HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Marin County Commission on Aging Interviews____________________________________________________________________________________
FOR CITY CLERK ONLY
Council Meeting: May 10, 2021
Disposition: Reappointed Salamah Locks to the end of April 2024
Special Meeting
Agenda Item No: 3
Meeting Date: May 10, 2021
SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Department: City Clerk
Prepared by: Lindsay Lara, City Clerk City Manager Approval: ___________
TOPIC: COMMISSION ON AGING INTERVIEWS
SUBJECT: INTERVIEW APPLICANTS AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO FILL
ONE THREE-YEAR TERM TO THE END OF APRIL 2024 AS THE SAN
RAFAEL REPRESENTATIVE ON THE MARIN COUNTY COMMISSION
ON AGING DUE TO THE EXPIRATION OF TERM OF SALAMAH LOCKS
RECOMMENDATION:
Interview the following applicants and make an appointment to fill one three-year term to
the end of March 2024 as the San Rafael Representative on the Marin County
Commission on Aging.
Name
Braydan Young
Mark Yatman
Rhea Brown
Salamah Locks
BACKGROUND:
On March 9, 2021, the City Clerk’s office called for applications to fill one three-year term
as the San Rafael Representative on the Marin County Commission on Aging to the end
of April 2024, due to the expiration of term of Salamah Locks.
The Marin County Commission on Aging is an advisory body to the Marin County Board
of Supervisors. The Commission works closely with the County of Marin Aging and Adult
Services on behalf of Marin's older adults. Commissioners are appointed to three-year
terms by either the Board of Supervisors or the 11 incorporated cities in Marin County. In
addition, Marin County's Senior Assembly Member and Senior Senator, representatives
of the California Senior Legislature (CSL), also serve as ex-officio members for a four-
year term.
SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT / Page: 2
ANALYSIS:
The deadline for submitting applications was March 30, 2021 and was left open until filled
to receive additional applications. The City Clerk’s Office received four (4) applications.
Staff recommends the City Council interview the four (4) eligible applicants and make an
appointment to fill the one term.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH:
The call for applications for the Marin County Commission on Aging was advertised
through mass email notification, Canal Alliance, the City website, Nextdoor and Facebook
social media platforms.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Interview the four applicants and make an appointment to fill one three-year term to the
end of April 2024 on the Marin County Commission on Aging.
ATTACHMENT:
1. Four (4) Applications
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Q1
Contact Information
First and Last Name Braydan young
Address
City/Town San Rafael
State/Province CA
ZIP/Postal Code 94901
Email Address
Phone Number
Q2
What Board would you like to apply to?
Fire Commission,
Marin Commission on Aging,
Pickleweed Advisory Committee,
Planning Commission
Q6
How long have you lived in San Rafael?
3 years
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Q7
Busines s Inform ation
Company Sendoso
Addres s 114 Bayo Vista Way
City/Town San Rafael
ZIP/Pos t al Code 94901
Q8
How did you hear about this vac ant position?
Friend
Q9
Do you partic ipate in any c iv ic ac tivities? If s o, what are they?
Sf f ood bank v olunteer
Q10
Lis t any civ ic organizations of which y ou are a m ember:
Looking t o start
Q11
Education:
CSU Chico busines s degree
Q12
Why are you interested in s erving on a board or c om m iss ion?
Would love to begin t o bet t er the town I lov e to c all home.
Q13
Describe pos sible areas in whic h you may have a conflict of interest with the City:
None
Q14
Upload your resume.
Respondent skipped this question
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Q15
Ethnicity
Q16
To which gender do you most identify?
Q17
How old are you?
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Q1
Contact Information
First and Last Name Mark Yatman
Address
City/Town San Rafael
State/Province CA
ZIP/Postal Code 94901
Email Address
Phone Number
Q2
What Board would you like to apply to?
Fire Commission,
Marin Commission on Aging
Q6
How long have you lived in San Rafael?
1 year
Q7
Business Information
Respondent skipped this question
Q8
How did you hear about this vacant position?
Other (please specify):
City Website
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Q9
Do you participate in any civic activities? If so, what are they?
