About Lori
As
a Community Leader:
Lori has worked at the local, state,
national and international level for over a decade. She has served
as a volunteer with non-profit organizations, an educator in the
San Diego Community College District, and as Mayoral and Presidential
appointees to governmental organizations, including:
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President Clinton's appointee to the Border Environment Cooperation Commission's Advisory Council (1999) to review, plan and fund water quality improvement projects in San Diego and Tijuana. Served as United States Co-Chair of Advisory Council. The result: Over $60 million invested in local potable water, reclamation and sewage treatment projects, and cleaner water at the US-Mexico border. As Assembly member, Lori will continue working with Mexico.
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Sierra Club, San Diego/Imperial Counties Chapter: Past Chapter Chair, Legal Committee Chair and Political Committee Chair. Recipient of the Sierra Club's "Conservation Activist of the Year" Award (1995), and Sierra Club's Special Achievement Award for Conservation Activities (1999).
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Chairwoman, City of San Diego Wetlands Advisory
Board for the City of San Diego (1992-94).
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Member, San Diego Earth Day original Board of Directors that created the first "Earth Fair" event in Balboa Park (1989-90).
As
an educator with the San
Diego Community College District:
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Lori
Saldana has been a classroom teacher and community college
professor for over 20
years.
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Associate
Professor, Business Information Technology.
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Manager of a $1.5 million Technology Workforce
Development grant for the San Diego Community College District
(2001). The result: Designed 3 new computer labs and created new
multimedia and technology training programs for young students
at risk of dropping out of school. Lori will work to protect funds
for these programs.
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Associate Dean, Director of Service Learning Program
at Mesa College (2002): Lori arranged for students to work with
dozens of community volunteer organizations while earning college
credit.
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Developer and Manager of educational and technical
job skills programs.
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Coached field hockey at Clairemont and
Madison High Schools, and was a women's basket ball coach at San
Diego City College.
Lori
is committed to improving the quality of life for San Diegans by
developing technology-based educational programs and vocational
skills training, investing in infrastructure programs that will
support our economy, while supporting environmental protection and
water quality improvements.
Please
contact us at
volunteer@lorisaldana.com
to
support the campaign!
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