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FROM: Contra
INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Costa
DATE: March 9, 1987
County
SUBJECT: Appointments to Correctional and Detention
Services Advisory Commission
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(-S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1 . Appoint to the Correctional and Detention Services Advisory
Commission (CADSAC) for a term expiring March 31, 1989 :
Chris Adams
3146 Maryola Court
Lafayette, CA 94549
2 . Reappoint to the Correctional and Detention Services
Advisory Commission for terms expiring March 31, 1989:
Isaac Duncan, Sr.
Nanette S. Lamb
Beverly Thompson
BACKGROUND:
Due to the vacancy created by the resignation of Gordon Freeman
CADSAC has advertised for applicants. Two were received. CADSAC
recommends the appointment of Chris Adams, who is completing her
term as Forewoman of the Grand Jury. Mrs. Adams has a
distinguished career in volunteer service in this County and
throughout California, with a particular emphasis in the criminal
justice field. A copy of her resume is attached. Our Committee
is pleased to recommend Mrs. Adams ' appointment to CADSAC.
The terms of office for Mr. Duncan, Ms. Lamb and Ms. Thompson are
expiring March 31, 1987 . Each has expressed an interest in being
reappointed, and we are pleased to recommend their reappointment.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR X RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE OTHER —• ��
SIGNATURE(S): Nancy C. Fanden O Tom Torlakson
ACTION OF BOARD ON March 17, 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT I AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES; NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
County Administrator
CC,. Sheriff-Coroner ATTESTED _
George Roemer, CAO's Office PHIL BATCHELOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Chair, CADSAC SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Auditor-Controller
Nominees BY ,DEPUTY
M382/7-83
I am applying for:
Retu:n.oAg;,nal application to:
Clork of the Board Correctional and Detention
P.O. Bcx 911
Martinez,California c'4553 Services Commission, Member
PERSONAL DATA SHEET at-large.
Nominees for Advisory Boards and Commissions
to the
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
Name : Chris Adams
Home Address : 3146 Maryola C Phone :
Lafayette, Ca 94549 (415) 935-5731
Business Address : Phone:
as above
Occupation :
Community Consultant
Educational Sackaround: Race or national oriein:
U.C. Berkeley, Business Administration Caucasian
BA, Community Organization and Administration
of Justice, Antioch College
Professional and Fraternal Xemberships (including offices held) :
National Council on Crime and Delinquency; Director in California in past.
American Correctional Association
National PTA & Calif. PTA, Consultant
National Council on Alcoholism, Bay Area, Region Board of Directors - past
Cc ., unity Activities :
Forewoman, Grand Jury, 1986-87
Active both county and Court School PTA
Region I Advisory Committee, California Youth Authority
,Member, National Womans Political Caucus; foremerly Contra Costa Chair.
Sustaining member, Assist nce League of Diablo Valley; as Project Director organized
Community Resource Center
Special Interests and Accomplishments :
Long personal interest in corrections, institutions and justice system. Experienced
in addressing these concerns through past committee, commission work, state commissions.
Have been a foster parent. Am interested in new jail and work furlough programs(helped
establish lst work furl. program ithis count ) .
Interest in servina on othet' oar-s 1n area R.
Human Services Children's Services
Jail Facilities Acina Services
Transportation Planning & Zoning
Police &Fire Manpower
Medical Health Care Housing
Mental Health Care Alcohol & Drug Abuse
February 20, 1987
Date Signature
PLEASE NOTE: Members of some County advisory committees are required to file a
conflict of interest statement. .fEg
0 1987
•• 'J1'RS.. -'CHRIS ADAMS RESU11E
3146 41aryol a Court
Lafayette, CA 94549
Phone: 415-935-5731 (Home)
FAMILY
Husband , Dr. Robert T. Adams , Manager, New Process Division, Chevron Research Corp. ,
Richrmnd, CA. Three grown children living in the Bay Area; several foster children.
Resided in Lafayette area .2-r years . A.F.S. Host Family, Girma Milkey, Ethiopia,
1967-68. 3
EDUCATION
Berkeley public schools; University High School , Oakland; University- of California,
Berkelev, Business Administration major.
