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Orange County, CA November 4, 2014 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Anne Seifert

Candidate for
Council Member; City of Seal Beach; Council District 5

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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

. Ph.D. School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley,1972; M.P.H., Dept. of Epidemiology; graduate level courses: Nutrition, Environmental Health, Health Education; U.S.P.H.S. Trainee Fellowship.

. Harvard University School of Public Health, Department of Nutrition, Boston, Mass. 1966, Independent research grant award; Journal articles published with Dr. Jean Mayer.

. M.A. Experimental Psychology, Smith College, Northampton, Mass., 1965, Smith College Fellowship.

. B.A. Psychology; Minors: English, Fine Arts, Hofstra University, 1963. Dean's List. Creative Writing Honors.

VOLUNTEER WORK

Elected Positions:

2012-2014: Director, Golden Rain Foundation Board of Directors

2014: President, Good Health Club

2009-10: President, Where We Live Club, Seal Beach LW

1999-2001: President, Smith College Club of San Diego

1996-99: National Hollywood Board of Directors Screen Actor's Guild, 3 year term; Co-Chair, Health Care Safety Net Committee

1993-1995:Torrey Pines Community Planning Board representing Del Mar Hills (San Diego)

1989-92: Vice-President, Board of Directors, Friends of the San Dieguito River Valley; Chairman, Crest Canyon sub-committee; Regional Park Committee

1975-76: President, Smith College Club of San Francisco

1973-74: Chairman, Bay Area Mental Health Program Evaluation Group

1973: President, Mill Valley Homeowner's Association

1972: Chairman, Student Health Services Advisory Committee, Cowell Hospital, Berkeley

1962: Officer, Board of Governors, Hofstra University

Appointed Positions:

2012-2014: Chair, GRF Recreation Committee; Cafe sub-committee; Chair, GRF Publications Committee

2013: Member, Mutual Two Garden Committee

2002- 2011: Member, SAG Health Care Safety Net Committee, Hollywood.

2007-2009: Regional Coordinator for Region 10 (CA, HI, OR, WA) Smith College Alumnae

2003-2006: Regional Coordinator for Southern California Smith College Alumnae (Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Orange County, San Diego),

1991:Community Advisory Committee Joint Powers Authority/SANDAG (representatives from San Diego County communities included Solana Beach, Del Mar, Escondido, Poway)

1990:Member Joint Powers Authority Wetlands Restoration Group

1984: Member, California Governor's Council on Wellness and Physical Fitness

1981: Board of Directors, Escondido Visitors and Information Bureau

WORK EXPERIENCE

Anne Seifert, "Dr.Anne"---------------------------------Seal Beach, CA

3/03-present: Instructor for City of Seal Beach Rec.Dept.; 5/87- 12/02: Public speaker on weight control and health maintenance. Free-lance reporter for the Del Mar Times; Nutritional counselor to guests at the Rancho Valencia Resort in Rancho Santa Fe; Developed the MAGIC-HAND Eating Plan program and currently conducting practice groups. Website: http://www.dranne.org

Public speaking------------------------------------------Del Mar, CA

1/00- 12/02: Weight control lectures and seminars for businesses and other organizations; Web-site under construction for MAGIC-HAND Eating Plan and e-book. On-going Clinical Epidemiology Research Exchange participant, Dept. Family & Preventive Medicine, U.C.S.D.

1/94-12/99: Adjunct Faculty, Coastline Community College, Costa Mesa, Food & Nutrition. Founder and Director of non-profit association to teach well-balanced portion control eating for weight control- MAGIC-HAND Eating Plan. On-going training course at Leisure World; City of Seal Beach Recreation Dept.; Community SBTV3 producer, 1998; Private consulting.

5/87-98: Nutritional counseling to guests at the Rancho Valencia Resort, Rancho Santa Fe. Developed the MAGIC-HAND-Eating Plan program (includes fitness-weight goals, balanced food groups, exercise prescriptions, body image-feelings, time management, stress reduction and meditation). Producer/host "Least Tern", an environmental issues program on Southwestern Cable (1990).

9/85: Development project with L/A House Productions of a cable show concerning outstanding athletes called "Breakthrough". Wrote and researched health reports for public broadcast. Cox Cable Producer's Certificate, 1986. Lectures on stress-reduction for The Sporting Club, La Jolla.

5/79: Practice in Escondido. Author and lecturer on public health, social and environmental issues. Director, Olympic Resort Hotel Weight Loss Program.

Institute of Health Research Health Profile Program--------San Francisco, CA

6/76: Co-Principal Investigator. Developed study design, questionnaires, and administrative components of this NIH funded long-term study of 2,000 persons positive health maintenance. Starting in 1974 consultation services were provided to public and private agencies, academic and community organizations. Clients included the American Society of Internal Medicine, Institute for Scientific Analysis, West Coast Cancer Foundation, Stanford University Dept. of Engineering-Economic Systems, and the National Center for Health Statistics. Seminar development and presentation of lectures for U.C. School of Business Administration, Western Center for Health Planning, and U.S. Public Health Service.

Bay Area Comprehensive Health Planning Council---------- San Francisco, CA

4/74: Data Manager for Regional Office; Implemented and managed a computerized system to supply data for health planning facilities. Interfaced with State and other agencies.

County of Marin ---------------------------------------- San Rafael, CA

8/72: Evaluation Analyst for Department of Health Services; Liaison between County and State Department of Mental Hygiene; evaluated health programs, made recommendations for program development.

Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons-------New York City, NY

12/67:International Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction; evaluating family planning programs underway in Pakistan; developing instructions and methods for data analysis.

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