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Our Huangle House
We figured out the architect for our house, Paul Hamilton.
1. A search of the Orinda property records got us an old copy of a permit with a name, "Paul Hamilton."
2. I then did some Internet sleuthing and found a letter a Paul Hamilton wrote in response to the Oakland Aesthetics article here. (http://www.dwell.com/articles/oakland-aesthetics.html)
3. I found two Paul Hamiltons in Santa Rosa. The first one was not an architect, the second one was. His wife said he used to live in Orinda so it was likely he did design our home. Paul Hamilton, the architect, who designed our home and lived there for two years in the 1950s called us back on Sunday. He is now 91.
He talked about having met Frank Lloyd Wright (a few times). He designed the house and lived in it for two years, circa 1951, and then sold it to Dr. Seagal. He mentioned he also designed the house down the street. He told us that he bought the land in Orinda for $1000 an acre at that time.
According to the information from the letter, he designed the Matanzas Creek Winery.
http://www.matanzascreek.com/index.html
Letter text here (from Dwell, Letters to the Editor, Feb 2009, http://www.zinio.com/reader.jsp?issue=334027029&o=int&prev=sub&p=22):
With great suprise I read your article "Oakland Aesthetics" (September 2008). I was the designer-builder of the Evans House, completed in 1956. At the time, I was 37 years old and without an architectural license--that came at the age of 56, by which time I had already designed a multitude of dwellings in Berkeley, Oakland, Orinda, and San Francisco. Since my licensing in 1975, my practice has ranged from work in Orcas Island and the San Juan Islands of Washington to the tip of Baja California, including my own house south of Todos Santos.
In 1960, I moved to Sonoma County to design countless country properties and the Matanzas Creek Winery. My passion remains and I have enjoyed your magazine, but I do little today since I am overwhelmed by the bureaucratic burdens of proof. At 90 years, maybe it's enough.
The Evans House cost $18,500. Don't blame the white trim on me.
Paul Hamilton
Santa Rosa, California
1. A search of the Orinda property records got us an old copy of a permit with a name, "Paul Hamilton."
2. I then did some Internet sleuthing and found a letter a Paul Hamilton wrote in response to the Oakland Aesthetics article here. (http://www.dwell.com/articles/oakland-aesthetics.html)
3. I found two Paul Hamiltons in Santa Rosa. The first one was not an architect, the second one was. His wife said he used to live in Orinda so it was likely he did design our home. Paul Hamilton, the architect, who designed our home and lived there for two years in the 1950s called us back on Sunday. He is now 91.
He talked about having met Frank Lloyd Wright (a few times). He designed the house and lived in it for two years, circa 1951, and then sold it to Dr. Seagal. He mentioned he also designed the house down the street. He told us that he bought the land in Orinda for $1000 an acre at that time.
According to the information from the letter, he designed the Matanzas Creek Winery.
http://www.matanzascreek.com/index.html
Letter text here (from Dwell, Letters to the Editor, Feb 2009, http://www.zinio.com/reader.jsp?issue=334027029&o=int&prev=sub&p=22):
With great suprise I read your article "Oakland Aesthetics" (September 2008). I was the designer-builder of the Evans House, completed in 1956. At the time, I was 37 years old and without an architectural license--that came at the age of 56, by which time I had already designed a multitude of dwellings in Berkeley, Oakland, Orinda, and San Francisco. Since my licensing in 1975, my practice has ranged from work in Orcas Island and the San Juan Islands of Washington to the tip of Baja California, including my own house south of Todos Santos.
In 1960, I moved to Sonoma County to design countless country properties and the Matanzas Creek Winery. My passion remains and I have enjoyed your magazine, but I do little today since I am overwhelmed by the bureaucratic burdens of proof. At 90 years, maybe it's enough.
The Evans House cost $18,500. Don't blame the white trim on me.
Paul Hamilton
Santa Rosa, California
November 10, 09:25 AM
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Jeanne HuangLi
Senior Director, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
Philanthropy | San Francisco Bay Area, US
Jeanne is a Senior Director at UC Berkeley Haas handling international outreach and development. Jeanne has worked with a start-up diaspora community foundation aimed at promoting strategic philanthropy and social entrepreneurship; and with The Asia Foundation, an international development organization working in over 20 countries in Asia. She was responsible for helping to develop successful private fundraising initiatives and infrastructure at the Foundation.
