Diana has been employed by the Jefferson Union High School District in the Adult Education Division since 1989; as of 2006 she has held the position of Director of Adult Education. Through collaborations with other agencies and groups of Daly City residents, Diana has promoted educational opportunities for adults, youth and families in our city. Together with Our Second Home, Bayshore Childcare Services and Bayshore Elementary School District, the JUHSD established the Bayshore Community Learning Center in Midway Village where a Family Literacy Program has been offered continuously since 2003. In collaboration with the Jefferson Elementary School District, Diana has extended ESL and parenting education to adults in five elementary schools. Diana completed her MA in Educational Administration at San Francisco State University and Urban Development at El Colegio de Mexico in Mexico City.

Christopher A. Douglas was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. When Chris was 12, he moved with his parents to Massachusetts. Chris double-majored in anthropology and philosophy at Bridgewater State College, graduating magna cum laude. After college, Chris deferred several offers for graduate study, in philosophy and international relations, to pursue research and advocacy at the non-profit organization Partners In Health at Harvard University. His immersion in international human rights issues and fulfilling experiences in advocacy for the underserved led him to the decision to pursue a career in the legal profession. Chris matriculated at the Seton Hall University School of Law where he focused his legal studies on Constitutional Law and Civil Rights. Chris's law school thesis, "Divergent Trajectories: Social Justice through Constitutional Provisions in India and The United States," was voted by the Seton Hall faculty as runner-up for the Best Advanced Legal Writing Paper of the Year award. Chris is currently a Staff Attorney at the Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County, specializing in Health Law and Disability Rights. Chris's work focuses on direct legal representation and on legal education as a tool to better serve the low income population of San Mateo County.

Elena was appointed as a Daly City Partnership board member in November of 2010, and is the current PTA President at M. P. Brown Elementary School. Elena holds a Masters in Business Administration, and Bachelors of Science in Registered Nursing, with past experience working in both private practice and hospital settings such as California Pacific Medical Center. Prior to joining the partnership, Elena was a Senior Buyer for the bio-tech industries of Incyte Genomics, Inc. of Palo Alto and Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. of South San Francisco.

AJ Titong is 100% native to Daly City. After graduating from Westmoor High School, AJ went on to Skyline College where she was in the first Kababayan Program class and co-founded the Filipino Student Union. She then transferred to UCLA to finish with a BA in Asian American Studies and help publish Underground Undergrads: UCLA Undocumented Immigrants Speak Out. Since moving back to the Bay Area in 2007, AJ has found herself in multiple community projects including working with the Liwanag Kultural Center on their Walk for Dreams Walkathon, Skyline College's President's Breakfast and Kababayan Program and tutoring for Project Read. She currently works with the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum in their communications department. In the future, she hopes to go back to school and attain a joint degree in public policy and law.

Ann Sims was born and raised in England and educated at London University. She taught in Inner London Elementary schools until emigrating to America in 1967. Ann taught First Grade in Lansing Michigan before moving to San Francisco where she directed a Preschool Center for 3 years. She ran her own Family Day Care School in Berkeley in order to be with her daughter during her preschool years Ann founded Bayshore Child Care Services in 1977 and is its Executive Director. She is currently President of the Daly City Partnership Board and has been involved with The Partnership since its inception in 1995.

Angel Barrios is the Executive/Program Director for the Institute for Human and Social Development's Head Start/Early Head Start Program of San Mateo County. She has worked collaboratively with community partners to provide a high quality early education and child development program to low-income families. In her role as an Executive/Program Director, she has promoted and actively provided intensive training for teaching board, management training, family support training, and program planning and development. Prior to her role as the Executive/Program Director, Angel served as the Associate Director and worked with Wu Yee Head Start and Early Head Start program and the San Mateo Child Care Coordinating Council.

Angel is actively involved in the work of numerous community agencies. She serves as a member of the Board of Directors of several organizations and a commissioner for First 5 of San Mateo County (Prop. 10). A strong advocate of interagency collaboration, she has been instrumental in the development of family support programs for early childhood programs, community needs assessment, child care strategic plan and priority, and Kindergarten transition plan. Angel has a B.A. in Early Child Education from Boston College and M.A and Ed.M. in Counseling Psychology from Columbia University, Teachers College.

