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M A Y O R E D W I N M. L E E SAN FRANCISCO BOARD

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Mayor Edwin M. Lee,

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San Francisco Board of Supervisors,

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SUPERVISORS

Supervisor David Chiu, President Supervisor John Avalos Supervisor David Campos Supervisor Carmen Chu Supervisor Malia Cohen Supervisor Sean Elsbernd Supervisor Mark Farrell Supervisor Jane Kim Supervisor Eric Mar Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi Supervisors Scott Weiner

San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women

present the

Women Making History Awards Ceremony

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SAN FRANCISCO COMMISSION

STATUS

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WOMEN

Our History is Our Strength

Tuesday, March 15, 2011 3:30 p.m. Board Chambers, 2nd Floor, City Hall

President Kay Gulbengay Vice President Julie Soo Commissioner Katherine Munter Commissioner Becca Prowda Commissioner Andrea Shorter Commissioner Stephanie Simmons Emily M. Murase, PhD, Executive Director

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1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, California

President Marily Mondejar Diana Reyes Baughman Patricia M. Bovan, Event Chair Carmen Campollo Judy Case Peg McAllister Sherri Pittman Phillips Nadia Scipio del Campo Lillian Mirzabagi, Friends Fellow

Reception hosted by the Friends of the Commission on the Status of Women to follow in the North Light Court, 1st Floor, City Hall

Womens History Month 2011 Honorees

In Memoriam

Anni Chung Honored by Mayor Edwin M. Lee

A graduate of the San Francisco State University School of Social Work, Anni Chung has been the President & CEO of Self-Help for the Elderly, a community-based organization that provides a comprehensive range of health, educational, social and recreational services to over 25,000 seniors a year, since 1981. Originating in San Francisco Chinatown in 1966, Self-Help for the Elderly serves seniors in San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Alameda counties with over 600 staff and an annual budget of approximately $20 million. Ms. Chung currently serves on the Board of Directors of St. Mary's Medical Center, the 1990 Institute, No Health Without Mental Health Foundation, the San Francisco Alzheimers Task Force, and the American Diabetes Associations Asian American/Pacific Islander National Advisory Committee. Since 1998, she has been a member of AT&Ts Community Partnership Agreement Committee and Verizons Community Citizens Collaborative which provides technology grants to community groups, and, from 2006-2008, chaired San Franciscos Digital Inclusion Task Force. In addition, Ms. Chung is the Producer and Host of a weekly public affairs program called "Chinese Journal" for KTSFTV Channel 26.

We remember our beloved Commissioner Carolene Marks who passed away on February 13, 2011 at the age of 89. A graduate of Bryn Mawr College, Commissioner Marks began a long career in public service as an economist for the State Department and then the United Nations at its formation in San Francisco and later in New York. She married Milton Marks in 1955, serving as an invaluable advisor and sounding board for the California Senator over his long career in public office. After her husbands passing in 1999, Commissioner Marks concluded his term on the Commission on the Status of Women, and was subsequently appointed to 2 additional terms by both Mayor Willie L. Brown, Jr. and Mayor Gavin Newsom. She was a champion of women's health issues, especially breast cancer, and dedicated herself to promoting peace across race and religions. She is survived by 2 sons, Milton Marks III and David Marks, daughter Caro Marks, and 7 grandchildren.

Special Thanks

Leticia Alcantar

Honored by Supervisor Eric Mar (D1)

Born at St. Luke's Hospital as the second child of Mexican immigrant parents, "Leti" grew up in the Mission and Excelsior Districts. She attended St. Charles Elementary School, Notre Dame High School, San Francisco State University, and the University of San Francisco Law School. Ms. Alcantar was CoFounder and Board President of People Organizing for Environmental Rights (PODER), a grassroots group organizing Mission District residents around environmental and economic justice issues. PODER's first campaign led to the successful implementation of the San Francisco Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Ordinance in 1991. As a staff attorney with Consumer's Union and later with the UC Berkeley Environmental Law Community Clinic, Ms. Alcantar represented low-income communities of color disproportionately affected by toxic waste, advocating in the areas of health and environmental justice. As the Senior Program Officer and later Director of the Tides Foundation, the Hill-Snowdon Foundation, and the Akonadi Foundation, Ms. Alcantar developed and managed funding initiatives that led to millions of grant dollars for youth development and organizing, environmental, economic, and racial justice initiatives in poor neighborhoods in the Bay Area and throughout California, including the Bayview Hunter's Point Community Fund, the Native Communities Fund, and the California Fund for Youth Organizing.