As a member of the elks I have volunteered in many charity events with my lodge. (#3) These involved primarily donation events for
children around Christmas as well as food kitchen volunteering for the homeless.
- Environmental Cleanup - I take part in a yearly cleanup of beaches within San Francisco to ensure plastics are not present to harm
local wildlife
- Charity Races - yearly we enjoy taking part in the ride for diabetes to ensure those with chronic conditions can afford care.
Unfortunately many of these activities are cancelled this year but I look forward to reopening to help again.
Q10
List any civic organizations of which you are a member:
Elks Lodge
Q11
Education:
Bachelors In Marketing - Focus In statistics
Business Management Certification Program from Wharton
Q12
Why are you interested in serving on a board or commission?
I am a life long Californian and feel it's our duty to give back and craft our community into the best place to live we can. I believe this
is a further step in helping my community given that I am a new homeowner in San Rafael.
Q13
Describe possible areas in which you may have a conflict of interest with the City:
None
Q14
Upload your resume.
Respondent skipped this question
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Ethnicity
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Q16
To which gender do you most identify?
Q17
How old are you?
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Q1
Contact Information
First and Last Name Rhea Strauss Brown
Address
City/Town San Rafael
State/Province CA
ZIP/Postal Code 94901
Email Address
Phone Number
Q2
What Board would you like to apply to?
Marin Commission on Aging
Q6
How long have you lived in San Rafael?
7 years
Q7
Business Information
Company retired Speech/Language Pathologist
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Q8
How did you hear about this vac ant position?
Other (please s pec ify ):
I have been an activ e member of sev eral c ommitt ees of the
Marin County Commission on Aging (Hous ing and
Transport ation as well as Health and Nutrition). I have been
attending the monthly MCCOA meetings for sev eral y ears.
Q9
Do you partic ipate in any c iv ic ac tivities? If s o, what are they?
-Ac tive Member of the Marin Organiz ing Committ ee (c o-chair of the Aging Team)
-elementary s c hool v olunteer math tut or
-CERT trainee
-ac t ive member and 21 y ear organiz er of Congregation Kol Shofar's outreach program prov iding meals , errands, rides for the ill, the
bereaved...
Q10
Lis t any civ ic organizations of which y ou are a m ember:
Marin Organiz ing Committ ee
10,000 Degrees sc hool v olunteer program
Congregation Kol Shofar
Certified Emergenc y Res pons e Team (CERT)
Q11
Education:
Master's degree in Communication Disorders with 4 dec ades of ex perience treating adults and s eniors with cognit ive, c ommunic at ion
and swallowing dis orders as well as managerial experience in phy s ical disabilit ies
Q12
Why are you interested in s erving on a board or c om m iss ion?
Seniors and is sues s urrounding aging hav e been my personal and profes sional pas s ions
Q13
Describe pos sible areas in whic h you may have a conflict of interest with the City:
None that I am aware of
Q14
Upload your resume.
RHEA resum e.pdf (64.7KB)
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Ethnicity
Q16
To which gender do you most identify?
Q17
How old are you?
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RHEA STRAUSS BROWN
San Rafael, California 94901
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EDUCATION:
M.A., Speech-Language Pathology, University of Cincinnati.
B.A., Secondary Education --Social Studies and Spanish, University of Illinois.
Summer Session, Universidad de las Americas, Mexico City.
CERTIFICATION:
Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC), American Speech, Language and Hearing
Association (ASHA), 1981.
Ohio License in Speech-Pathology (SP-2400), 1981.
California License in Speech-Pathology (SP-4546), 1982 to the present.
Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructor’s course, Sharp Heart Training Center, November
1992.
