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Contra Costa County, CA November 2, 2010 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Myrna L. de Vera

Candidate for
Council Member; City of Hercules

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Public Service

  • Planning Commissioner, City of Hercules (2005 to Present);
Chairperson, (2007, 2008) ; Vice-Chairperson (2006, 2009, 2010)
Design Review Subcommittee, New Town Center Subcommittee Waterfront, Intermodal Transit Station, Sycamore Downtown, Sycamore Crossings, New Town Center, Hilltown

Civic and Volunteer Services

  • Member and Past Vice-President, Hercules Chamber of Commerce
  • Director and Past Treasurer, Filipino-Americans of Hercules
  • Member, Hercules Lions Club
  • Member, Filipino-Americans of Contra Costa (FACC)
  • Pastoral Council and Fundraising Committee, St. Patrick Catholic Church, Rodeo
  • Volunteer, Asian American Donor Program
  • Member, Filipina Women's Network
  • Member, National Federation of Filipino American Associations, NaFFAA-Region 8 (Northern California) Awards
  • Hercules Woman of the Year
  • Community Development Award, Contra Costa College, 2010
  • Special Recognition Award, Hercules Chamber of Commerce, 2010
  • 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the USA, Filipina Women's Network, 2009

Family and Business
  • Hercules Resident since 1991; husband, Manuel, and sons, Mark, Christian, Emmanuel
  • Little League and Soccer Team Mom, Cub Scouts Pack 42 Treasurer/Registrar, Faith Formation Teacher, St. Joseph School Parent-Teacher Group Member
  • Allstate Insurance Agency Owner, San Francisco

Education
  • B.S. Architecture, University of the Philippines, Diliman, 1982

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