San Rafael – The Marin County Board of Supervisors honored 188 volunteers and student interns who have completed their service with the Marin Civic Center Volunteers and Student Interns Program during a ceremony January 6 in the Board of Supervisors Chamber.
Honorees counseled elders, organized documents for misdemeanor jury trials, provided social-media expertise, led library book clubs, coordinated events, cleared poison oak from Marin County Open Space District trails, drove patients home after hospital stays, performed clerical tasks, and much more.
Special recognition went to the Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteers who supported the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Civic Center’s golden jubilee year celebrations. Volunteers organized events, made presentations about Wright’s architecture, held an outdoor art event, staffed booths at the Marin Farmer’s Market and the Marin County Fair, and wrote, directed, produced and performed an original drama about the Civic Center’s origins.
The Civic Center Volunteer and Student Intern Program augments county services in virtually every county department. “Our talented volunteers bring a wide range of skills, allowing the county to more effectively serve Marin residents than would otherwise be possible,” said Anne Starr, coordinator of volunteers.
This year’s honorees hail from 15 County departments and include project managers, mediators, editors, landscape designers, actors, office aides, attorneys, and event coordinators. Student internships coordinator Joy Fossett said interns “contributed excellent organizational, public-health, engineering, and writing skills while gaining workplace experience and exploring public-sector careers.”
Among the Civic Center Volunteers roles available are: wildlife monitor and data-processing intern, trail maintenance team member, transcriptionist, web team aide, videographer, theater usher, administrative assistant, and many more. Assignments can be designed to meet the interests and skills of a prospective volunteer or intern. To apply, visit www.marincounty.org and enter the keywords volunteer or internship, or contact Anne Starr at 415-473-7167 or AStarr@marincounty.org for volunteering, and Joy Fossett at 415-473-7447 or JFossett@marincounty.org for student internships.
Volunteers and student interns recognized by the Board of Supervisors are (list organized by city, name, role, and County department):
Corte Madera
Victoria Gioia of Corte Madera, media intern, Department of Health and Human Services;
Alexandra Green of Corte Madera, nutrition wellness intern, Health and Human Services;
Marissa Lambert of Corte Madera, shelver, Marin County Free Library;
John Sullivan of Corte Madera, marine patrol volunteer, Marin County Sheriff’s Office;
Fairfax
Cynthia Hadley of Fairfax, patient advocate, Health and Human Services;
Daniela Zuccarello of Fairfax, patient advocate, Health and Human Services;
Forest Knolls
Brian Frank Carter of Forest Knolls, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Supervisor Steve Kinsey of Forest Knolls, Marin Civic Center 50th anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Greenbrae
James "Jim" Allen of Greenbrae, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Jennifer Rowett of Greenbrae, book club facilitator, Library;
Katie Woolard of Greenbrae, intern, Library;
Kentfield
Joan Brown of Kentfield, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Beau Shaw of Kentfield, legal intern, Public Defender’s Office;
Spenser Wagner of Kentfield, attorney, District Attorney’s Office;
Larkspur
Jacob Kramarz of Larkspur, stormwater intern, Department of Public Works;
Marin City
Honour Knudsen of Marin City, intern, Marin County Sheriff’s Office;
Mill Valley
Dena Baer of Mill Valley, ombudsman, Health and Human Services;
Gerryme Bagtas of Mill Valley, adult- and juvenile-offender programs intern, Probation Department;
Frankie Baxter of Mill Valley, Marin Civic Center 50th anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Ed Bogas of Mill Valley, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Dan Capshaw of Mill Valley, fire lookout, Marin County Fire Department;
Mark Cavagnero of San Francisco, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Esther Cherk of Mill Valley, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Dart Cherk of Mill Valley, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Bob Deutsch of Mill Valley, patient advocate, Health and Human Services;
Don Engler of Mill Valley, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Paulette Engler of Mill Valley, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Marie Fitzgerald of Mill Valley, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Marilyn Geary of Mill Valley, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Sheret Goddard of Mill Valley, preservationist, Marin County Free Library;
Desiree Goyette of Mill Valley, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Manuela King of Mill Valley, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Marge Macris of Mill Valley, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Richard Rapaport of Mill Valley, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
William Schwarz of Mill Valley, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Tatiana Wallace of Mill Valley, attorney, County Counsel’s Office;
