Candidate for
Council Member; City of Alameda

Frank has served on the Alameda City Council from 2002 through 2010. After moving to Alameda in 1994, Frank and his wife, Kris, raised their three sons here in town. Frank became involved in local community issues, first with the Alameda Free Library. Frank co-chaired the successful Measure O campaign to build the first new main library in Alameda in over 100 years. Then Mayor Appezzato appointed Frank to the Alameda Economic Development Commission, where he served for four years, two as Chair. He then served two years on the Planning Board prior to being elected to the City Council in 2002. Frank was re-elected to the City Council in 2006. Frank ran for Mayor in 2010, finish second in a field of four main contenders. As a Councilmember, he served on the Council liaison committees for the Alameda Unified School District, AC Transit and the City of Oakland and the City Council subcommittee for Navy negotiations. Frank was a leader in efforts to restore the historic Alameda Theater and make improvements on Webster Street. Frank also promoted a Fiscal Sustainability Committee to find ways for long term stability in the City budget. A life-long Democrat and active member of the community, Frank continues to serve. Since leaving office in 2010, Frank worked three months as a class room assistant in a school in El Salvador, is currently an active member of Alameda's Sister City Association, and, most recently, was active in efforts to re-zone excess Federal property near Crab Cove After a twenty-year career working in the biotechnology industry, Frank started his own consulting firm in 2004 to assist firms who are navigating the highly regulated drug approval process. Frank continues to operate this successful Alameda based business. Frank was born in Oakland and raised in the Fruitvale district. After attending local schools (Oakland 's St. Elizabeth Elementary and High School), he attended the University of California, Berkeley and received a Bachelor's degree in Biological Science in 1977. He became active in the Oakland community working on school, truancy reduction issues and crime prevention. Frank served on the Oakland Parks and Recreation Commission and the Alameda County Transportation Authority (ACTA) citizen advisory commission.