Mission

Citizens on Patrol Volunteers

The Fresno Citizen Corps will give our city an organized way of expanding opportunities for our citizens to provide volunteer services.

• It will add volunteer capacity to the stretched resources of our city, particularly the police and fire departments.
• It will help strengthen our ability to prevent crime and terrorism and respond to emergencies.
• It will help all of us feel more secure.
• It will build a stronger bond between all the organizations in our community that are dedicated to making Fresno a better place for all its citizens.
• And it will enable us to respond constructively to the President's request for a more coordinated approach to homeland security.

Fresno Citizen Corps Charter

• Encourage volunteer participation.
• Enhance emergency response capacity and capability.
• Create a menu of volunteer opportunities that support Citizen Corps objectives.
• Act as a coordinating arm between the city's public sector, private sector, volunteer and non-profit organizations engaged in public safety and emergency response activities.
• Play a leadership role in community-building.
• Maintain ongoing communication with Citizen Corps members and with the public.

Organization

Our organizational principles are to keep things simple—to build on what already exists, to avoid duplication and bureaucracy, and to be inclusive.

The Fresno Citizen Corps has been launched in phases. In phase one, the Council was managed by an eight-member steering committee, with the chairman of the committee reporting to the Mayor of Fresno.

In Phase Two, which began in July, 2003, an executive director was named. The director is the only paid position on the Council. All other work of the Council will be performed by volunteers or by public sector employees as part of their regular duties.

In early 2003 the board of directors was named; and committees of like organizations, such as first responders, military organizations, faith community, business and industry, community-based organizations and emergency volunteers, were formed. The board of directors is comprised of the steering committee and the chairpersons of these committees.

Members of the Board of Directors are listed below:

Peter Weber
Chair, FCC Board of Directors
Co-Chair, Regional Jobs Initiative

Mark Aston
Fire Chief
Clovis Fire Department

Randy R. Bruegman
Fire Chief
Fresno Fire Department

Colonel William Carveth, MD
California Air Surgeon; Air National Guard
Chair, Medical Reserve Corps

Tim L. Casagrande
Director of Environmental Health
Fresno County Department of Community Health
Manager, Office of Emergency Services

Gordon Donoho
Senior Director, One by One Leadership
Chair, Faith Committee

Chris Fiorentino
Director, Civic Engagement and Students for Community Service
California State University , Fresno

Chad Fitzgerald
Emergency Preparedness Manager
Clovis Fire Department

Colonel Jonathan Flaugher
Commander
Air National Guard 144 th Fighter Wing

Ralph H. Goldbeck AIA
Partner; Carlin Manufacturing- Kitchens To Go, LLC
Chair, Business and Industry Committee

Stacie Hines
Fresno Safe and Proud Neighborhoods AmeriCorps Program Manager
EOC Local Conservation Corps

Richard Kriegbaum, Ph.D.
President
United Way of Fresno County

Kurt Madden
Chief Technology Officer
Fresno Unified School District

Chief Master Sergeant Michael McNiff
Medical Superintendent, ANG 144 th FW
Co-chair, Medical Reserve Corps

Cedric Reese
Retired CEO Coach
Volunteer CERT Coordinator

Ellen Schneider
Chief Executive Officer
American Red Cross Fresno-Madera Counties

Rainer Streib
Office of Emergency Services Coordinator
City of Fresno

Donna Ueland
Executive Director
Volunteer Center of Fresno County

Captain Marty West
Commander, Patrol Support Division
Fresno Police Department

Carla Glazebrook
Executive Director
Fresno Citizen Corps