Presenters

Daniel Shifrin  i s a Census Field Manager for the San Francisco Census Area Office and is responsible for the management of the Group Quarters, Service Based Enumeration and Enumeration of Transitory Locations Operations. Dan's professional background includes launching and managing Zipcar's West Coast operations and the development of Autowrap, a product widely used in outdoor advertising. Dan is active in the San Francisco Community, offering his support and time to Mission Language and Vocational School and Alzheimer's Association.

Alex Darr  is the Area Census Office Manager for the San Francisco Area Census Office, serving in his third Decennial Census. In the 2000 Census, he helped plan and supervise the count of "People Without Conventional Housing" and also led a team of 150 Census Takers going door to door in the Sunset District. This Census, as in 2010, he oversees all operations in his San Francisco Office Area, where an inclusive staff work to include all  people in this essential aspect of our representative democracy. In between Censuses, he has mostly been working in the Tenderloin with the Faithfool Fools, and at home as a parent.

Presentation

The US Census is a historic event that happens every 10 years that counts the current population of the US and subsequently determines how billions of dollars in Federal Funding is distributed and how many congressional seats are awarded to each state. In order to accurately count the country's population, the Census hires hundreds of thousands of field staff, who will interact with the public and ensure the count is completed by December 31, 2020. As unemployment is at a historic low here in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Census is relying on Community and Faith Based Leaders, to assist in its recruiting efforts by informing their constituents and congregations of the importance of the Census and urging them to apply to help get the count completed.

FAITH JOURNEY

Rev. Mark W. Holmerud

 Fourth Bishop of the Sierra Pacific Synod