowhani-Rahbar and Haylea Hannah (2024, January 30). Epidemiological criminology. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190264079.013.847

Haylea Hannah, Danielle Russell, Caleb J. Banta-Green, Matthew Willis, Janet Baseman, Ali Rowhani-Rahbar. "You're not treated like a person, you're a number": Experiences with stigma and service preferences among people with an opioid use disorder who were incarcerated in Marin County, California. Journal of Substance Use & Addiction Treatment. In Process.

Jasmine Soriano, Lee Ann Prebil, Haylea Hannah, Pooja Mhatre, Lisa Santora, Matthew Willis. Life Expectancy and Causes of Premature Death by Subgroup for Community-Based Action in Marin County, California, 2017-2021. 29 December 2023. Cureus 15(12): e51300. 10.7759/cureus.51300

6 Jasmine Soriano, Haylea Hannah, Karina Arambula, Tyler Evans, Rochelle Ereman, Matthew Willis COVID-19 Vaccine Perceptions Survey for Real-Time Vaccine Outreach in Marin County, California. 23 March 2023. Cureus 15(3): e36583. doi:10.7759/cureus.36583

Allyson O’Connor and Haylea Hannah*, Elisabeth Burnor, Kai Fukutaki, Troy Peterson, Dustin W. Ballard, Rochelle Ereman, Matthew Willis, Orvalho Augusto, Bradley H. Wagenaar. Emergency Medical Service Utilization and Response Following COVID-19 Emergency and Stay-at-Home Policies: An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis.

Cureus 2021 Nov. 13(11): e19794. doi:10.7759/cureus.19794. *Shared first authorship

Haylea Hannah, Audrey Brezak, Audrey Hu, Simbarashe Chiwanda, Tsitsi Juru, Maayan Simckes, Mufuta Tshimanga, Gerald Shambira, Joseph Mberikunashe, Notion Gombe, Janet Baseman. A Framework for Conducting International Field-based Surveillance System Evaluations. SAGE Research Methods Cases: Medicine & Health. 2020.

SAGE Publications Ltd: London. Online ISBN: 9781529741018. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781529741018

Haylea Hannah, Audrey Brezak, Audrey Hu, Simbarashe Chiwanda, Maayan Simckes, Debra Revere, Gerald Shambira, Mufuta Tshimanga, Joseph Mberikunashe, Tsitsi Juru, Notion Gombe, Danuta Kasprzyk, Daniel Montano, Janet Baseman. Field-based Evaluation of Malaria Outbreak Detection and Response in Mudzi and Goromonzi Districts, Zimbabwe – 2017. Glob Public Health. 2019 Dec;14(12):1898-1910. doi:

10.1080/17441692.2019.1642367. Epub 2019 Jul 15. PubMed PMID: 31303135.

Paul K Drain, Jennifer Gardiner, Haylea Hannah, Tobias Broger, Keertan Dheda, Katherine Fielding, Gerhard Walzl, Myrsini Kaforou, Claudia M. Denkinger, Katharina Kranzer, Simone A. Joosten, and Samuel Schumacher.

Guidance for Studies Evaluating the Accuracy of Biomarker-based Non-sputum Tests to Diagnose Tuberculosis. J Infect Dis. 2019 Oct 8;220(Supplement_3):S108-S115. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiz356. PubMed PMID: 31593598.

Stephanie Mathews, Haylea Hannah, Hillary Samagaio, Camille Martin, Eleanor Rodriguez-Rassi, and Ann Matthysse. Glycoside Hydrolase Genes are Required for Virulence of Agrobacterium tumefaciens on Bryophyllum daigremontiana and Tomato. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2019 Aug 1;85(15). doi: 10.1128/AEM.00603-19. Print 2019 Aug 1.

PubMed PMID: 31126942; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6643255.

Haylea Hannah, Roque Miramontes, and Neel R. Gandhi. Socio-demographic and clinical risk factors associated with TB mortality in the United States, 2009-2013. Public Health Reports. 2017; 132(3): 366-375.

Haylea Hannah, Karina Arambula, Rochelle Ereman, Darrell Harris, Alexandra Torres, Matthew Willis. Using Local Toxicology Data for Drug Overdose Mortality Surveillance. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics. 2017; 9(1):
e143.

