Andy Schiffrin has worked for the Third District County Supervisor representing most of the City of Santa Cruz and the north coast of the County since 1975. He is officially retired but continues to work part time for the Supervisor. He taught an Environmental Assessment class at UC, Santa Cruz for many years and for ten years worked part time for FEMA in the Community Planning & Capacity Building program assisting communities recovering from disasters. He has a B.A. from UC, Los Angeles and a Masters in City Planning from M.I.T. He is currently serving a 4-year term in the at-large seat on the Board.