Marcelino Martinez:
CLASS OF 1965
Franklin High SchoolClass of 1965
Stockton, CA
Marcelino's Story
11:30 AM, Sunday, August 23, 2015
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C.V. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
During the past 50 years, I spent my entire adult life in public service working for government (county/municipal, federal, and state), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and non-profit corporations.
While my life has not been flawless, it has been nevertheless a fascinating journey beginning with our 1965 Graduation Ceremony at Franklin Senior High School.
My late Parents, Robert and Jane Ferrer, and my Sister, Anna Martinez Fernandez, were/are my loving, life partners who have helped me deal with adversity. . .
Growing up in a Roman Catholic, first generation immigrant farm-worker household wasn't easy because:
1. English was a second language for my parents who came from two different parts of the Philippines
2. Our family resided in unincorporated Laurel Farms, then, a largely impoverished area of South Stockton
3. Neither of my parents was able to help or to encourage me with my high school studies
4. I found myself often alone, direction-less, friendless, and very unprepared for school and for learning and
5. PTSD (1953) and the consequences of subsequent childhood, adolescent, and early adult sublimation until effective mid-life therapy intervention coupled with courage, self-compassion, and connectivity with other like-minded wholehearted human beings.
Entering college in 1965, I found that I was ill prepared me for the academic rigors of university life. I struggled mightily to earn my initial AA and BA degrees. I spent more time as a student activist than I did in the classroom.
Determined to turn my life around, I went to night school at several colleges/universities before successfully completing my Certificate, BS, MPA, and MS-HCA degrees.
Diligently, I learned to concentrate upon my studies, to write effectively, to think critically, and to overcome the psycho-social "baggage" of alienation, anomie, and a poverty of spirit.
Over the past five decades, I bettered myself and became the person I am today. Thus, I am a more effective human being as I begin the twilight stage of my life cycle.
Because of the diverse career opportunities and good income offered to me by my former employers, I traveled extensively throughout the world.
Here are the specific details:
After graduating in 1965, I had a varied and successful career achieved by serving the public interest as advocated by John Fitzgerald Kennedy in his memorable Presidential Inaugural Address of 1961:
1. EDUCATION:
a. Graduate degrees with Honors and Dean"s List: CSU East Bay/Hayward
MPA/Master of Public Administration/Non: Concentration in Non-Profit Management
MS-HCA/Master of Science in Health Care Administration: Concentration in Organizational Development
Elected: Golden Key.
Nominated: Fulbright U.S. Scholars Program.
b. Undergraduate degrees:
Primary degrees:
BS in Political Science (concentration Sino-Soviet studies), summa cum laude, University of Maryland
Certificate in Hospital Administration, with honors, USNH Camp Pendleton Campus, San Diego State University.
Ancillary degrees:
CSU Sacramento (BA concentration: American Government)
San Joaquin Delta Community College (AA, concentration: Social Sciences)
Additional studies:
Laney-Merritt Community Colleges (concentration: Social Sciences, 36 semester units; Honors and Dean"s List),
Loyola-Marymount University of Los Angeles (concentration Philosophy-Theology, 60 semester units),
University of California, Berkeley (concentration: Naval ROTC and Psychology, 48 quarter units: Dean"s List)
University of La Verne (concentration: Psychology, 45 quarter units; Honors and Dean"s List)
b.1.Elected:
University of Maryland. Member of the following scholastic honor societies: Alpha Sigma Lambda, Phi Alpha Theta (History), Phi Kappa Phi, and Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science).
University of California, Berkeley: Member of Psi Chi (Psychology)
Medal Winner: Intercollegiate Debate: "Should the United States Withdraw from NATO?" (two awards: First Place earned during speech tournaments at CSU Northridge and at Pasadena College) for Loyola-Marymount University. Debate team-mates: Pedro F. Lamdagan, Esquire and the late Rev. Thomas Curran, S.J., Esquire.
b.2 Alumni Associations: Life member of
CSU East Bay (the former CSU Hayward)
University of California, Berkeley: California Alumni Association/CAA: Co-Chair, Alumni Mentorship Program
University of California, Berkeley: Pilipino Alumni Association/PAA (Co-Chair and elected "Mentor of the Year")
University of Maryland (University College, Asian Division).
b.3 Knowledge of Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese languages.
b.4 Law school: The former New College School of Law, San Francisco, CA.
2. Non-Profit Hospital Management:
Queen of Angels-Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, Los Angeles
St. Francis Medical Center, San Francisco
Hazel Hawkins San Benito County District Hospital, Hollister.
