Town of Yountville
Committee Application Form
Personal Contact Information Has Been Redacted
First Name:
Savannah
Middle Initial:
A.
Last Name:
Ryder
Home Address: Home Address Line 2:
City:
Yountville
State:
CA
Postal Code:
94599
Primary Phone: Alternate Phone: Email Address:
ZONING AND DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
Member
Employer:
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Interests & Experiences
Do you currently live in Yountville? Yes
Are you a Yountville Business Owner?
Are you registered to vote in Yountville?
Why do you want to serve on this Board, Commission, or Committee? I would like to serve on the ZDRB because I would like to be more involved in the community in which I reside and meet like-minded people who are interested in Urban Planning and Design. I would like to help shape the future of Yountville's Urban Landscape to be both beautiful and sustainable for the future.
What do you perceive is the role of this Board, Commission, or Committee? .
How would you represent the interests of the community? .
What strengths/expertise/special skills would you bring to the Board, Commission, or Committee?
I have a degree in Urban Planning from Columbia University and worked for the Town of Yountville in 2019 as an Urban Planning Fellow that helped to create the current zoning and design guidelines for the town.
Please describe your previous community service and volunteer experience.
My company renovates cottages for an organization called Step2 in Reno, Nevada that provides recovering drug addicts who have children with housing during their recovery process. I am a 6-year member of and recently served as the Chair of the Young Professionals Board for Family House Inc. in San Francisco, CA. a nonprofit that provides housing for families with children who have life-threatening illnesses such as cancer while they receive treatment at the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. I currently serve as their membership chair. I have volunteered in Pet Therapy the past 7 years at the following Hospitals: New York Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, San Francisco General Hospital, Stanford Health Care, Adventist Health St. Helena, Renown Regional Medical Center, Renown Children's Hospital, Lenox Hill Hospital, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Together my dog and I have logged over 300 volunteer hours.
Anything else you would like to tell us?
I have a portfolio of my urban planning and design work on my website:
www.savannahryder.com
Name, Addresses and Phone numbers of three (3) individuals familiar with your background (Please do not use council members as references).
Read & Agreed to Application Disclosures? Certified/Agreed Date: 2025-04-18 Signature: Savannah Ryder