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Oscar Braun, born 1943 and raised on the San Francisco Peninsula , was employed by Johnson & Johnson for 28 years in their health care
professional products division. He is a highly trained retired professional open water instructor/research diver with over 37 years of experience (open/closed circuit & mix gases) with nearly 5,300 hours at depth all over the
world. In 1995, Oscar launched the web's first online international dive travel guide ``Oscar Knows".
Oscar Knows Inc
., at the request of former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Ronald Brown, provided Save Our Bay with initial start-up funding and continues to exclusively provide all online media and network solutions. Oscar holds an EPA certification for watershed stewardship and is considered an expert of the CEQA/NEPA environmental review process and environmental mitigation. As the Foundation Executive Director for
Environmental Justice, he is charged with
leading the due diligence review of all proposed projects in the Coastal Zone of San Mateo County. He has lead the environmental review efforts for the Devil's Slide Hwy 1 Improvement Project, the unlicensed historic Johnston Ranch
landfill in Half Moon Bay, the Lake Berryessa Visitors Service Plan and the SFO runway mitigation alternatives at the invitation of the SFO airport authority. His due diligence EIR review mission is to inform the public and its
responsible officials of the environmental consequences of their decisions before they are made. Thus , the EIR process protects not only the environment but also informed self-government. Mr. Braun was the co-founder of the Half
Moon Bay Coastside Foundation aka www.SaveOurBay.org
(SOB) as well as the Half Moon Bay Surfrider Foundation Chapter and it's Blue Water Taskforce. He is Chair of the Coastal Family Alliance, Co-founder of the California Watershed Posse, Trails Director for the Coastside Horse Council, Secretary for the Higgins Canyon Homeowners Association, member of the HMB Coastside Chamber of Commerce & Tourist Bureau's Economic Sustainability Taskforce and collaborative member of the Sustainable Silicon Valley forum project. Oscar has provided the inspiration and leadership to incorporate the San Mateo County coastal Rural Lands into the township of Los Pueblecitos
www.5thColumnvs.US
. He is Chair of Our Lady of the Pillar Pastoral Council, a Knight of Columbus, Chair of the KC Coastside Farmers Market Development Committee in addition to Co-Chairing Our Lady of the Pillars Community Hospitality Ministry with his wife Andrea . In 2005, Oscar was appointed Co-chair of the $2 million Our Lady of the Pillar Capital Campaign…"Preserving the Past and Embracing the Future". In January 2006 Oscar campaigned
www.WaterForFighting.org
as a Republican for the open State Senate District 8th…18 year old Michael Skipakevich defeated Oscar in the June primary. Oscar hired Michael as his new Director of Marketing for Oscar Knows and joined Michael's
campaign as his media spokesman. Oscar Knows is the publisher of an online news service ``The Pebble.US" …Rural Voice of California. |
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Dr. Andrea Stoll Braun maintains a full time, private practice in Menlo Park, California with a special emphasis on esthetic and restorative family
dentistry. Dr. Braun is a graduate of New York University, College of Dentistry. She served her country as a Naval Dental Officer from 1982-1985 at Moffet Field Naval Air Station. She began her private practice career in Palo Alto
in 1988, and continued her participation in the Naval Reserves for six years and retired as a Lieutenant Commander. In 1997 she moved her practice to Menlo Park.
Dr. Braun is a member in the Mid -Peninsula Dental Society
and serves on the peer review committee. She belongs to the California Dental Association and the American Dental Association and the America Academy of Computerized Dentistry. In 2002 Dr. Braun, a licensed continuing
education provider, launched her syndicated weekly Ask Smiles DDS patient education column and founded the Smiles Dentistry Forum for Advanced Continuing Education . Dr. Braun, involved in Implant and CAD/CAM study groups is
committed to staying abreast of the newest emerging technologies available to her patients. As a resident of the coastal community, Andrea participates in supporting and volunteering for Our Lady of the Pillar, and donates time and
materials to Sonrisas Community dental clinic.
