2015 Good Government Awards

2015 Public Managerial Excellence Award Winners:

Colleen Chawla
Deputy Director, Department of Public Health

Colleen Chawla led the effort to create the groundbreaking Health Care Services Master Plan (HCSMP) for the City and County of San Francisco. The first of its kind in the nation, the HCSMP allows policy makers to evaluate the impact of citywide health-promotion efforts, community planning and land use decisions on the health of citizens. With no clear blueprint for her work, Chawla engaged more than 100 San Francisco residents to gather community feedback to shape the plan. She also assembled a 41-member HCSMP Task Force charged with focusing on health care access among San Francisco’s vulnerable populations. Chawla is also responsible for the coordination of department- and city-wide efforts to plan for health care in San Francisco, as well as for health policy analysis and development.

Jimmy Chiu, PE
Airport Infrastructure Program Director, San Francisco International Airport

Jimmy Chiu led both design and construction efforts for the successful implementation of FAA-required runway safety areas at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Chiu worked to build consensus among the FAA, airlines and airport operations staff to ensure the project would be completed by the December 2015 federal deadline. Providing exceptional technical guidance, Chiu was instrumental in leading the runway safety area design team. He also researched new technologies to ensure the airport could install a fully FAA-compliant safety area, despite being bounded geographically by the San Francisco Bay and Highway 101. In addition to his remarkable management of this extensive project, Chiu provided critical initiative for airfield recovery after the crash of Asiana airlines in July of 2013. As a result of Chiu’s influence, SFO’s runway safety area was completed $3 million under budget and more than a year in advance of the federal deadline.

Paula Kehoe
Water Resources Division Manager, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

Paula Kehoe oversees pivotal water conservation and water resource diversification programs for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC). With California’s severe drought conditions, the work of the Water Resource Division, led by Kehoe, is particularly critical. Kehoe directed the development of new strategies for water supply diversification through non-potable supplies. Her tenacity led to the establishment of the Non-Potable Reuse Program, a pioneering ordinance that is the first of its kind in the United States. In 2014, Kehoe also brought together wastewater utility managers from around the state to discuss innovation within urban water systems. This collaboration led to the Blueprint for Onsite Water Systems, a guidebook that has assisted other states and municipalities in using San Francisco’s program as a model. Demonstrating exceptional vision, Kehoe understands that San Francisco must establish financial and regulatory environments to encourage the widespread application of alternate water sources.

James R. Herman Cruise Terminal Team, Port of San Francisco
Peter Dailey, John Davey, John Doll, Elaine Forbes and Meghan Wallace

The James R. Herman Cruise Terminal Team managed design, financing and project implementation to create a LEED-certified, world-class cruise terminal at Pier 27. The team set priorities, aligned interests and assured financial stability for this Port of San Francisco project. Each of the team members had to create a vision and adhere to budgetary, regulatory and political constraints. This project represents the public’s largest investment in a Port of San Francisco development project since the 1920s, and it provides the city with an opportunity for transportation, employment, exploration and recreation at the site that also converts to a premiere event venue.

Family Violence Prevention Team, Child Support Services Department
Freda Randolph Glenn, Stephanie Ting and Thomas Wolf

The Family Violence Prevention Team implements new strategies to promote safe communication between parties in child-support cases. Through their work with the Family Violence Initiative, they have facilitated a 16 percent increase in the number of child support cases that are receiving payments. The have also helped the Department of Child Support Services establish new partnerships in the San Francisco domestic violence service and advocacy community. For families receiving court-ordered financial and medical support, the management and enforcement strategies, training and community engagement the team facilitates have played a critical role in the safe and effective delivery of services. Within the program, there have been no new incidents of violence between parties in child support cases since 2011, when the Family Violence Initiative was established.

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Tuesday, February 10
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Wednesday, February 11
Recognition in second email invitation

Tuesday, February 17
Recognition in second San Francisco Business Times ad

Friday, February 20
Recognition in March and April issues of The Urbanist

Wednesday, February 25
Recognition in printed program

Wednesday, February 25
Recognition in the third email invitation

Wednesday, March 4
Recognition in event signage and video presentation

Wednesday, March 4
Recognition in sponsor board exhibition

Wednesday, March 11
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Inclusion in April issue of The Urbanist