The reception is made possible by the Friends of the Commission on the Status of Women. The Friends would like to thank the following sponsors for their generous support of todays event: Chevron Diana Reyes Baughman Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader, U.S. House of Representative Filipina Womens Network Marily Mondejar Lee Hecht Harrison Peg McAllister Marian Chatfield-Taylor Patricia M. Bovan Self-Help for the Elderly Anni Chung SRC Productions LLC Photography State Farm Insurance Cindi Anderson Symantec Women's Action Network Additional thanks to the Office of Administrative Services for continued support of this event. This event would not have been possible without the dedicated staff of the Department on the Status of Women: Ann Lehman, Anu Menon, Carol Sacco, and Cynthia Vasquez.

Crystal Brown

Honored by Supervisor Mark Farrell (D2)

Crystal Brown began her volunteerism in 2000 as one of the key fundraisers and organizers of the Marinas Moscone Playground renovation. Crystal helped secure a grant from SF Beautiful for the playground and was actively involved in the renovations artistry. Following the playgrounds completion, Ms. Brown joined the Friends of San Francisco Public Library Marina Library Campaign, which raised over $500,000 to furnish the library. With an eye towards achieving broader community engagement, she connected with several long-time neighborhood supporters to found, and serve on the board of, the Marina Community Association, a volunteer organization dedicated to protecting the distinctive residential quality

Womens History Month Background

March is nationally recognized as Womens History Month. In 1980, a group of women came together in Santa Rosa, California to form the National Womens History Project, a coalition that successfully lobbied Congress and the White House to designate the week of March 8th (International Womens Day) as National Womens History Week. In 1987, Congress expanded the celebration, resulting in the entire month of March being declared National Womens History Month in 1987. Since 1996, the San Francisco Commission and Department on the Status of Women, in partnership with the Mayor and Board of Supervisors, has celebrated this month with a public ceremony to recognize the contributions of women in the community.

of the Marina District. As a PTA board member at Sherman Elementary School in Cow Hollow, Ms. Brown actively supported programs leading to Shermans success as the highest performing public school in 2010. In early-2010, she and five other PTA moms organized a 1,200-person town hall meeting to seek solutions to the funding crisis in education. She then helped found Educate Our State, a parent-led organization demanding high quality education for all children in California. After just one year, EOS has more than 20,000 supporters and representation in every California legislative district. Ms. Brown is a Bay Area native, 17-year resident of San Francisco, and mother of three young girls.

Gerry Crowley

Honored by President David Chiu (D3)

San Francisco Commission and Department on the Status of Women

The mission of the San Francisco Commission and Department on the Status of Women is to ensure the equal treatment and foster the socioeconomic, political, and educational advancement of women and girls throughout San Francisco. Since 1998, when San Francisco became the first, and still only, city in the world to enact a local ordinance reflecting the principles of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the Commission and Department have achieved landmark progress in implementing this international bill of rights for women through innovative approaches to policies and programs to address women's economic independence and violence against women. This work has attracted the attention of policymakers in such cities as Atlanta, Eugene, Oregon, New York, and Washington, DC well as such countries Australia, Canada, China, Korea, Sweden, and countries in Latin America. For detailed information about the Commission and Department on the Status of Women, please visit www.sfgov.org/dosw or call 415.252.2570.

Gerry Crowley has been an active neighborhood advocate and voice in the Telegraph Hill and North Beach communities for many years. Ms. Crowley is a past president of Telegraph Hill Dwellers and Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center, and past treasurer of Pelican Media. Gerry has been active in Democratic politics, serving as vice president of the San Francisco Democratic Party, and as a member of numerous Democratic clubs. She has dedicated herself to working on important neighborhood and general San Francisco community issues including preservation of neighborhood character, land use, parks improvement and acquisition, waterfront/wharf/Embarcadero planning, environmental, senior's/women's/children's issues, neighborhood beautification, improving the local business climate and recording the history of this unique neighborhood. Ms. Crowleys current project the North Beach Resiliency Council is bringing together North Beach organizations, non-profits, faith communities, and others to build social capital and work together on shared North Beach goals.

