Board and Agendas

Employment History

• Chevron (1960-1992)
• Consultant/expert witness (1993-2002)

Other Board or Foundations

• President, Novato Sanitary District Board of Directors (Originally Elected in 1976, re-elected in 2001, 2005 and 2009)
• Chair, Bay Area Ridge Trail Council
• Marin County Park and Open Space Commission

Community/Volunteer Service

• San Francisco Bay Trail Board of Directors
• Marin Council BSA Advisory Council

Resident of Novato since 1988

Educational History

• San Francisco State University, BA, Major in Transportation and Foreign Trade.
• Pepperdine University, MBA •Ongoing with California Special Enterprise District associations.
  

Employment History

• Connell Brothers, San Francisco, foreign trade.
• Kaiser Sand and Gravel, Oakland, CA, Worked on BART.
• Airline Executive, Vice president Sun Aire, Palm Springs CA
• Entrepreneur: successfully operated cleaning company, Video Place in Ignacio area.
• REALTOR®

Other Boards or Foundations

• Marin Association of REALTORS, Past Board Member, Audit Committee Chair, Government Affairs Committee
• Past Board memberships, Northbay Childrens Center, Novato Downtown Business Association, Novato City Council, Mayor 2 times, Novato Homeless Commission, Chair, Hamilton Advisory Commission.

Community / Volunteer Service

• Rotary Club of Novato, 13 year member, working on Mobile Home Smoke detector program, Read across America, Fishing in the City, Polio Plus, Marin Food Bank Laws of Life, St. Vincent Christmas tree sales and Circus.

Committees & Commissions for 2011

• Airport Industrial Area Subcommittee (AIASC)
• California State Association of Counties (CSAC) -
  Health and Human Services Policy Committee
• Emergency Medical Care Committee (EMCC)
• Mental Health Board
• Napa County Transportation Planning Agency (NCTPA) - Vice Chair
• Napa Valley Transportation Authority
• Napa Sanitation District (Alternate)
• North Bay Water Reuse Authority (NBWRA) - Vice Chair
• San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) (Alternate)
• Watershed Information Center and Conservancy of Napa County (WICC) - Board of Directors (Alternate)

Former Committees & Commissions

• Executive Board Member and Treasurer of Fire Districts Workers Compensation Insurance JPA
• Past President Napa County Fire Fighters Association
• Past President Napa Solano Fire Chiefs Association
• Member of the State of California CAL/Fire Command Team # 3

Committees & Commissions for 2011

• Airport Industrial Area Subcommittee (ALASC)
• Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) - General Assembly (Alternate); Executive Committee (Alternate)
• California State Association of Counties (CSAC) - Housing, Land Use and Transportation Policy Committee
• Great Wine Capitals Global Network (GWC)
• Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO)
• Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) - Programming and Allocations Committee; Administration Committee; Bay Area Toll Authority Oversight Committee (Chairman); Joint Policy Committee; Transit Sustainability Committee
• Napa County Transportation Planning Agency (NCTPA)
• Napa Valley Transportation Authority
• North Bay Water Reuse Authority Committee (NBWRA) (Alternate)
• Metropolitan Transportation Commission
• Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
• Napa County Flood Authority

State Assignments

• California State Association of Counties (CSAC) Board of Directors

Regional Assignments

• Bay Conservation Development Commission (BCDC)
• Northern California Counties Tribal Consortium
• Sonoma/Marin Area Rail Transit Board of Directors (SMART)

Countywide Assignments

• North Coast Air Basin Control District (Alternate member)
• Sonoma County Indian Gaming Local Community Benefit Committee (LCBC)
• Sonoma County Transportation Authority (SCTA)
• Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District

Ad-Hoc Committees

• AB 811/SCEIP
• HR Director Recruitment
• Long Range Planning for Climate Summits
• Rural Development and USDA Grants

Affiliations
Supervisor Brown was elected President of the National Association of Counties (NACo) in July 2009 and is serving as the Past president until July 2011.

Supervisor Brown also serves as:

• Board Member for ICLEI USA
• Co-Chair for Climate Communities

State Assignments

• California State Association of Counties (CSAC) Board of Directors (Alternate)

Regional Assignments

• Bay Conservation Development Commission (Alternate)
• Eel Russian River Commission (Alternate)
• FishNet 4C
• North Coast Supervisors Association
• Public Policy Facilitating Committee
• Redwood Empire Association
• Russian River Watershed Association (Alternate)

Countywide Assignments

• Local Agency Formation Commission
• Upstream Investments
• Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District

Standing Committees

• Advertising Program
• Joint Roseland Subcommittee
• Water Advisory Committee

Ad-Hoc Committees

• AB 811/SCEIP
• Long Range Planning for Climate Summits
• Rural Development and USDA Grants
• Williamson Act

Employment

• U.S. Steel Corp. Retired after 32 years
• Consultant/expert witness (1993-2002)

Committees, Commissions, etc.

• Novato City Planning Commission - 12 years
• City-County Planning Council (Marin County)
• Financial planning committee (NUSD)
• North Marin Water District Director (since 1984)

Employment

• Registered Professional Engineer
• 35 years experience in design and construction of public facilities including utilities

Committees, Commissions, etc.

• Director of North Marin Water District (1984)
• Former Director of Novato Sanitary District

• Mayor of Napa (2005)
• Napa City Council (1996-2005)
• Program Coordinator for Leadership Napa Valley
• Received the Preceptor Award for outstanding Leadership Professionals from the National Community Leadership Association (2004)
• Napa Valley Unified School Board, Former President
• Napa Parks and Recreation Commission, Former Chairperson

• Napa City Council (2005)
• From 1997 to 2002, Mark managed public and government relations for a Northern California vineyard management company where he created, managed and produced North Coast Vineyard News
• Hispanic Network of Napa County, Volunteer
• American Cancer Society, Volunteer
• Queen of the Valley Hospital Foundation, Volunteer
• "The Oil Forum", Board Director
• Napa County Drug and Alcohol Advisory Board, Former Appointee
• Napa Planning Commission, Former

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regional Assignments

• Association of Bay Area Governments
• Community Advisory Board of the San Francisco Bay Water Transit Authority
• Golden Gate Bridge District
• Northbay Watershed Association (Alternate member)
• North Coast Supervisors Association (Alternate member)

Countywide Assignments

• Health Action
• Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO)
• Solid Waste Advisory Group
• Sonoma County Employee Retirement Association (SCERA)
• Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District (Alternate member)

Ad-Hoc Committees

• Solid Waste
• Williamson Act
• Pension Reform

Regional Assignments

• Eel Russian River Commission
• Northbay Watershed Association
• Northern California Counties Tribal Consortium (Alternate member)
• Public Policy Facilitating Committee
• Russian River Watershed Association

Countywide Assignments

• Local Agency Formation Commission (Alternate member)
• North Coast Air Pollution Control District
• Sonoma County Indian Gaming Local Community Benefit Committee
• Sonoma County Transportation Authority (SCTA)

Standing Committees

• Advertising Program
• Water Advisory Committee (Alternate member)