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Home My WebLink About13C - APPOINTMENTS MEMORANDUM ~ ~ To: Mayor and Councilmembers June 17, 2005 Date: From: Clerk of the Council ~ BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS APPOINTMENT Subject: For your information, Rigoberto Rodriguez has been recommended by Councilmember Solorio to serve on the Planning Commission as a regular representative, and will be placed on the June 20, 2005 Council agenda for appointment effective July 1, 2005. Please call me if you have any questions. I:\BOARDS\2005\Nomination Letter\NOMINA TION MEMO. doc CS 808 13C-1 CITY OF SANTA ANA ZUJ5 -7 PrI 3: 15 APPLICATION FOR SERVICE BOARDS I COMMISSIONS I COMMITTtTfy 0 C' E r.". '.' I ... ',: .,.; L f\l. \ Name (Mr., Mrs., Ms.) Rigoberto FIRST MIDDLE T}:\ t\ r4 A !l ;"J It- Rodriguez LAST Home Address 918 E. Park lane Ward: ...3 Precinct: (j),8 31 t.o (to be completed by CIeri< staff) Zip Code 92705 Home Phone (714) 289-1062 Fax (714) 289-1062 E-Mail riqoberto@sbcQlobal.net Pager/Mobile 714.504.7446 Other Employer self employed/Rigoberto Rodriguez Consulting, Inc. Occupation: Community Planning Work Address 918 E. Park lane City: Santa Ana Zip Code: 92705 Work Phone: 714.504.7446 Soc. Sec. NO~ Driver's license No. Birth Date Spouse's Name: Rosalba M. Hernandez Years Lived/Worked in Santa Ana 12 Language(s) Spoken: EnglishlSpanish Organizations (Professional, Community, Service or other) o Community Redevelopment & Housing Commission, Santa Ana o American Association of Geographers Educational Background: B.A. Comparative Literature/Spanish Literature (UC Irvine/1993); M.A Urban & Regional Planning (UC Irvine/1999) Ph.D. Candidate, Urban Geography (USC/Expected Completion: August 2005) Remarks (attach resume if available) List Board(s)/Commission(s) you would like to serve on: 1) Planning Commission 2) Community Redevelopment & Housing Commission 3) Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board I am a registered voter in the City of Santa Ana. I have completed this application with the knowledge and understanding that any or all items may be verified. I consent to the release of info~ contained in this application to interested parties. EXCEPT SOCIAL SECURITY # & DRIVER'S LICENSE ~ NO U E THESE TWO FOR INTERNAL PURPOSES ,. I ~ SIGNATURE DATE 6 _6 LOv . * This field must be comple in order for application to be processed. This application will be retained , ~ e: ~rk of the Council Office for 2 years. RIGOBERTO RODRIGUEZ 918 E. Park Lane Santa Ana, CA 92705 714.289.1062 (home) 714.504.7446 (mobile) riqoberto. rod riq uez\illatt. net Department of Geography University of Southern California Kaprielian Hall, Room 416 Los Angeles, CA 90089-0255 213.740.0050 EDUCATION 1999-Present Doctoral Candidate in Urban Political Geography University of Southern California O1ssertation Title: "Fadlitating Active Citizenship: Local Governance And Mexican Immigrants in Santa Ana, California" Research Interests: immigrant political incorporation; race and immigration in urban areas; community-based nonprofit organizations; the local state; multi-stakeholder community planning; neighborhood community development. 1997-1999 Masters in Urban ft Regional Planning University of California, Irvine Program Emphas'is: community health and community development; 'inclus'ive community planning pt"'ocesses for inner-city neighborhoods. 