In September 2023, The City of Oakland Department of Transportation (OakDOT), assisted by 360 Total Concept, formed the first cohort of a Community Advisory Committee (CAC) to advise on community priorities and inform projects led by OakDOT’s Major Projects Division. Applications were distributed to over 30 community leaders and organizations in the neighborhoods in which MPD projects are located in. Ten members representing various stakeholder groups (i.e., advocacy organizations, chambers of commerce, neighborhood associations, business districts, faith-based, and trades) were selected to join the CAC. These individuals were selected based on their representation of the geographies that MPD projects are based in as well as for their deep knowledge of their communities. The CAC consists of 10 members who committed to a 7-month term as the projects’ community thought partners.
Committee’s main duties:
- Provide guidance to the City on the transportation needs and priorities of the community as it relates to the transportation projects being designed.
- Serve as ambassadors who share information to their network/members.
- Attend and participate in monthly meetings with the City.
FIRST COHORT OF THE CAC
Names and affiliations of the first cohort of the CAC:
- Jalil Butron, YouthBeat
- Zachary Carey, True Vine Ministries
- Carl Chan, Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce
- Eddie Dillard, Hispanic Engineering and Building Constructors
- Ms. Margaret Gordon, West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project
- Mike Jacob, Pacific Merchant Shipping Association
- Derreck Johnson, Black Owned Project 365
- Sky Marazzi, Oakland Chamber of Commerce
- Joe Partida, Oakland Latino Chamber of Commerce
- George Spies, Traffic Violence Rapid Response
SECOND COHORT OF THE CAC
Members of the second cohort of the CAC committed to serving a two-year term between June 2024 and June 2026.
Names and affiliations of the second cohort of the CAC:
- Pastor Gerald Agee, Friendship Christian Center Church
- Carl Chan, Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce
- Ola Colemon, Resources for Community Development
- Misty Cross, Moms for Housing
- Bryan Culbertson, Traffic Violence Rapid Response
- Maxwell Davis
- Emilio Elenes
- Savlan Hauser, Jack London Improvement District
- Charles Holt II
- Mike Jacob, Pacific Merchant Shipping Association
- Leroy Johns, Oaktown Property Management
- Derreck Johnson, Black Owned Project 365
- Chelsey Prewitt, Bike East Bay
- Chadwick Spell, Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce
