Adopt Commendation for Rick Stern and Nancy Ginsburg Stern for enriching the Palo Alto community both professionally and personally. (Abe-Koga)

County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors Supervisorial District Five Supervisor Margaret Abe-Koga 128542 DATE: April 28, 2026 TO: Board of Supervisors FROM: Margaret Abe-Koga, Supervisor SUBJECT: Commendation for Rick Stern & Nancy Ginsburg Stern RECOMMENDED ACTION Adopt Commendation for Rick Stern and Nancy Ginsburg Stern for enriching the Palo Alto community both professionally and personally. (Abe-Koga) ATTACHMENTS: • Rick Stern and Nancy Ginsburg Stern Commendation Board of Supervisors: Sylvia Arenas, Betty Duong, Otto Lee, Susan Ellenberg, Margaret Abe-Koga County Executive: James R. Williams (PDF) Page 1 of 1

Docusign Envelope ID: 3D6AC004-ED28-4146-9416-DAA34E373F8A WHEREAS, Rick Stern and Nancy Ginsburg Stern have enriched our community through their service, commitment, and generosity; WHEREAS, Rick’s Palo Alto-based mortgage firm, Stern Mortgage Company, was honored with the Tall Tree Award from the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce for its “community-minded business ethic”; WHEREAS, Rick has served as an active volunteer and generous contributor to Avenidas, the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce, and the YMCA; WHEREAS, Rick is a 40-year member of the Kiwanis Club of Palo Alto, which provides thousands of volunteer hours and tens of thousands of dollars to local charities every year; WHEREAS, Nancy has touched countless lives as a teacher at PreSchool Family and through her psychology practice, where she supported people with compassion and care; WHEREAS, Nancy has given her time and talents to TheatreWorks Silicon Valley and Palo Alto Children’s Theatre and was instrumental in raising funds for the Roy A. Ginsburg Memorial Stage; and WHEREAS, in recognition of their exceptional service and dedication to community well-being, Rick and Nancy are receiving the 2026 Avenidas Lifetimes of...