Angela Tickler

Honored by Supervisor Carmen Chu (D4)

In 2008, Angela Tickler opened on Irving Street The Hard Wear Store, a clothing store of top quality brands with the goal of "spoiling" shoppers with superior service and selection. The shop offers the most extensive range of pant sizes in the City, offering hard to find sizes from petite to plus. Ms. Tickler pioneered "Drive Through Shopping" where shoppers can phone in a clothing order 30 minutes ahead and receive the purchase curbside. An active member of the Outer Sunset Merchant and Professional Association, Ms. Tickler serves as Vice President.

Carlina Hansen

Honored by Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi (D5)

Friends of the Commission on the Status of Women

Founded in 1976, the Friends of the San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women is a nonprofit organization specifically founded and operated to raise awareness of and funding for the San Francisco Commission and Department on the Status of Women. The organization welcomes new members. Your active participation will increase your knowledge and understanding of issues, events, and legislation impacting women. For additional information about the Friends of the Commission on the Status of Women, please visit www.friendscosw.org or call 415.77.WOMEN.

Carlina Hansen has been the Executive Director of the Womens Community Clinic for 10 years. She started at the Clinic as a Health Education Volunteer while working as a Senior Project Coordinator at the Tides Center. She has been a volunteer at San Francisco General Hospital, Maitri (a San Francisco AIDS hospice), Healing Waters (which provides outdoor adventure opportunities for people with HIV/AIDS), and serves on the Advisory Board of Garden for the Environment where she completed a Master Gardener and Educator Training Program. She has served on the Executive Committee of the Womens Health Advisory Committee for the Department of Public Health and the Executive Committee of the Womens Working Group on Universal Health Care. In 2007, Ms. Hansen was named Young Non-Profit Professionals Network (YNPN) Young Executive Director of the Year. She is a graduate of the Womens Foundation of Californias Womens Policy Institute and CompassPoints Executive Leadership Circles. A 2009 graduate of the inaugural class of the Clinic Leadership Institute (CLI) organized by the Blue Shield of California Foundation and UCSFs Center for the Health Professions, Ms. Hansen now serves as CoChair of the CLI Alumni Committee. She was recently appointed to the California Breast Cancer Research Program Advisory Council which influences grants for breast cancer research for the State of California.

Nella Manuel

Honored by Supervisor Jane Kim (D6)

Eileen Hansen

Honored by Supervisor David Campos (D9)

Nella Manuel has been an active member of Tenderloin Filipino-American Community Association (TFCA) since its founding assembly in July 2010. She has been at the forefront of all of the Association's organizing efforts and community actions to address the issues confronting the Filipino community in the Tenderloin. She was elected as TFCA Secretary and Chairperson of the Health Care and Healthy Food Committee. Ms. Manuel also works as garden coordinator at the Tenderloin People's Garden located at the corner of McAllister and Larkin Streets. She is responsible for organizing and coordinating volunteer efforts among Tenderloin residents seeking to improve their food security and the neighborhood environment. Ms. Manuel has done an amazing job maintaining the garden and leading the monthly harvest day. She also volunteers and serves lunch everyday for seniors and homeless at Canon Kipp Senior Center.

Yvonne Sangiacomo

Honored by Supervisor Sean Elsbernd (D7)

Eileen Hansen has served San Francisco in numerous ways over the past 25 years. As a feminist activist, the intersection of race, class and gender are always at the center of her work locally, statewide, nationally and internationally. She served for six years on the San Francisco Ethics Commission, focusing on campaign finance reform, building transparency and integrity in government, and setting the bar high on governmental ethics not just in San Francisco but nationwide. Eileen initiated and helped create the Peoples Budget and the Progressive Agenda for District Elections, along with numerous other grassrootsbased organizations in San Francisco. She also committed herself to 14 years of HIV and LGBT work during the height of the AIDS crisis, serving as the Executive Director of the National Lawyers Guild AIDS Network and the Public Policy Director for both the Womens AIDS Network and the AIDS Legal Referral Panel. Today, Eileen coaches organizations and individuals to success, inspiring those who seek balance and integrity as they manage a commitment to social justice and a full and sustainable life.