Vital Stim (NMES) practitioner
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Rehab Coordinator (assistant manager) and staff therapist Kindred South Marin 5/09
to 6/1/17. Per diem SLP 6/1/17 to 7/1/19
Staff Therapist, Greenbrae Care Center and Fifth Ave. Care Center, PeopleFirst 3/05
to 5/09
Rehab Manager, Smith Ranch Care Center, PeopleFirst 11/03 to 3/05
Rehab Manager, Smith Ranch Care Center, ONR 7/03 to 11/03
Staff Therapist, Smith Ranch Care Center, ONR 3/03 to 7/03
Director of Rehabilitation, Vintage Estates of Kentfield. 1/00 to 3/03. ONR became
the provider of rehabilitation when SRMgt. bought Kentfield. Responsibilites were
the same under ONR. Additional responsibilities included managing Hillside Care
Center in addition for an interim period. Then completed training of a new DOR with
no previous longterm care or Medicare experience. New DOR was also completely
trained in all ONR paperwork and systems.
Therapy Program Manager, Kentfield Rehab and Nursing Center. 11/98 through
12/99. Responsibilities included staffing, supervising and day-to-day operations of
active rehab program within the 97 bed Skilled Nursing Facility. Initiated new
systems and transitioned staff to Medicare PPS program. Assisted nursing with
implementation of PPS. Prepared Rehab Department for State Survey. Also served
as clinician in Speech/Language Pathology.
Speech-Language Pathologist, per diem position, Vencor Corporation. 7/98 to
11/98.
Rehabilitation Services Manager and Director of Speech-Language Pathology,
Hillhaven Corporation (name later changed to Vencor Corporation) for the Mill
Valley and San Rafael skilled nursing facilities, 2/95 to 7/98. Responsible for all
areas of management of the rehabilitation programs including hiring and supervising
staff in the departments of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech-
Language Pathology and serving on the management team assisting in directing the
activities of the buildings. The two facilities include 172 beds with 21 Me dicare
certified beds.
Director of Speech-Language Pathology, Hillhaven Corp., Mill Valley and San Rafael
facilities, 8/94-1/95.
Speech-Language Pathologist, Hillhaven Corporation, San Pablo, CA. 4/94-8/94.
Clinical Specialist in Speech Pathology 11/89-1/94. Senior Therapist 6/88 -11/89.
Staff Speech-Pathologist 9/86-6/88, Sharp Cabrillo Hospital, San Diego, CA.
Provided supervision, management and staffing for the Speech Pathology
component of the Department of Rehabilitation Therapies throughout hospital.
Services were provided in the acute hospital, stroke and brain injury rehabilitation
programs, skilled nursing facility and in the out-patient clinic. Coordinated and
supervised San Diego State University graduate students’ practicum (adjunct faculty
position).
Speech Pathologist, Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, San Diego, CA., 10/81-9/86:
Provided diagnostic and therapeutic intervention at a major trauma center for adult,
adolescent and pediatric in-patients, out-patients and home health patients with
speech-language and swallowing impairments. Served on multi-disciplinary panels
at hospital sponsored conferences on the elderly and patients with head trauma.
Speech Pathologist, Drake Memorial Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, 4/80-6/81: Position
as Clinical Fellow, later staff therapist. Provided comprehensive clinical services for
hospital in-patients and outpatients in chronic care and rehabilitation facility.
Speech Pathology Clinical Fellow, University of Cincinnati Medical Center,
Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Audiology and Speech Pathology,
12/79-4/80: Provided patient services in Speech Pathology to adults and children in
the acute, university hospital and out-patient clinic. Services included language
delay, traumatic brain injury and language stimulation for chronically ill infants.
PRESENTATIONS:
“A Comparison of the performance of learning disabled children and normally
achieving children using the Token Test for Children,” presented to the Ohio Speech
and Hearing Association convention, 1981.
Lecture on aphasia therapy in a chronic care facility for University of Cincinnati
graduate course in Aphasia (Ann Wood, PhD., instructor), 1981.
Annual lecture and hospital tour for Speech Pathology undergraduate course in
Communications Disorders, San Diego State University, 1988-1993.
“Current Management of Dysphagia”, presentation on rehabilitative medicine for
“Physicians 2000” Medical Conference, San Diego, May 1992.
Sharp Memorial Hospital Medical Grand Rounds, “Diagnosis and Treatment of
Dysphagia,” Co-presented with L. Goldberger, M.D., Radiologist, April 1993.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
American Speech, Language and Hearing Association, 1981-2020.
