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Rudy Jurgensen has served as public affairs manager for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District in Los Altos, Calif., since 2003. Rudy Jurgensen’s duties with the District include supervising seven staff members in his department which coordinates the activities of up to 500 volunteers, manages the Web site, and promotes regular media coverage of District activities and accomplishments, among other things. Rudy Jurgensen’s annual departmental budget tallies about $1.1 million.
The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, for which Rudy Jurgensen serves as spokesperson, covers some 57,000 acres of natural open space lands in 25 preserves in the San Francisco Bay Area. Rudy Jurgensen describes the District’s mission as “preserving a continuous greenbelt of open space land; protecting the natural environment; and providing opportunities for ecologically sensitive public enjoyment and education.”
During his nearly five years with the District, Rudy Jurgensen has coordinated media outreach, drafted policies and overseen the Web site. Rudy Jurgensen has also conducted surveys, created outreach materials and organized District events.
Before he joined the District, Rudy Jurgensen served as Director of Client Services for Kearns & West, a San Francisco-based public relations firm, from 1996 to 2003. Rudy Jurgensen’s clients during this time included the U.S. Forest Service, a local telecommunications provider, Edison Electric Institute and Mendocino Redwood Co. Rudy Jurgensen created outreach and media materials for Kearns & West’s clients.
From 1992 to 1996, Rudy Jurgensen worked with a public relations firm in Hamburg, Germany, called Industrie-Contact. In his role as Account Executive, Rudy Jurgensen managed lobbying campaigns on both the federal and European levels. Rudy Jurgensen also managed media relations, drafted materials for public outreach campaigns and organized conferences, seminars and workshops.
Another role held by Rudy Jurgensen included serving as Executive Assistant to Juergen Klimke, the company’s CEO and former member of the Hamburg state legislature who is now a member of the federal legislature. In this position, Rudy Jurgensen researched legislation and issues, drafted legislation, wrote speeches and organized meetings with constituents.
Rudy Jurgensen completed an M.A. degree in political science at New York University in 1991. For his undergraduate work, Rudy Jurgensen earned a B.A. in political science from the University of California-Berkeley in 1989.
Rudy Jurgensen currently resides in Redwood City, Calif.
Rudy Jurgensen has served as public affairs manager for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District in Los Altos, Calif., since 2003. Rudy Jurgensen’s duties with the District include supervising seven staff members in his department which coordinates the activities of up to 500 volunteers, manages the Web site, and promotes regular media coverage of District activities and accomplishments, among other things. Rudy Jurgensen’s annual departmental budget tallies about $1.1 million.
The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, for which Rudy Jurgensen serves as spokesperson, covers some 57,000 acres of natural open space lands in 25 preserves in the San Francisco Bay Area. Rudy Jurgensen describes the District’s mission as “preserving a continuous greenbelt of open space land; protecting the natural environment; and providing opportunities for ecologically sensitive public enjoyment and education.”
During his nearly five years with the District, Rudy Jurgensen has coordinated media outreach, drafted policies and overseen the Web site. Rudy Jurgensen has also conducted surveys, created outreach materials and organized District events.
Before he joined the District, Rudy Jurgensen served as Director of Client Services for Kearns & West, a San Francisco-based public relations firm, from 1996 to 2003. Rudy Jurgensen’s clients during this time included the U.S. Forest Service, a local telecommunications provider, Edison Electric Institute and Mendocino Redwood Co. Rudy Jurgensen created outreach and media materials for Kearns & West’s clients.
From 1992 to 1996, Rudy Jurgensen worked with a public relations firm in Hamburg, Germany, called Industrie-Contact. In his role as Account Executive, Rudy Jurgensen managed lobbying campaigns on both the federal and European levels. Rudy Jurgensen also managed media relations, drafted materials for public outreach campaigns and organized conferences, seminars and workshops.
Another role held by Rudy Jurgensen included serving as Executive Assistant to Juergen Klimke, the company’s CEO and former member of the Hamburg state legislature who is now a member of the federal legislature. In this position, Rudy Jurgensen researched legislation and issues, drafted legislation, wrote speeches and organized meetings with constituents.
Rudy Jurgensen completed an M.A. degree in political science at New York University in 1991. For his undergraduate work, Rudy Jurgensen earned a B.A. in political science from the University of California-Berkeley in 1989.
Rudy Jurgensen currently resides in Redwood City, Calif.