1988-1994 Bachelors of Art in Comparative Literature ft Spanish Literature University of California, Irvine Double Major, Magna Cum Laude & Phi Beta Kappa Interests: Critical Theory, Cultural Studies, race and ethnicity, and Chicano/a history, culture, and literature SELECTED AWARDS & HONORS . Recipient, Diversity Fellowship, University of Southern California (2002 to 2oo4} . Senior Irvine Fellow, University of Southern California, Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, Dissertation Workshop (2003) . Recipient, Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship for Minorities (1999 to 2002) . Executive Officer of the Year, USC Graduate & Professional Student Senate (2000-2001) . Continuing Graduate Student Award, California Planning Foundation (1998-1999) . Scholarship, CORD Orange County Leadership Program, (1992) . Selected Undergraduate Awards: Dan & Jean Aldrich Scholarship, UC Irvine Undergraduate Fellowship (1992-93); Howard Lawson Memorial Scholarship, UCI School of Humanities (1991); Chancellor's Research Fellowship, UC Irvine (1991-1992); Minority Summer Research Institute Program, UC Irvine (1992); National Hispank Scholarship Fund (1991). RESEARCH EXPERIENCE July-Dee 2002 Research Associate Cultural Ethnography of Civic Information: Delhi Neighborhood's Social Networks, Information, And Civic Involvement. Prindpal Investigators: Rfck Pullen, Ph.D., Cal State Fullerton, & Dennfs Foley, M.A., OC Regfster. Funded by the Pew CMc Trust. . I conducted 18-fn depth key fnformant fnterviews, 4 focus groups, and extensive field work to understand how fndividuals and groups fn the Delhf neighborhood find out about neighborhood issues and get involved in neighborhood civic action. Research Assistant The Sodo- Spatial Facets of Sodal Networks of People of Color with HIV I AIDS. PrindpallnvestigatOJ": Lois Takahasm, Ph.D., Urban and Regional Planning, UC Irvine. . I conducted 20 in-depth fnterviews and 8 focus groups with persons IMng with HIV / AIDS, and coordinated team of 17 students who conducted 60 interviews and a survey of over 200 people living with HIV / AIDS. Sep 1997- Aug 1999 Sep 1993- Aug 1994 Research Assistant Mexican Immigrants and Public Service Utilization in Orange County PrindpallnvestigatOJ": Manuel Garda y Griego, Ph.D., Politics & Society, UC Irvine. . I collected demographic data on public service utilization rates of Latino immigrants in Orange County, and conducted an analysis of prominent fiscal impact studies of immigrants. PUBLICATIONS Work-in-Progress Rodriguez, R. (2005). "This Is Now My Neighborhood: Mexican Immigrant Place-Making Practices And Civic Action" Rodriguez, R. (2005). "Building Strengths: Organizational Capadty Building Among latino Immigrant Transnational Grassroots Organizations." (In collaboration with other authors.) Co-Authored Academic Articles Takahashi, Land R. Rodriguez (2002). "Access Redefined: service pathways of persons living with HIV and AIDS" Culture, Health & Sexuality, VoL 4, No.1: 67-83 Takahashi, L., Douglas Wiebe, and R. Rodriguez (2001). "Navigating the time-space context of HIV and AIDS: daily routines and access to care" Social Science & Medfdne, VoL 53: 845-863 Professional Reports & Articles Rodriguez, R. (2002). "Cultural Ethnography of CMC Information: Delhi Neighborhood's Social Networks, Information, And Cfvic Involvement." Prepared for the Ora~e County Register and the Pew Civic Trust. Rodriguez, R. (2000). "Who wm Be At Your Funeral? Oe-Mistifying Evaluation." Future Searchi~, Fall 2000. Rodriguez, R. (1999). Delhf Healthv Neighborhood Inftiative. Prepared a Professional Report for Master's Program that develops a framework for launching a healthy neighborhood initiative in the Delhi neighborhood fn Santa Ana. Key recommendations were fmplemented by agency. Rodriguez, R. (1998). Pr~ram Evaluation Plan: Humanities OUt 11lere (H.O.T. ). Prepared for Julia R. lupton, Ph.D., Director for program rendering supplemental academic (humanfties) instruction in Santa Ana elementary schools. Book Reviews Rodriguez, R. (2001). "On Alicia Gaspar de Alba, Chicano Art: Inside/Outside the Master's House: Cultural Polities and the CARA Exhibit" Etmes, Place and Environment Vol 4, No.2: 191-195 Rodriguez, Rigoberto-Resume 2 SELECTED VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE Present &- Recent Experiences Appointed Member. Commmity Redevelopment &- Housing Commission, City of Santa Ana (February 2003 to Present) Board President, San Gabriel VaHey Conservation Corps, a