A native of San Francisco, Yvonne Sangiacomo was born in 1932 to an Italian immigrant father Agostino "Bimbo" Guintoli from Tuscany and Emilia Rosellini of Tacoma, Washington. She moved to the Lakeside District at the age of 9 and attended St. Emydius School, Notre Dame Belmont Boarding School, and the Convent of the Sacred Heart before attending the Elizabeth Holloway School of Theater on Gough Street. Notable graduates of the theater school included Carole Channing, Jane Marsh, and Barbara Eden. Her father Bimbo was the owner and operator of Bimbos 365 Club, which continues to be a San Francisco icon to this day. Ms. Sangiacomo worked regularly at the club as a cashier and in the gift shop. She married Angelo Sangiacomo in 1956 and they raised 7 children; Anna, Sandro, Jim, Mark, Maryanne, Mia, and Susan. An avid fundraiser for her childrens schools (Notre Dame des Victoires, St. Ignatius High School, and St. Rose Academy), she continues to help in her grandchildrens schools (St. Brendans, Stuart Hall, and Charles Armstrong). For over 30 years, Ms. Sangiacomo has supported the Little Sisters of the Poor St. Annes Home and became a charter member of the Auxiliary in 1983, establishing the Red Tie Gala 28 years ago. She has also supported several of the other Little Sisters Homes around the country.

Kimberly Ellis

Honored by Supervisor Malia Cohen (D10)

Kimberly Ellis became the Executive Director of Emerge California after serving as Emerge America's National Affiliate Director. The mission of the program, begun in 2002, is to train Democratic women to run for elected office. A 2007 Emerge California graduate, Ms. Ellis also has personal experience with the Emerge program. Her background and experience is primarily in operations management and infrastructure development and implementation. She has worked in private industry, government, and the non-profit sectors. Ms. Ellis is passionate about empowering women and helping Emerge bolster its brand and influence as the program continues to strengthen and grow. Appointed by the Mayor of Richmond in 2009, she is also a Commissioner for the Community Development Commission in the City of Richmond. Ms. Ellis has two children, one husband, a dog, and a turtle, and holds a B.A. in English from Jacksonville University and a J.D. from the John F. Kennedy School of Law.

Jacqueline Zapata Chavez Debra Niemann Honored by Supervisor Scott Weiner (D8)
Debra Niemann is Director of the Noe Valley Association, a leading Community Benefits District composed of 176 properties that was established in August 2005 to provide greening, cleaning, beautification, and community planning services to the 24th Street neighborhood commercial district in the heart of Noe Valley. Ms. Niemann's leadership in implementing the long-range plan Noe Valleys 24th Street - An Urban Village that was developed with residents and business owners has led to high-visibility crosswalks, new planter boxes, benches, and flower baskets, and the planting of 132 new trees in the district. A past President of Friends of Noe Valley, Ms. Niemann maintains a strong vision for the neighborhood by creating community hubs as gathering places, developing transit hubs to address traffic calming at critical intersections and along the street, and maintaining all the green projects initiated since 2005.

Honored by Supervisor John Avalos (D11)

Jacquie Chavez was born at San Francisco General Hospital, the first generation in her Nicaraguan immigrant family to be born in the U.S. She is a native not just of San Francisco, but also of the Excelsior neighborhood. Ms. Chavez lost both of her parents by the time she was 15 years old. The fact that she and her sister were orphans was kept secret to avoid the foster care system and possible separation. Ms. Chavez did well in school, graduating as one of the top 100 students, and never got into any trouble that might alert authorities to her family situation. Her community work began in 2008 when her daughters kindergarten teacher asked her to be the Traffic Safety Coordinator for the school. The idea for the Walking School Bus, where children walk to school in a group with an adult leading the way, was born from this. Soon after, she was elected PTA President at Longfellow Elementary School. When schools were at risk of losing their secretaries to budget cuts, she joined the PTA Legislative Committee to fight to keep them. Currently she is working to build a stronger connection between Supervisor Avalos office and District 11 schools and parents, and is creating a Teacher Appreciation Award Ceremony in the District during Teacher Appreciation Week in May.