Candidate for
Council Member; City of Rohnert Park

1536 Gladstone Way Rohnert Park, CA 94928 Phone: 707-584-1195 Fax: 707-584-2338 Email:blumacjazz@aol.com

Jake Mackenzie

Summary

I have in-depth experience and a consuming interest in government, leadership issues and productive processes.

Employment:

1996-present Councilmember, City of Rohnert Park, CA. Mayor in 2001
1972-2002 US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Senior Positions in Pesticide Regulation, including:

Non-profits:

Local Government Commission, Sacramento - Current President of Board of Directors, and Board Member 2000-present Greenbelt Alliance, San Francisco - Member of Board of Directors 2001-present Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy, Santa Rosa - Member of Board of Directors from 1999-present

County and Regional Appointments:

Sonoma County Transportation Authority, Immediate past Chair 2002-2003 and Board Member 1999-2001
Sonoma/Marin Area Rail Transit , Board of Directors 2003-2004
Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District Advisory Committee Immediate past Chair and Board Member 1998 to present
Sonoma County Water Agency, Water Advisory Committee to Member 1998 - present
Sonoma County Waste Management Agency - Director 2003 to present

Association of Bay Area Government Regional Planning Committee, Member 1998 to present
Russian River Watershed Association, Vice Chair, 2003- present
Sonoma County Bicycle Advisory Committee, Past Chair and Board Member 1992-1996

Recent Accomplishments:

Rohnert Park General Plan and Urban Growth Boundary 1998- 2000 - One of the principal negotiators

Lompoc InterAgency Work Group 1997-2003 - Facilitator (See attached letter of commendation from State of California)

Moderator for four consecutive annual EPA-sponsored National Smart Growth Conferences 2001-2004 Held in San Diego, New Orleans, and Portland. 900-1000 attendees per conference.

Co-Founder and Manager, EPA Pesticide Regulatory Education Program, 1990-2002 Federal/State/Tribal Intergovernmental Leadership Program in Pesticide Regulation, organized in conjunction with the University of Calfornia, Davis, and other Land Grant Universities throughout the US.

Education

PhD., Oregon State University, Weed Science, 1970
Master of Science, Oregon State University, Weed Science, 1964
Bachelor of Science, Honors, Edinburgh University, Farm Management and Crop Science, 1962