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Wilma Chan's Biography

Office:

Contact Information

1221 Oak Street, Suite 536
Oakland, CA 94612

15903 Hesperian Boulevard
San Lorenzo, CA 94580

Full Name:

Wilma Chan

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: Carl Zeff; 2 Children: Jennifer, Darren

Birth Date:

10/05/1949

Birth Place:

Boston, MA

Home City:

Alameda, CA

MA, Education Policy, Stanford University, 1994

BA, Wellesley College, 1971

Supervisor, Alameda County, California, District 3, 2011-present

Former President, Alameda County Board of Supervisors, California

Member

Candidate, California State Senate, District 9, 2008

Assemblymember, California State Assembly, District 16, 2000-2006

Majority Leader, California State Assembly, 2003-2004

Majority Whip, California State Assembly, 2000-2003

Elected Supervisor, Alameda County Board of Supervisors, 1994-2000

Candidate, California State Assembly, 2000

School Board Member, Oakland School District, 1990-1994

Member, Alameda County Transportation Authority

Vice Chair, Asian and Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus

Member, Environmental Legislative Caucus

Founder, Former Chair and Member, Alameda Collaborative for Children and Youth

Member and Co-Chair, Legislative Asian and Pacific Islander Legislative

Member, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission

Member, Legislative Women's Caucus, 2001-2006

Caucus, 2001-2006

Member, Environmental Caucus, 2001

Member, Smart Growth Caucus, 2001

Commissioner, California Medical Assistance Commission, 2007-present

Teacher, University of California, Berkeley, 2007-present

Parent Trainer/Program Coordinator, Effective Parenting Information for Children

Women of Color Project, 1999-present

Co-Chair/Founder, Alameda Collaborative for Children, Youth, and Families

Board Secretary, Alameda County Retirement Board

Member, Alameda Democratic Club

Board Member, Alternatives in Action

Member, Asian American Democratic Club

Member, Children and Families First Commission

Member, Lead Paint Poisoning Prevention Joint Powers Authority

Member, League of Women Voters

Member, Oakland-East Bay Democratic Club

Member/Advisory Board, Pro-Choice Education Fund Chair, California Abortion Rights Action League

Co-Chair/Founder, San Leandro Collaborative for Children, Youth and Families

Member, Wellstone Democratic Club

Number of Grandchildren:

One - born in May, 2008

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