Candidate for
Director; Santa Clara Valley Water District; Division 4

Dan Furtado is a native of Campbell, California, where he currently serves as a member of the City Council. He completed his undergraduate work at San Jose State University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Applied Arts and Sciences. He attended the University of California, San Francisco, and received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 1969. He also holds a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of San Francisco. He is a Life Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

He served as a volunteer for the American Heart Association for 30 years and has served on the Board of Directors and President of the Santa Clara County Chapter of the American Heart Association. In addition to serving as a spokesperson for the heart association, he has taught both basic and advanced cardiac life support. Dan was employed by Stanford University School of Medicine as Senior Lecturer in Medicine and Associate Director of the Primary Care Associate Program in the Division of Family & Community Medicine for over 23 years. Subsequently, he taught part-time at the University. He served two years on active duty with the U.S. Army, and retired as Colonel with 40 years of service in the Army Reserve. He was appointed Army Reserve Ambassador for California in June 2006.

He was elected to the Campbell City Council in March 1996, after having served as a member of the Civic Improvement Commission for over 10 years. He served as Mayor in 1999, 2003, & 2007. He was selected Citizen of the Year for the City of Campbell for the year 2000.

2010 Appointments:

• Member, Board of Directors, National League of Cities.
• Member, Board of Directors, League of California Cities
• Member, (Chair '09) Public Safety Committee, League of California Cities.
• Past President, Peninsula Division, League of California Cities.
• Member, Executive Board, Association of Bay Area Governments, thru Jun '10.
• Vice Chair (Chair 4 yrs), Emergency Preparedness Council, Santa Clara County.
• Member (Chair '09), Joint Powers Authority, Santa Clara County Library System.
• Member, Board of Directors, Housing Trust of Santa Clara County.
• Past Chair, Public Safety & Crime Prevention Steering Committee, National League of Cities.
• Chair, Executive Board, Collaborative for Disaster Mitigation, San Jose State University.
• Member, Legislative Committee, ABAG, Cities Association, & City of Campbell.
• Member, Board of Directors, Santa Clara County Cities Association.
• Member, Housing Committee, Campbell Redevelopment Agency.
• Vice Chair, (Chair 2 yrs), West Valley Sanitation District Board of Directors.

• National League of Cities (NLC) Special Working Group on Homeland Security (2001-2004).
• NLC Public Safety Steering Committee (2004-present).
• NLC Representative to the National Governors Association Homeland Security Grants Review Committee (2006).
• NLC Public Safety Policy Committee (2001-2004).