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The Volunteer ViewThe Monthly Newsletter for Marin County Civic Center Volunteers
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Happy AnniversaryWe congratulate these volunteers who celebrate their anniversaries
this month and thank them for their ongoing involvement!
Civic Center Volunteers
Marin County Human Resources
3501 Civic Center Drive, Suite 415
San Rafael, CA 94903
Volume 37, Issue 2
Anne StarrVolunteer CoordinatorPhone: [email protected]
Joy FossettStudent Intern [email protected]
Anita ErolaAdministrative AssistantPhone: 415-473-7407FAX: [email protected]
Volunteers:Barbara Webb, WriterShirley Trimble, WriterJai Conley, CopyeditorTony Cresci, Graphics Tech Asst.Steve Sarhad, DatabaseConsultantDavid Mandel, Grant Consultant
Administrative Volunteers:Joanne Elder, Marie
Fitzgerald, Deborah Gregor,Marsha Lemos, and Nick
Yanchunis
February 2014
After a career of international design,
teaching, and management, semi-retired
architect Kyun Kim brings top
professionalism, insight, and gentle
humor to his volunteer role in two
divisions of Marin’s Community
Development Agency (CDA).
“Kyun‘s extensive background has
been very useful in researching
development history and examining
project elements,” said Principal
Planner Ben Berto of the Planning
Division. “He’s had an overview of our
many computer-based programs where
he’s learned new skills. We look
forward to continuing working with
him.”
Deputy Director of Building Inspection
and Safety Bill Kelley said that Kyun
has helped the Building Division scan
building plans and prepare records for
digital reports. “He completed a rather
large and complicated task with
brilliance and a warm attitude.”
Architect Kyun Kim’s expertise benefitsCommunity Development Agency
CCV Staff
Kyun admires the helpful staff “who are
real civil servants and truly represent the
county well in helping the public.”
Kyun immigrated from South Korea alone
to North Carolina at the age of 19. “It
was a complete culture shock,” he
explained. “It was almost two awful,
challenging years before I learned English
by attending junior college courses and
emerged saying ‘you-all’ with a very
distinctive Korean-Southern states
accent.”
He added, “The basis for my architectural
outlook and appreciation of all design
work came from my education with
world-renowned architect Louis I. Kahn
at the University of Pennsylvania
Graduate School of Architecture.” Kyun
became foremost a designer of large
buildings and complexes. He also taught
architecture at Arizona State University,
in South Korea on a Fulbright
Scholarship, and at the California College
of Arts in San Francisco. In management,
he worked for Ellerbe Becket, where he
led an international design team as the
principal designer for large projects
including commercial office buildings,
hospitals, and a 90,000-seat soccer
stadium, in South Korea, China, Indonesia,
and Malaysia.
In 1998 Kyun came to the Bay Area. He
makes his home in Corte Madera with
his wife Sunhee, a CPA and tax
accountant. The couple has two sons:
Hahn, who works for a Google offshoot,
and Jin, a San Francisco State University
student. They are pressing for a family
trip to Orlando, FL, where Kyun won a
competition as design principal for the
Universal Studios attraction in the ’90s.
33 years Amelia De Mello, Aide, Corte Madera Library
12 years Ted Bright, Consumer Mediator, District Attorney (DA)
11 years Lynne Bergherm, Children’s Library Aide, Corte Madera Library; Nancy Hanson, Library Aide,
Fairfax Library; Anne Rains, Aide, Novato Library
9 years Miriam Cohn, Administrative Assistant, Cultural Services
7 years Maggie Sartor, Data Entry Clerk, Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk
4 years Anita Frank, Advocate, Health and Human Services (HHS); Stephen Sarhad, Database Consultant,
Human Resources (HR); Morris Simpson, Tour Docent, Cultural Services
3 years Maria Aguila, Outreach Assistant, HHS; Sarah Brewster, Senior Peer Counselor, HHS;
Carol Farrer, Attorney, Public Defender; Kristina Warcholski, Mediator, DA
2 years Sharon Clark, Writer, CA Room, Civic Center Library; Drusilla Davis-Miller, Docent, CA Room,
Civic Center Library; Karen Ferris, Receptionist, Cultural Services; Kai Okada, Park Planning Intern,
Parks; Chandani Walia, Shelver, Novato Library
1 year Marilyn Kwuan, Coroner’s Research Aide, Sheriff; Debbie Matin, Administrative Assistant, HHS;
Lea Reizman, Intern, DA; Marlena Skall, Tutor, Novato Library
Kyun Kim
By Shirley Trimble
A friendly reminder to Civic Center Volunteers and Student Interns:
Please visit https://ec.volunteernow.com/custom/1433 to log in to our online system
and report your service hours. For quick access in future,
add this addess to your internet favorites list. Questions? Call 415-473-7407.
Thank you for contributing your time and skills!
Holiday
Marin County offices will be
closed on Monday, February
17, in observance of
Presidents’ Day.
Joan Brown, who led
the Civic Center
Volunteers program from
its founding in 1979
through her retirement
in 2011, will be inducted
into the Marin Women’s
Hall of Fame on March
27 at Peacock Gap Golf
Club. A current Civic
Center Volunteer, Joan
was chosen for her out-
standing contributions in
volunteer leadership. She
is one of five honorees in
the Class of 2014. For
induction details, visit
www.ywcasf-marin.org
and use the MWHF tab.
CCV Leader Named
to Hall of Fame
L to R: Karen Sheets, Rick Carlsen, Kathy Skinner, Tracy Engelen, Thor Bodtker,
and Tim Dempsey. Not pictured: Barry “Coop” Cooper and Judy Sarles.
It’s official! The Marin County Parks Open Space Mounted
Patrol and Mounted Sheriff ’s Posse have teamed up.
