HILDA VELA ZACARÍAS Councilmember Miembro del Concilio Date Last Elected: 2006 Elegida: 2006 1 Term (elected 2006) Primer término Term expires: 2010 El término expira: 2010

Address (office) domicilio
City Hall, 110 East Cook Street, Santa Maria, California 93454-5190
City Phone teléfono de la ciudad: (805) 925-0951 x 187
City Fax fax de la ciudad: (805) 349-0657     Download Hi-Res Photo   Printable Biography

Thank you so much for your interest in City Government. I encourage each of you to contact YOUR City Council with any issues of concern as well as to let us know when we are doing a good job. Please join us the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month at Santa Maria City Hall at 6:30 p.m. for our Santa Maria City Council meetings. You are welcome to discuss any issue during the Public Comment period as well as to participate in any item placed on the agenda. Thank you again.

Gracias por su interés en el gobierno de la ciudad. Están invitados a comunicarse con SU representante del Concilio cuando tengan cualquier pendiente o asunto que concierna al gobierno de la ciudad, así como para informarnos cuando usted piense que estemos haciendo un buen trabajo. Por favor acompéñenos a las juntas del Concilio el primer y tercer martes de cada mes a las 6:30 de la tarde en el ayuntamiento. Durante el período de comentarios públicos de las juntas del concilio puede hacer comentarios sobre cualquier tema o asunto, o sobre cualquier sujeto en la agenda. Si necesita intérprete llame a la Oficina del Municipio al número 925-0951 extensión 305 el viernes antes de la junta. Gracias por su interés.

HOW DO YOU COMMUNICATE WITH COUNCILMEMBER ZACARÍAS?

City Email:

DIRECT EMAIL:

DIRECT CELLPHONE: (805) 878-0738

¿COMO SE PUEDE COMUNICAR CON LA SRA. ZACARÍAS?

Correo Electrónico de la cuidad: Favor de notar que la correspondencia electrónica que se manda por este domicilio será información pública y una copia será mandada al administrador de la ciudad.

PARA COMUNICARSE DIRECTAMENTE POR CORREO ELECTRÓNICO:
hildazacarias@yahoo.com

NUMERO DE TELEFONO CELULAR: (805) 878-0738.

COUNCIL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS:
ASIGNACIONES DEL COMITÉ DE CONSEJO:

Regional Committees:
Comités Regionales:

• Santa Barbara County Multi-Jurisdictional Solid Waste Task Group

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Participación Comunitaria:

• McCune Foundation 2005 to present: Member, Grant Advisory Committee
• Future Leaders of America, Ventura CA 1994-2005: Founding Member Santa Barbara County Future Leaders, Regional Director 1995-2004, Trustee 2000-2005
• National Conference of Communities & Justice, Central Coast Region 2002-2005: Founding Board Member and Co-Chair
• Santa Barbara Community Foundation 1994-2003: Trustee, 2004-present: Trustee Emeritus
• Santa Barbara Community Foundation 1999-2000: Chief Financial Officer
• Fund for Santa Barbara 2000-2002: Board Member
• Alpha Resource Center of Santa Barbara County 1998-2000: Board Member
• Camp Fire Boys & Girls 1995-1997: Treasurer/Board Member
• Santa Maria Valley Boys and Girls Club 1992-1994: Board Member
• Santa Maria Noontime Kiwanis, 1994-1998: Member
• St. John Neumann, Santa Maria CA, 1991-1998, Lector & Catechism Instructor

PUBLIC OFFICES HELD & APPOINTMENTS
Posiciones de Servicio Público y Nombramientos:

• Santa Maria Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees 1993-1998
• Santa Barbara County Commissioner: Affirmative Action 1991-1993 & Women's Commission 1999-2000
• Santa Barbara County Children & Families Commission Leadership Team

PROFESSIONAL/BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS & ACTIVITIES
Asociaciones y actividades profesionales y de negocios:

• VITA Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program California Polytechnic University - San Luis Obispo, 1993-2002
• Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce 1992, 1993 & 1995: Chairperson, Hispanic Business Committee, 1993-1995: Member. Board of Directors

RECOGNITIONS
Reconocimientos:

• Littauer Fellow (for academic excellence & service), Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2006
• Latino Today Influential Latinos of the Central Coast of California, 2006
• "Pionera" Award, VisiónUnida, San Luis Obispo County, 2006
• Santa Barbara Hispanic Achievement Council Annual Achievement Award, 2004
• County of Santa Barbara Human Relations Commission Honoree, 2003
• Allan Hancock College Distinguished Alumni, 1995
• Latinos for Better Government, Santa Barbara CA, Education Leadership Award, 1996
• Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce Hispanic Businessperson of the Year, 1993
• California Polytechnic University, Distinguished Service Award, 1993

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Experiencia Profesional:

• Non-profit Management Consultant, specializing in financial systems analysis, fund development and strategic planning
• Government Management Consultant, specializing in civic engagement and program design

EDUCATION
Educación:

• Masters in Public Administration - Political Advocacy and Leadership, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Bachelors Degree in Business Administration - Accounting, California Polytechnical University, San Luis Obispo, California
• Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria, California
• Santa Maria High School, Santa Maria, California