SFIC MONTHLY BREAKFAST

 

Thursday, October 9, 2014

8:00 am - 9:30 am

 

All are welcome!  Bring a friend!

 

St. Mark's Lutheran Church Heritage Hall

(1111 O'Farrell St. at Franklin, San Francisco)

http://stmarks-sf.org

 

Please do not park in the St. Mark's lot as those 

spaces are rented to others.  Parking is available 

across the street at St. Mary's Cathedral.

 

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST HOST:

 

Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation

http://www.us.tzuchi.org/us/en/

  

MEDITATION:

 

Tessa Rouverol Callejo
FAITHS Program & Civic Engagement Officer
The San Francisco Foundation
 
PRESENTATION:

 

Anni Chung, President & CEO

Self-Help for the Elderly

http://www.selfhelpelderly.org/index.php

 

Anni Chung, President and CEO of Self-Help for the Elderly, oversees and manages a Bay Area community-based organization that provides a comprehensive range of health, educational, social and recreational services to over 35,000 seniors a year, regardless of ability or income levels. Since 1983, Self-Help provides Citizenship and Naturalization services, licensed HomeCare and Hospice, Emergency IHSS and private pay Home Health Aide services in English and Mandarin/Cantonese. With a staff of over 500 and an annual budget of $18 million, Self-Help started in San Francisco's Chinatown in 1966 and now serves seniors in 4 Bay Area counties: San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Alameda.  Anni has been Self-Help's CEO since 1981 and is the Producer of a Public Affairs show called "Chinese Journal" for KTSF-TV 26.

 

John Kramar, District Director

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

http://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-uscis-office/field-offices/district-21-san-francisco-district-office

 

John Kramar, a third generation Californian, is the Director of the San Francisco District of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the federal government agency that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. He holds a law degree from the University of California Hastings School of the Law. He has served as an Asylum Officer and manager in the U.S. refugee protection program as well as the District Director for Hawaii and Pacific Territories, and the District Director for the states of Arizona and Nevada.

 

USCIS' agency strategic goals include:

 

*  Providing effective customer-oriented immigration benefit and information services

*  Supporting immigrants' integration and participation in American civic culture

 

The naturalization process is the keystone to agency success in meeting those goals. Here in the Bay Area, the San Francisco District is fully engaged in offering those services to communities in its geographic jurisdiction in sixteen northern California counties. Among other adjudicative duties, the San Francisco District interviewed and naturalized 40,000 new citizens in Fiscal Year 2013.

 

Adrienne Pon, Executive Director

San Francisco Immigrant Rights Commission and

http://www.sfgov2.org/index.aspx?page=120

 

Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs

http://sfgsa.org/index.aspx?page=957

 

Ms. Pon is a native San Franciscan and has spent nearly her entire adult life working to bring tools, resources and decision-making power to the underserved. She brings seasoned tri-sector experience in public policy, corporate social responsibility, grantmaking, digital equity, nonprofit management, community engagement, and local government. First appointed by former Mayor Gavin Newsom in January 2008 to head the Mayor's Office of Community Investment, she currently serves as Executive Director of the San Francisco Immigrant Rights Commission and the Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs (OCEIA), where she oversaw the citywide 2010 Census outreach campaign and has developed several innovative programs. Prior to joining the City, she served as CEO of Zeum, a next generation arts and tech museum; Interim Executive Director of the Asian Law Caucus; and Founding Executive Director of the Community Technology Policy Council. She previously worked in the private sector, mostly as External Affairs director at telecommunications giant Pacific Bell/SBC (now AT&T) developing public policy and funding digital equity initiatives such as Voice Mail for the Homeless, Asian Pacific American Future Communities, and Women & Girls Tech Up! She also served as the Statewide Local Government Liaison to California cities and counties.

 

Ms. Pon has extensive civic and community service experience, including ten years as President/ Commissioner on the SF Civil Service Commission; and as board president of The Women's Foundation, Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy, and the API Women's Leadership Institute. She previously served as Co-Chair of the San Francisco 49ers Community Advisory  Panel and as board member on numerous organizations such as the National Broadband Resource Center (formerly Alliance for Public Technology), Leadership California, and Global Education for Women Executive Leaders Advisory Board.  She has received several local and national awards and recogni- tions. She is a graduate of Lowell High School, and holds a master's degree in Public Affairs/Public Relations and a bachelor's degree in community health education. She is a former United Way Loaned Executive and a graduate of the Coro City Focus, Gallup Leadership Institute, Leadership California and Leadership America public affairs programs.

 

Richard Whipple, Deputy Director of Programs

Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs

http://sfgsa.org/index.aspx?page=957

 

A third generation public servant, Mr. Whipple is the Deputy Director of Programs for the San Francisco Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs (OCEIA), where he currently oversees the depart- ment's programs, including community safety workforce development initiatives and the immigrant integration grants portfolio (which includes the SF Pathways to Citizenship Grant). Prior to overseeing office programs, Mr. Whipple was responsible for coordinating 2010 Census outreach activities with city departments; supervising a community outreach team; and coordinating resources for community partners and the SF Complete Count Committee. Before joining the City & County of San Francisco, Mr. Whipple spent five years in public education, working as a Behavioral Health Specialist in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he developed and implemented programs and curriculum for ESL and special education students. While earning his Masters in Public Administration from the University of Southern California, Mr.Whipple worked across private and public sectors; at consulting firm Cerrell Associates where he analyzed policy impacts for clients, and at humanitarian organization Relief International as an Operations Associate. In addition to his MPA degree, Mr.Whipple also holds B.S. degrees in Human Development & Family Studies and Political Science, with a minor in Consumer and Community Studies.

FAITH JOURNEY:

Christopher Martinez, Senior Program Director

Catholic Charities' Refugee & Immigrant Services

http://community.cccyo.org/page.aspx?pid=269

 

 



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