The Open Space Mounted Patrol was Marin County
Parks’ first volunteer program. It began in 1979 to help
Rangers move cattle on the pastures of Mt. Burdell
Preserve. Today, the group monitors preserves and acts as
extra eyes and ears for Ranger staff. Members support
public outreach and educate preserve users about
district rules and safe, responsible land stewardship.
The Mounted Sheriff ’s Posse was established in 1945 to
assist the Sheriff. Today, the posse is a search-and-rescue
unit on call to search in rugged terrains of Marin County
and throughout Northern California as well as serving as
a ceremonial color guard in parades.
The groups partnered occasionally in the past but recently strengthened their partnership by initiating regular
trainings and group rides. The Marin County Sheriff ’s Posse has experienced riders with knowledge of rugged
terrain, and a rigorous enrollment process. They apply that expertise by evaluating new members of Mounted
Patrol. Mounted Patrol members bring knowledge of Open Space District policy and the natural world to
share with the posse, making it a
mutually beneficial relationship. They are
teaming up on group rides where
everyone can practice riding skills.
Mounted Patrol team leader Ranger
Charlie Schonwasser commented, “It
is great partnering with the Marin
County Sheriff ’s Posse. We both want
to protect the natural beauty of open
space here in Marin as well as look after
the people enjoying public lands.
Working with the Sheriff ’s Posse can
only help strengthen our ability to
achieve those goals.”
The first new member training was at Novato Horseman’s in Novato last fall. Posse members created stations
to put horses and riders to the test, requiring them to:
o Cross logs and go between rocks
o Overcome an unfamiliar object: a giant 5-foot-high red ball. By the end of training, the horses
were playing soccer with the ball!
o Simulate a scenario in which a rider talked while dismounting, as if helping an injured park user
o Stay calm while a mountain bike rode up to the horse, stopping with squeaking brakes to
simulate contact with a park user
New volunteer members guided their horses out of their comfort zones and built skills and abilities. The
event ended with a potluck barbecue and hopes for many successful future ventures.
Brandon Joyner of Petaluma may be new to the
Marin County Parks intern program, but he’s
already made a big difference. A senior at Sonoma
State University, Brandon is studying environ-
mental science and working to fulfill his graduation
requirement by interning with Parks as well as
with the Sonoma Land Trust.
Brandon’s ambitious approach to his internship
came as no surprise to Parks’ staff after an
outstanding interview and first day in which he
Who’s New & Welcome
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Stacia Allen, Clerical Intern, Health and Human
Services (HHS)
Gerryme Bagtas, Juvenile Prob’n. Intern, Probation
Daniel Byers, Trail Maintenance Team, Parks
Susan Cerovski, Public Guardian Intern, HHS
Joaquin Chavez-Drot, Teen Shelver, Fairfax Library
Jeffrey J. Crosswhite, Legal Intern, County Counsel
Thomas Daly, Attorney, Public Defender (PD)
Torhalla Dabalos, CAPA Student, HHS
Christina Diaz, Intern, Family & Children’s Law Cntr.
Kurt Ellison, Steward, Parks
Elizabeth Everhart, Attorney, PD
Amy Grant, Project Independence Asst., HHS
Gabrielle Hall, Epidemiology Aide, HHS
Alanna Hodgson, Intern, Child Support Services
Jacklyn Huerta, Intern, PD
Delaney Hunt, Shelver Intern, Fairfax Library
Lewis Jordan, Health Equity Intern, HHS
Brandon Joyner, Steward Intern, Parks
Jennifer Judkins, CAPA Student, HHS
Joy Lin, Media Team Intern, HHS
Celina Mercer, Health Education Intern, HHS
Sarah Mollenkopf, Epidemiology Intern, HHS
Sharon Oates Pena, Public Health Intern, HHS
Marlen Orellana, Teen Shelver, Fairfax Library
Sara Pahlavan, Legal Support Intern, DA
Erika Salazar, CAPA Student, HHS
Kayla Sander-Slivinski, Teen Shelver, Novato Library
Natalie Scalcione, High School Intern, PD
Adriana Solano, Health Equity Intern, HHS
Dana Stretchberry, Health Edu Intern, HHS
Shirley Twitchell, Tutor, Novato Library
Spencer Wagner, Attorney, DA
Samuel Weiner, Attorney, PD
Lisette Werba, Teen Shelver, Fairfax Library
Laylanie Williams, Teen Shelver, Fairfax Library
showed an energetic, motivated, and enthusiastic
approach to his work.
In addition to a great work ethic, Brandon brings an
impressive skill set to the internship. He has worked
for a paving company and can operate heavy
equipment. He also has GIS mapping experience,
which came in handy on his first day at Stafford Lake
Park. What began as plan for Brandon to assist staff
with GIS mapping work on the Disc Golf Course at
Stafford Lake over several weeks turned out to be
Brandon single-handedly completing most of the
work in one day! His mapping work will be used in
conjunction with Marin County Parks’ recently
released Draft Vegetation and Bio-Diversity
Management Plan to guide future maintenance
practices on the course.
Brandon has also assisted with footbridge
construction and repair work on the Novato Bike
Path and with irrigation-system installation work at
Hal Brown Park at Creekside in Greenbrae, among
several other projects.
In speaking of his Parks internship, Brandon noted,
“If I can help my community and the environment
with my work, then that’s my thing right there; I’m all
for it!”
Brandon Joyner
Brandon Joyner brings enthusiasm to Parks internship
By Parks Volunteer Coordinator Kirk Schroeder
Sheriff ’s Posse and Parks Mounted Patrol form partnership
By Parks Volunteer Coordinator Greg Reza
Volunteers take part in equine training.
