Rob Boyles has been the Coordinator of Volunteers for the City of San José’s Anti-Graffiti and Litter Program for the last seven years. Rob had an extensive background as a partner in several firms in the private sector and was semi-retired when asked to help develop a volunteer program for San José City’s Anti-Graffiti Program. Using his background in public speaking and business marketing he has been instrumental in recruiting over 6,000 volunteers for San José’s highly successful war on Graffiti and Litter. This volunteer force is the largest in the United States. Using a creative approach to recruit and retain volunteers, along with aggressive eradication, and enforcement, Rob and Community Service Supervisor Rick Stanton have developed a program that has reduced graffiti in their city by 99.88%. This Anti-Graffiti Program has become a model that cities both nationally and internationally are trying to replicate by sending representatives to learn their system. Rob has presented at Keep American Beautiful and Keep California Beautiful conferences as well as at the Mayor’s Conference on Graffiti in Denver, Colorado.

Rob is the father of 4 grown children and he and his wife Marcy have two grandchildren, Bryce and Sadie that they are totally spoiling.