Green Party of California

Application for Alternate, Delegation to Green Party of the United States
(job description)
received August 10th, 2009

Name - Cynthia Santiago
City - Gardena
County - Los Angeles
Contact information - Miss.Cynthia.Santiago@gmail.com

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1) Please list any prior or current positions, related experience, and/or personal and professional skills within of the Green Party that you have, that apply to this position.

• Green Party member since 2002.
• Campaign Worker for Green Party Candidate Josefina Santiago for Santa
Monica City Council, November 2002
• Featured in LA Weekly article about young Greens


2) Please list any prior or current positions, related experience, and/or personal and professional skills outside of the Green Party that you have, that apply to this position.

• Virginia Park Youth Involvement Project, Santa Monica, California
Youth Advisory Leader, July 2001 – January 2006

Worked with City Staff and Architects on Youth Design team for Virginia
Avenue Park Teen Center. Conducted youth focus groups regarding
programming for newly built youth center.

• Santa Monica High School Associated Student Body President, 2002-200

• Wes Prisoner Resource & Education Project (WesPREP), Middletown, Connecticut
Core Member, January 2004 – December 2006

Worked to implement college-in-prison program for Connecticut prisons;
organized the Wesleyan Prison Education Symposium in 2004. Aided the
volunteer program in local Connecticut prisons where Wesleyan students
led workshops for prisoners; organized the prison education series.

• Currently, member of Southwestern Latina/o Law Student Association.

3) Please describe your vision for serving as GPUS Delegate including addressing the job description for GPUS Delegate.

I am a strong believer in social justice and the environment. I will do my best to advance the Ten Key values and represent the Green Party of California.