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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0355.000 2006-2008 JNtr or GO. q~ ~G Harry Kim ~ ~ Dixie Kaetsu Mayor Managing Director s;•:~, o~•;~` BazbaraKossow ~,rF~~F_@P~ Deputy Managing Director ~vuntp of ~atvai`i 891 Ululani Street • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 • (808) 961-8211 Fax (808) 961-6553 KONA: 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Sui[e 103 • Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 n.: (808)329-5226 • Fax (808)326-5663 n ~ April 18, 2007 ~ r-• - The Honorable Chairperson Pete Hoffmann And Members of the County Council J County of Hawaii ' Hilo, Hawaii 96720 -n C-~ Dear Chairperson Hoffinann and Members: It is my pleasure to submit for your confirmation the appointment of Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd as County of Hawaii Director of Environmental Management pursuant to the Charter of the County of Hawaii. This appointment is effective on June I, 2007. She will replace Barbara Bell, who has served as the director of this department since 2002 and is resigning effective the end of April. Since August 2003, Ms. Leithead Todd has served as a Deputy Corporation Counsel for the County of Hawaii. Prior to then, she was in private practice as an attorney in addition to representing District 2 on the Hawaii County Council for three and a half terms. She has also served as the Legislative Auditor for the County Hawaii. Her complete resume is attached. As a Deputy Corporation Counsel, Ms. Leithead Todd has worked closely with the Department of Environmental Management and the Environmental Management Commission. She is aware of the important issues and decisions facing the County related to solid waste and wastewater, and brings valuable legal and administrative experience to this critical position. Ms. Leithead Todd will serve a term co-terminus with my tenure, which will end on December 1, 2008. I take this opportunity to publicly thank Barbaza Bell for her years of dedicated service to the Cotmty. She has had a difficult and at times thankless job, and she has handled it with professionalism and coarage. She has stayed on this long because I asked her to continue to work for us. I am sure you join me in wishing her well. Thank you for your favorable consideration of the appointment of Bobby Jean Leithead Todd. If you have any questions about this matter, please feel free to call me. A a, ~ , ~.vt~- I~~~ arry Kim ~ Comm. Ro. 35~ MAYOR Ref. To: C. Ref. Date APR 2 0 2007 Attachment Hawaii County is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd 118 Lukia Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Education: William S. Richardson School of Law, J.D. 1986 Co-Chair Hawaii Women Lawyers, Student Division Susan B. McKay Memorial Moot Court Award National Moot Court Team Editor, UH Lawletter (school newspaper) UH-Hilo, UH-Manoa, B.A. 1981 Eng. Lit. Founding member, 'Ahahui O Na Pua O Hawaii (UH-Hilo) Hilo High School, 1970 Outstanding Teenagers of America State of Hawaii Girl-Teen Citizen of the Year Girls State Senator Hawaii Senator, Supreme Court Justice, Girls Nation, Washington D. C. Work Experience: August 2003 to present Deputy Corporation Counsel, Office of the Corporation Counsel, Hawai' i County. Assignments have included being assigned at various times as attorney for the Planning Department, Department of Environmental Management, Board of Ethics, Environmental Management Commission, legislative drafting, testimony and tracking, foreclosures and bankruptcies, collections, Land Use Commission, contested cases before the Planning Commission, Transportation Commission, administrative appeals before the Board of Appeals December 1996 to July 2003 - Hawai i County Council representing District 2, Chairman of the Planning Committee December 1994 to December 2002 - B.J. Leithead-Todd, Attorney at Law, solo practice concentrating in Family Law July ] 993 to December 1994 -Hawaii County Legislative Auditor, Administrative Head of the research, drafting and auditing services for the Hawaii County Council. September 1987 to June 1993 -Deputy Corporation Counsel, Office of the Corporation Counsel. Primarily assigned to Family Support Division handling paternities, child support and alimony cases. Briefly assigned in 1993 to main office on Civil Service, Liquor, Ethics and Housing matters. September 1986 to August 1987 -Associate Attorney, Case & Lynch, Hilo Office, land use, insurance defense, tort litigation, family law September 1985 to May 1986 -Law Clerk, Office of the Lieutenant Governor, drafting and tracking legislation primarily in the areas of elections, workers compensation June to August 1985 -Summer Law Clerk, Case & Lynch, Hilo Office, appellate briefs, land use, tort litigation June to August 1984 -Summer Law Clerk to Professor Williamson B. C. Chang, research on water and land use issues regarding proposed State Water Code December 1982 to Apri] 1983 - Hawai i State Legislature, Office Manager and Committee Clerk to Representative Joseph Leong, responsible for running office and supervising staff, drafting and tracking legislation Other Experience, Community Service: 1995-1999 Board of Directors, State of Hawaii High Technology Development Corporation: approved and adopted budgets, approved SBIR grants, approved and reviewed programs and initiatives of corporation, responsible for hiring executive director. 1983-1985-Manna Neighborhood Board Have served as: President, Vice-President and Treasurer, HHS PTSA; President and Assistant Coach, Keaukaha Canoe Club; President KCC & PH Community Association; President Upper Kaumana District Council; President Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce, Big Island Chapter; Board of Directors, Japanese Chamber of Commerce; Member, Science and Technology Committee, HIEDB; President HHS Football Boosters; Chair, Hawaii County Board of Ethics; Assistant Coach, AYSO; Treasurer, Big Island Women Lawyers; Treasurer, Central Hilo Lions Club; Secretary, Hilo Jaycees; Precinct President, Precinct Vice-President, State Central Committee, Hawai i Democratic Party; Advisory Committee, Hospice of Hilo; Volunteer Judge, Teen Court; Board of Directors, East Hawaii Cancer Society; Volunteer Attorney, Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii; Secretary, Treasurer, Hilo Union PTA; Labor-Management Board, Hawaiian Regent Hotel; Member, Hawaii Supreme Court Committee on Gender and Other Fairness; Member, 3`d Circuit Family Court Rules Committee; Student Extern, Law school externships at 1st Circuit Court and Honolulu Office of the Prosecuting Attorney.