Jeanne has also worked as recruiter in major markets in NY and CA and for a venture capital matching program, as well as having over fifteen years of successful non-profit management and development experience.
Jeanne has a B.A. (Asian Studies and English/creative writing) from the University of Michigan; a J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law; and a stint as a visiting scholar at UT Austin by invitation of Dr. George Kozmetsky, studying high technology community development and social entrepreneurship models. Jeanne served as an education and community development volunteer with the U.S. Peace Corps in Eastern Europe. Active with returned volunteer activities, she participated in the agency’s strategic planning in 1997. Jeanne worked for a United Way system from 1994-1997 in agency relations and helped to manage the annual agency review, Gifts in Kind, and the federal Emergency Food and Shelter programs for Alaska. Her work transitioned into a role as the founding director of an Internet-based start-up technology program, www.ak.org.
Jeanne is active with a handful of international nonprofit and alumni causes. Interests run the pop culture gamut and include creative writing and art to playing ice hockey. Currently, Jeanne is President of the Michigan Alumni Club of Greater San Francisco and on the Centennial Celebration Planning Committee for Santa Clara Law.
Jeanne has also worked as recruiter in major markets in NY and CA and for a venture capital matching program, as well as having over fifteen years of successful non-profit management and development experience.
Jeanne has a B.A. (Asian Studies and English/creative writing) from the University of Michigan; a J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law; and a stint as a visiting scholar at UT Austin by invitation of Dr. George Kozmetsky, studying high technology community development and social entrepreneurship models. Jeanne served as an education and community development volunteer with the U.S. Peace Corps in Eastern Europe. Active with returned volunteer activities, she participated in the agency’s strategic planning in 1997. Jeanne worked for a United Way system from 1994-1997 in agency relations and helped to manage the annual agency review, Gifts in Kind, and the federal Emergency Food and Shelter programs for Alaska. Her work transitioned into a role as the founding director of an Internet-based start-up technology program, www.ak.org.
Jeanne is active with a handful of international nonprofit and alumni causes. Interests run the pop culture gamut and include creative writing and art to playing ice hockey. Currently, Jeanne is President of the Michigan Alumni Club of Greater San Francisco and on the Centennial Celebration Planning Committee for Santa Clara Law.
Specialties: Michigan B.A.; Santa Clara J.D. (licensed in CA); visiting scholar, UT Austin/IC2.
Law Degree
Over 15 years of non-profit community development and project management experience. Special areas of interests: High technology regional-based community development, international philanthropy and systems.
Experience
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2008 - Present
Senior Director, Development / UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
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2006 - 2008
Associate Director, Resource Development / The Asia Foundation
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Jun 2001 - Dec 2003
Entrepreneur in Residence/ Consultant / Alaska InvestNet
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Oct 1994 - Dec 1999
Dir. Resources & Services/ Director, AKInfo / United Way of Anchorage
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1992 - 1994
Peace Corps Volunteer / U.S. Peace Corps
Stationed in Hungary.
Principal organizer and fundraiser responsible for project, volunteer, and resource development and management for national educational competitions and programs. Secured all project funding and support needed including help from major multinational corporations and foundations.
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Instructor: K-12 through university.
Education
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The University of Texas at Austin / Visiting Scholar
Activities: Visiting scholar at IC2, UT Austin, studying regional based economic development, high technology community involvement and social entrepreneurship models. -
Santa Clara University School of Law / J.D. in Law
Activities: President, Student Bar Association Lefkowitz High Tech Moot Court, Intellectual Property Association, Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA) -
University of Michigan / B.A. in Asian Studies, English/Creative Writing
Info
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Websites
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Honors1998 Named to the First Group of "Top 40 Under 40" by the Alaska Journal of Commerce.
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AssociationsPeace Corps, UM Alumni
“What will you do with your one precious life?”September 07, 12:27 AM
RPCV Net - Info about my Peace Corps experience
Jeanne's website portfolio of travel, school and work experiences--successful approximations of themes that engage me: international, big picture perspectives; social entrepreneurial, relationship- and community building, making a difference.