Sandy Mikulik is the Director of Curriculum and Instruction and Pupil Services for the Jefferson Elementary School District in Daly City, CA. She is new to the district but not new to the area. She was born and raised on the Peninsula and attended public schools from kindergarten through her Masters degree. She earned her Bachelors of Science Degree from U.C. Davis and returned to San Francisco Bay Area to San Francisco State where she earned her teaching credential and Masters of Arts degree. She began her teaching career in the neighboring city of San Bruno where she was a teacher for 9 years and then a principal for 5 years. She recently joined the DCPPC Board in the fall of 2011 and is looking forward to continued partnerships for the benefit of children in Daly City.

Rabbi Miller served as a rabbi for university campuses and in congregational positions for more than 20 years. Since 1995, he has worked on a variety of community projects and served as interim executive director for organizations in the faith community and in social service agencies. In 2000, he was named to the President's Honor Roll of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) for his work in creating bridges between the religious community and professional in social service, law enforcement, education, and medicine. He has been Executive Director of the Peninsula Clergy Network (PCN) since 2002. The PCN is an network of all clergy in San Mateo and Northern Santa Clara Counties that builds knowledge, understanding, and working relationships. PCN promotes increased interaction between religious and civic leaders on behalf of the communities they jointly serve. Rabbi Miller is on the Boards of Thrive: The Alliance of Non-Profits for San Mateo County and CAPSAC (California Professional Society on the Abuse of Children). He is on the Interagency Council of the San Mateo County HOPE (Housing our People Effectively).

Matt Lucett is the Community Emergency Planning & Disaster Preparedness Chief for the North County Fire Authority serving Daly City, Pacifica & Brisbane. Matt has been in his position since 2007 and his responsibilities include developing, planning and organizing, preparedness and planning programs throughout Daly City. Prior to this, Matt spent over six years with the County of San Mateo in both the Sheriff's Office of Emergency Services and the Public Health Department performing emergency preparedness & planning functions. Matt was born and raised here in San Mateo County and following high school attended Daniel Freeman Hospital Paramedic School in Inglewood, California, after which he worked as a paramedic for several private ambulance companies here in San Mateo County. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Management from Saint Mary's College in Moraga, California and he currently resides in Belmont with his wife Lisa and children Erin & Collin.

Paula Stillman has been working and living in Daly City since 2003. She is the Accounting Manager at Hildebrand Real Estate Group, a local property management and sales company. Paula also a part of the team at Cornerstone Consulting, a land-use consultancy business, also in Daly City. As a graduate of the first annual Daly City Citizen's Academy, it was inevitable that she would become more involved in the community. Paula is proud to be a Founding Member of the Board for the newly formed Daly City Public Library Associates, a 501(c)(3) organization. It's mission is to supplement and augment the programs Daly City's libraries. Paula was appointed to Daly City's Mobile Home Rent Review Commission in August 2011 and is on the City's steering committee for the update to its General Plan. Paula also is on the Family Selection Committee for Habitat for Humanity's 36 unit condominium development in Daly City. The project brings affordable housing in the form of ownership for 36 families. Planning for our future by creating sustainable communities is a priority for Paula, who believes the decisions we make today will have an increasing impact on the communities of tomorrow.

Betsy ZoBell is Housing and Community Development Supervisor for the City of Daly City. In her current position, she coordinates the Community Development Block Grant program and has primary responsibility for affordable housing development, preservation and rehabilitation activities. Betsy ZoBell has over 20 years experience in the fields of affordable housing, local government finance, real estate economics, fiscal impact analysis, strategic financial planning and downtown revitalization programs.

She has been a Daly City Peninsula Partnership Collaborative board member since 2004. She also served as a Board Member for Rebuilding Together Peninsula from 2001 to 2007.

Betsy ZoBell has a Master's degree in Public Policy degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She earned her undergraduate degree at the University of California Berkeley.