- Occupation: Education Consultant
- Oakland Public School graduate and parent activist
- Graduate of CSUH; served 4 years in U.S. Air Force
- Former teacher and youth recreation director
- As School Board President obtained $270 million in facility modernization and Measure C monies
- Led the successful effort to save the district from bankruptcy
- Chair, Paul Robeson Centenniel Committee
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Top Priorities if Elected |
- Data driven improvement in student achievement such that every Oakland student is eligible to attend college and obtain employment.
- An inclusive agenda bringing parents, teachers, and students together to stop violence at Castlemont and return safe environment to Dist 7 schools.
- Build at least six new elementary schools in East Oakland; reduce class size; and develop after school Arts Academies.
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- Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA)
- Pastor J. Alfred Smith, Sr., Allen Temple Baptists Church
- John George Democratic Club
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