Candidate for
Member, City Council; City of Monterey

Ed Smith for Monterey City Council

LEADERSHIP, CHARACTER and PASSION to SERVE!

Ed was born in Monterey and raised on the Monterey Peninsula, attending local schools, graduating from Pacific Grove High in 1971. He married his high school sweetheart Sharron, who graduated from Monterey High School also in 1971.

After graduating from MPC in 1973, Ed and Sharron were married and went off to college. He graduated from Sacramento State with a BA in Criminal Justice in 1975. After several years, Ed returned to College, attending night school to work on his Masters Degree, graduating in 1983 from Golden Gate University with a Master's of Public Administration in Federal, State & Urban Governance.

He and his wife have lived in Monterey and raised two children living in the same home for 34 years. Both of their children graduated from Monterey High School.

"We have always felt that we are very fortunate to have been able to return back home after college and to raise our family in Monterey. We truly love our town."

Ed's adult children: Amy Baj (married to Chris) live in Florida where she is a Public Relations Director. Peter just finished serving in the Ist. Division of United States Army and currently is a full time student at Wichita State, Kansas majoring in aeronautical engineering. Ed and Sharron have two grandchild, Liam Hunter Smith, five years old, and Hadley Rose Baj who is four months old.

Ed has an established a track record with a valuable experiences and expertise

Community Activities / Civic Organizations / Offices

• Member of the Chamber of Commerce
• Member of the Cannery Row Rotary, Vocation Chair
• Member of the Monterey County Hospitality Association, Education Committee
• AT&T Golf Tournament, Team Captain
• Served or represented employers on numerous community initiatives and Federal & State grants, councils, commissions and local community activities
• Special Events: July 4th events, Monterey Fair, Auto Auction, Cherries Jubilee, First Night, Monterey Jazz Festival and Cannery Row Days, etc.
• Past Board Member of a private school
• Past Board of Directors of community church
• Past President of the Monterey Police Officers Association
• Monterey Peninsula Leadership, graduate

• Pacific Grove High School Graduate
• Monterey Peninsula College AS Graduate
• California State University Sacramento, BA in Criminal Justice
• Golden Gate University, MPA in Federal, State and Urban Governances
• Police Academy, Supervisory and Management P.O.S.T Certificates
• Life-Time Teaching Credential, State of California

• Seaside Police Department, 4 years- Officer; Academy Class President
• Monterey Police Department, 26 years- Officer; Field Training, Detective, Sergeant and Lieutenant
• Desert Hot Springs Police Department, 4 years- Division Commander- Retired 2011
• Experience on a City Joint Powers Agreement, Technical Advisory Committee member
• Project manager, construction & technology data systems, the last one being 1.5 million dollar project involving multi jurisdictions
• Owned and operated a retail business in Monterey, established in 1991 sold in 1998
• Former Instructor MPC Police Academy, Criminal Justice courses
• Leadership/management; Instructor, State of California numerous agencies
• Co-Owner On Base Leadership Training and Consulting Services

• Grand children a 5 year old and 4 month old
• Gardening
• Reading: world history, modern leadership & organizational management
• Remodeling and home improvement- power tools!!
• Golf, Football- 49ers and Baseball- Giants