Sharron Daniel
BUILDING FRIENDSHIPS & PROMOTING SAFETY
During the work week , you ’ ll find Sharron Daniel on the job in the Finance Shared Services Department at eBay . On nights and weekends , she volunteers her time as President of Community Law Enforcement Foundation ( CLEF ), a non-profit organization that supports the Morgan Hill Police Department with funding for equipment , services and training not covered under the city budget .
Daniel is a California native who grew up in Menlo Park and attended California State University , Chico where she earned her Business Management degree . She moved to the Morgan Hill-Gilroy area in the 1990s before purchasing a home in Morgan Hill in 2003 where she resides today .
According to Daniel , she came to be involved with CLEF largely because of close friendships with people in local law enforcement . The CLEF project that most inspired her was a fundraising campaign to reinstate the Morgan Hill Police Department ’ s canine unit . A successful campaign led to the adoption of the first dog into the program in 2009 . In the spring of 2014 , the police department brought a speciallytrained German Shepherd named Soni on board to assist the department in suspect apprehensions and narcotics searches .
Daniel is also a graduate of Leadership Morgan Hill , another non-profit organization that provides a nine-month program focused on leadership skills development and community engagement . As a participant in Leadership Morgan Hill , Daniel met and befriended other residents interested in getting involved in community and learning how to effect change at the local , county and state level . As a graduate , she helps incoming Leadership Morgan Hill classes during the program ’ s Public Safety Day .
Daniel has leveraged her leadership training at CLEF , having served in every board-level post before taking on the role of President this year . For the past three years , CLEF has organized the Cops and Robbers Ball gala event and raised more than $ 175,000 for the Morgan Hill Police Department . These funds have enabled the department to obtain items such as license plate readers and equip their patrol cars with automated external defibrillators ( AEDs ).
CLEF also participates in the Police Night Out in August , a national event that connects the community with its police officers to learn about public safety . Morgan Hill celebrated this year ’ s event with an ice cream social . CLEF also provides free child I . D . kits to the community . The kits help parents take and store their children ’ s fingerprints and include tips to keep kids safe .
CLEF members will also be on hand on November 1 st of this year when the Morgan Hill Police Department hosts its annual Public Safety Day Open House . During the event , the police department will provide community members with a tour of its facilities . Joining police officers at the event will be representatives from the Santa Clara County Sheriff ’ s Department , the California
Highway Patrol , Morgan Hill Fire and Cal Fire .
In Daniel ’ s experience , police departments are often under-appreciated , and the Public Safety Day is a chance for Morgan Hill residents to learn the many ways that our police officers serve the community . “ They are there when we need them ,” Daniel said .
In addition to supporting the canine unit , CLEF donates money for police department community outreach programs . The annual gala fundraiser , the Cops and Robbers Ball , will be held on April 25 , 2015 with a catered dinner , dancing and a silent auction . The CLEF board also aims to become selffunded and establish an endowment fund . The all-volunteer organization welcomes community members to get involved in any way they can .
Clearly Daniel enjoys a full life , balancing her work at eBay with volunteer organizations that help enrich the community . At home she enjoys spending time with Jaspar , her adopted dog , and a foster dog named Blaze . As a supporter of the Thulani Program , which supports the rescue of abandoned and terminally ill or elderly German Shepherds , Daniel fosters dogs with no chance of adoption and provides them with hospicetype care in a nurturing environment .
No matter how busy Sharron Daniel is , she has a friendly smile for everyone she meets , especially when she ’ s with her dogs at their agility training classes or out on the trails at Harvey Bear County Park .
F A L L 2 0 1 4 M O R G A N H I L L T O D A Y
21