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PAST AWARD WINNERS

2014

Douglas Legg
​Department of Public Works

Zoon Nguyen
Office of the Assessor-Recorder

Lisa Wayne
Recreation and Park Department

Mary Ellen Carroll, Daniel Lehr, Thomas Siragusa and Cheryl Taylor
The Rim Fire Emergency Response Team, SFPUC

Patricia Lee, Marynella Woods, Lauren Brady Blalock and Marc Babus​
The Legal Educational Advocacy Program Team, Public Defender's Office

2013

Susan Giffin, Rodrigo Castillo, Alan Honniball and Leo Solomon
Crime Data Warehouse Team

Michelle Ruggels
Department of Public Health

Lea Militello
Municipal Transportation Agency

Jaime Flores-Lovo
Department of Public Works

Ted Egan
Controller's Office

2012

Jocelyn Quintos
Department of Public Works

Harlan L. Kelly Jr.
SF Public Utilities Commission

Steven Castile
Recreation and Park Department

Darrell Ascano, Tajel Shah, Rebecca Villareal-Mayer

Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector

2011

Dr. Susan Fernyak
Department of Public Health

Dana Ketcham
Recreation and Park Department

Cheryl Nashir
San Francisco Airport Commission

Dave Curto, Tony Lugo, Leo Sauceda, Jim Whelly
Human Services Agency

Brian Benson, Fran Breeding, Brian Strong, Adam Van de Water
General Services Agency

2010

Toni Coe
Municipal Transportation Agency

Brent Dennis
Recreation and Park Department

Allison Magee
Juvenile Probation Department

Maria X. Martinez
Department of Public Health

Nadia Sesay
Controller’s Office

SPUR Infrastructure & Planning Award
Water System Improvement Program
SF Public Utilities Commission

2009

Tangerine Brigham
Department of Public Health

Dan Kelly
Human Services Agency

Kevin Kone
San Francisco Airport Commission

Edgar Lopez & Brook Mebrahtu
Department of Public Works

Julie Kirschbaum, Britt Tanner, Sally Allen & Liz Garcia
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

Clare Murphy
Lifetime Achievement Award
San Francisco Employee’s Retirement System

2007

Peter Acton
Airport Commission

Derek Chu
Human Services Agency

Brad Benson
Port of San Francisco

Judith Klain
Project Homeless Connect

Nancy Alfaro, Kevin Dyer, Jay Nath, Diana Nguyen & Heidi Sieck
311 Customer Service Center Project

2006

Sue Currin
San Francisco General Hospital

Jeff Gary
Municipal Transportation Authority

Chris Iglesias
Mayor’s Office of Economic & Workforce Development

Todd Rydstrom
Office of the Controller

Michelle Allersma, Denise Cannonier-Craig, Jennifer Johnston, Kerry Ko, Julian Low, Karen Taylor, Bruce Topp, Ted Yamasaki
Department of Human Resources

2005

Leo O’Farrell
Human Services Agency

Diana Guevara
Department of Public Health

Kathy Bull, DeMarris Evans & Louise Winterstein
Office of the Public Defender

Kerstin Magary
Municipal Transportation Agency

Jackson Wong
San Francisco International Airport

2004

Michael Cohen
Office of Economic & Workforce Development

Dorothy Enisman & Dariush Kayhan
Department of Human Services

Gary Franzella
San Francisco International Airport

Robert Kuzma
San Francisco Fire Department

Florence Mar
Office of the Treasurer

2003

Dr. Rajiv Bhatia
Department of Public Health

Philip Ginsburg
City Attorney’s Office

Olson Lee
Redevelopment Agency

Pacifico Paculba
Municipal Transportation Agency

Bridget Smith
Municipal Transportation Agency

2002

Gigi Harrington
San Francisco Municipal Railway

Wanda Jung
Department of Human Services

Bill Lehew
San Francisco International Airport

Monique Moyer
Mayor’s Office of Public Finance

Peg Stevenson
Controller’s Office

2001

Bond Yee
Department of Parking & Traffic

Marc Trotz
Department of Public Health

George Nichols
Public Library

Jay Banfield
Treasurer & Tax Collector’s Office

Pamela David, Richard Newirth & Kary Schulman
Mayor’s Office of Community Development, Arts Commission, Grants for the Arts

