boards and commissions
Vice Mayor Chappie Jones, Current Boards and Commissions Appointments on San José City Council:
Mayor’s Circle, Co-Chair
San Jose Small Business Advisory Task Force, Chair
Rules and Open Government Committee, Chair
Cities Association of Santa Clara County Board of Directors, President | Executive Board, President | City Selection Committee, Chair | Legislative Action Committee, Member
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Board of Directors, Chair | Administration & Finance Committee, Member | Governance and Audit Committee, Chairperson
Silicon Valley Regional Interoperability Authority Board of Directors, Member
Public Safety, Finance, and Strategic Support Committee (PSFSS), Member
Smart Cities and Service Improvements Committee, Member
SJ/SC Clean Water Financing Authority, Member
League of California Cities Executive Board, Peninsula Division, Member
National League of Cities, Information Technology and Communications Committee, Member
Former Boards and Commissions Appointments on San José City Council:
Neighborhoods Commission, Council Liaison
San Jose/Santa Clara Clean Water Financing Authority, Member
Community & Economic Development Committee, Vice-Chair
Appeals Hearing Board, Liaison
Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Executive Board, Member
Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Implementation Board, VTA Representative Alternate
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) – Policy Advisory Committee, Member
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) – State Route 85 Corridor Policy Advisory Board, Member
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) – Ad Hoc Board Enhancement Committee, Member
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) – Capital Program Committee (CPC), Vice Chairperson
West Valley Sanitation District – Sewer Advisory Board, Member
Work2future Board, Council Liaison
California Cities Gaming Association, Alternate Member
San José Community Involvement Prior to being elected to City Council:
President and Vice-President, Murdock Neighborhood Association
Member, District 1 Leadership Group
Commissioner, San José Neighborhoods Commission for District 1, spearheading budgeting recommendations for the San José City Council
Member, City of San José General Fund Deficit Reduction Elimination Taskforce
Chair, San José Chamber of Commerce Infrastructure Committee
Member, City of San José Project Diversity Screening Committee
Commissioner, San José Small Business Development Commission
Member, San José Sports Facility Taskforce
Passion for positive community impact through organizations:
Alpha Phi Alpha and the Sigma Pi Phi fraternities
Co-founder, Oak Grove High School Project Word program
Team leader, The March of Dimes Walk for Babies (previously WalkAmerica)
Team leader, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society – Light the Night Walkathon
Fundraiser, MLK Memorial Project of Silicon Valley
Board member and coach, Cupertino Tri-Cities Little League
Big Brother, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the East Bay and several other teen mentoring organizations