Novato
Brent Ainsworth of Novato, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Stacia Allen of Novato, administrative intern, Health and Human Services;
Margaret Donnelly of Novato, legal support intern, District Attorney’s Office;
Simone Dvoskin of Novato, housing intern, Community Development Agency;
Monica Fabio of Novato, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Islay Fossett of Novato, engineering intern, Department of Public Works;
Pegge Fuchs of Novato, shelver, library;
Lauren Goff of Novato, anti-human-trafficking program intern, District Attorney;
Cathy Gowdy of Novato, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Officeffice;
Lynn Grant of Novato, shelver, Library;
Deborah Gregor of Novato, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Jerry Johannessen of Novato, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Aleksandra Jozwiak of Novato, administrative assistant, Department of Human Resources;
Alexandra Kambur of Novato, intern, Health and Human Services;
Lydia Kao of Novato, intern, Public Defender;
Bobbie Kettler of Novato, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Dana Liberatore of Novato, attorney, District Attorney;
Yesica Mendoza of Novato, intern, Public Defender;
Drusilla Davis-Miller of Novato, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Edward Molnar of Novato, intern, Department of Public Works;
Devon Moore of Novato, intern, Library;
Sruthi Namboodiri of Novato, shelver, Library;
Wanda Rice of Novato, aide, Library;
Dave Roberts of Novato, patient advocate, Health and Human Services;
Miranda Roehrick of Novato, community health policy & prevention intern, Health and Human Services;
Mark Schatz of Novato, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Dorothy Thomas of Novato, usher, Cultural Services;
Yoko Thomas of Novato, preservationist, Library;
Karla Torres-Cortez of Novato, intern, District Attorney;
Kelly Wheeler of Novato, social media intern, Health and Human Services;
Point Reyes Station
Sue Baty of Point Reyes Station, aide, Marin County Free Library;
San Anselmo
Tonatiuh Beltran of San Anselmo, health equity intern, Health and Human Services;
Jeffrey Crosswhite of San Anselmo, law clerk, Community Development Agency and also County Counsel’s Office;
Virginia Dziomba of San Anselmo, patient advocate, Health and Human Services;
Anita Frank of San Anselmo, patient advocate; Health and Human Services;
San Francisco
Amy Barron of San Francisco, intern, Health and Human Services;
Haley Crawford of San Francisco, intern, Department of Human Resources;
Katherine Cullen of San Francisco, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Elizabeth Everhart of San Francisco, attorney, Public Defender’s Office;
Mary Melissa Grafflin of San Francisco, tutor, Probation Department;
John King of San Francisco, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Marilyn Kwuan of San Francisco, research aide, Sheriff’s Office;
Christina Lutz of San Francisco, attorney, District Attorney;
Andrew Magaline of San Francisco, attorney, Public Defender;
Morgan McGinnis of San Francisco, law clerk, Public Defender;
Simon Musheyev of San Francisco, attorney, Public Defender;
Vinuta Naik of San Francisco, attorney, Public Defender;
Karina Newbrough of San Francisco, law clerk, Public Defender;
Courtney Oxsen of San Francisco, law clerk, Public Defender;
Benjamin Perez of San Francisco, intern, Public Defender;
Michael Portman of San Francisco, intern, Public Defender;
Jennifer Staller of San Francisco, intern, Marin County Free Library;
Leslie Thomas of San Francisco, intern, Health and Human Services;
Paul Turner of San Francisco, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Deborah Vick of San Francisco, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
San Rafael
Nicole Arends of San Rafael, investigations intern, District Attorney;
Natalie Attar of San Rafael, intern, Health and Human Dervices;
Kelley Baer of San Rafael, investigative aide, Health and Human Dervices;
Rick Bartolacelli of San Rafael, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Maria Burton-Conte of San Rafael, intern, Public Defender;
Abrina Carlos of San Rafael, intern, Public Defender;
Esmeralda Carrasco of San Rafael, arts and crafts instructor, Probation Department;
Samantha Chidley of San Rafael, nutrition wellness intern, Health and Human Services;
Peter B. Collins of San Rafael, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
James Cooper of San Rafael, intern, County Counsel’s Office;
Jennifer Crumb of San Rafael, prescription drug initiative intern, Health and Human Services;
Julie Daniel of San Rafael, aide, Health and Human Services;
Joanna Dimas of San Rafael, pre-law intern, Public Defender;
Sandra Fawn of San Rafael, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Theresa Fross of San Rafael, usher, Cultural Services;
Debora Gonzalez of San Rafael, intern, Public Defender;
George Hagan of San Rafael, tutor, Probation;
Chris Hardman of San Rafael, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Diane Heath of San Rafael, patient advocate, Health and Human Services;
Helen Imrie of San Rafael, administrative assistant, Health and Human Services;
Lewis Jordan of San Rafael, health equity intern, Health and Human Services;