SELECTED CONFERENCE AND SYMPOSIA PRESENTATIONS
Kiley Doherty*, Haylea Hannah, Lee Ann Prebil. Evolving Relationship between Wastewater Levels of SARs-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Hospitalizations in Marin County, California. Oral Presentation. CSTE 2024 Annual Conference, June 9-13, 2024. Pittsburgh, PA *Served as scientific mentor on the project

Haylea Hannah, Lee Ann Prebil, Priyanka Thatipamala, Alex Buben, Ou Suk Kwon, Anita Renzetti, Matthew Willis.

Wastewater-Based Epidemiology for Preventing Overdoses through Timely, Evidence-Based Community Action and Treatment: A Pilot & Feasibility Project. Oral Presentation. CSTE 2024 Annual Conference, June 9-13, 2024, Pittsburgh, PA.

Haylea Hannah, Ou Suk Andrew Kwon, Lee Ann Prebil, Troy Peterson, Dustin Ballard, Jocelyn Chung, Kiley Doherty, Matthew Willis. Enhancing nonfatal overdose surveillance using Emergency Medical Services records: A comparison of 2022 CSTE guidance and a local probabilistic algorithm. CSTE 2024 Annual Conference, June 9-13, 2024, Pittsburgh, PA.

7 Haylea Hannah, Danielle Russell, Caleb J. Banta-Green, Jacqueline van Wormer, Janet Baseman, Matthew Willis, Ali Rowhani-Rahbar. "You're not treated like a person, you're a number": Experiences with stigma and policy preferences among people with an opioid use disorder who were incarcerated. Oral Presentation. American Public Health Association 2022 Conference. November 6-9, 2022. Boston, MA.

Haylea Hannah, Pooja Mhatre, LeeAnn Prebil, Bethany Dominik, Maura Nakahata, Alana McGrath, Dana Armanino, Jasmine Soriano, Karina Arambula, Tracy Lam-Hine, Ou Suk Andrew Kwon, Lisa Santora, Matthew Willis, Rochelle Ereman. Surveillance infrastructure and epidemiologic capacity building among Epidemiologists during a pandemic in Marin County, California. CSTE 2022 Annual Conference. Poster. Virtual. June 19-23, 2022.

Tracy Lam-Hine*, Haylea Hannah, Rose Kantor, Sasha Harris-Lovett, Rochelle Ereman, Matthew Willis, and Kara Nelson. Confirmed COVID-19 case counts increase with increasing SARS-CoV-2 wastewater concentrations: a meta-analysis from community wastewater surveillance in Marin County, CA. APHA 2021 Annual Conference.

Poster. Virtual. October 23-27, 2021. *Served as scientific mentor on the project

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Differs by Racial and Ethnic Subgroups in Marin County, California. Jasmine Soriano, Karina Arambula, Haylea Hannah, Rochelle Ereman, Matthew Willis, and Tyler Evans. APHA 2021 Annual Conference. Poster. Virtual. October 23-27, 2021.

Tracy Lam-Hine*, Haylea Hannah, Rose Kantor, Sasha Harris-Lovett, Rochelle Ereman, Matthew Willis, and Kara Nelson. Association between trends in community COVID-19 wastewater surveillance and confirmed cases in Marin County, CA. CSTE 2021 Annual Conference. Virtual. June 13-17, 2021. *Served as scientific mentor on the project

Haylea Hannah and Ali Rowhani-Rahbar. Exposure to direct victimization or witnessed violence and development of alcohol and drug dependence among adolescents adjudicated for serious offenses. APHA 2020 Annual Conference. Oral. Virtual. October 24-28, 2020.

Karina Arambula, Haylea Hannah, Andrew Patton, Bethany Dominik, Matthew Willis, and Rochelle Ereman.

Characteristics of Emergency Medical Services Suspect Overdose Responses Associated with Opioids, Methamphetamine, Alcohol, or Polysubstances in Marin County, California. APHA 2020 Annual Conference. Poster.

Virtual. October 24-28, 2020

Tracy Lam-Hine*, Haylea Hannah, Karina Arambula, Rochelle Ereman, Roger Fielding, and Matthew Willis.

Linking Toxicology Reports with Death Certificates to Improve Drug Overdose Mortality Surveillance. APHA 2020 Annual Conference. Poster. Virtual. October 24-28, 2020 *Served as the student’s primary mentor

Haylea Hannah, Alana McGrath, Troy Peterson, Karina Arambula, Dustin Ballard, Rochelle Ereman, and Matthew Willis. Utilization of Emergency Medical Services during an Extended Public Safety Power Shutoff in Marin County, California - October 27-29, 2019. APHA 2020 Annual Conference. Oral. Virtual. October 24-28, 2020.

