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Orange County, CA November 2, 2004 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Brenda B. (Boynton) Ross

Candidate for
Member, City Council; City of Laguna Woods

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SERVICE EXPERIENCE

  • Major in Women's Army Corps 1942 +1946
  • Wrote WAC Physical Training Manual
  • Dean, U.S.Army Student, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Administered Army Medical Clinic, Paris, France

CITY OF LAGUNA WOODS ACTIVITIES
  • Active in establishing City of Laguna Woods
  • Elected to first City Council 1999
  • Re-elected to City Council 2000
  • Elected Mayor 2001
  • City representative to Orange County Fire Authority
    Ad Hoc Legislative Committee 2001 - present
  • City Representative to Orange County Library Assn.
    Executive Committee 1999-2002
  • Orange County League of Cities
    L.O.C.A.L. Committee 2002
    Member-at-Large to Executive Committee 2002
  • California League of Cities
    Community Policy Committee 2001 - present
    Ethics Committee Task Force 2003 - present
  • National League of Cities - Community Policy Committee 2003
  • Trauma Intervention Program (T.I.P)

AWARDS
  • Federal Executive Board, Los Angeles, CA 1981
  • California State Senior Honors Program - 1987
  • Women's Classified Service Club - Life Time Achievement Award 1998
  • Historical Society, Leisure World - Leisure Worlder of the Month - Oct. 2002
    Strevey Award for Community Service - Feb. 2002
  • Orange County Board of Supervisors - Volunteer of the Year Award 2002
  • U.C.Berkley School of Public Health and California Wellness Foundation
    Foundation Senior Leadership Award - Sep. 2002
    Outstanding Contribution to Healthy Aging and Community Building
  • Fifty-plus Fitness Program, Stanford University Ambassador Program 2004
  • Volunteer of the Year Award 2002

LEISURE WORLD ACTIVITIES
  • Academia Club - Past Membership Chair and President
  • AAUW - Public Policy Chair
  • California Club - member
  • Computer Club - member
  • D.A.R. - Volunteer Chair 2001
  • Opera 100 - member
  • Women's Classified Service Club - Past President
  • Women's Overseas Service League

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