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IN THE MATTER OF HONORING RESOLUTION NO. 2008/429
KIMBERLY ACEVES
FOR HER YEARS OF TIRELESS COMMITMENT
ANi) WiSHING HER WELL
IN FUTURE ENDEAVOURS
WHEREAS, Kimberly Aceves has worked throughout the community for eighteen years to
empower youth, people of color, working class communities, and members of the lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) community; and
WHEREAS, Kimberly Aceves has served on the boards of numerous advocacy and social justice
organizations including the Lavendei. Youth Recreation:and Information Center, the Astraea
Lesbian Foundation.for Justice, the Horizons Foundation, and Youth Uprising; and
WHEREAS, Kimberly Aceves has served as a community finding panel member of numerous
advocacy and social justice organizations including .the::.Women's Foundation, the Horizons
Foundation, the San Francisco Foundation, the San Francisco Department of Children
Youth and Their Families, and the Astraea I.,esbian Foundation for.Justice, and
WHEREAS, Kimberly Aceves has participated as a trainer in a district-wide.staff training on sexual
harassment for the Visalia and Fresno Unified School Districts; aid
Wi1F.REAS, Kimberly Aceves: has served on Mayor Roti Task Force in
Oakland; and
WHEREAS; Kimberly Aceves has served as Executive Director for Youth .Together for the past
seven years, .building.,the.,.. leadership and organizing capacity of Oakland, Berkeley, and
Richmond stridents and helping thein address ::racial inequalities within their school
communities; and .
WHEREAS, Kimberly Aceves is a Rockwood Leadership. Fellow:..::and .has participated as a
LeaderSpring Executive Fellow; and
WHEREAS, Kimberly Aceves has.111st been hired`as the.Board Chair for the RYSE Youth Center in
Riclunond.and serves as a Board Member for SOtJL;.and.
WHEREAS, Kimberly Aceves is well-respected among her:peers, acts as a Tole model for young
people, and has proven that one person can make a difference within:the community,
NOW, TIIEREFOl2E, BE 1T RESOLVED that the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
honors Kimberly Aceves for her past contribtitioiis and years of service to the citizens and
students of the Bav Area and welcomes her to her new position where she will continue to serve
the youth of Contrary County.
FEDERAL U. GLOVER
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Chair
)istrict V Supervisor ,::j. ,� ' '� �� (.I�':`'!:?!-F z.•�._,
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Supervisor of-. District II Super Bor
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�AIAR .N. I'I.EI'.El<O *v _ - SUSAN A. BONILLA
.= rict III Supervisor District iV Supervisor
I 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:
�, �' A I.•"FES'1 LD: June 24.2008
JOHN CULLEN, Clerk of the Board o108 COA3
Supervisors and
Countm,Administrator
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