Cliff Waldeck

Recognized by local, state, and federal agencies for initiating “green” business innovations:
~ CoolCalifornia.org Small Business Excellence Award 2009
~ SF Small Business Commission Certificate of Honor 2009
~ SF Bay Guardian Chain Store Alternative Award 2007
~ California Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA) 2006
~ US EPA Region 9 Environmental Award 2006
~ San Francisco's first ever GreenBiz of the Month 2006
~ First company to join the Business Council for Climate Change (BC3) 2005
~ San Francisco Small Business Network's first ever Green Business Award 2006
~ Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP), California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) 2005, 2006
~ San Francisco's first Certified Green Office Supply Business 2005
~ 2nd Place / Neighborhood Business Award presented by Urban Solutions 2005

Recognized for achievements in job creation, hiring of San Francisco residents on general assistance, and giving back to the community:
~ San Francisco Council of District Merchants Community Service Award 2002
~ Goodwill Graduate Employer Showcase Award 1999
~ One of the first San Francisco small businesses to offer domestic partner benefits

Contributed expertise and efforts to the work of local business organizations:
~ Business Council on Climate Change, Founding Member 2005-2010
~ San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Member 2003-2006
~ San Francisco Small Business Network, President 2001-2004
~ Member and active participant, Bay Area Council’s Water, Government Relations, Transportation, Water Transportation and Housing

Committees 2015-present
COMMUNITY SERVICE
SF Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, Chair 2005, Vice Chair 2002-2005, Member 1999-2007
SF Bay Conservation and Development Commission, Member 1999-2007
Regional Airport Planning Committee, Chair 2006-2007, Member 1999-2007
SF Chamber of Commerce, Director 2003-2006, Chair, Small Business Advisory Council
City of Mill Valley, Mayor 2001, Council member 1997-2005 – At the end of tenure in 2005, Mill Valley was named by Money Magazine as the best place to live in California.
Mill Valley Centennial Celebration of the Century Steering Committee, Member 2000
Mill Valley Emergency Preparedness Committee, Member 1997-2000
Marin Visitors Board Steering Committee, representing the cities of Marin 1997-1999
Marin Telecommunications Agency, Board Vice Chair 1999-2004, Member 1997-2005
SF Commission for National Service, Member 1993-1995
Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce, Director 2012-2015
Mill Valley Historical Society, Board member, Publicity Chair “History Walk” 2012-2015
Conservation Corps North Bay, Board member 2012-2016