List of Accomplishments - Community Activities
Friendship City with New Ross, Ireland, County Wexford 2018
Honorary Chairman of the 20th Annual Teochew International Convention New Zealand 2019
Honorary Chairman of Launching Pad, California, USA
Contra Costa County Mayors Conference, Exec. Committee & Past Chair
Tri-Valley Transportation Council, Past Chair
Tri-Valley Affordable Housing Committee, Past Chair
CCTA, Contra Costa Transportation Authority, Board Member & APC Committee Member
State -wide League of Cities Transportation, Communications, and Public Works Policy Committee - Chair
TRAFFIX Board Member/ Co-founder /Chair
San Ramon Valley Mental Health Advisory Council
Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority, Chair & Finance Committee
iGATE Innovation Hub, Board Member
EBEDA, East Bay Economic Development Alliance for Business, Exec. Committee
Discovery Counseling Center, Board Member
Leadership San Ramon Valley, Board Member Danville, Past President
Danville Finance Committee
Danville Library Endowment Board Member
Street Smarts Committee, Board Member/Founder
Danville Area Chamber of Commerce
Community Mentor Award, Tri-Valley APAPA
Contra Costa County Sheriff's Posse
100 Club Contra Costa County Life Member
CERT, Community Emergency Response Team Certified
Honorary Board Member, Tri Valley APAPA
Danville Sycamore Valley Rotary Club, Past President/Member-22 years
Hospice of the East Bay, volunteer
Operation Welcome Home, Co-founder
Sentinels of Freedom, Volunteer/Supporter
Operation Wounded Minds, Volunteer/Supporter
Honorary Principal Silicon Valley Academy
Honorary Principal Wenzhou New Star English Training Center
SAGE World Cup at UC Berkeley 2019 Judge - Entrepreneurship Program
Published over 50 articles on governance, leadership and economic trends
Guest lectured at Stanford University MBA International Classes, UC Berkeley and other institutions
Keynote speaker on 5 continents about leadership, innovation and entrepreneurship.
A few other Accomplishments…
Chair of the oversight committee on design and completion of the Veteran's & Senior Center
Danville Library & Community Design - Committee Member
Oakhill Park Community Center Design - Committee Member
Co-founding board member TRAFFIX bus-to-school system, shop local business campaigns, maintaining our outstanding parks and school partnerships.
Design/construction for permanent home for Valley Parent Preschool
Design/construction of Discovery Counseling Center's offices
Design/Construction of the Thrift Station
Design/Construction of the Gazebo structure at Hap Magee Ranch Park
Newell has honorably represented our town with great community events such as the Home Town Hero celebration for Capt. "Sully" Sullenberger, Welcome Home celebration for Olympic Gold Medalists Jessica & Maggie Stefens and numerous Operation Welcome Home celebrations for our returning Veterans including his son, Cpl. Anthony Arnerich, USMC.