Full Biography for Paul M. Cohen

Candidate for
Member, City Council; City of San Rafael

Community Participation:

•San Rafael City Council Member, November 1991 to present. Vice Mayor, 1995 & 1999. •San Rafael Redevelopment Agency, November 1991 to present. Vice Chair, 1995 & 1999. •Marin County Economic Commission, July 1998 to present. Vice Chair, 1999 •Marin Council of Mayors and Councilmembers. Vice President, 1999 •Commissioner, Central Marin Sanitation Agency, 1992 to present. Chair, 1995. •Member, Planning Commission, June 1987 to November, 1991. Chair, 1989. •Volunteer, Sun Valley Park Restoration and Sun Valley School. •Volunteer, "Kids Count," the successful campaign to pass Measure A supporting schools. •Treasurer & Board Member, Marin Housing Center, 1987 to 1990. •Volunteer, Marin Food Bank Christmas Can Tree, 1990- 1998. •Leader, volunteer efforts to build Marin's first permanent shelter for the homeless, 1986.

Education & Experience:

Paul grew up in Marin County and graduated from Tamalpais High School in 1974. He graduated with High Honors from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania in 1979 and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society.

Paul is President of Carpenters Local 35 in San Rafael and is on the administrative staff of the Northern California Carpenters Regional Council. His responsibilities include communications, Public Policy analysis and managing Information Technology.

Paul, his wife Nancy, and their two daughters live in the Sun Valley neighborhood of San Rafael.