Steven Juliani of San Rafael, attorney, Public Defender;
Weston Kirby of San Rafael, legal support intern, District Attorney;
Susan Levine of San Rafael, administrative assistant, Human Resources;
Joy Lin of San Rafael, intern, Health and Human Services;
Nelson Mackintosh of San Rafael, intern, Public Defender;
Sally Magagna of San Rafael, usher, Cultural Services;
Serafin Magdaleno of San Rafael, senior peer counselor, Health and Human Services;
Margaret McCallister of San Rafael, legal support intern, District AHtorney;
Sarah Mollenkopf of San Rafael, epidemiology intern, health and human services;
Madeline Mork of San Rafael, aide, Health and Human Services;
Kaori Okada of San Rafael, landscape design intern, Marin County Parks;
Sanny Perlas of San Rafael, patient advocate, Health and Human Services;
Vickie Reilly of San Rafael, administrative assistant, Information Services and Technology;
Lea Reizman of San Rafael, legal support intern, District Attorney;
Elizabeth Rentzel of San Rafael, aide, Health and Human Services;
Annette Rose of San Rafael, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Tim Sakach of San Rafael, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Ranjanbala Sanghvi of San Rafael, administrative assistant, Community Development Agency;
Daniel Steckline of San Rafael, ombudsman, Health and Human Services;
Leigh Stewart of San Rafael, media intern, Health and Human Services;
Zach Whittles of San Rafael, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Sausalito
John Prince of Sausalito, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Mia Sennett of Sausalito, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Suki Sennett of Sausalito, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Terra Linda
Posthumous commendation to the late Catherine Munson, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Tiburon
Jennifer Ancona of Tiburon, intern, Health and Human Services;
Barbara Reitebach of Tiburon, usher, Cultural Services;
Woodacre
Anna Allison of Woodacre, intern, Health and Human Services;
Sylvie Knepler of Woodacre, intern, Health and Human Services;
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Sonoma County
Daniel Arango-Nunez of Rohnert Park, intern, Probation Department;
Earline Barron of Petaluma, usher, Cultural Services Department;
Dr. Alfred Baumann of Petaluma, planning aide, Marin County Parks;
Luke DeMartini of Petaluma, intern, Community Development Agency;
Christina Frost of Santa Rosa, engineering intern, Department of Public Works;
Owen Henry of Santa Rosa, intern, Community Development Agency;
Brandon Joyner of Petaluma, intern, Marin County Parks;
Richard Keding of Santa Rosa, Marin Civic Center 50th Anniversary volunteer, County Administrator’s Office;
Lindsey Hazlewood of Windsor, intern, Health and Human Services;
Jim Laveroni of Rohnert Park, investigative aide, Department of Child Support Services and also videographer, Marin County Fire Department;
John Namkung of Sebastopol, usher, Cultural Services;
Beatriz Oviedo Guillermo of Santa Rosa, intern, District Attorney;
Karisa Shine of Petaluma, intern, District Attorney;
Other Bay Area
Daisy Cardenas of Richmond, intern, Public Defender’s Office;
Arielle Brown of Fairfield, intern, Public Defender;
Thomas Daly of Concord, attorney, Public Defender;
Christine Ella of Hayward, intern, Health and Human Services;
Jennifer Escalante of Oakland, aide, Health and Human Services;
Mariah Farr of Fairfield, intern, District Attorney;
Sarah Henriksson of Castro Valley, intern, Marin County Free Library;
Rolando Jorquera of Culver City, intern, Health and Human Services;
Sara Kelso of Hillsboro, intern, Marin County Free Library;
Caitlin Keane of Livermore, attorney, District Attorney;
Akriti Kumar of Richmond, intern, Marin County Free Library;
Hiu Ting Li of Fremont, landscape design intern, Marin County Parks;
Jennifer Mack-Romero of Richmond, WIC program assistant, Health and Human Services;
Adam McConney of Pleasanton, attorney, District Attorney;
Alex Northcutt of Berkeley, attorney, Public Defender;
Perlita Payne of Berkeley, intern, Marin County Free Library;
Salonika Quewon-Owens of Oakland, intern, Marin County Parks;
Adriana Solano of Fairfield, health equity intern, Health and Human Services;
Teresa Souto of Hayward, attorney, District Attorney;
Megan Starnes of Napa, intern, Probation Department;
Camille Volper of Cloverdale, nutrition wellness intern, Health and Human Services;
Samuel Weiner of Berkeley, attorney, Public Defender;
Ethan Weiss of San Leandro, attorney, Public Defender;
Charlotte Woodfork of Oakland, attorney, District Attorney;
Roxana Yekta of Danville, intern, Health and Human Services;
Other CA
Annie Laurie Abriel of Los Angeles, attorney, District Attorney;
Marian Blue of Oceanside, intern, Marin County Free Library;
Tanya Abughazaleh of Sylmar, intern, Probation Department;
Robin Croen of Sacramento, intern, Marin County Parks;
Michelina Perani of Orange, intern, Public Defender;
Other States
Aida Adair of Phoenix, AZ, intern, Marin County Free Library;
Iris Berets of Arlington, VA, senior peer counselor, Health and Human Services;
Miriam Cooper of Simsbury, CT, aide, Marin County Free Library;
Alicia Gomori of Colorado Springs, CO, intern, Marin County Free Library