Alana McGrath, Haylea Hannah, Karina Arambula, Bethany Dominik, Matthew Willis, and Rochelle Ereman.

Assessing the Impact of a Public Safety Power Shutoff on Emergency Department Visits in Marin County, California. APHA 2020 Annual Conference. Poster. Virtual. October 24-28, 2020.

Haylea Hannah, Ross Matsueda, Ali Rowhani-Rahbar. Applying Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs) to Analytic Criminology: A Framework for Causal Inference. SER 2020 Annual Conference. Boston, MA. December 15-18, 2020.

Karina Arambula. Haylea Hannah, Andrew Patton, Jeffrey DeVido, Matthew Willis, Rochelle Ereman. Preventing the Next Overdose: An Emergency Medical Services-Based Non-Fatal Opioid Overdose Surveillance and Telephone Outreach Pilot Program. CSTE 2019 Annual Conference. Raleigh, NC. June 2-6, 2019. Oral. 8 Haylea Hannah, Karina Arambula, Andrew Patton, Jeffrey DeVido, Matthew Willis, Rochelle Ereman. Cost- Effectiveness of Offering Treatment to Non-Fatal Opioid Overdoses Encountered by Emergency Medical Services in Marin County, California. CSTE 2019 Annual Conference. Raleigh, NC. June 2-6, 2019. Lightening (Oral).

Haylea Hannah, Bradley G. Wagner, Stewart Change, Paul K. Drain. Optimizing Diagnostic Algorithms for Tuberculosis Integrated with HIV Testing in South Africa: A Mathematical Modeling Analysis. Institute for Disease Modeling 2019 Symposium. April 15-17, 2019. Oral.

Haylea Hannah, Bradley G. Wagner, Stewart Change, Paul K. Drain. Optimizing Diagnostic Algorithms for Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis in HIV Clinics. CROI 2019 Annual Conference. March 4-7, 2019. Poster.

Field-based Evaluation of Malaria Outbreak Detection and Response in Mudzi and Goromonzi Districts, Zimbabwe, 2017.

ISDS 2019 Annual Conference. January 30-February 1, 2019. Poster. Honorable Mention for Outstanding Student or Post- Degree Abstract

Andrew Patton, Rochelle Ereman, Matt Willis, Haylea Hannah, Karina Arambula. Development of Text-Based Algorithm for Opioid Overdose Identification in EMS Data. ISDS 2019 Annual Conference. January 30-February 1, 2019. Oral.

Haylea Hannah, Carmen R. Nevarez, Amy Max, Matthew Willis, Karina Arambula, Rochelle Ereman. Tackling an Epidemic: Evidence of the Coalition Approach to Opioid Safety. APHA 2018. November 10-14, 2018. Oral.

Haylea Hannah, Karina Arambula, Jessica Cunningham-Krahl, Rochelle Ereman, Matthew Willis. Opioid and Benzodiazepine
Prescribing Patterns and Presence in Fatal Drug Overdoses − Marin County, California, 2012-2015. CSTE 2017 Annual Conference. June 4-8, 2017. Poster.

Haylea Hannah, Danielle Hiser, Jessica Cunningham-Krahl, Karina Arambula, Rochelle Ereman, Matthew Willis.

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Comparison of Vaccine Beliefs between English and Spanish-speaking Parents of Kindergarteners – Marin County, California, 2016. CSTE Annual Conference. June 4-8, 2017. Oral.

Haylea Hannah, Danielle Hiser, Jessica Cunningham-Krahl, Karina Arambula, Rochelle Ereman, Matthew Willis.

Perceptions towards California’s Elimination of Personal Belief Exemptions in a Community with High Personal Belief Exemption Rates – Marin County, California, 2015-2017. CSTE 2017 Annual Conference. June 4-8, 2017.

Oral.

Jessica Cunningham-Krahl, Haylea Hannah, Karina Arambula, Matthew Willis, Rochelle Ereman. Utilization of a Real-time, Data Visualization Tool to Inform service provision in a local health and human services clinic. California Conference of Local Health Data Managers and Epidemiologists 2017 Annual Conference. Oral.

