. or he is not here today. he was the only appointee to confirm. ok. i guess we will open up for public comment on this item, then. seeing none, it is now closed. colleagues, i am more than happy to continue this item. i realize you may be familiar with your appointees, if you would like to move them forward. i believe that all of them are rhee appointments -- are reappointments to the seats. i feel comfortable knowing -- ok, great. so we have a motion to move all four applicants for to come up with recommendation. i believe we can do that without opposition. they have all been nominated by

their district supervisor and are currently members of the bicycle advisory committee and will be continuing on to another term. so we do that without opposition. thank you. madam clerk, item five? a>> item five, hearing to consider appointing four members, terms ending july 17, 2013, to the reentry council. but there are four seats, 15 applicants. supervisor kim: thank you. i want to express my appreciation for all of the work that was done in advance. we have 15 applicants, for seats. i wanted to say to the applicant's here today, it was an incredible honor to read all of your applications and responses to the questions. you have led amazing lives and have amazing stories, and i want to appoint all of you to the reentry council, but i appreciate your leadership and

advocacy and work on working with the formally incarcerated to ensure housing, employment, and it was an honor to learn of all of your stories in the process. >> thank you so much for hearings for seats 1 at 34. i am jessica, staff of the reentry council. you have three things before you, a brief memo with a list of applicants and the seats for which each are eligible, and also a fact sheet about the reentry council and a roster of correct councilmembers. the addition of the reentry council is to support adults coming back from our san francisco county jails, state prisons, and federal prisons. a critical part of this council are the seats dedicated to formally incarcerated people so that we can have their expertise and direct experience to inform how we can improve the policies

and programs related to reentry. your current appointments are - - mary and gerald have applied for reappointment and are before your commission today. seats 1 through 4, all require that they have been an inmate in the jail. see 2 must have experience providing two individuals in the justice system because it is important that service provider perspective at the table. seat 3 is an individual who must have been released from custody within the last two years. it is a board that a recent experienced incarceration. the seat 4 is dedicated with somebody who has multiple experiences of incarceration, because sadly that is the more

typical experience is to recidivate. his support to have that reflected on the council. that said, these individuals have met the eligibility. they will talk to you about their qualifications, which are deep and varied, and i am available to answer any questions you have. thank you. supervisor kim: 94 all of your work on this. at this time, we will call up all of the applicants in the order that you are listed on the agenda. first, we have panora roomel. >> hi, supervisors. my name is panora, and i believe i qualified for seat 1, 3, and four. i have been incarcerated on different levels, a couple of times in county jail, and i have

previously been released within two years, march 17, 2010. i feel like i qualify for this job because someone at the community justice center has been telling me i've been doing this a long time, anyway, helping people, even when i was going through my situation. i put together packages for people who were leaving before myself, and they successfully made it out, and a couple of them are still doing good maintaining themselves. i believe i am good for this job because i can relate to different people on all levels. but excuse me, i am nervous speaking here. supervisor kim: you are doing fine. >> all my life, people have come

to me, i am easy to talk to, and very resourceful. if i don't know, i will research. i have no problem with that. it i love helping people. that is just the type of person i am naturally. then, since being incarcerated, i have integrated these other things into my lives. first, dealing with the individual, what their needs are, and then just taking it from there. supervisor kim: thank you. >> so i am the stand you guys may have questions. supervisor kim: any questions? thank you. we got your application light, and we knew you are eligible for seat 1, but could we confirm her eligibility for the of the

seats? we could confirm that. thank you. >> on the supplemental application, she indicated she had experience providing service to individuals, and that is it a qualifier for seat 2. supervisor kim: okay, thank you very much. next, we have kathleen culhane. she informed our office should not make it, but i wanted to make sure. nicholas gregoratos. ok, we will call him later. mary campbell? >> good afternoon. i am mary campbell. i have served two years on the reentry council and i would be honored to serve another two years. and my qualifications are, yes, i was in prison. but also, the importance of my

being on the council is i have a lot of experience, unfortunately, and domestic violence and women's issues. and mothers being incarcerated issues. that is important, because of women in prison, most of the offenses are related to trauma, domestic violence. i would say as high as 80%, but i did not know it if that is the exact statistics. it is support for women to have a voice to war victims of domestic violence, and i would be honored to serve and. supervisor kim: thank you, ms. campbell. next, we have kimberly courtney. and then that we have kevin joseph. -- and then we have kevin joseph. >> hi, my name is kimberly

courtney. i qualify, doing some county time in at san francisco, san mateo, not multiple terms, but upon my release from custody, but i immediately put myself into a rehabilitation program and was allowed to do a couple of internships with the public defender's office and the social workers that allow me to go into custody and work with women who are needing services while i was still on parole. since then, i have done multiple jobs, mostly within custody. primarily getting people treatment from jail, facilitating the paperwork, making sure the lawyers know what is available for them, calling multiple programs, seeing if i can get that available for the clients that want that. i take requests for free entry

services all day, every day. i work with a charter school, so i am that cj-5 and cj-2. some of my clients are the students in the school, and we have hundreds. it is reentry services, not just substance abuse, how to get them registered for school, help them get into a shelter of that is what they want, if they are in a violent situation, planning a safety plan with them. currently, most recently have been working at the women's reentry center with the women who have been released from custody who still have to do some swaps services or maybe electronic monitoring while they're on probation. helping them find jobs, look for jobs, learn how to look for a job, and multiple services. there is nothing we won't do.

