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Agenda Item E.1 Matthew Derr Rachel Juba 14669 Fitzgerald Ave N, Hugo, MN 55038 13485 Europa Court North Unit #4 Hugo, MN 55038 December 22nd, 2021 Rachel: I am taking a few moments to express my interest in the vacant Vice Chairperson role on the Planning Commission that will be available as of January V. For the past four years I have enjoyed being a part of this great city and I also feel that my city work has helped me in my professional life as well. I am grateful for the opportunity that I have been given as Public Service has been a part of my whole life, my father was a Social Worker and my mother worked in Public Libraries for many years. Being I decided to join the For -Profit World, the city has provided me the opportunity to feel involved in the Community. I feel that I have gained experience in working with the city and also bring a lot of experience from the Corporate World that makes me a good fit. I am currently P in seniority on the commission and I am always looking for additional opportunities to serve our city in anyway I can. Professional Life • Served in a Leadership Role for about eight years supervising teams between 4 and 9 people, including day to day needs and also recruiting, hiring and training. • Member of Employee Resource groups promoting Community Involvement and Diversity in the workplace. • 1 also am an active contributor in several Lean Six Sigma projects ranging from equipment and software modifications and also improving recruitment and retention of associates to Ecolab. City & Community Based • Lead multiple giving campaigns sponsored by Ecolab that benefited two under -served schools in the Saint Paul and West Saint Paul neighborhoods. This included solicitation of contributions, coordinating with the schools and other outside organizations for maximum results, and delivering the contributions. (Best part) I periodically serve on the Board to decide the fate of the Hopkins Schoolhouse. I have helped with the Tour De Hugo benefiting the Hugo Parks Department I served on the Lions Park Pavilion steering group. I have enjoyed being a small sprocket that helps run the machine that is the City of Hugo and looking at the changes that we have seen and where it might be. I have taken every opportunity to be involved and to learn as much as I can, what helped be understand most about the city are the many casual conversations that I have had before and after meetings and other community activities. Counselman Kline once told me, and I am paraphrasing this, that in every city that there are only about 20 people who do everything. I feel that we, as a city, are lucky not to have "only 20 people" we have "these 20 people" and I appreciate being one of those people. Thank you for taking the time to read this, I know I get wordy at times. I also appreciate the consideration and look forward to answering any additional questions you have. Thank you Matthew D. Derr