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Santa Clara County, CA November 6, 2001 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Victor Ojakian

Candidate for
Council Member; City of Palo Alto

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PERSONAL Married; four (4) children; Palo Alto resident 25 years; age 54

OCCUPATION Accounting Supervisor, Hewlett Packard

EDUCATION BA, University of California, Berkeley Teaching Credential (secondary), University of California, Berkeley

COUNCIL SERVICE Elected to City Council, 1997 Vice Mayor, 2001 Member, Finance Committee, 1998, 2000-01 Member, Policy and Services Committee, 1999 Member, Audit Committee, 1999, (Chair 2000-01) Delegate, California Avenue Area Development Association, 1998-99 Alternate, Chamber of Commerce, 2001 City Representative, City/School Liaison Committee, (Alternate 1998-99), 2000-01 Council/CAO Ad Hoc Committee, 2001 Economic Resources Liaison, East Palo Alto Liaison Committee, Liaison 1998-2001 Member, Flood Management, 1999 Alternate, Human Relations Commission, 1998-99 Liaison, Library Advisory Commission, 1999 Liaison, Neighbors Abroad, 1998 Liaison, Palo Alto Community Child Care, 1998-99, Alternate 2000, 2001 Liaison, Parks and Recreation Commission, 2000-01 Alternate, Santa Clara County Emergency Preparedness Council, 1998-99 Liaison, Stanford University, 1999 Alternate, Utilities Advisory Commission, 1998-2001 Alternate, Santa Clara County Cities Association (SCCCA), 2001

COMMUNITY SERVICE Planning Commissioner, 1991-97 (Chairperson 1994) University Park Neighborhood Association Member, 1978-92 (Treasurer 1979-89) Addison Elementary School Site Council Member, 1980-84 (Chair 1981-84) Palo Alto Unified School District Elementary School Closure Committee Alternate, 1983 Downtown Farmers' Market founding member, 1980-84 (Treasurer 1982-84) Boy Scout Troop 50 Parent Committee Member (Chair 1993-94) Measure AB@ Campaign Co-precinct Captain, 1994 SAY, AYSO, or Palo Alto Little League Youth Athletics Coach (1981-present)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Practice corporate accounting and management since 1978

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