Haylea Hannah, Danielle Hiser, Jessica Cunningham-Krahl, Karina Arambula, Rochelle Ereman, Matthew Willis.

Vaccine Behaviors and Lessons Learned from a Survey of Spanish-Speaking Parents of Kindergartners – Marin County, California, 2016. California Immunization Coalition 2017. April 3-4, 2017. Oral.

9 Haylea Hannah, Karina Arambula, Jessica Cunningham -Krahl, Rochelle Ereman, Matthew Willis. Practices among Primary Care Providers Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Non -Cancer Pain – Marin County, CA, 2015.

CSTE 2016 Annual Conference. June 19-22, 2016. Oral.

Haylea Hannah, Karina Arambula, Jessica Cunningham-Krahl, Rochelle Ereman, Matthew Willis. An Evaluation of Drug Poisoning Mortality Surveillance – Marin County, CA, 2007-2013. CSTE 2016 Annual Conference. June 19-22, 2016. Poster.

Haylea Hannah, Angela Chu, Amy Dietz, Rochelle Ereman, Jessica Cunningham-Krahl, Karina Arambula, Matthew Willis. Food insecurity among older adults living at or below versus above the Elder Economic Security Index – results from a community survey in Marin County, CA. APHA 2016 Annual Meeting. Oct 29-Nov 2, 2016.

Oral. Finalist for the James G. Zimmer New Investigator Research Award.

Haylea Hannah. Zika Action Plan Summit: The Local Perspective. California Coalition of Local Health Officers Semi-Annual Meeting, Spring 2016. Oral.

Maureen De Nieva, Karina Arambula, and Haylea Hannah (Co-Presenters). Using Local data to Mobilize a Community to Address Prescription Drug Abuse – Marin County, California. Health and Human Services Bay Area Open DataFest III. February 12, 2015. Oral.

Haylea Hannah, Refilwe Mophosho, Michelle Leisner, Laura Podewils, Salome Charalambous, Mpho Maraisane, Candice M. Chetty-Makkan. Knowledge and perception assessment of gender-based violence and cultural roles on sexual risk behaviours among South African youth. 7th Annual South African HIV/AIDS Conference. June 9-12, 2015. Poster.

Human Relations Commission Application
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Name Jonake Bose
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California state law requires board/commission members to file a disclosure of financial interests (Fair Political Practices Commission , Conflict of Interest, Form
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Do you/your spouse have an investment in, or do you or your spouse serve as an officer or director of, a company doing business in Palo Alto which you believe is likely to:

1. Engage in business with the City;

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Read the code, and check only ONE option below: I request that the City of Palo Alto redact my home address, phone numbers, and email address from the attached Board and Commission Application prior to posting to the City’s website.Occupation Independent College Consultant Please list your relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, and professional registration. If describing work experience, please include company/employer name and occupation.

I have been an independent college counselor (paid and probono practice) since 2020. My college counseling website is www.jonakebose.com I am a professional member of the IECA (College Counseling prof. organization)
I received my College Counseling Certificate from UC Berkeley in 2020 I was the Executive Director and served on the Board of Dream Catchers 2018-2020
I received my MA in International Relations & Economics from U of S.

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Served on Site Council for Ohlone Elementary, JLS Middle School, Palo Alto High School
For additional information related to my professional career in banking please view my LinkedIn profile: www.linkedin.com/in/jonakebose/ Please describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations, including dates and any offices held.

I was the Board member on Youth Community Service 2014-2016 Board member and Finance Comm. Chair for Sage - Education travel organization
Vestry member St. Marks - 2 terms - most recent term started in 2024 Board member of Woodstock School - Oldest international residential school in the Himalayas - since 2020. Chair of Audit and Advancement committee
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1. Why are you interested in serving on the Human Relations Commission and what experience would you bring to the position? Having come to the US on a full scholarship and benefited tremendously from that opportunity, I have always volunteered striving to pay it forward to those who are marginalized and don't have access to the resources many in this community do. As the executive director of a small non-profit serving low income middle school students in Palo Alto, I realized that many in this community are not aware that there are people living among us struggling to make ends meet. I would like to serve in a way so as to bring more equity to this disenfranchised group and increase awareness among Palo Alto residents so that we listen and learn from each other. I believe my experience working closely with this marginalized community has increased my awareness and understanding which will allow me to contribute positively to the work of this commission.

2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particular interest to you and describe why you are interested in it.