2000

Jeffrey G. Adachi
Public Defenders Office

Susan Hildreth
San Francisco Public Library

Janice Anderson-Santos & Jimmie Gilyard
Department of Human Services

Sam A. Mehta
San Francisco Airport Commission

Rick Ruvolo
Department of Administrative Services

1999

Carol Bach
Port of San Francisco

Fernando Cisneros
Department of Public Works

Mary Counihan
Department of Human Services

Barbara A. Garcia
Department of Public Health

Anthony Irons
Department of Administrative Services

1998

Jonathan Chow
Public Utilities Commission

Hillary Gitelman
Planning Department

Dolores Heaven
Department of Human Services

Monique Zmuda
Department of Public Health

Marcia deVaughn & Alex Mamak
Department of Public Works

1997

Adrienne Frazier
Department of Parking & Traffic

Sandra Jo Gartzman
San Francisco Rent Board

Nelly Lee
Department of Public Health

Jill Manton
San Francisco Art Commission

Severin Rizzo
San Francisco Art Commission

1996

Sai-Ling Chan-Sew
Department of Public Health

Matthew Gass
Hetch Hetchy Water & Power

Sharon Kotabe, Pharm D.
Laguna Honda Hospital

Johnny Miller
Juvenile Probation Department

Kathy Page
San Francisco Public Library

1995

Hugo Aguilera, Cheryl Austin, Sheila Kenny, Dennis Sato, Anna Suttmann & Nancy Wong
Laguna Honda Hospital

Evangeline H. Bruce
Controller’s Office

Jim Buick
Department of Social Services

Judith Griffin
Juvenile Probation Department

Mitchell H. Katz, M.D.
Department of Public Health

1994

James Bowen
Hetch Hetchy Water & Power

Teresa Chow
Controller’s Office

Emilio Cruz
Office of the CAO

Gene O’Connell, R.N.
San Francisco General Hospital

Robert Prentice, Ph.D.
Department of Public Health

1993

Donna Burchard
Laguna Honda Hospital

Daniel Patrick Daly
Treasurer’s Office

Rebecca Kohlstrand
Planning Department

Diarmuid Philpott
Police Department

Germaine Q. Wong
Office of the CAO

1992

Phil W. Arnold, Ph.D.
Recreation & Park Department

Dorothy Chen
Department of Social Services

Ricardo Hernandez
Office of the CAO

Judy Johnston
Controller’s Office

Anthony G. Wagner
Laguna Honda Hospital

1991

Alec S. Bash
Planning Department

Patric Duterte, Anthony Nicco & Michelle Rutherford
Department of Social Services

Robert Gamble
Redevelopment Agency

Roger L. Peters
Port of San Francisco

Charles Saunders, M.D.
San Francisco General Hospital

1990

Cheryl Austin
Laguna Honda Hospital

Rich Cunningham
Public Works Department

Joseph Johnson
Office of the CAO

Bill Lee
Department of Public Health

Mary Smith
Department of Social Services

1989

Dorothy Enisman
Department of Social Services

Steven Koneffklatt
Laguna Honda Hospital

Brenda Lauer
San Francisco General Hospital

Sara Pickus
Public Works Department

Edwina Young
District Attorney’s Office

1988

Chief Ronald Driscoll
San Francisco International Airport

Mary Anne Johnson, M.D.
Laguna Honda Hospital

Joel Robinson
Recreation & Park Department

Reiko Homma True, Ph.D.
Department of Public Health

1987

Catherine Bremmer & Vivian Sykes
San Francisco Public Library

Bernard Cummings
Public Works Department

Ron DeLeon
Recreation & Park Department

Michael Marcum
Sheriff’s Department

1986

Ann Branston
Municipal Railway

Barney Barron
Recreation & Park Department

John Roumbanis
Public Works Department

Flo Stroud
Department of Public Health

1985

Ed Gazzano
Public Health Department

Sal Kitchener
San Francisco Zoo

Virginia Leishman, RN
Laguna Honda Hospital

Geoff Rothman
Civic Service Commission

1984

Richard Sullivan
Tax Collector’s Office

Leslie Miko
Commission on the Aging

Richard Rogers
Municipal Railway

1983

Stanley Stephens
Controller’s Office

Joe Dominguez
Municipal Railway

Angela Gittens
San Francisco General

Jason Yuen
Airports Commission

1982

Don Birrer
Public Works Department

Mark Finucane
Public Health Department

Richard Koeritz
Housing Authority

Roberta McDonough
Civil Service Commission

1981

Tom Malloy
Recreation & Parks Department

David Fong
Controller’s Office

John P. Mullane, Jr.
Public Works Department

Carl Williams
Housing Authority