franciscans, all with the goal of raising awareness and resources, and most recently i served on the alice b. tuckerocratic club for five years where i gained a deep knowledge of the san francisco government structure and the political process. i am a proud african-american gay man that is grateful for the educational and professional opportunities that have been afforded me, at the same time i am keenly aware that those opportunities for advancement often without government have historically been not available for everyone. if appointed, my priorities would be to work with the commission and staff on continued development of educational programs, making them available for all san franciscans and my second priority would be to work with the commission on strengthening and increasing the commission's enforcement, authority, and other efforts. while the commission must maintain an impartial stance on issues that are brought before them and work hard to avoid conflicts, it also must seek to possess broad knowledge and an understanding of the issue matter to minimize decisions that may have an unwanted