we will transport them to treatment. i feel fortunate to be able to do this work after living my life a different way for a very long time. i have been to school. i have learned many things aabot addiction and criminal thinking, but most of all, i have walked through the process. i have been released. i had to start over. what did i need to get. and how to maneuver through the system to get your needs met. i certainly have an opinion on how to help others do the same. supervisor kim: thank you so much. >> ok. supervisor kim: i am a big fan of teachers. i think it is amazing what you have been able to do there. thank you. >> thanks. supervisor kim: next, we have

kevin joseph, then jamie brewster. is kevin joseph here? if not, jamie brewster. >> good afternoon, supervisors. thank you for this opportunity. my name is jamie brewster, and i am a program manager at the reconstruction solar training program, where have been employed just over six years. i was also recently appointed to the work force advisory committee by former supervisor daly. in 1995, a graduate from state prison. i did at 3 terms and to violations before getting my life together and back on track. in 2001, i was discharged from parole and never looked back. by help people enter society and be successful in life.

if given the application is serve, i will do everything in my power to help those in need. but i just want to say that i dedicate my life to assisting those who have been down the path i have been down. it is extremely important to me. i died individuals down the right road, and that is why i am here. -- it is extremely important that i died individuals down the right road and that is why i'm here. supervisor kim: thank you. i saw you speak at the graduation and it is important to work you do. thank you. next, we have gerald miller. after gerald miller, we have hobert lee. >> good afternoon. before we get started, i want to say supervisor kim, thank you very much for having office hours on saturday. i have lived in that neighborhood between the 600 block and 700 block of the embarcadero since 1981, and have never been office hours.

i want to thank you for that. supervisor kim: thank you. >> i have served on the reentry council the number of years. i was with one reentry council when there were two. i find it funny that one of my qualifications that gets me there is that i was a terrible criminal. i have bad in and out of jail, and just cannot figure that out. i actually spent 15 years at delancey street, and still cannot figure out what i wanted to do. i went to truck driving school, graduated from colgate university. after that, i left and moved across the street and started working for the center on juvenile and criminal justice, which is where i employed now. basically what i do is i case manage and manage programs for

juvenile justice. i also worked with people who are trying to get back on track and kind of get their feet back on the ground. i am just looking for reappointment because i like what i am doing. i was on the reentry council before it was sexy, when we would just meeting in one of these rooms somewhere. sometimes we cannot have their room, sometimes we got kicked out of the room. now we are at the state building, at the federal building. i'd just like what i am doing, and i think san francisco is over the represented by african- americans oughin the criminal justice and juvenile justice system, and i just think that having people see that there is a way for bringing people that you can actually get out of what you are into and become a

regular civilian, i think that helps a lot of people just by being able to say, ok, look, if he could do it, i could do it. supervisor kim: thank you. i there any questions for the applicant? seeing none, think. you have been serving two years on the council correctly? and also, thank you for your work on the treasure island community advisory committee as well. next, we have hobert lee. >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is hobert lee. my qualifications for this commission are rather extensive. i have had three straight -- three state prison terms. i have been to the san francisco county jail on numerous occasions, but this last time to chose to make a change in my life. when i got released from prison in 2009, i immediately went to

my parole officer and inform him -- and informed him of appreciate the opportunity to get into drug treatment. i went and immediately got myself into walden house and the diagnosis program, because i not only have a substance abuse problem, i suffer from post- traumatic stress disorder and i am also hiv-positive. once i complete it the stabilization process at walden house, i immediately went to my case manager and asked if they could get me some assistance in furthering my treatment process. being a veteran, they told me it would be a good idea to go to

third street, the downtown va clinic, and connect with them, which i did. and i was granted to admittance into the program at treasure island, where i stayed at 18 months, graduated from there. in the process of being in that program, i participated in computer one and computer two at the park presidio facility, and completed that. i went to city college and took a course in community mental health so that i could better addressed ptsd and find what it was that kept me stock and -- stuck in that bad behavior for such a long time. i completed that, caught my certificate in community mental health, and was told about the

position that became available with the city and county of san francisco pretrial diversion project. and i got hired by my then- supervisor as a peer navigator, assisting inmates coming out of county jail as well as state prison who were hiv-positive in finding -- what i did, i assisted them in finding primary-care providers, social services, social security, making sure they made it to court on time, and just this may i applied for a job with the department of veteran affairs, where i am now employed as a vocational rehabilitation specialist and job developer for the veterans administration.

and my primary duties there are to assist veterans who are coming from -- coming home or at risk of homelessness or are homeless in finding gainful employment. we go door to door and we connect with numerous employers, and offer them different incentives in order to hire our veterans, as well as we set up training sections for mock interviews, teaching our veterans and how to navigate the usa jobs and cal jobs process as far as resume writing. and i do some case management and i report directly to the secretary of veterans affairs. those are my qualifications. supervisor kim: thank you so

much. we were talking about ensuring our veterans cannot become homeless and are able to find jobs and housing. thank you so much for that work, mr. lee. next, we have bradley reiss, then robert mansfield. >> good afternoon. my name is actually bradley reiss, and i am a san francisco native, formerly in course or a person. am currently working with the charter school with the sheriff's department of the in custody treatment program. substance abuse, behavior modification and reentry is what we focus on. i spent most of my life in and out of institutions. this is my third job. the work in a shelter for a few

years and i worked at the open house -- and i worked at walden house. i think i would be a great addition to the council. my experience before and after incarceration, so i would like to be considered. it is a passion of mine. i refer clients every day all through san francisco. and that is it. supervisor kim: thank you, mr. reiss. >> thank you. supervisor kim: next, we have robert mansfield. i will call leslie levitas just in case she came, but she informed are often she would not be here, then ronnie muniz. mr. mansfield? >> hazmat the 1980's, 1985, in and out of the county jail, and i graduated from the prison system in that 1985.

i somehow had the state -- the sense to go to the lynsey street in 1995. i became part of the process trying to afford others the same opportunities i got. i feel strongly and passionately people need to be given the opportunity to help themselves. there will be tremendous changes and a lot of volatility in the city, and i think some big changes have to happen . i think i bring a different perspective and insider knowledge. i currently work at ucsf in global health sciences. i participate in a master's program. i sat on the citizens' advisory board for the central subway and i am in your district. supervisor kim: i know, thank you for being on that board. >> this is my passion.

i still work with the people at the lansing street. we u facilitate groups and work with residents when they reached three months prior to leaving clancy street. they start looking jobs -- looking for jobs and housing. i try to help them out. it is important to get yourself situated and feel supported. as an out gay male who did not have a big support system, i think it is important to build that foundation. thank you very much for listening. supervisor kim: thank you. and i also see that you have served in south beach. >> yes, we have a very active leadership council. supervisor kim: thank you. next, we have ronnie muniz. after that, robert kane. >> good afternoon.

my name is ronnie muniz, and my qualifications are i have done to terms in four different prisons. what i was incarcerated, i took my ged so i could get out and go to college and amount to something. i try the drug and alcohol certificate class's, then i got a passion for doing faith-based work. i created a faith-based organization. i help people get housing, drug programs, education. we have three different homes. i started this organization from the ground up. we became a nonprofit a few years back. i do work in all of the county jails, including san bruno. i do every entry program, getting them prepared for coming out so they have housing, education, drug programs, clothing, wherever they need to go to, we create that format to work with the department, the

probation department. i have been doing that about four years. i have a good rapport with them. we go to court for them, we deal with the probation department so we have the cooperation of people working to keep them out. i feel that since i have made it this far that i can show another individual who has been -- and now my road how to make it this far, how to create a business, and give back to the community. i have worked with incarcerated juvenile as well. what i'd like to do is continue to worke, as most is voluntary, even though i am nonprofit, i build or pores with different organizations, collaborate together. so that is what i do and that is what i believe my qualifications are. supervisor kim: thank you so much, mr. muniz.

any qualifications for our applicant? next, we have robert kane, then viet mike ngo. >> good afternoon. thank you for taking the time to listen to me. my name is robert kaine. i recently graduate from uc- berkeley. the same year, i had a trial, lost the trial, spent four months at san bruno, and then i was really fortunate to get the opportunity to do my community service at an organization were am now a consultant. i see a lot of problems with the system, and i have ideas for how to approach reducing it recesses of his own as much as possible by building coalitions with -- about reducing recidivism as much as possible by building coalitions so they feel they have a chance.

and that is pretty much it. supervisor kim: thank you so much, mr. kane. thank you for being here and applying. next we have ivet mike ngo, and then i will call nicholas gregoratos. >> good afternoon, supervisors. thank you for this opportunity. i am humbled the considered for this council. i qualifications are i have been a prisoner more than 20 years. i have been recently released. while in prison, i had to go through a process with the parole hearings. they make sure that i am ready for parole. so i had to get a vocation, degree, place to stay. i have been involved in reentry

programs, youth deterrent programs, substance abuse programs, alternative to violence programs. i am very familiar and intimate with the struggles that come with reentry. i am also in northwest committed a response network outreach worker. at the core of why i want to be on this council is because i want to break the cycle. i want to break the cycle of a person going to prison, getting out, and coming back to prison, because i understand the misery and the damage that comes with this process, the damage not only to the individual but to the community, the government resources that are allotted to go to prison, and institutions, instead of going to better programs. but mostly, i want to be on this council because i work with council because i work with kids.