Candidate for
Council Member; City of Richmond

BIOGRAPHICAL BACKGROUND OF CORKY BOOZÉ:

Educationally, I obtained two lifetime teaching certifications from the University of California Extension at Berkeley in adult education and grades K-12. I also completed two years of Administrative studies in education at San Francisco State University. My professional experience was with the Oakland Unified School District and the Alameda Unified School District as a vocational education instructor for eleven years.

After I left the school district I became self-employed, operating Boozé Automotive in Berkeley for ten years and later relocated in Richmond.

BOARDS AND COMMITTEES:

Commissioner and Vice Chair, Richmond Recreation and Parks Commission; Mayor Livingston's Beautification Committee; Senator Dan Boatwright Community Advisory Committee Anti-Drug Task Force; Southside Businessmen's Association Chairman, Knox Freeway Study; Tent City Peace Movement Board Member; East Bay Regional; Parks Advisory Council; Friends of the Richmond Library, Kensington/North Berkeley Rotary Club; Committee to Select Police Chief Joseph Samuels; Committee to Retain Police Chief Chuck Bennett; Committee to Select Police Chris Magnus; San Quentin Trust Program; Richmond Improvement Association; Richmond Police Advance Citizens Academy.

RECOGNITION/AWARDS:

2007 Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. Non-Violent Peace Movement; 2009 Community Activist of the Year Award; 2009 Crime Prevention Activist of the Year Award; NAACP President's Award, Outstanding Community Activist Chairman, Knox Freeway Cutting Blvd. Specific Plan Contra Costa County Human Relations Committee, Community Activist Award