Archived video meetings are available from the Midpen Media Center .

There are two issues that I believe came up before HRC that are interest to me:

1. Providing assistance to support the unhoused community members - (RV dwellers, those living in the cars).. I have learned about this as I have engaged through our church with Life Moves and Hotel de Zink. I have had a chance to see how hard working these people are and would like to support them in finding more stability and ways for them to connect with the community they work in.

2. The other issue that is close to me is mental health issues affecting the youth in our community. With the increased proliferation of screen usage, there is a lot more anxiety and loneliness among our youth. I believe the HRC could work on recommendations to support our youth in ways they can connect with each other and have a sense of belonging within the community thereby feeling less lonely and less anxious.

3. If you are appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Human Relations Commission achieve, and how would you help in the I do not have specific goals that I would like to see the HRC achieve, but I would like to actively support the goals the committee has put forward Application Questions
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process? making sure we are listening to all stakeholder voices and being as inclusive as possible. Residents should feel safe and know that their voices are heard.

There might be new issues that surface given the current political climate. It is important that we listen as issues arise and adapt accordingly if necessary.

Human Services Needs Assessment (2020)
Muni Code 9.72 – Mandatory Response Program
Community Services Element of the Comprehensive Plan (2017) I do not have any particular experience with any of the above mentioned documents.

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Please confirm that you have read the Boards and Commissions Handbook.

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Yes
Signature Name of signatory: Ms. Jonake Bose
Link to signature
Date Completed 02/21/2025
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Human Relations Commission Application
Submitted on 15 February 2026, 12:47pm
Receipt number 76
Related form version 16
Name Raizel Rosenberg
Cell Phone Number
Home Phone Number
Email Address
Are you a Palo Alto resident? Yes
Address
City Palo Alto
Postal Code 94306
Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members? No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for? Yes Fair Political Practices
California state law requires board/commission members to file a disclosure of financial interests (Fair Political Practices Commission , Conflict of Interest, Form
700).

Do you/your spouse have an investment in, or do you or your spouse serve as an officer or director of, a company doing business in Palo Alto which you believe is likely to:

1. Engage in business with the City;

2. Provide products or services for City projects; or

Read the code, and check only ONE option below: I request that the City of Palo Alto redact my home address, phone numbers, and email address from the attached Board and Commission Application prior to posting to the City’s website.Occupation Manager, NPI Engineering Please list your relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, and professional registration. If describing work experience, please include company/employer name and occupation.

Manager, NPI Engineering at Veev by Lennar – Lead engineering team in launching new prefabricated housing models.

Relief Engineer & Educator, World Ocean School (nonprofit) – Served as relief engineer, medical officer, and deckhand/educator.

Technical Program Manager, Tesla – Directed new product introduction (NPI) programs; led launches involving 70+ coordinated parts and managed 200+ change actions across Interiors, Low/High Voltage Distribution, and Electronics systems.

B.S. Mechanical Engineering – Dean’s List; Honors Mechanical Engineering Fraternity Pi Tau Sigma
Please describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations, including dates and any offices held.

World Ocean School (3 months) – Volunteer relief engineer, medical officer, deckhand/educator; supported STEM education, community values, and first aid/mental health for at-risk youth, new immigrants, and students from over 9 countries; fluent in Spanish.

Community Cornerstone Kitchen - Weekly service sorting donations, organizing community dinners, leading holiday drive (100+ gifts for families); designed logos for easier distribution and provided English–Spanish translation.

Second Harvest (2 years) - Ongoing volunteer with food distribution and packaging; assisted with donation sorting and community events addressing food insecurity.

SF Parks Alliance (last year) – Hands-on trail maintenance and public space improvements, supporting environmental stewardship and community access to outdoor areas.

ReHomed, NC (prev. summers) – Assisted with housing rehabilitation and placement for underserved families; supported repairs, logistics, and client outreach for stable housing.

HSSV foster
Personal and Job Experience

1. Why are you interested in serving on the Human Relations Commission and what experience would you bring to the position? I am interested in serving on the HRC to advance conversations around technology safety and its impact on mental health and well-being. I am passionate about partnering with HRC collaborators such as Palo Alto libraries to host community education on technology safety, mental health, and responsible AI use. As a Spanish speaker, I can help fill a gap the Commission has faced, particularly in childcare and “know your rights” sessions. Being of Mexican-American heritage, culturally Jewish and Christian leaning gives me a unique perspective on inclusion and representation. Through service with World Ocean School, Community Cornerstone Kitchen, Second Harvest, SF Parks Alliance, HSSV, and ReHomed, I’ve gained insight into the realities of nonprofit partners. In my current role, I have seen the challenges that will grow as affordable housing funds decline. I want to support the Commission as a strong advocate for residents' well being using my technical expertise and varied experience.

