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Cindy and staff

Cindy and Staff

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Cindy Chavez

Supervisor of District 2

Supervisor of District 2

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Betty Duong

Betty Duong

Chief of Staff (on leave)

Betty manages Cindy's Land Use, Code Enforcement, Education, Affordable Housing, Homelessness, Vietnamese American Service Center, Business Liaison, Reid-Hillview Airport, Personnel, Constituent Services, Public Safety and Justice, Jail Reform, Jail Diversion, Pretrial Justice Reform, Reentry, Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking, Sexual Assault, Pay Equity, GARE.
Speaks: Vietnamese

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Beth Willon

Beth Willon

Communications Director

Beth manages Cindy's Media requests, writing, planning media/constituent events, social media, newsletter.

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Jason Bennert

Jason Bennert

Board Aide

Jason manages Cindy's Newsletter, Communications Content, Backup Communications Director, Lead on Broadband Expansion and Digital Inclusion

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Jack McGovern

Jack McGovern

Policy Aide

Jack manages Cindy's Affordable Housing, Homelessness, Land Use, Wildfires, Firearms, Teen Vaping, Affordable Housing, Land Use including Reid-Hillview Airport and the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds.

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Amy Nguyen

Amy Nguyen

Budget and Policy Director

Amy manages Cindy's Budget and Policy Initiatives; the Children, Seniors and Families Committee; Safety Net Services; Childcare; Vietnamese American Service Center.
Speaks: Vietnamese

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Kathy Sutherland

Kathy Sutherland

Executive Assistant / Scheduler

Kathy manages Cindy's scheduling and managing the Office Staff.

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Alex Lin

Alexander Lin

Acting Chief of Staff

Alexander is the assistant to Supervisor Chavez; and manages Cindy's Lead for the Children, Seniors, and Families Committee; Safety Net Services; Foster Care; Older Adults; Education; Technology; Division of Equity and Social Justice; Communications and Social Media; Constituent Services.

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Alyssa Garza

Alyssa Garza

Policy Aide

Alyssa manages Cindy's meeting preparations, facilitating community events, constituent services, Seven Trees community liaison, administrative multitasking and general office management.

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Cindy's committee assignments

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Children, seniors and families committee, Chair

This committee is focused on a wide variety of issues in the areas of social services and child support services.

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Public Safety and Justice Committee, Vice-Chair

Public Safety and Justice Committee is responsible for oversight of the criminal justice system.