Jeff Cambra is a 35-year resident of Alameda and an East Bay native. He attended Chabot Community College, University of California -Davis, and the John F. Kennedy School of Law where he received his Juris Doctorate. He is a member in good standing of the California Bar Association.

Additionally, he has advanced training in community-based mediation and facilitation of multistakeholder/multi-issue projects. He has owned and managed multiple businesses over the years including wholesale product distribution, and customer direct sales manufacturing, is currently the principal in a large-scale event production company, and provides pro bono legal services to Alameda residents.

He is an active member of the Alameda community having served on numerous nonprofit boards including the League of Women Voters of Alameda, the Rotary Club of Alameda, Altarena Playhouse, the Alameda Chamber of Commerce, and in an advisory capacity on many other nonprofit boards.

In addition to serving on the Healthcare District Board of Directors, he has served on the City of Alameda’s Open Government Commission twice (once as chair) and the Rent Review Advisory Committee where he chaired the mediation panel. In 2024, he was elected the chair of Peralta Community College District Bond Measure Oversight Committee.

Jeff chose Alameda as his current home because of the Victorian architecture and proximity to the beach. He can be seen walking the streets of Alameda with Mouf - the 90 lb. German Shephard rescue canine and roving reporter for “The Bear’s-Eye View of Alameda.

He is grateful and secure knowing there is a hospital with an emergency room less than ten minutes from most of the homes in Alameda, which is why he sought a position on the District board and continues to serve to preserve this vital community asset.