Candidate for
Trustee; Peralta Community College District; Area 7

Julina Bonilla is a product of our community college system, with a track record of championing quality education and job training opportunities. Julina attended a California community college as a mother with four young children before transferring to UC Berkeley, where she received her B.A. in Sociology.

A former Oakland Unified School District teacher, Julina's job training programs have created hundreds of job opportunities for East Bay youth.

As Co-Chair of the Oakland Workforce Investment Board, Julina led efforts to strengthen East Bay youth summer and year-round job programs.

By forging effective partnerships between Oakland schools, business leaders, and city government, Julina provided hundreds of young people with the opportunity to compete effectively for jobs in today's competitive environment.

As Peralta Trustee representing Emeryville, North and West Oakland, Julina will fight for: Up-to-date technology in college classrooms, ensuring students are prepared for the 21st Century global workplace; Fiscal Accountability to put every dime available into classrooms and teaching environments; and Excellent College Transfer Programs so every student who wishes to go on to a UC or State system can do so.

Why Julina is the best candidate...

★ Direct Experience with Community Colleges ○ First hand experience of the affordable, quality education offered by our community colleges as a student and mother raising four children while a community college student ○ The strong community college support system facilitated my successful transfer to UC Berkeley where I completed a BA ○ Peralta colleges prepared two of my children for the transition into 4-year colleges ★ Track record of championing Education and Job Training opportunities ○ Monitored over $8 million in grants to provide youth internships and summer employment in Oakland as Youth Employment Partnership (YEP) Director of Youth & Re-entry Programs ○ Served as mentor and advocate for over 100 formerly incarcerated youth as (YEP) Director of Re-entry Programs ○ Managed 5-year $9 million contract connecting low-income youth to job training programs as Job Corps Project Director and Outreach and Admissions Counselor ○ Supported 1st grade bilingual learners and parents navigate the public school system as a bilingual teacher for Oakland Unified School District ★ Community Leadership Experience ○ Facilitated partnerships between Oakland Unified, local business and the Mayor's Office to address summer youth job program needs as Co-Chair of the Oakland Workforce Investment Board's Youth Council ○ Created youth job training referral networks to support low-income communities ○ Member of Peralta College District Hiring Committee for President of Merritt College ★ Accomplished leader in workforce development ○ Vice President Board, Tradeswomen Inc., 2011 - Present ○ Board Member, Oakland Workforce Investment 2011 - 2014 ○ Co-Chair Youth Council, Oakland Workforce Investment, 2011 - 2014 ○ Board Member, San Francisco Workforce Investment, 2013 - 2014 ★ Solid Labor and Union supporter ○ Volunteer Action Committee Member: IUPAT District Council 16 to ensure workers and their families have access to quality jobs and representation ○ Alameda Labor Council volunteer: Phone banked and or precinct walked for 8 labor candidates and over 4 measures to promote an agenda for working families