B .A. Degree, Antioch College, Community Development and Administration of Justice
major.
Selected courses in Alcohol and Drug Abuse - U.C. Medical Center, San Francisco and
the University of Utah.
Courses in Criminology, including delinquency prevention and juvenile justice - U.C.
Berkeley, U.C. .Davis , California State University, Sacramento.
Have attended workshops on related topics at Stanford, U.C.L.A. , Claremont College,
and St. Mary's College in Moraga.
CONSULTING AND TEACHING
Community Consultant, Alcoholism Council of California, N.C.A. , Summer, 1975.
Instructed for the Contra Costa Community College District, Spring, 1975.
Community Consultant for. the National Council on Alcoholism, October, 1972-73 .
Community Consultant, National Office of Social Responsibility's Youth and the
Private. Sector Project, Arlington, Virginia, 1973-74.
California Youth Authority - (Upon request) for training of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Commissions and special assignments throughout the State
of California; Conference on Volunteers; California Task Force on Correctional
Training.
American Contract. Bridge League, tournament, staff, intermittently -,since 1956.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND BOARDS:
NATIONAL
Member, National Council on Crime and Delinquency, 1964 -. current:
Washington, D.C. , January, 1973 - Nationa-1 Conference on Criminal Justice. held under
the auspices of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration and the National
Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals - Prepared paper entitled
"Citizen Participation with Police, Courts and Corrections" and acted as a panel
moderator.
Member, California Delegation,. White House Conference on Children, 1970.
Girl Scouts of U.S.A. , Regional Resource and Referral Committee, 1967-69.
National Volunteer Bureau Board, Regional Director, 1967-69.
Member, Advisory Committee preparing Guidelines for Youth Service Bureaus.
Member, American Correctional Association.
Vice President, Region 8, National. PTA, 198. -86
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Member, California Women's Commission on Alcoholism, 1976.
Member, Advisory Committee on Detention Practices, 1974-75
President, California state PTA, 1981-83
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Resume" - Mrs. Chris Adams
Member, Program Committee; Chairman, Forum"Justice for Children and Youth";
Author, Position Paper, "Justice for Children and Youth"; Governor's State
House Conference. (State's pre-White House Conference, 1969)
Member, State PTA Board of Managers since 1958: First Vice President, 1979-81
Consultant, Public Welfare Commission, 1976-78.
Coordinator of Legislation, 1974-76.
Director of Education, 1972-74.
Legislative Advocate, Health and Public Welfare, 1970-72.
Past State offices and chairmanships: Extension Chairman, Juvenile Protection
Chairman , Director of Organization, Director of Public Welfare, Chairman
PTA Drug Abuse Committee, 1968-70.
Member,. Volunteer Advisory Committee, California Youth Authority, 1972-75.
President, California Council on Children and Youth, 1969-71 .
Member, State Department of Education, Drug Training Team, 1970-71 .
Member, Ezecu-tiVe Committee, California Inter-agency Council on Drug Abuse;
Co-Chairman, Education Task Force, 1968-72.
Member, State Delinquency Prevention Commission, 1966-69.
Board Member, California Citizens ' Council , National Council on Crime and Delinquency.
Chairman, Planning Committee, Governor's Conference on Delinquency, 1968 .
Lay Member, Joint Committee, Social Welfare Board and State. Delinquency Prevention
Commission, "Planning for tfte Protection and Care of Neglected Children in
California" , 1964-65.
Legislation Committee, Social Welfare Board, 1967.
Program Chairman, Governor's Conference on Youth, 1965.
Planning Committee, Governor's Conference on Delinquency Prevention, 1963.
Member, Social Welfare Board's Study Committee, Out of Home Placement of Children,
1968-69.
Past Chairman, Northern California Federation, Juvenile Justice Commissions .
BAY AREA
Secretary, San Francisco Bay Area Girl Scout Council,
Girl Scout Nominating Committee, 1968-71 ; Chairman, 1973; and other special
services committees.
Region V, California Council on Criminal Justice, Juvenile Delinquency and Youth
Services Task Force; Chairman, Drug Abuse, sub-committee.