Andrea grew up in a navy family and lived many places during her childhood. She attended Emory University as an undergraduate and earned a Bachelor of Science
degree in Biology. As a Co-Founder and Director of Save Our Bay, Andrea chairs the Coastal California Sustainability Task Force. This task force main focus is to promote awareness of each individual's obligation to conserve our
natural systems in delicate balance with our economy for the preservation of the families and communities we all enjoy. Andrea's background in science combined with her wide experience of living and serving in many
locations contributes to her ability and commitment to successfully help develop and implement the California Watershed Posse's philosophies and Legacy Projects. |
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John Plock is Save Our Bay's Co-Founder and chairs the Foundation Board of Directors. John is a registered Civil Engineer, is active in San Mateo
County community affairs. He focuses on the protection of the Public Health and Safety. He is a member of the County's Community Development Committee and the Landfill Arbitration Committee of the Environmental Health
Department. He recently ran for an elective office on the Board of Directors of the Granada Sanitary District.John is a former Public Works Director administrating 1800+ employees serving approximately 1,500,000 people. He
has been an active Consulting Engineer registered in several states. In 1958 and 1959 lived in Tehran, Iran, where he was the Resident Partner/ Managing Director of an International Architectural-Engineering firm with offices in
New York, Rome, Teheran, and Bangkok and traveled to clients in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and South America. For relaxation John enjoys providing the coastal communities with Yoga instructions. |
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Frank A. Iwama was born and raised in rural Suisun Valley, Solano County, California, where his family operated a small grocery store located on
Rockville Road (Old U.S. Highway 40). Frank earned his Juris Doctor degree from Santa Clara University School of Law where he served as the Managing Editor of the Santa Clara Law Review, and received his undergraduate degree with
great distinction from San Jose State University with a major in Business Administration and graduating with departmental honors. Frank, with over thirty-five years
experience as a licensed lawyer, was admitted to the State Bar of California in January 1970, and holds Martindale-Hubbell's "A-V" rating, the highest peer review rating for legal skills and ethics. He is admitted to practice law
in all State courts in California, the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, and the U.S. District Court for the Northern
District of California.
Early in his legal career, Frank served as Deputy Attorney General with the California Department of Justice in Sacramento, where he acted as legal counsel to several state governmental
agencies in criminal, civil, and administrative law matters. His many government clients included the California Highway Patrol, Department of Motor Vehicles, Contractors State License Board, Department of Corrections, State
Personnel Board and various licensing boards and commissions within the Department of Consumer Affairs.
In private practice for over twenty-five years, Frank initially started as a sole practitioner before being
recruited and serving as senior partner with distinguished regional and statewide law firms in California. Frank specializes in civil law matters with expertise in negotiating and handling complex commercial transactions for
business clients, from small start-ups to multi-national corporations. In addition, he has substantial experience in representing clients in administrative and governmental regulatory and licensing law matters. Frank has
successfully handled numerous transactional and litigation matters for international Pacific Rim based clients, including serving as advisor on California trade issues for the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco.
Frank has received numerous honors for his commitment to legal, civil rights, and community affairs. He was the first Asian American elected to serve as Vice President and member of the Board of Governors of the State Bar of
California. Frank's participation in community affairs includes service as Vice President and Legal Counsel of the Japanese American Citizens League, member of the Board of Visitors of the Santa Clara University School of Law, and
member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Aid Society of Northern California. He has volunteered substantial pro bono legal services to non-profit charitable organizations during his extensive legal career.
Frank
resides in San Carlos, California, and is married to Mitsuko "Mimi" Iwama. They have two adult children, son, Kenneth and daughter, Mia. Frank's interests include research and writing, Japanese samurai strategy and history, and
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Alan Studley has been in the adventure travel and diving industry since 1978. At the beginning of Alan's career, he was a SCUBA trainer certified for
all levels of Scuba. Scuba diving all over the world, Alan has been able to build his library of photographs and video, while building a strong foundation and reputation in the photography industry. Alan provided Save Our Bay with
his wonderful SOB otter images and has colloraborated with Oscar Knows on many projects worldwide.
Many of his photographs and videos have been published in international and domestic dive industry-related
syndications, including magazines, Travel brochures, Dive equipment brochures, Fish I.D. books, Otter books, CDs, Film Festivals, and Television .
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