SFIC WEEKLY ONLINE BRIEFING FOR FAITH LEADERS
AN INTERACTIVE COVID-19 VACCINE CONFIDENCE TRAINING
Thursday, May 20, 2021
8:30 am - 9:45 am
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As of May 16, 2021, 76% of eligible San Franciscans (16 and over) received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine with 61% of that population having been fully vaccinated. That leaves one-quarter of the City's population unprotected from the virus, and with them all children 12 and under who are not yet eligible to receive the vaccine. Faith leaders, health professionals, and community organizers are now being called upon to help reach out to the unvaccinated, one-on-one if necessary, and talk with them about their choices, share meaningful and real information and help dispel rumors and misinformation that could affect/deter people from making informed decisions. This week's "Online Briefing for Faith Leaders," hosted by the San Francisco Interfaith Council and supported by the COVID Command Center's Joint Information Center Virtual Outreach Team, will feature an interactive COVID-19 "Vaccine Confidence Training" designed to help congregation leaders gain confidence in vaccine choices and offer effective ways to convey this critical messaging to their congregants.
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY ONLINE BRIEFING MODERATOR
Michael G. Pappas, M.Div.
WELCOME & READING OF SFIC STATEMENT
Kaushik Roy
REFLECTIVE MOMENT
Sister Sukanya Belsare
(Introduction of Guest Presenters and Presentation
by SFIC Executive Director Michael Pappas)
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John A. McKnight
Community Engagement and Virtual Outreach Unit Lead
Joint Information Section, San Francisco COVID Command Center
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John McKnight is the Community Engagement and Virtual Outreach Unit Lead at the San Francisco COVID Command Center; he and his team ensure community agencies receive timely and accurate information during the pandemic while coordinating meetings with organizations across the city to enable their voices to be heard by COVID Command operations. John recently served as the Director of Emergency and Disaster Services for The Salvation Army Golden State Division, a region that encompasses a third of California including San Francisco, Silicon Valley, the Central Growing Region and much of the Sierras. He was responsible for the training, preparedness, and deployment of personnel and equipment throughout the Golden State Division in response to disasters both natural and man-made. A Navy Veteran, John served for six years as a nuclear propulsion plant mechanic (Machinist Mate, nuclear qualified) working on board the USS Enterprise (CVN-65). It was during his years in the Navy that he began volunteering with the American Red Cross as a First Aid and CPR instructor, Disaster Services Shelter Manager, and eventually a member of the Board of Directors. Earning his bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1995 in Molecular and Cell Biology, he went on to work in the Biotech industry for 10 years as a manufacturing manager responsible for all stages of production of injectable pharmaceuticals (parenterals); he has worked at Genentech, Xoma, and Chiron (Novartis). John is an active member of Toastmasters International (DTM), The San Francisco Golden Gate Breakfast Club, and the Order of St. John. He is the President of the USS San Francisco (CA-38) Memorial Foundation and the Immediate Past Commander for the San Francisco Chapter (Commandery) of the United States Naval Order. He serves on the Red Cross Leadership Council and is past Chair of the San Francisco VOAD (Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster).
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Hafiza Salehbhai
Community Groups Hub Co-Coordinator
San Francisco COVID Command Center
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Hafiza Salehbhai is currently deployed, as a Disaster Service Worker, with the Community Partners Hub of the San Francisco COVID Command Center. She is serving as the Co-Coordinator with the Community Partners Group and her team functions to ensure community agencies receive timely and accurate information during the pandemic while coordinating meetings with organizations across the city to enable their voices to be heard by COVID Command Operations. In her “day job” she works as an Investigator with the City and County of San Francisco Tax and Treasurer Department. She is responsible for performing field investigations and observation of business and operations for the collection of delinquent revenues and enforcement of licenses, business taxes, and other city and county obligations pursuant to local, state and federal law. She interviews business operators and provides ordinance information to business owners, representatives, and the public regarding various business related taxes and fees. Previously, she has worked with the State of California Department of Tax and Administration as a Business Taxes Representative. She managed all aspects of compliance and collection work, including collections, dual determinations, offer in compromise, write-offs and monitor bankruptcy claims to ensure contingent claims have been filed timely. Earning her bachelor’s degree from the San Francisco State University in 2011 in Business Administration with a concentration in Corporate Finance, she has been working with the State and Local Government for 10 years. |
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CLOSING REMARKS
SFIC Executive Director Michael Pappas
The SFIC extends special thanks to the COVID Command Center's Joint Information Center Virtual Outreach Team for facilitating technology support
for this weekly series of Online Briefings for Faith Leaders.
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