non-profit agency dedicated to working with high-risk youth through leadership &- workforce development) (2002- Present) Proposal Evaluator, United Way of Orange County, Children's Health Initiative- February-April, 2003 Proposal Evaluator, Cesar Chavez Memorial Grants, State of California (January 2(01) Vice President. Academic Affairs, USC Graduate ft Professional Student Senate. Principal coordinator of the Fourth Annual Graduate Student Interdisciplinary Conference, "Beyond Black &- White Reception: Race in the 21st Century." Over 350 participants. (April 2001 ). Graduate Student Representative, Geography Department (2000-01) Past Affiliations Board Member, Delhi Center (1998-1999) Core Member, Community Outreach Partnership Center-HUD-Funded (Santa Ana College, UC Irvine, Delhi Center, and Warwick Square Apartments) (1997-1999) Board Member, Coalition of Children, Adolescents, &- Parents (1996-98) Board Member, UCI Alumni Association (1996-1998) Vice-Chair, Santa Ana Youth Alternatives Collaborative (1996-1997) Co-Chair. Orange County HIV Prevention Planning Committee (1996) Member, Orange County HIV Planning Advlsory Council (1994-1996) Selected UC Irvine UnderS!raduate Volunteer/Work Experience: Student Body President (1992-1993); Resident Advisor, Native American Intertribal University Program ISummer 1992); Vice President Acadenric Affairs, Student Government (1991-1992); Resident Advisor, Summer Bridge, for first-year students from underrepresented populations; Co- Chair, MEChA (1990-1991); Co-Editor, la Voz Mestiza (1988-1990). Rodriguez, Rigoberto-Resume .4 I)"" r 3 1_- _ WORK EXPERIENCE Jan 2001- Present Oct 2001- Aug 2003 Dec 2001- June 2002 June 1998- June 2001 June 1993- Aug 1998 Principal Consultant, Rigoberto Rodriguez Consulting, Inc. Provide organizations and communities with planning and facilitation support to launch community health and community development initiatives largely targeting Mexican immigrant communities and Communities of Color. Associate Director. Academic Programs, USC McNair Scholars Program This program targets students are from first-generation, low-income families and/or from underrepresented ethnic/racial groups in academia-who are interested in pursuing a Ph.D. I developed and taught a research design course and coordinated workshops on financial aid, statements of purpose, GRE preparation, and professor- student mentoring activities. Consultant , Orange County Children & Families Commission Evaluated proposals targeting at-risk children 0-5 and their families in Orange County, and served as capacity building consultant for five small non-profit organizations. Associate Consultant, Orange County Future Search Network Assisted in planning and fadlitating six Future Search Conferences and other large Group Interventions in Orange County addressing the following issues: afforclable housing; emancipating youth; revernng alcohol trends in the latino community in Santa Ana; developing a strategic plan for the Orange County Human Relations Commission; developing strategic directions for Delhi Center in Santa Ana. Program Coordinator, Delhi Center, Santa Ana 1996-1998: Coordinated neighborhood health and human service programs for this nonprofit agency, including senior services, emergency and monthly food assistance, youth summer enrichment & training program, parenting education (teen pregnancy prevention), and neighborhood special events. Supervised & trained five staff, eight youth summer employees, and volunteers, and actively partidpated in youth & neighborhood policy committees in Santa Ana. 1993-1996: Planned, coordinated, and evaluated two HIV-prevention programs aimed at latino gay & bisexual men, latino transgenders, latina immigrant women, and two service access programs working with HIV-positive Latinos in Orange County. Supervised & trained eight staff members, and actively participated in County HIV Policy Committees. Rodriguez, Rigoberto-Resume 4