Board member, Bay Area Social Planning Council ; Member Study Committee, "Low Income
Families", Study Committee on Mental Health Services.
Secretary, National Council on Alcoholism, 1972-73.
United Crusade, Speakers Bureau. Past years served on allocation panels and study
committees .
Member, Bay Area Welfare Planning Federation, 1964 until reorganized.
Advisory Board Member, Junior League of Bay Area, 1976.
Advisory Board, Region 1, California Youth Authority, 1983 on.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
Chairman, Juvenile- Justice -Commission.. Member since 1962. Resigned 12/77.
Chairman, Delinquency Prevention Commission. Responsible for its inception, 1966.-Res.
Organizing Chairman, Contra Costa County Alcoholism Advisory Board, 1973 . 12/77
Alternate, Contra Costa County Criminal Justice Agency Board, Region G, 1976-77.
Chairman , Drug Abuse Council , 1972-74.
Member, Social Advocates for Youth. Board of Directors , 1973-76.
Member, Child Development Council Board of Directors, 1973-76.
Member and Chairman Human Services Advisory Commission, 1977-81.(Con.Costa County)
Charter Pres., contra Costa County Court Schools PTA, 1983
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Resum6 - Mrs. Chri s.'Adams
Member, Di�'lo Valley Edjc-tional Project, 1973-74.
Member, Executive Corimittee, Drug Abuse Council , 1970-72.
Member, Children' s Services Committee; Chairman, Sub-committee, "Good Neighbor Homes".
Chairnan, (Appointed by Board of Supervisors) Contra Costa's' White House Planning
Ccurittee; Organized County' s representation to Governor's State House Conference,
1969.
Member, Mental Heal th 'Association , Public Affairs Committee; Past: Speaker' s Bureau
Chairman ; Nominating Committee Chairman, Personnel Committee; Chaired planning
committee for "Grass Roots ' Conference NIMH Grant; Professional Advisory Committee
member.
Member, Volunteer Bureau, Professional Advisory Committee. Past: First Vice-Presider
Youth. Volunteer Chairman; Christmas Coordinator.
Member, Advisory Committee , Home, Health and Counseling.
tlember, Advisory Committee , 32nd District PTA; Past: President, 32nd District PTA,
1958-60; many offices and chairmanships.
Chairman, Family Service Agency Study Committee, 1963-65.
Charter Menber, Organizing Committee, Pied Piper Cooperative Nursery School .
Board Member, numerous offices , Juvenile Hall Auxiliary.
Member, Protective Services Advisory Committee.
President, Rehabilitation Council , 1960-62, Federal' Grant Project.
Secretary, Contra Costa County School Boards Association, 1954-58.
ANC Committee, countywide study, 1960.
Board of Supervisors Youth Committee, 1961 (co-chaired group which raised funds to
take 64 youngsters , 20 adults to Governor's Conference. on Youth in Long Beach and
co-chaired follow-up local conference).
Chairman, Associated Agencies for Central Contra Costa County.
President,- Central Council of Community Services, 1962-63.
Foster Home Recruitment Committee, 1961.
Publicity Chairman ,. Contra Costa Park and Recreation Council , 1954-56.
Acalanes Community Concert Board, 6 years.
American Red Cross, Board of Directors, 1954-56.
Planning Committee, Town Hall meetings on Youth, preceding the.- 1960 White House
Conference.
Member, Health Museum Committee.
Member, various countywide education committees during 1954-67, including: textbooks,
teacher recruitment, school unification:
Council of Churches , Board of Directors , secretary, 2 years.
Co-chairman, Springboard Conference, 1952.
Member and Chairman,. Lafayette Crime Prevention Commission, 1976-81
LOCAL
_79enber, Lafayette Elementary Board of Education, 1954-67.
Ferber, Treble Shooters`- Home Organ Club, 1975.
Member, St. Anselms Episcopal Church; Senior Warden, 1974-75; Bishop's Committee, 1973:
former member Altar Guild; Children's Choir Director and organist for children's
services:
Member, Diablo Valley Unit of the American Contract Bridge League, 1975.
