Vitae/Resume
Education
- Graduate Fellowship in Public Affairs
- Coro of Southern California (coro.org)
- 09-01-00 to 05-31-01
- One of 60 fellows chosen in a highly competitive national selection process
- Full-time postgraduate experience leadership-training program
- Participated in all aspects of the public affairs arena, group projects, and consultancies
- M.A. Degree in Political Science-Public Policy
- California State University, Northridge
- 06-01-98 to 08-31-00
- B.S. Degree in Business Administration, Finance-Accounting
- California State University, Northridge
- 09-01-92 to 12-15-94
Teaching Experience
- Teaching Political Science Classes at Local Community College Districts
- 09-01-02 to present
Community & Civic Involvement
- Labor Union Organizer for the “Justice for Janitor” Union
- Service Employees Internacional Union (SEIU), AFL-CIO-CLC, Local 1877, Los Angeles, CA
- 06-01-01 to 08-01-03
- The Electoral College-Elector
- 12-13-04
- One of the 55 electors representing the State of California in the 2004 presidential elections.
- Vice-Chair-Board Member
- Silver Lake Neighborhood Council
- 09-01-02 to 09-01-03
- Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO Delegate
- 12-01-03 to present
- California Democratic Party Delegate
- 09-01-02 to 09-09-03
- Provide Political Analyses on Current Events for News Organizations
- Executive Board Member, Los Angeles College Faculty Guild, AFT Local 1521
- 01-01-04 to 12-12-2011
- Candidate for LAUSD School Board-District 5 – March 2019