2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particular interest to you and describe why you are interested in it.

Archived video meetings are available from the Midpen Media Center .

Having kept up with the 2025 and 2026 HRC meetings and agendas, I am particularly interested in the Commission’s recent listening sessions on childcare access and alternative pathways to homeownership for tenants and communities that might otherwise not have a clear route. As with many of the Commission’s listening sessions, it was clear these need to remain ongoing discussions.

In the homeownership session, it was noted that with affordable housing funds set to decline over the next two years, there is an opportunity to Application Questions
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partner with the Planning and Transportation Commission on joint education sessions. These could highlight innovative pathways to affordable homeownership and explore how childcare spaces—such as those at Cubberly—can be better integrated into community planning.

I am also especially interested in the RV Dwellers Subcommittee’s work and contributing to expanding safe parking options, which directly supports some of our most vulnerable community members.

3. If you are appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Human Relations Commission achieve, and how would you help in the process?
If appointed, I'd love to see the Commission achieve its goal of hosting a City LGBT+ Pride event, building on the new sponsorship process of the Commission and support from the City event staff. Pride is highly valued by our youth and strengthens our community’s commitment to inclusion.

I would also like to host a community education session with the Palo Alto libraries and other stakeholders on technology safety, responsible AI use, and their connection to both mental health and well-being.

Beyond these, I am committed to advancing the Commission’s work on childcare access and alternative paths to homeownership with the PTC. I'd also contribute to the RV Dwellers Subcommittee’s efforts in expanding safe parking, and strengthening outreach by serving as a Spanish-speaking commissioner where language access is essential.

I would help the Commission achieve these goals through collaborative partnerships and hands-on community engagement using my technical and nonprofit experience.

Human Services Needs Assessment (2024)
Muni Code 9.72 – Mandatory Response Program
Community Services Element of the Comprehensive Plan (2017) I do not have prior experience working directly with these documents.

However, I have reviewed their purpose and relevance:

Human Services Needs Assessment: A citywide study identifying top community needs- such as affordable housing and service improvements for folks with disabilities—as well as barriers like cost, access, and transportation.

Municipal Code 9.72 (Mandatory Response Program): A local law requiring landlords and tenants to participate in mediation for rental housing disputes, with protections against retaliation and required notices of tenant rights. (I am aware one of HRC's key partners is the Palo Alto Mediation Program. As a renter in Palo Alto, I experience firsthand the importance of policies and services that promote housing stability and community well-being.) Community Services Element of the Comprehensive Plan: A long-range planning framework guiding how the City delivers parks, recreation, libraries, childcare, and human services to ensure equity and access.

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Please confirm that you have read the Boards and Commissions Handbook.

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Yes
Signature Name of signatory: Raizel Rosenberg
Link to signature
Date Completed 02/15/2026
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Human Relations Commission Application
Submitted on 18 February 2026, 11:43pm
Receipt number 80
Related form version 16
Name Raymond Goins
Cell Phone Number
Home Phone Number
Email Address
Are you a Palo Alto resident? Yes
Address
City Palo alto
Postal Code 94301
Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members? No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for? Yes Fair Political Practices
California state law requires board/commission members to file a disclosure of financial interests (Fair Political Practices Commission , Conflict of Interest, Form
700).

Do you/your spouse have an investment in, or do you or your spouse serve as an officer or director of, a company doing business in Palo Alto which you believe is likely to:

1. Engage in business with the City;

2. Provide products or services for City projects; or

Read the code, and check only ONE option below: I request that the City of Palo Alto redact my home address, phone numbers, and email address from the attached Board and Commission Application prior to posting to the City’s website.Occupation Community Health Worker III Please list your relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, and professional registration. If describing work experience, please include company/employer name and occupation.