San Leandro Hospital
the former Oakland USN Medical Center (Co-Chair, Human Relations Council and Member, Society of Eagles)
the former USA Letterman Medical Center, San Francisco
the old Camp Lester USN Medical Center site, Okinawa, Japan
the former USNH Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines
USNH San Diego and
the old USNH Camp Pendleton
3. Non-Governmental Agencies
American Red Cross/ARC Northern CA Blood Bank Center
Pilipino Bayanihan Resource Center (PBRC)
the former California School Leadership Academy/CSLA of WestEd
Landmark Education Corporation
HealthRight 360 (the former Haight-Asbury Free Clinic-Walden House, Inc)
West Bay Multi-Services Center and
Richmond Area Multi-Services (Hire-Ability)
4. Local and State Government:
Office of the Speaker (the late Bob Moretti, D-Van Nuys) of the CA State Assembly
Office of County Clerk, Elections Division, Sacramento County
Office of the County Clerk, Elections Division, Yolo County
San Francisco City and County Commission on Aging and
CA State Assembly and Senate (Legislative Committee on Aging)
5. California Democratic Party (CDP):
a. OFFICES HELD:
Chair and Member San Joaquin County Democratic Party (SJCDCC)
Co-Chair CDP Platform Committee
Chair, CDP Health Sub-Committee
Chair, CDP Immigration Sub-Committee
Member, CDP Executive Board and Committee
Member, CDP DSCC
Parliamentarian, SJCDCC
Secretary/Treasurer, Yolo County DCCC
Member of the CDP Reform Committee,
Alternate (for Clinton) to 1996 Democratic Party National Conventions from CA, Chicago
Delegate (for Gore) to the 2000 Democratic Party National Convention from CA, Los Angeles and
Co-Chair (with the late Warren Christopher) of Californians for William Jefferson Clinton.
b. CAUCUSES:
Parliamentarian, Chicano-Latino Caucus
Founding Treasurer, Irish American Caucus
Vice Chairman for Central Valley, Filipino American Caucus and
Treasurer, Filipino American Caucus.
c. AWARD: Recipient: "Outstanding Democrat" for Amador, Calaveras, Madera, Merced, Sacramento in part, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties, 2003.
6. Bessette-Kennedy-Cerenio Internship (BKCI) in Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley (1999-2005). This is my principal legacy because
a. As Co-Chair of the CDP Platform Committee, I established and funded this paid internship for UC Berkeley graduating seniors who were studying political science and/or public policy and who wanted a hands-on opportunity to draft public policy for a major political party.
b. BKCI Activities:
Together, we gathered oral and written input from community and political activists.
Together, we wrote under the direction of Lead Co-Chairs Lee and Pelosi the CDP Preamble, Disabilities, Education, Health, Immigration, Seniors, Sustainable Communities, and Veterans Planks/Sections of the 2000, 2002, and 2004 Platforms and the accompanying two-page platform summary.
Together, we provided the background research for our CDP delegates who, in turn, crafted the national Democratic Party Platforms of 2000, 2002, and 2004.
c. After their graduation, these students went on to study and received additional degrees from Columbia, Santa Barbara, and Yale Law Schools; JFK School of Government at Harvard; and the Haas School of Business at Cal.
d. Now, these young Americans work as staff attorneys for Paramount Pictures and PGE; as Director of Corporate Ethics and Compliance for Visa Inc., as Western States Director for International Paper; as a Managing Director of an NGO in San Luis Obispo County; and as an Environmental Defense Advocate in North Carolina.
Because of their contributions to the advancement of political theory and their hard work, I am very proud of my former BKCI alumni and I hope they will continue their quest for professional excellence as 21st Century leaders.
7. Military Service: Vietnam Era and thereafter.
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman:
Clinical Coordinator, Continuing Education Coordinator, Engineering Services Coordinator, and Medical Staff Coordinator
Senior Neuro-Psychiatric Technician and Enlisted Education Instructor
Confidential DoD Security Clearance
Awards:
Good Conduct (Fourth) Medals
Humanitarian (Second) Medals
National Defense Medal (Vietnam Era)
American Spirit (NTC/RTC San Diego)
Class Honorman (Neuro-Psychiatric Technician "C" School, USNH Oakland) and
Employee of the Month (USNH Oakland)
Nominated: W...Expand for more
hite House Fellows Program
Temporary Duty Assignments:
a. Naval Investigative Services (NIS) at the former USNH Subic Bay
b. Special Branch, U.S. Embassy, Manila, Republic of the Philippines.
8. Pro bono publico activities:
As a legislative assistant for CA Assembly Speaker Bob Moretti, I coordinated the passage with other staff from the offices of State Senator Pro Tempore Leader George Moscone and from Governor Ronald Reagan of the "Filipino American Ethic Classification Bill of 1974." Upon receiving approval from both houses of the legislature and upon signature of the Governor, this bill became law. Consequently, Filipino Americans were recognized by California as a separate ethnic group (as distinguished from the category of "Other") for the gathering of demographic data by the CA Department of Industrial Relations.
