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Vice Mayor Charles “Chappie” Jones represents City Council District 1, the region of West San José that borders the cities of Campbell, Cupertino, Santa Clara and Saratoga. Jones was born in Sacramento and moved to San José in the 1990s. Before he joined the council, Jones worked in the private sector, where he held sales management positions with Apple and AT&T, was an executive manager with Cornerstone Consulting and Technology, and owned a technology service business. Jones lives with his wife and two children in the Murdock neighborhood of District 1.
First elected: November 2014
Alma maters: UC Berkeley Haas School of Business (MBA, marketing); UC Davis (bachelor’s degree, economics)
Twitter Bio: Vice Mayor for #SanJose
Representing #District1 #WestSanJose
@CityofSanJose Tweets by Chappie and Staff
Notable quote: “I want to express my appreciation to our community for coming together during these trying times and being there for one another. It is during these times that our strength as a community is tested, and I am confident we will emerge stronger than before.”
(Source: Newsletter)
Committee and board assignments:
Mayor’s Circle (co-chair)
San Jose Small Business Advisory Task Force (chair)
Rules and Open Government Committee, (vice chair)
Public Safety, Finance, and Strategic Support Committee
Smart Cities and Service Improvements Committee
Board of Fair Campaign & Political Practices
Santa Clara County Cities Association Board of Directors (Executive Board, City Selection Committee, and Legislative Action Committee)
Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Implementation Board, VTA Representative (alternate)
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Board of Directors (Governance and Audit Committee, Safety, Security, and Transit Planning and Operations chair)
Silicon Valley Regional Interoperability Authority Board of Directors
West Valley Sanitation District (Sewer Advisory Board)
Work2future Board (council liaison)
League of California Cities Executive Board, Peninsula Division
National League of Cities, Information Technology and Communications Committee
SJ/SC Clean Water Financing Authority
California Cities Gaming Association (alternate)
SOURCE: Vice Mayor's website
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