Virtual Luncheon with Esther Lemus, Vice Mayor of Windsor
Date and Time
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDT
Location
Via Zoom
Website
Description
Join us for the June Virtual Chamber membership luncheon with Windsor Vice Mayor, Esther Lemus. Vice Mayor Lemus is a member of Supervisor Gore’s Latinx leaders COVID19 focus group and will be discussing the disproportional impact of Covid19 on the Hispanic community, and challenges and adjustments in outreach to this underserved community. Latinos represent 33.1% of the population in Windsor, and 27% of the population of Sonoma County, yet they constitute more than 60% of COVID-19 cases and a striking 95% of cases under 18 years old. A recent survey by First 5 Sonoma County found that 66% of Spanish-speaking households had lost all or some of their income, versus 35% of English-speakers. Q&A of related topics to follow.
Member of the Month: Famer Tiffany Holbrook of Wise Acre Farm
DATE: June 19, 2020, at 12:00pm
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ESTHER’S BIO: Esther Lemus, a former Windsor School Board member, Berkeley and UCLA Law graduate, mother, Deputy District Attorney, and now Vice Mayor of Windsor is working together with all of Windsor’s residents to create an even better Windsor – one to be enjoyed by both current and future generations.
The youngest of five daughters, Esther was born and raised in Santa Rosa and moved to Windsor with her parents when she was in high school. After high school, Esther left Windsor to attend college at UC Berkeley following in the footsteps of her older sister. After graduation, Esther enrolled at UCLA School of Law, becoming the first member of her family to attend and graduate from law school.
Esther began her career in public service while working for the United States Department of Justice as an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney’s Offices in both the Northern and Southern Districts of California. After meeting her husband, Doug, and the birth of their first daughter, Esther returned to Sonoma County to be closer to family while continuing her public service in her new role as a Deputy District Attorney for the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office. In 2008, Esther returned to Windsor with her young family and was appointed to the Windsor School Board in 2015. In November 2016, Esther was elected to the remaining two years of her seat on the Windsor School Board.
As a working parent with two young daughters, Esther has a deep understanding of the many challenges facing local families and Windsor residents.
She brings her years of proven leadership as a longtime community leader and public servant to ensure that community concerns are addressed. Esther is also dedicated to working in partnership with all of Windsor’s residents, local businesses, non-profit organizations, and governmental entities to bring about long-term positive results for the entire Windsor community.
Esther has served the Windsor and Sonoma County communities in the following roles:
• Past President & School Board Member, Windsor Unified School District
• Member, LCAP Committee, Windsor Unified School District
• Member, Policy & Facilities Subcommittees, Windsor Unified School District
• Board Liaison, Windsor Middle School, Cali Calmecac Language Academy, Brooks Elementary School
• Steering Committee Member, Partnering to Keep Kids in School, County-Wide Truancy Abatement Program
• Deputy District Attorney assigned to Domestic Violence Treatment Court
• Deputy District Attorney assigned to Mental Health Treatment Court
• Deputy District Attorney assigned as sole “Safe Neighborhoods D.A.,” focused on community education, crime prevention, & community outreach
• Deputy District Attorney assigned to handle cases in General Felonies, Misdemeanors, and Juvenile Divisions
• Member, Violence Prevention Partnership, City of Santa Rosa
• Steering Committee Member, Gang Prevention Strategy, Calgrip Gang Prevention
• Grant Subcommittee Member, Planning Committee for first ever Parents’ Gang Awareness Training, Violence Prevention Partnership, City of Santa Rosa
• Coordinator and Presenter for Sonoma County District Attorney’s G.I.F.T. Program (Gun Violence Information for Teens Program)
• Coordinator and Presenter for Sonoma County District Attorney’s G.R.E.A.T. Program (Gang Resistance Education and Training Program which is taught in public schools)
• Coordinator and Presenter for Sonoma County District Attorney’s #iSMART Program (Social Media safety and crime prevention program which is taught in public schools & to professionals who work with youth)
• Former Member, Sonoma County School Attendance Review Board (SARB)
• Board Member, College Tee Project (focused on creating a college-going culture for all students, with special emphasis on first generation students)
• Past President & School Board Member, Windsor Unified School District
• Member, LCAP Committee, Windsor Unified School District
• Member, Policy & Facilities Subcommittees, Windsor Unified School District
• Board Liaison, Windsor Middle School, Cali Calmecac Language Academy, Brooks Elementary School
• Steering Committee Member, Partnering to Keep Kids in School, County-Wide Truancy Abatement Program
• Deputy District Attorney assigned to Domestic Violence Treatment Court
• Deputy District Attorney assigned to Mental Health Treatment Court
• Deputy District Attorney assigned as sole “Safe Neighborhoods D.A.,” focused on community education, crime prevention, & community outreach
• Deputy District Attorney assigned to handle cases in General Felonies, Misdemeanors, and Juvenile Divisions
• Member, Violence Prevention Partnership, City of Santa Rosa
• Steering Committee Member, Gang Prevention Strategy, Calgrip Gang Prevention
• Grant Subcommittee Member, Planning Committee for first ever Parents’ Gang Awareness Training, Violence Prevention Partnership, City of Santa Rosa
• Coordinator and Presenter for Sonoma County District Attorney’s G.I.F.T. Program (Gun Violence Information for Teens Program)
• Coordinator and Presenter for Sonoma County District Attorney’s G.R.E.A.T. Program (Gang Resistance Education and Training Program which is taught in public schools)
• Coordinator and Presenter for Sonoma County District Attorney’s #iSMART Program (Social Media safety and crime prevention program which is taught in public schools & to professionals who work with youth)
• Former Member, Sonoma County School Attendance Review Board (SARB)
• Board Member, College Tee Project (focused on creating a college-going culture for all students, with special emphasis on first generation students)
While serving in these various roles and serving the Town of Windsor and Sonoma County, Esther has accomplished many things which have deep impacts in the lives of Windsor and Sonoma County residents.
