Meet the District 1 Staff

Jim Cogan, Chief of Staff
Jim.Cogan@sanjoseca.gov

A New Hampshire native and graduate of Wheaton College, Jim began working with District 1 in January 2003 as the Chief of Staff for past District 1 Councilmember Linda J. LeZotte after working for Councilmember Pat Dando for 2 ½ years in Council District 10.  He is now continuing as Chief of Staff for Councilmember Pete Constant and helping the District 1 Representative carry out his goals.  Jim has a great deal of experience working with the development and business communities.  In his spare time he serves on the executive board of the Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers

• Policy Areas: Budget, Capital Improvement Projects (CIP)/ Parks CIP, Council Agenda, Economic Development, Housing, Labor, Land Use, Media Relations, Public Safety, Sunshine Ordinance, Transportation/Airport
• Responsibilities:  Agenda, Media Relations, Budget, Office Support, Personnel, Political Strategy, Public Records Requests
• Committee and Commission Responsibilities:  Community and Economic Development Council Committee, Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Council Committee, Rules and Open Government Council Committee, Transportation and Environment Council Committee, Convention and Visitors Bureau, Federated Employees Retirement Board, Investment Committee, San José Sports Authority, Santa Clara County Local Agency Formation (LAFCO)

Mary Anne Groen, Council Assistant
Maryanne.Groen@sanjoseca.gov

Mary Anne’s road to the District 1 Council office has been long and varied. As a nursing student at San José State University, Mary Anne worked in local hospitals culminating in a position on the Trauma Team in the Emergency Room at Stanford University Hospital. After raising three young children, Mary Anne shifted gears working as a zookeeper at San José’s Happy Hollow Park and Zoo at the same time developing a freelance writing career as a Society Columnist for South Valley Newspapers and a Feature Writer for Sea Magazine

Working in the District One Office, Mary Anne’s duties include:

• Responsibilities: Blackford NAC, Leadership Group, Newsletter/Email Blasts, Community Relations, Constituent Services, Neighborhood Association Development, Website Content, Festival in the Park
• Committee and Commission Responsibilities:  Strategic Plan-Office of Therapeutic Services, Traffic Calming, VTA, Transportation/Airport
• Neighborhoods: Blackford NAC, Cabernet Vineyards, Colonial Gardens, San Tomas West, Baker West, Hathaway, Primrose, Rainbow West, Boynton West.

Meghan Revolinsky, Council Assistant
Meghan.Revolinsky@sanjoseca.gov

Meghan is a recent graduate of Chico State and started in the District 1 Office in October 2007. Meghan works with the Winchester neighborhoods and the communities west of Lawrence Expressway.

• Responsibilities: Calabazas BMX, E-Mail Blasts, Neighborhood Clean-Ups, Parks Management, Scheduling/Travel, Senior Walk, Senior Issues, PM Office Hours, Office Support.
• Committee and Commission Responsibilities: Neighborhood Services and Education Committee, Neighborhoods Commission, Senior Commission, Aging Services Collaborative.
• Neighborhoods: Winchester NAC/Business Association, ACUDIR, Eden, Lynhaven, Miller, Murdock, Westside.

 

Rhovy Cansino, Council Assistant
Rhovylynn.Cansino@sanjoseca.gov

Rhovy graduated from San Jose State University with a B.A. degree in Political Science with concentrations in International Relations, Political Theory, and Public Administration. She began working with the City of San Jose as a student intern with the Office of the City Clerk. After graduation, she worked as a Policy Analyst with Council District 4 under the administrations of Mayor Chuck Reed and Councilmember Kansen Chu.

Rhovy is currently a Master's Degree candidate in Public Administration at San Jose State. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, reading, watching musicals, and spending time with her family. She looks forward to working with Councilmember Constant, the District 1 team, and the residents living in the district.

• Responsibilities: City Council Agenda, Code Enforcement, Starbird Teen Center, Website Management, Intern Coordination, Youth Issues, Office Support, AM Office Hours
• Committee and Commission Responsibilities: Rules and Open Government Council Committee, Federated Employees Retirement Board, Youth Commission, Appeals Hearing Board, Healthy Venture Neighborhoods Fund (HNVF), Moreland School Districts Community Board Advisory Committee (CBAC)
• Neighborhood: Moreland West

Wendy Sullivan, Communications & Outreach
Wendy.Sullivan@sanjoseca.gov

Wendy, a graduate of UCLA, recently joined the District 1 staff on a part-time basis assisting with communications and outreach. She previously worked for IBM handling internal communications and event planning for their Storage Systems Division (formerly headquartered in San Jose), and then went on to public relations for their hard disk drives unit.

Wendy resides in south San Jose with her husband, Mike, and three young children, Tyler, Kylie and Kaelyn. Wendy has also been a figure skating coach for the past 12 years and currently teaches at Sharks Ice at San Jose (formerly known as Logitech Ice) located downtown.

• Responsibilities: Correspondence, E-mail management, Invitations/Scheduling, Grants