I am a community health worker for BAY AREA COMMUNITY HEALTH, who is the program coordinator for a Grant which we have with the County of Santa Clara County in Partnership with Public Health. In my role I work specifically with the incarcerated population in receiving Hep C treatment, as well as other resources to help with their reintegration back into society, so their health outcome helps them and the community they will return too. I attended De Anza College in which I received a Certificate in Leadership and Social Change, and was awarded Recognition as being a Leader in my class for the work I did outside of it to bring change in the community. I also have an unique lived experience in which I use to advocate to assist those in the community that often feel as if they are voiceless, and try to use that education through my lived experience to bring humanity back to those often left behind.

Please describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations, including dates and any offices held.

My involvement in Community Activities include volunteering in several areas around social Justice reform, Advocacy for the un-housed, as well as Advocacy for Healthcare for the marginalized population here in Santa Clara County. I have worked on the Campaign for Measure A which was passed, As well in my role as in the NAAACP worked on a campaign to get a raciest mural covered in the Palo Alto Court House. I have wrote several articles that where published by Silicon Valley DeBug in regards issues around reentry, the death penalty , as well as Juvinile Justice. I have worked with the Coalition for Justice and Acountability to advocate against the Santa Clara County Sheriff Department to stop them from a county wide deployment of tasers, which we where successful at doing. I am on the Executive Committee of Afro Upris which is the Black Santa Clara County Dem club, and have passed resolutions for equity within the party.

Personal and Job Experience

1. Why are you interested in serving on the Human Relations Commission and what experience would you bring to the position? I am interested in serving on the Human Relations Commission because I believe in bringing change that will help others live a life they can thrive in. I believe in the power of people, and its my lived experience of going through the school to prison pipeline, spending decades in an oppressive environment where content reminders of dehumanization where actions that where felt physically, mentally, and emotionally on a daily basis. That allows me to have a perspective of what inequality feels like that I don't want nobody else too feel. I have experienced homelessness, and have been fortunate enough to lift myself out of such state with the support of others. It is that support that I want to bring into my role on the Human Rights Commission, to be a voice for those who didn't know that their voice held power to bring change for a better community for all.

2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particular interest to you and describe why you are interested in it.

Archived video meetings are available from the Midpen Media Center .

One recent issue that stood out to me is the Commission’s discussion of homelessness and RV dwellers as a housing and economic‑justice concern, not just a parking problem. I was especially struck by the acknowledgment of large clusters of RVs in specific neighborhoods and the need for outreach and services to the people living in them. For me, those RVs are a visible sign of a deeper moral failure in a city shaped by extreme wealth, where billionaire compounds and tech fortunes exist alongside families who must live in vehicles to stay near their work and schools. I am interested in this issue because I believe those who profit most from our local economy should be required to contribute more through targeted taxes or similar mechanisms to fund deeply affordable housing, safe RV programs, and supportive services so that every resident, regardless of income, has a real chance at Application Questions
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stability and dignity.

3. If you are appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Human Relations Commission achieve, and how would you help in the process?
One recent issue that stood out to me is the Commission’s discussion of homelessness and RV dwellers as a housing and economic‑justice concern, not just a parking problem. I was especially struck by the acknowledgment of large clusters of RVs in specific neighborhoods and the need for outreach and services to the people living in them. For me, those RVs are a visible sign of a deeper moral failure in a city shaped by extreme wealth, where billionaire compounds and tech fortunes exist alongside families who must live in vehicles to stay near their work and schools. I am interested in this issue because I believe those who profit most from our local economy should be required to contribute more through targeted taxes or similar mechanisms to fund deeply affordable housing, safe RV programs, and supportive services so that every resident, regardless of income, has a real chance at stability and dignity.

Human Services Needs Assessment (2024)
Muni Code 9.72 – Mandatory Response Program
Community Services Element of the Comprehensive Plan (2017) I do not have the experience, but I am a quick learner
If you'd like to provide any additional documents, please upload below.

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View the Boards and Commissions Handbook.

Yes
Signature Name of signatory: Raymond Goins
Link to signature
Date Completed 02/18/2026
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Human Relations Commission Application
Submitted on 16 February 2026, 3:55pm
Receipt number 77
Related form version 16
Name Rona Hu
Cell Phone Number
Home Phone Number
Email Address
Are you a Palo Alto resident? Yes
Address
City Palo Alto
Postal Code 94301
Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members? No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for? Yes Fair Political Practices
California state law requires board/commission members to file a disclosure of financial interests (Fair Political Practices Commission , Conflict of Interest, Form
700).

