Judy West, Director of Madrina Group

Judy with former Mayor Willie Brown at dedication ceremony for the Mission Creek mosaic (left),
and with the artists, Lillian Sizemore and Laural True, who created it (right).

Born 1954 in Redwood City, California, Woodside High School 1972, I am a fourth generation native. My parents were pilots and western adventurers. The time I spent in the air with my family gave me a better understanding of the natural processes in the landscape and helped me to become a successful geologist. (photo links)

Education: M.S. Geology, 1981; B.S. Geology, Univ. Texas, Austin 1979

Environmental Experience

Director of the Madrina Group, an environmental education non-profit co-founded in 1991. 2008 exhibit at Mission Bay waterfront involves changing landscape of Eastern Neighborhoods. Spearheading the Mission Creek Bikeway project as a “rails to trails” and wastewater upgrade. 

Member & secretary of the SF PUC Citizen’s Advisory Committee, with a focus on storm-water planning to prevent flooding in low areas and sewer overflows into the Bay. 4 year appointment since 2006.

Graduate of the Leadership SF training program sponsored by the SF Chamber of Commerce

Geologist and Registered Environmental Assessor, State of California in 1996.
Princeton Groundwater Pollution and Hydrology

Business and Real Estate Experience

As Treasurer of Project Artaud Corp., a world renown art coop, with 70 live/work studios, theaters, galleries workshops, etc., helped finance a 1.4 million seismic upgrade of an historic industrial building.

Trustee of the California Alpine Club from 1987-2002, responsible for an historic lodge in Sierras. My fathers family were founding members of this 1914 hiking club.

Owned and managed rental property with my family for 25 years. Designed and coordinated the seismic upgrade of 4,000 sq.ft. warehouse into 3 live/work units with full handicapped access, completed in 2002.

Work Experience

Permit Consulting, drafting and document preparation for small residential Building & Planning Permits, assisting subdivisions & entitlements for real estate development.

Calif. Lawyers for the Arts, Program Manager. of ArtHouse, assisting artists w/ housing issues. 1996-7 Art Space Development Corp. marketing mgr for SF’s first subsidized artist housing project 1995-6

Project Manager for York Street Studios, 23 unit live/work condo from old See’s Candy factory in SF: 1989-91. My sister was the architect; worked with AIA contracts; prepared full condo application for DRE. Obtained interior upgrade permits for new buyers and supervised construction.

British Petroleum (BP Alaska) stationed in San Francisco 1985-1987, development geologist
The Anschutz Corporation of Denver Colorado 1981-1985, development geologist

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