Summer 2007 Fellow: Crista Mendoza
Summer 2007 Fellow email: cristam@stanford.edu
Faculty Mentor: n/a
Faculty Mentor email: n/a
Office Description:
Supervisor Dufty represents District 8, which encompasses Noe Valley, The Castro, Glen Park, Diamond Heights, Duboce Triangle, Dolores Park & San Jose / Guerrero, and Buena Vista Heights neighborhoods. On a community level he has continued to work in close partnership with neighborhood and merchant groups throughout District 8. His years in Neighborhood Services taught him that any problem, large or small, can be addressed when you bring together concerned neighbors, merchants, community organizations and City Departments. He also encouraged Mayor Brown to launch the Open Door Program, a Saturday morning forum that provided an opportunity for individual San Franciscans to talk privately with the mayor about their individual problems. That program alone gave thousands of people personal access to their mayor in a way that never occurred before. And countless problems were solved. The fellow in this office will work very closely and directly with the Supervisor himself and his two legislative aides.
Office Website: http://www.sfgov.org/site/bdsupvrs_index.asp?id=12723
Projects Fellows Have Worked on in the Past:
- Constituent issues: directly working with constituents to help address both short term and long term small projects
- Working directly with the legislative aides to conduct research, contact community officials and members, and address daily issues that arose
Desired Personal Qualities:
- Willingness to work on public outreach campaigns
- Interest in and passion for policy and community outreach (especially pertaining to San Francisco)
- Hard worker and team player
- Organized, self motivated, and outgoing
Desired Skills, Experience, and Coursework:
- Experience working in a professional workplace
- Ability to perform research thoroughly and efficiently
- Comfort speaking and presenting work publicly
- Strong writing skills
- Familiarity with policy issues
Main Fellowship Disciplines:
- Public Policy
- Political Science
- Urban Studies
- Sociology
Languages:
All work done in English