Do you/your spouse have an investment in, or do you or your spouse serve as an officer or director of, a company doing business in Palo Alto which you believe is likely to:

1. Engage in business with the City;

2. Provide products or services for City projects; or

Read the code, and check only ONE option below: I request that the City of Palo Alto redact my home address, phone numbers, and email address from the attached Board and Commission Application prior to posting to the City’s website.Occupation Psychiatrist and Stanford Professor Please list your relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, and professional registration. If describing work experience, please include company/employer name and occupation.

MD 1990 UCSF
Psychiatry residency 1990-1994 UCSF
Postdoctoral Fellow National institutes of Health 1994-1998 Lieutenant Commander US Public Health Service 1994-1998 Stanford Department of Psychiatry 1998-ongoing (Clinical professor since 2019)
Associate Dean, Stanford University School of Medicine 2020-2022 Licensed Medical Board of California 1992 ongoing
Diplomate National Board of Medical Examiners 1991
Board certification, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology 1995- ongoing
American College of Psychiatrists 2022- ongoing
American Psychiatric Association 1991- ongoing
Please describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations, including dates and any offices held.

APA: Council on Research 1991-1994
National Minority Mentors Network 1998- ongoing
APA Kun-Po Soo Award 2021
Stanford department of psychiatry Community Engagement award 2017 Stanford University Asian American Faculty Award 2017
Nominee, Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Conmunity Hero 2017 Northern California Psychiatric Society: council member 2012-2015, ongoing roles as Awards Committee Chair, Ethics committee member and Asian American Committee member
Founder and Director: Stanford CHIPAO (Communication Health Interactives for Parents of Adolescents and Others) 2016- ongoing
NCPS Exemplary Community Service Award 2023 for helping the Half Moon Bay mass shooting victims
Half Moon Bay city council award 2024
Personal and Job Experience

1. Why are you interested in serving on the Human Relations Commission and what experience would you bring to the position? I’m interested in HRC both personally and professionally.

I joined Stanford as full time faculty in 1998 and moved from campus to Palo Alto in 2005 when my daughter was 3. Her whole life has been here, and she attended PAUSD schools including Paly. My husband has worked as a teachers aide for special needs students at Cubberley and Gunn, and he and I both volunteered for Duveneck and Paly, including chaperoning the choir in Italy when they sang at the Vatican. The entire family danced the Nutcracker for years at Dance Connection and sold Girl Scout cookies up until the pandemic. This is our community and our home.

On a professional level, I have cared for tens of thousands of patients in the hospital and clinic, many struggling with suicidal thoughts and behavior.

Young, old, marginally housed or affluent, immigrant families or otherwise marginalized: our community includes many who need help. I’m privileged to help directly with people 1:1 every day, but I’d also like to do more.

2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particular interest to you and describe why you are interested in it.

Archived video meetings are available from the Midpen Media Center .

The ongoing crisis in mental health: I watched the February meeting on video and I’m impressed with the commitment to do something. The meeting mentioned my longtime friends and colleague Dr. Shashank Joshi but when I asked if he’d apply for this role he declined and urged me to. Although I’m not a child psychiatrist I have been recognized internationally for my work helping parents to understand and communicate better with their children. I see mental health as a multifactorial issue, not zero sum, that includes and interfaces with many other issues.

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3. If you are appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Human Relations Commission achieve, and how would you help in the process?
I have more than one issue I’d like to help with and I think one way I can help is by listening. Obviously mental health is my top priority but helping this will benefit from a host of solutions, including means restriction (NCPS was crucial in the Golden Gate Bridge suicide barrier), bullying prevention, support for marginalized youth including LGBTQ, addressing school stressors, housing, media and social media use, healthcare and human rights in general. I’ve tried to do as much as I can as a psychiatrist, educator and parent, but I hope to help in additional ways as a member of the commission.

Human Services Needs Assessment (2024)
Muni Code 9.72 – Mandatory Response Program
Community Services Element of the Comprehensive Plan (2017) I have not yet worked with these documents but I pledge to do so. I understand this application is due in 2 days so I’m prioritizing “done is better than perfect”! But yes, if chosen I agree to read these documents before starting on the commission.

If you'd like to provide any additional documents, please upload below.

Please confirm that you have read the Boards and Commissions Handbook.

View the Boards and Commissions Handbook
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Yes
Signature Name of signatory: Rona Hu
Link to signature
Date Completed 02/16/2026
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