Co-chairman , Lafayette Drug Abuse Committee, 1969-71.
Project Director, Assistance League of Diablo Valley (established a Community
Resource Center to serve families). 1968'
Chairman, Lafayette Youth Council (Federal Grant Project) , 1966-67.
Organizing Chairman,. Lafayette Community Council ; 1967.
Member, Lafayette Local Government Study Committee; study resulted in City incorporatic
1963.
Elected Acalanes Unified School Board Member, 1965 (issue failed).
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E esurre - Mrs. Chris. Adams
Lafayette Citizens Committee for Education, 1952-56.
Den Mot�er (for bot` boys ) .
Lafayette Motion Picture Council , 1952-54.
President, Mt. Diablo Council PTA, 1954-56 and other offices and chairmanships.
President, Montecito PTA, 1952-53 and other offices and chairmanships.
Organizing President, Diablo Valley Delta Zeta Alumnae Chapter.
SPEAKER
Speaker for California Youth Authority training conferences and task forces.
A speaker in the field of Juvenile Justice, protective services for children,
delinquency prevention , foster parenting, volunteering, drug abuse, education,
community resources and development of resource centers. Averages a minimum of
one talk, panel participation , radio or TV presentation some place in California
per week. These presentations are before PTA' s, church groups , probation and
parole conferences , mental health and health groups , voluntary agencies and other
conferences and -conventions.
AWARDS '
Correctional Service Award, Transbay Chapter, C.P.P.C.A. , 1976.
Contra Costa County Mental Health Association Special Award for Services to Children
and Youth, 1976.
National Volunteer Award, 1974.
Phoebe Apperson Hearst Award - "One of the Most Distinguished Ten of the Bay Area" ,
1974.
National PTA Honorary...Life Membership, 1970.
Lafayette "Man of the. `fear" , 1967.
Orinda-Lafayette , AAllW, Distinguished Women, 1967.
Lafayette-Orinda Soroptomist, Woman of Achievement, 1967.
KARL , One of Ten Outstanding Bay Area Citizen Awards , 1967.
California Delinquency. Prevention Commission Award, January, 1965.
California PTA, Honorary Life Membership, 1953.
PUBLICATIONS
Manual , ' Towards a Better Commission ," October 1976. Booklet for County Delinquency
Prevention Commissions distributed throughout State, Fall , 1976.
Article - "Citizen Participation with Police, Courts and Corrections" , published in
State Attorney General 's "Crime Prevention Review", January, 1975.
Articles on "Juvenile Court Laws" , "Vandalism", published California Parent Teacher
Magazine.
Book - "Resource, Projects and Studies for Delinquency Prevention", 1965, revised,
1970 (includes materials Adoption to Youth Councils).
Study materials:. "Planning for the Protection and Care of Neglected Children in
California" ; reprinted by California Social Welfare Department for use in California
communities , 1966.
Aid to Families with Dependent Children , evaluation, 1966.
Studies on Divergent Youth, Child Molestation with parent recommendations , adoption
agency study.
Co-author, 1970, "California Guide for Delinquency Prevention Commissioners".
Materials for organizing Drug Abuse Committees.
On County Basis : Group Homes in Residential Areas ; Foster Care Study; 15-year master
plan for needs of children under Probation Department; institutional racism, 1970,
with recommendations for juvenile services and employment opportunities for
minorities.
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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on March 17, 1987 , by the following vote:
AYES; Supervisors Fanden, Schroder, Torlakson, McPeak
NOES; None .
ABSENT; Supervisor Powers
ABSTAIN; None W�f/G
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SUBJECT; Assistance League of Diablo Valley
IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the week of March 15,
1987 is PROCLAIMED "Assistance League of Diablo Valley Week" .
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a Resolution of Commendation
is to be PRESENTED to the Assistance League of Diablo Valley,
commemorating their 20 years of service to Contra Costa County.
I
cc: County Administrator
hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.%/
ATTESTED: Z.0At e-� /y
PHIL SA T CHH--l-OR, C!crk cf the Board
Of sL!p-e:✓; ccs and Coa;,ty Administrator
By 4 , Deputy