Overview

The San Diego Consortium Policy Board determines the organization’s funding initiatives, sharing this responsibility with the Workforce Investment Board under the Workforce Investment Act.  This board is comprised of two San Diego City Council members, two County Supervisors and a representative of the United Way Board of Directors. 

Objectives/Roles

  • Determines public policy objectives, such as geographic and population goals and programmatic focus areas.
  • Appoints members to the Workforce Investment Board.

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Upcoming Meetings & Agendas

  • May 31, 2013
    3:00pm, Room 310
  • June 28, 2013
    3:00pm, Room 310
  • July 26, 2013
    3:00pm, Room 358
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Board Chairs

Chair

Greg Cox

San Diego County Supervisor
County of San Diego

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Since joining the San Diego County Board of Supervisors in 1995, Greg Cox has worked tirelessly to better serve the public. Cox began his public service career as a teacher in the Sweetwater Union High School District. He was elected to the Chula Vista City Council and later served two terms as Mayor of Chula Vista. His expertise was tapped by the Governor when he was appointed Director of Local Government for the Office of Planning and Research. Cox also built successful businesses in the private sector. As a member of the Board of Supervisors, Cox oversees a regional government with a $5 billion budget, providing services for more than 3 million people. Cox’s leadership has helped move the County through comprehensive budget and management reform, making it one of the best managed urban counties in the nation with one of the highest credit ratings of all counties in California. 

Board Members

David Alvarez

Councilmember
City of San Diego

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David was elected to the San Diego City Council in November of 2010. As a Councilmember, David is working hard to correct the inequities that District 8 has faced over the years. His assignments include Chair of the Natural Resources & Culture Committee and is a member of the Land Use & Housing, Public Safety & Neighborhood Services, and SANDAG Borders Committees. Additionally, he serves on the Ad-Hoc Committee on Redevelopment, Otay Valley Regional Park Policy Committee, Bayshore Bikeway Working Group and the SAFE/AVA Board.

Prior to being elected, David started his career as a social services worker and after-school teacher before being selected to the prestigious Capitol Fellows Program and served under the Secretary of State. After completing his fellowship in Sacramento, he returned to San Diego to work with a company that develops new opportunities for affordable housing. Over the last six years prior to his election, he represented Senator Denise Moreno Ducheny as a liaison to the communities of District 8.

Kris Michell

President
Downtown San Diego Partnership

Lorie Zapf

Councilmember
City of San Diego

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Ron Roberts

San Diego County Supervisor
County of San Diego

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Supervisor Ron Roberts represents San Diego County’s Fourth Supervisorial District. A resident of Linda Vista in his youth, Ron graduated from Kearny High, earned an undergraduate degree from San Diego State followed by a master’s degree in architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. In 1987, after a 20 year career in architecture that included serving on the city’s planning commission, Ron won two terms on the San Diego City Council before joining the Board of Supervisors in 1995. He is married, a father of three girls and has two grandchildren. Supervisor Roberts is known for his commitment to at-risk youth, seniors, clean air, public health, economic development and long-range planning. He is a member of the California Air Resources Board, Air Pollution Control District Board, Metropolitan Transit System Board, San Diego Workforce Partnership Policy Board and San Diego Association of Governments Policy Board and Transportation Committee, to name a few. 

Alternates

Dave Roberts

County Supervisor
The County of San Diego

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Supervisor Dave Roberts brings vast experience from the public, private and nonprofit sectors to his position as District 3 Supervisor for the County of San Diego.

Dave completed two terms on the Solana Beach City Council and served as the city’s Mayor and Deputy Mayor. During his tenure, Dave represented Solana Beach on numerous regional boards. He began his public service as a volunteer for the Solana Beach Budget and Finance Committee and for the Friends of the Solana Beach Library.

Dave is a former corporate officer for SAIC, a Fortune 500 company. He also owns and operates his own real estate management company.

Upon his election to the Board of Supervisors, Dave resigned from his position as a senior manager for the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, an international nonprofit organization. In that role, Dave drew upon his background as an appointed health policy advisor to President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush. Dave earned national recognition for reducing costs and improving the delivery of Medicare, Medicaid and children’s health insurance coverage. Dave also worked for the U.S. Air Force at the Pentagon and in Europe. He played a key role in developing Tricare, the military's health insurance system.

Dave is an active member of the Del Sol Lions Club, Escondido Creek Watershed Authority, Foundation for Change, League of Women Voters, Lions Club International Foundation, National Eagle Scout Association, North County Adoptive Parents Association, San Diego County Consolidated Transportation Services Agency, San Diego North Chamber of Commerce, San Dieguito Alliance for Drug Free Youth, Sierra Club and Solana Beach Chamber of Commerce.

As a supervisor, Dave represents the county on various boards, including SANDAG's Regional Housing Task Force, Regional Planning and Shoreline Preservation committees; the San Diego County Mental Health Board, the San Dieguito River Park Joint Powers Authority and the county’s Multiple Species Conservation Program review panel.

Dave lives in Solana Beach with his family and has five adopted children, ages 4 through 17.

Scott Sherman

Councilmember
The City of San Diego

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Scott Sherman, a small business owner and lifelong resident of San Diego’s 7th District, was elected to the City Council on June 6, 2012.

He represents the neighborhoods of Allied Gardens, Linda Vista, Mission Valley, Serra Mesa, Tierrasanta, San Carlos, Del Cerro, Grantville, and MCAS Miramar.

Prior to taking office, Scott spent several decades building a small insurance business. His hard work and perseverance over the years helped him provide jobs to more than two dozen hard working San Diegans.

Scott ran for City Council to bring accountability back to City Hall. He supported Comprehensive Pension Reform and is working to ensure that San Diego has the resources to fully fund public safety, roads, parks, and libraries.

Scott plays an active role in helping charitable causes – particularly those that focus on assisting families and children such as the the Make A Wish Foundation, YMCA, Burn Institute, and the Children's Convalescent Hospital. He also volunteers with the Wounded Warriors Project, an organization that provides unique programs to injured service members returning from conflict overseas. Scott and his wife, Norma Mouet, live in the Allied Gardens area near the house where he grew up.

Counsel

Daphne Skogen

Deputy City Attorney
Office of San Diego City Attorney

David Smith

Senior Deputy County Counsel
County of San Diego

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David Smith is a Senior Deputy County Counsel in the County of San Diego Office of County Counsel. Mr. Smith is a part of the Legal Advocacy Division and focuses his practice on information technology and telecommunication outsourcing, software development and licensing, public works and general contracting issues, and serves as the Office’s designated counsel to the San Diego Consortium and the Workforce Investment Board, and the San Diego County First 5 Commission. He previously served as co-chair of the California Counties HIPPA Committee, and was a member of the California State HIPAA Task Force. Mr. Smith frequently speaks on information and telecommunication, contracting and privacy matters. Prior to joining the Office of County Counsel, in January 2001, Mr. Smith was an associate at the law firm Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP. Before attending law school, Mr. Smith was a California State Senate Fellow during which time he served as a legislative aide to former Senator Quentin Kopp. Mr. Smith received his Juris Doctorate from King Hall at the University of California, Davis and his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.