African American Reparations Bill, HR 40/Congressman Conyers, Jr. (D-Michigan)
Asian Pacific Students Union/APSU (UC Berkeley)
Black Students Union (CSU Sacramento)
California Alumni Association/CAA, UC Berkeley (Co-Chair, CAA Mentorship Program, 1992-1994)
Californians for Reagan 1966, 1976, 1980, and 1984
Carlos S. Bulosan Memorial/Headstone Committee, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, WA (UC Berkeley). After his death in 1956, Mr. Bulosan (Writer: "'America Is in the Heart") was buried in an unmarked grave due to lack of money. In 1981, this situation came to light and we, the Filipino American students of UC Berkeley, helped our fellow students from SFSU, SJSU, Stanford, UCLA, University of Washington, and others to raise funds for a memorial/headstone.
Committee Against Nihomachitown (Japantown) Evictions (San Francisco)
Coppercreek Camp (Greenville, CA)
CSU Sacramento Main Library and Student Union
Earth Day Planning Committee (Sacramento)
Grace Asuncion Memorial Law School Scholarship Fund, New College School of Law (San Francisco)
Filipino American Voters League
Filipino Catholic Federation of America (FCFA)
Filipino American Community (Sacramento)
Filipino American Community (Stockton)
Filipino Plaza Housing Committee (Stockton)
International Hotel/I-Hotel Organizing Committee (I-Hotel, San Francisco)
Japanese American Reparations Committee (UC Berkeley)
Kayumangi Filipino Students Association (CSU Sacramento)
Kent State Memorial Committee (CSU Sacramento)
Law Offices of Rodel E, Rodis (San Francisco)
Manilatown Historical District Memorial Organizing Committee (Stockton)
Medicare Portability International Ad-Hoc Committee (Washington, DC)
Peace and Freedom Party, Executive Committee (California)
Peoples' Park Organizing Committee (UC Berkeley)
Pilipino Peoples' Far Western Conferences, 1971-1975 & 1978-1982
Hillary for America (Clinton for President 2016)
Re-Elect Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York (2005)
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center (Washington, DC)
Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library (Simi Valley, CA)
Tule Lake Japanese American Detention Center Memorial Committee (UC Berkeley)
Tupelo (Mississippi) Memorial Committee
UFWOC 1966 March for Justice (Freeport to Sacramento)
Undergraduate Student Mentorship and CAA Scholarship Program (UC Berkeley) and
US Veterans Committee for Filipino American World War II Equity Legislation (Washington, DC)
In February 2013, I retired.
Currently,
a. In 2004, my Sister and I sold our family farm in Stockton that our parents [Robert (1906-1987) and Jane Ferrer (1925-2003)] bought in 1948. Our Mother, Jane Ferrer, worked with my FSHS classmates Janet Pennell and Ilona Blanchard at Sharpe's Depot in Lathrop, CA before Mom's retirement in 1991.
b. I serve as a unpaid consultant and legislative advocate for the ad hoc international Medicare Portability Committee, Washington, DC. and as the founding Treasurer for Friends of the Filipino American Community: A Political Action "527" Committee (FFAC-PAC).
c. I collect Bronica ETRSi TLR, Canon, Exakta, Fuji, Kodak Retina IIIc, Minolta/Sony, Nikon, Olympus, and Rolleiflex 2.8E2 TLR cameras and their accessories.
