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| Name | Leanna Dawydiak |
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| Info | Leanna Dawydiak is a native San Franciscan; she was raised in the Richmond District, attended Notre Dame des Victoires Elementary School and Lowell High. Leanna is a graduate of the University of San Francisco, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Government and has a Doctorate of Jurisprudence Degree from Golden Gate University School of Law. She has just completed a Masters of Science Degree in National Security and Public Safety, with a Concentration in Information Protection from the University of New Haven, Sandia National Laboratories. Leanna is an active member, in good standing with the California State Bar. In addition to being an attorney, Leanna is a decorated San Francisco Police Officer.
Leanna continues to live in the Richmond District, next door to her parents, with her children, Rose and JohnPaolo, her husband, San Francisco Police Sergeant and attorney, Reno Rapagnani, her father in law, and uncle.
Political Experience
Leanna served as the administrative assistant to then Board of Supervisors President Wendy Nelder and the later she headed up the San Francisco Office for Assemblyman John Burton. She has served as a Member of the California State Democratic Central Committee, as well as a Commissioner on the San Francisco Delinquency Prevention Commission.
She has been active in numerous political clubs and groups and is a long time member of the Sierra Club and San Francisco Friends of the Urban Forest. In addition, she worked for and is a current member of the Nature Conservancy. Leanna is an avid cyclist and a member of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition.
Leanna has been actively involved in numerous local campaigns including those of, Retired Judge Ina Gyemant, the late Supervisor Lee S. Dolson, Mayor Art Agnos, Former Board of Supervisor President Wendy Nelder, Kevin Shelley and Angela Alioto, as well as other issues campaigns.
Police Experience
She has been a member of the Police Department for almost twenty years. During her time with the Department she has received the Silver Medal of Valor, two Bronze Medals of Valor, a Police Commission Meritorious Conduct Award, four Police Commission Commendations, as well as numerous Captain�s Commendations and Citizen Letters. Leanna has the distinction of being elected the first woman class president in the history of the San Francisco Police Department for her recruit class in 1985. She was also given the citizen award of San Francisco Police Officer of the Year in 1986.
Leanna is an active member of the San Francisco Police Officers� Association. She was a founding member and officer of the San Francisco Women Officers� Network, as well as an active member of the Asian Peace Officers Association, the Officers for Justice, and the San Francisco Police Pride Alliance.
Leanna volunteered to pose as an elderly woman in a dangerous decoy program, which sought to arrest those who preyed on seniors. She also volunteered in a tactical program seeking to test the security of the San Francisco International Airport. In addition to these special programs and her direct police duties, Leanna has been active in reform and internal improvements efforts within the Department that have had a direct and positive effect on the community. Leanna created the SFPD�s first active Sex Predator�s Apprehension Team (SPAT), the Department�s first Equal Opportunity Unit dealing with internal discrimination and harassment issues, and Station Investigations Unifying Neighborhoods (SIUN), a monthly training class for plainclothes officers.
Leanna wrote the San Francisco Police Department�s General Order on Discrimination and/or Harassment, which was adopted by the Police Commission and called a �model for the nation.�
Community
Leanna has served as a community volunteer, sharing her expertise and providing training on Megan�s Law, teaching youth in local schools on safety, security and guarding against strangers. She has also spoken to senior groups on elder safety and security issues. In addition, she worked in the Richmond on the Richmond Beautification Project, as well as being involved in organized efforts to plant more trees in the Richmond. In addition to organized community activities, Leanna has been involved with neighbors, volunteering her legal experience when needed on a variety of issues.
Leanna is a member of the Presidio Richmond Neighborhood Association, SPUR, PAR, the Sierra Club, Friends of the Urban Forest, the Nature Conservancy, the Commonwealth Club, and the National Organization of Women.
Legal Work
Leanna regularly prepared and presented cases for the SFPD before the Board of Permit Appeals. She has consistently upheld the Department, and the community�s right to put restrictions on large and disorderly events in their neighborhoods. Much of the work involved negotiating the delicate balance of the needs of the community with the needs of businesses to flourish and survive side by side.
She also represented the department in court on a daily basis regarding the release of personnel records of police officers in criminal matters. Leanna also represented the Chief of Police in a variety of sensitive legal matters.
Leanna, in her law school days, was the Chief Law Clerk for the United States Attorney�s Office in San Francisco. In addition, as a lawyer, she worked in a variety of areas including family law, general business, personal injury and landlord/tenant. She has also done pro bono work for various needy clients.
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