Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisor David J. Canepa, District 5
Subject: Reappointments to the Arts Commission
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation for reappointments to the San Mateo County Arts Commission, representing District 5, each for a first full term ending December 31, 2026:
A) Hiram Reno Anoa'I; and
B) Victoria Magbilang.
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BACKGROUND:
The Arts Commission was created to promote and encourage the arts, to serve in an advisory capacity to the Board of Supervisors, to prepare and update the County's strategic and cultural plan, and act as a liaison with arts organizations in order to ensure collaboration and coordination related to culture and art activities in San Mateo County.
DISCUSSION:
Hiram Reno Anoa'i has served on the commission since August 2022 and is being recommended for reappointment to serve on a seat representing District 5, for a partial term through December 31, 2026. Victoria Magbilang has served on the commission since her partial term began in June 2022. Approval of this reappointment would be for a first full 4-year term ending December 31, 2026.
Hiram Ali'ioaiga-Reno Anoa'i, warmly embraced as "Reno" by family and friends, is a proud Daly City native and second generation Samoan-American. He is a son of two humble community servants, and a sibling to six, two of whom are now his angels. A proud product of both public and private education, Reno is an alumni of the South San Francisco Unified School District, and Serra High School in San Mateo. He earned his Associates of Arts degree in Communications with a Certificate in Critical Pacific Island Studies from the College of San Mateo in 2018 where he graduated with honors as a second-generation member of PTK - Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, while also serving as the President of the Pacific Islander Learning Community, the Mana Program. He furthered his education at the Universit...
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