Ohio Speech and Language Association, 1979-1981.
Southwestern Ohio Speech and Hearing Association, 1977-1980.
California Speech and Hearing Association, 1982-2019.
California Association of Bilingual Language Speech Specialists, 1984-86.
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Q1
Contact Information
First and Last Name SALAMAH LOCKS
Address
City/Town San Rafael
State/Province CA
ZIP/Postal Code 94903
Email Address
Phone Number
Q2
What Board would you like to apply to?
Marin Commission on Aging
Q6
How long have you lived in San Rafael?
40 yrs.
Q7
Business Information
Company Salamah & Associates
Address
City/Town San Rafael
ZIP/Postal Code 94903
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Q8
How did you hear about this vacant position?
Other (please specify):
I am the incumbent Commissioner for San Rafael
Q9
Do you participate in any civic activities? If so, what are they?
Work with Aging and Adult Services telehealth services for county residents with the student nurse interns.
Member of Marin County Racial Equity Planning Committee
Q10
List any civic organizations of which you are a member:
Marin County Commission on Aging, past Chair
Q11
Education:
BS and MS in nursing with Community Health Speciality
Post Master's Geriatric Nursing Certificate
Q12
Why are you interested in serving on a board or commission?
To work on advocacy and equity policies and/or legislation that benefit our San Rafael elders
Q13
Describe possible areas in which you may have a conflict of interest with the City:
None come to mind
Q14
Upload your resume.
Locks.pdf (2.2MB)
Q15
Ethnicity
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Q16
To which gender do you most identify?
Q17
How old are you?
Education:.
1981
1986
1990
2018
Salamah Locks, MS, APRN-BC, PHN
Terra Linda, CA 94903
A.S. Nursing
College of Marin,Kentfield,CA
B.S. Nursing
University of California,Sap Francisco,CA
M.S. Community Health,emphasis in cross-
cultural issues.Teaching minor.
Geriatric Nursing Certificate
University of California,San Francisco
Current License/Certifications:
American Heart Association, CPR certified
American Nurses Credentialing Center (Advance Practice)
California Board of Registered Nurses (Certified CNS #240)
California Board of Registered Nurses License # H333002
California Department of Health Services (Public Health Nurse #40887)
Professional Experience: (Military and/or Leadership in Bold)
7/12-present
1/95-7/15
4/90-8/12
12/09-8/12
6/11
5/83-6/11
5/09-7/09
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Commissioner
Marin County Commission on Aging, Chair
Administrator for Residential Care Facilities Chain
Sacramento, CA
Commander, Nurse Corps, US Navy Reserves
Naval Operational Support Center, Sacramento, CA
Training Officer (5 yrs.); Mentoring Liaison Officer (4 yrs.);
Awards Coordinator (2 yrs.); AOIC (9mos.); OIC (19 mos.)
Officer in Charge
OHSU CP Detachment I
NOSC Sacramento, CA
Triage Team Leader
Arkansas Delta IRT
Wynne,AR
Clinical Nurse III,Cardiology/Cardiovascular/Cardiothoracic
University of California, San Francisco Hospitals
Clinical Instructor (5 units)
University of San Francisco,CA
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Salamah Locks
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6/07-7/07 .-
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4-07-present
3/05-6/05
2/03-7/03
12/2002
1/01-6/01,
8/01-10/01
8/96-12/96
6/88-8/88
8/86-9/88
8/81-5/83
Quality Improvement Reviewer
2nd MARDIV Surgeon's Office (DSO)
Camp Lejeune,NC
Assistant Department Head
Maternal Child Infant Nursing (MCINRS)
OHSU Lemoore,CA
Deployment Support Facilitator
Navy Region Southwest Reserve Component Command
Quality Improvement Manager
University of California,San Francisco Hospitals
Critical Care Staff Nurse (Active Duty)
Navy Hospital,Bremerton,WA
Senior Staff Nurse
Naval Hospital Yokosuka,Japan
Clinical Instructor
College of Marin,Kentfield,CA
Clinical Instructor (5 units)
University of San Francisco,CA
Per Diem Clinical Nurse II,Radiation Oncology,Ambulatory Care
University of California,San Francisco Hospitals
Public Health Nurse,Ambulatory Care (Family Primary Care)
Marin Community Clinic,Marin City,CA
Clinical Nurse II,Gyn/Urology/Plastic SurgerylKidney Transplant
University of California,San Francisco Hospitals
Speaker/Presentations:(2002-2006)
2006
2006
2006
2003
2003
2002
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Speaker:Professionalism in Medical Surgical Nursing
Northern Calif.Chapter Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses
Sutter Medical Ctr.Santa Rosa,CA
Podium presentation:You can rush your time away:An
ethnographic study of older African American men"
22nd Annual Nursing Research Conference
V A Palo Alto Health Care System
Podium presentation:Pilot study of older African American men.
UCSF Community of Scholars Research Day
2nd Annual Research Day:Case Study on artifact arrhythmias
Naval Hospital Bremerton,WA
Poster presentation:Case Study on artifact arrhythmias
Academy of Military Surgeons of the United States (AMSUS)
San Antonio,TX
Speaker:Brugada Syndrome
Naval Hospital Yokosuka,Japan
Salamah Locks
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Notable Active Duty and Annual Training Activities
30Ju109-18JullO Active Duty (Operation Enduring Eagle)
Navy Expeditionary Medical Unit,Landstuhl,Germany
NR Destroyer Squadron 17 Unit (Exercise Kernal Blitz)
Subject Matter Expert and VIP Escort
Fleet Hospital Oper &Training Comm,CPend
Fleet Hospital Oper &Training Comm,CPend
NH Great Lakes (Women's Health Clinic)
Naval School of Health Care and Admin,Bethesda
Active Duty (Operation Nobel Eagle),NH Bremerton
-27Mar95l
18Aug96
11 May97
12Jul99
21JuiOl
23Feb03-04Ju103
Professional Memberships
American Nurses'Association/California
UCSF,School of Nursing,Alumni Association (Board President 1998-2002)
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society
National Black Nurses Association (Life Member)
Naval Reserves Association (Life Member)
AMSUS (Life Member)
Publications:
Pope,R,&Locks,S.(2019).Avoidance of Drug Dependence:A Re-Contextualization
of a Study of Older African Americans.(Poster)Aging &Social Change:9th
Interdisciplinary Conference.University of Vienna,Vienna,Austria.
Locks,S.(2018).Longevity Behaviors in Older African American Men:A Qualitative
Study.(Poster)73rd Conference of Gerontology Society of America.Boston,MA
Locks,S.,Pope,R.,&Wallhagen,M.(2008).Avoidance of drug dependence:Two
studies of older African Americans.(Abstract)Xavier University of Louisiana,College
of Pharmacy's 2nd Annual Health Disparities Conference.New Orleans,LA.
Locks,S.(2006).You can rush your time away:An ethnographic study of older African
American men.(Abstract)22nd Annual Nursing Research Conference.VA Palo Alto
Health Care System
Waters,C.,&Locks,S.(2005).African Americans.In J.Lipson,&S.Dibble (Eds.),
Culture and Clinical Care (pp.14-26).San Francisco,CA:University of California,San
Francisco Nursing Press.
Locks,S.(2001,May).Improving staff compliance with airborne/AFB precautions at
University of California,San Francisco.(Abstract)3rd Annual Research Day,
Innovations in Patient Care.South San Francisco,CA.
Locks,S.(1999).Review of Presentations at Annual Session.NPA Newsletter.
pp.1,2,3.
Locks,S.,&Boeteng,L.(1996).Black/African Americans.In J.Lipson,S.Dibble,&
P.Minarik (Eds.),Culture and Nursing Care:A Pocket Guide (pp.37-43).San
Francisco,CA:University of California,San Francisco Nursing Press .
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Locks,S.,Master's Thesis:Community Awareness of Social Changes Which Affect
Nutrition and Health Behaviors in a Predominantly Afro-American Community.UCSF
1990.
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