Trustee, Area 3 — Peralta Community College District
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About this office
Trustees establish policies for academic and facilities plans and programs, approve courses of instruction, establish academic standards and employment practices, and oversee the district’s budget.
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My Top 3 Priorities
Implement a strategic plan to guide budget process and other critical decisions.
Address growth with new tools that allow immigrants and those without high school diplomas or GEDs to take classes for free or even qualify for financial aid.
Build sustainable leadership at the district by using professional development and mentoring to move classified professionals into upper management. They have already demonstrated their commitment to the colleges and they know our systems.
Experience
Experience
Profession:Retired Community College Faculty
Laney College Machine Technology Faculty and Department Chair, Peralta Community College District (2003–2020)
Machinist, Mare Island Naval Shipyard (1984–1996)
Program Director and Job Developer, United Auto Workers Region Six (1982–1983)
Mechanic and Assembler, Mack Trucks, Hayward, CA (1977–1981)
Education
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA — Department of Labor, California Department of Apprenticeship Standards, US Navy certificatio as Journey Level machinist., Machinist Apprenticeship (1988)
UC Santa Barbara — Bachelor of Arts, Sociology (1976)
Community Activities
Board Member and fund raiser for Peralta student scholarships, Peralta Community Colleges Foundation (2021–current)
Volunteer Alameda County Foodbank distribution, Alameda County Foodbank (2022–2022)
Organizer of community, religious, labor coalition to address plant closing, Bay Area and California Plant Closures Project (1981–1983)
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