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Supervisors appoint three members to First 5 Children and Families Commission, grant residency waiver
Summary
The Rules Committee recommended appointments to the First 5 Children and Families Commission, moving to waive a residency requirement for Nancy Lim Yi and approving three nominees to fill three seats. Supporters cited clinical, philanthropic and community experience.
The Board of Supervisors Rules Committee on May 5 recommended three appointees to San Francisco’s Children and Families First Commission and approved a residency waiver to allow one nominee who lives outside the city to serve.
Supervisor (speaker 18) moved to approve a residency waiver for Nancy Lim Yi and to appoint Nancy Lim Yi to seat 6, Suzanne Gerardo to seat 7 and Dr. Shannon Thine to seat 9; the committee accepted the motion. Chair Tom Ammiano thanked applicants and public supporters before the clerk read the next agenda item.
The nominees described complementary qualifications for a commission that advises on early-childhood programs. Dr. Shannon Thine, a pediatrician and medical director of the Children’s Health Center at San Francisco General, told the committee she oversees primary, emergency and specialty pediatric services and has participated in First 5–supported programs. “I would be honored to serve as its newest member and will do my best to serve the interest of our children,” she said.
Suzanne Gerardo, director of the Child Development Center at California Pacific Medical Center, cited years on nonprofit boards and program experience treating children with developmental and autism-spectrum needs. Mary Gregory, who manages family foundations and directs grantmaking that funds early-childhood work, was a candidate and received multiple public endorsements but was not included in the motion that the committee advanced.
Public commenters emphasized representation and sustainability. Several speakers urged the committee to include Asian-American representation on the commission, and advocates noted that First 5 funds (from Proposition 10) will decline over time, making private-philanthropic partnerships important for sustaining programs.
The committee moved its recommendations to the full board; the clerk then read the next agenda item. The full Board of Supervisors will consider the committee’s recommendations at a subsequent meeting.