d. LEISURE ACTIVITIES:
I enjoy golf, walking, watching movies on Netflix, attending religious services at St. Patrick's in San Francisco, and domestic/international travel to such far-flung destinations as
Bend/Oregon
Canada/Montreal & Victoria
England/London
France/Paris & the Brittany country-side
Disneyland: Anaheim, Hong Kong, Paris, & the former Tokyo theme parks
Germany/Frankfurt am Main
Greece/Athens & Corfu
Hong Kong
India/Taj Mahal
Israel/Jerusalem & Tel Aviv
Italy/Rome & Florence
Japan/Tokyo & Okinawa
Las Vegas/The Luxor
Mexico/Acapulco
The Philippines/US Embassy in Manila & the former USNH Subic Bay
Russia/The Hermitage
Singapore/The Raffles
South Korea/DMZ
Switzerland/St. Moritz
Taipei/Formosa and
Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City
I love:
saying a quiet prayer and lighting a candle at a religious shrine for family and for friends,
riding an open horse-drawn carriage or strolling on the Champs Elysees at night in April,
taking a twilight dinner cruise on the Seine,
getting lost in the London fog,
walking along the Charles, Columbia, De Schutes, Potomac, Seine, Thames, Tiber, and Williamette river banks,
going for a week-long holiday in Bend,
wearing black tie at the Manila and Savoy hotels and at the White House,
staying at the Harrington in Washington, D.C.,
standing up for and listening to our National Anthem,
playing the "unwitting shopper" on an episode of "Candid Camera" hosted by Dom Deluise in September 1991,
shopping at Harrods & Nordstroms,
milling around with the crowd in Vatican Square before the election of Pope Francis,
eating breakfast/brunch/lunch and/or dinner at the Beverly Hilton,
running into the late Bill Holden, Joan Fontaine, and other Hollywood luminaries at the Beverly Hilton,
listening to the music of High Mass at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Beverly Hills,
making par when I play golf,
sitting for a morning shave and/or haircut in a Capitol Hill congressional barbershop/salon,
accompanying a congressional staffer and maneuvering deftly though the U.S. Capitol building,
meeting Presidents: Nixon, Ford, Cater, Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Clinton, George W. Bush, and Obama.
attending an "V.I.P. briefing" at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C.,
dancing with my date at the TSS "Black Tie & Boots" during the 2013 U.S. Presidential Inaugural Party
helping my grand nephew, "Aeden", take his first baby steps,
receiving a salute from USMC guards as I pass through a US Embassy checkpoint in a staff vehicle,
experiencing the newly fallen snow at St. Moritz,
looking out at the lush green Japanese countryside from the Tokaido "Shinkansen" bullet train:Tokyo/Osaka/Tokyo,
shooting the rapids at Pagsanjan Falls/Philippines,
visiting the historical sights of Washington, D.C and of Northern Virginia,
watching Vanessa Redgrave performing in Hercuba at the JFK Center,
sharing an afternoon tea with a friend/friends at the Ritz/London,
engaging others in calm political dialogue at UC Berkeley,
attending events/parties at the Beverly Hilton,
gazing down on Paris from the Jules Verne/the Tour Eiffel,
using the Socratic method while arguing a point of law,
enjoying the historic sites and museums in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv,
sitting down with other staffers at a DCCC or a DSCC meeting,
correctly predicting (100%) the outcome of the 2014 Mid-Term US Senate elections,
returning to the USA after travelling abroad, and
dining at the Valencia in La Jolla.
e. BACK TO THE FUTURE: While my travel plans are pending,
I use the following guidelines to manage my activities of daily living::
set weekly and monthly benchmarks
slowly shut down my conscious mind one hour before going to sleep each night
never stop learning
if I feel stifled, I change my network
set time aside for myself and for my inner voice each day
expand my mental horizons by seeking another (usually non-traditional) viewpoint
for greener pastures, I change my environment
give thanks to God for each and every moment of my life
My Current Readings:
Anonymous (Unknown). The Gospel of Mark. Nashville, TN: The Gideons
Backus, W. & Chapin, M. (1980). Telling Yourself The Truth. Bloomington, MN: Bethany House Publishers
Brown, B (2007). I Thought It Was Just Me. New York, NY: Gotham
Brown, B. (2010). The Gifts of Imperfection. Center City, MN: Hazelden
Brown, B. (2012). Daring Greatly. New York, NY: Gotham
Chapin, M. (1988). Mothers & Daughters. Bloomington, MN: Bethany House Publishers
Clinton, H.R. (2014). Hard Choices. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster
Feagin, J.R. (2000). Racist America: Roots, Current Realities, and Future Reparations. New York, NY: Routledge.
Germer, C.K. (2009). The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion. New York, NY: the Guildford Press.
Livingston, J.C. & Thompson, R.G. (1963). The Consent of the Governed. New York, NY: The Macmillan Company
Loewen, J.W. (1995). Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong. New York, NY: A Touchstone Book.
Smollin, A.B. (2001). God Knows You're Stressed: Simple Ways to Restore Your Balance. Notre Dame, IN. Sorin books.
50th Anniversary Reunion: Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend the reunion because of prior vacation plans in La Jolla, CA.
My contact information:
Marcelino C. Martinez, Jr., MPA, MS-HCA, Retired
1265 Palomar Drive, Tracy, CA 95377-8900
1-209-832-5078
Remember: Franklin Will Shine!
All the very best to you and to your love ones, always....I remain forever your classmate.
Sincerely,
Marcelino
Franklin Senior High School (FSHS) Activities:
Treasurer, Student Body 1964-1965
Member, Speech Team, 1963-1965
Member, Student Body Council, 1964-1965
Awardee, United Nations Best Essay, Stockton, 196
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