page_title: Jerry Sanders (politician)
section_title: Community service
hierarchical_section_title: Jerry Sanders (politician) / Community service
caption_attribution_description: English: The Mayor of San Diego ready to speak at a graduation.
context_page_description: Gerald Robert "Jerry" Sanders is a former American politician and law enforcement officer from San Diego, California. He is the former Mayor of San Diego and former Chief of Police. As of December 2012, he is the president and CEO of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce.
context_section_description: Sanders left the Police Department in 1999 to become president and CEO of the United Way of San Diego County. He also served as United Way Community Campaign Chair in 2002.
  In July 2002, Sanders was appointed to the board of the American Red Cross San Diego/Imperial Counties Chapter after the previous CEO was fired in the aftermath of controversy concerning a wildfire in Alpine, CA. Sanders helped recruit retired Navy Rear Admiral Ronne Froman to be CEO, and supported the turnaround of the local chapter, which resulted in support for victims of the Cedar wildfire, praise from former critics for the transparency of fund raising efforts, and a staff re-organization that substantially reduced overhead costs.
  Sanders had also been active in the private sector, serving as founding partner and consultant for local high-tech start-ups involved with homeland security and infrastructure assessment. He is currently board chair of the San Diego Police Foundation, established to raise private funds for SDPD equipment and programs. He serves on the board of STAR/PAL, the San Diego Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, San Diego State University's Dean's Advisory Board, and Coronado First Bank (in organization). Sanders has served on the Wells Fargo Community Bank Board, the Mediation Center's Board, the National Conference for Community and Justice Board, the Vera Institute of Justice's Advisory Board on Foster Children, and the Children's Initiative. Sanders has been nominated to the National Red Cross Board of Governors.
caption: The Mayor waiting to speak at the graduation ceremony of the San Diego Center for Children, 2012
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