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Cathy Mulkey Meyer is dedicated to providing people with access to tools, financial resources, and training enabling them to turn their business vision into a plan with measurable goals toward financial sustainability and operational success. Her career began in the private sector working for Key Resources, Inc., a Women and Minority Owned staffing firm providing direct hire recruiting services and employing over 3000+ temporary employees in 350+ Bay Area businesses.

As the Human Resources Manager, Cathy leveraged administrative staffing contracts with Bay Area Rapid Transit, Levi's, Bank of America, the Federal Reserve Bank, Chevron, BioRad, and other businesses to create a jobs program; working with Goodwill Industries, the SF Housing Authority, and Recovery Survivor network, providing computer training, mock interviews, resume assistance and job placement to people entering the workforce.

Cathy worked as a consultant helping 30+ community based organizations and neighborhood groups establish the District 11 Excelsior Collaborative, funded through District 11 Supervisor Avalos office and Mayor Ed Lee's Office of Housing and Community Development. The Excelsior Collaborative has awarded 80+ small grants funding a variety of innovative programs designed and implemented by businesses, residents, and community based organizations.

From 2017 to 2019 Cathy worked for the City and County of San Francisco as the Chief of Staff for District 11 Supervisor Ahsha Safai, supporting Education, Transit, Business Corridor Development, Recreation and Parks, and Public Safety work. She currently works for the San Francisco Human Rights Commission supporting Education, Juvenile Justice reform, Public Safety, Economic Rights, and African Reparations initiatives. She served as the Human Rights Commission Secretary from 2019 through 2022.