Candidates for Community College Board

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DOMINIC ASHE

My occupation is Futures Trader / Retired Union.

My qualifications are:

The last three years the Community College Board has been running severe budget deficits. This irresponsible financial mismanagement culminated in overspending 14 million dollars between 2018-19. They continued to pay themselves exorbitant salaries, and had the audacity to reward themselves with a 10% raise.

Current figures show SF City College has roughly 63,000 students in attendance and ten school locations throughout the city. Of those, two have no students yet are still costing taxpayers administrative and maintenance costs. Another two locations have less than 200 full-time students with the same mounting costs. See a recurring theme of mismanagement with the same incumbents running for office again?

To rectify this financial mismanagement, Community College Board salaries need to be substantially reduced. Unviable school locations need to be closed or repurposed so as not to exacerbate ongoing budget deficits.

As a twenty-five union member, and acquiring a Juris Doctor degree during that time, I know the constant struggle between labor and management. Unfortunately both sides need to face the harsh reality of fiscal responsibility. We can no longer sit back and watch profligate spending bankrupt our educational institutions, nor make financial promises with no intent of paying in the future.

Dominic Ashe

ALIYA CHISTI

My occupation is Education Policy Advisor, Free City College Policy Analyst.

My qualifications are:

I’m running to be a new leader for the future of City College. I am a former classroom teacher, Fulbright Scholar and have over 10+ years of experience working in education. I hold a Master’s in Education Policy from Columbia University, where I studied higher education systems. I oversee the CCSF Free City College Program, conduct rigorous financial oversight for its +160 million dollar budget, and ensure this historic program is successful for our residents. I will advocate for our students and teachers to make sure that City College is serving our community.

COVID-19 has shown how important it is to invest in education. We need new ideas to build a City College for the future. I will prioritize:

• Creating a COVID-19 Emergency Grant for students

• Establishing a Jobs Guarantee Program to build career pathways

• Growing Free City College making access to CCSF truly debt-free

• Investing in Student Support Services for homeless, undocumented, and other underserved student populations

City College of San Francisco is “the people’s college,” and I will fight to keep it that way.

Endorsements include:

American Federation of Teachers Local 2121

San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council

Latinx Young Democrats

CA Board of Equalization Member Malia Cohen

San Francisco Board of Supervisors:

Sandra Lee Fewer

Catherine Stefani

Shamann Walton

Asha Safai

San Francisco Board of Education Members:

Mark Sanchez, President

Gabriela López, Vice-President

Jenny Lam

Alison Collins

Faauuga Moliga

Alex Randolph, City College Trustee

Bevan Dufty, BART Board Director

Jeremiah Jeffries & Karen Zapata, Teachers 4 Social Justice

And more! Visit www.aliyachisti.org

Aliya Chisti

MARIE HURABIELL

My occupation is University Regent / Entrepreneur.

My qualifications are:

Prior to COVID-19, CCSF auditors revealed substantial financial mismanagement, including three years of over-spending. These financials raised serious concern about CCSF’s ability to continue operations.

This report spurred me to act; I care deeply about education and want all San Franciscans to have access to higher level education. We must save this vital institution.

I am not a politician. I am independent, impartial and beholden to no interest group. Thus, I can take action leading CCSF to solid footing, preserving access to education.

City College desperately needs:

• Accountability for $300,000,000 budget

• Academic focus

• Transparency in: Operations, Chancellor selection process

A San Francisco native, I bring relevant experience:

• Leadership on Georgetown University Board of Regents.

• Vice-Chair: Presidio Trust Board.

• Co-founder/board member: Ellipsis Health (pioneering mental health company).

• Piloted curriculum innovations: Georgetown University.

• Working mom.

• Seasoned fundraiser: over $40,000,000 for educational and community causes.

• 22 years board/volunteer leadership at educational institutions.

• Best practices and innovative solutions for CCSF to prepare all students for success and career opportunities, and safeguard CCSF’s long-term viability.

• Committed to inspiring students to become informed, compassionate and global citizens.

• Honors graduate: Georgetown University; University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Please visit VoteMarie2020.com.

Thank you for your consideration,

Marie Hurabiell, Esq.

I HAVE DECLINED ALL ENDORSEMENTS TO BE:

YOUR INDEPENDENT VOICE FOR A STRONGER CCSF

Marie Hurabiell

ANITA MARTINEZ

My occupation is Retired Teacher / Administrator.

My qualifications are:

I’m a grassroots activist from my college days and a retired CCSF teacher, Dean of Students, and Vice Chancellor of Instruction. I was elected AFT 2121 president three times; AFT 2121 endorses me. I was also elected president of the Academic Senate locally and an officer of the statewide organization. I was Language Arts Dean, Skyline College, and Vice President of Student Learning, College of Marin. I can read and balance budgets; I’m experienced in policy proposal/approval; I’ve participated in the selection of chancellors. These are the three primary responsibilities of the Board: monitor and balance the budget; propose and approve policy; and hire, supervise, and fire a chancellor.

I worked at City College for 28 years and was prompted to run by my peers, students, and teachers who have been organizing around issues facing City College since the unfair 2012 attack on City College’s accreditation. My working knowledge, experience, and wisdom acquired by a career in teaching and learning in community colleges enable me to bring informed insights to the Board to address the challenges and inspire a vision of what the college can be.

Please see my website: anitamartinezforcollegeboard.com

Anita Martinez

DR. VICTOR OLIVIERI

My occupation is College Professor.

My qualifications are:

Two decades of professional experience in higher education and public policy, with the wholehearted belief that we have a responsibility to help every student achieve academic, career, and lifelong success.

As an immigrant, former ESL student, and first-generation college graduate, community college changed my life. Since then, I have become a decorated US Army Officer, earned a PhD and served as senior administrator at the University of California, President of the SF Veterans Affairs Commission.

We need compassionate and experienced leaders who understand the struggles our students face to finally steer City College in the right direction after years of crisis and hundreds of cuts to classes and faculty.

I’ll put my experience to work for our students and our community, and strengthen City College with four progressive priorities:

• Expand FREE CITY to cover ALL education and foster lifelong learning throughout our community

• Expand the Workforce Education & Recovery Fund to get students the training they need for the jobs of tomorrow

• Break ground on multipurpose facilities and build student and faculty housing

• Change the state funding formula to ensure we receive sustainable funding for ALL students

Platform and endorsements: www.VictorForSF.com

Dr. Victor Olivieri

JEANETTE QUICK

My occupation is Attorney / Writer.

My qualifications are:

As an attorney at a company dedicated to empowering small businesses, I help those businesses and their employees thrive. What has helped me thrive in San Francisco is continually attending CCSF and pursuing my dreams. Last semester, I was the Fiction Editor for Forum, the CCSF magazine, and earned my Creative Writing Certificate. But as much as I saw people from all walks with their own dreams, I also saw 300 classes cut without warning, hard-working teachers laid off without notice, and CCSF in another financial crisis – before COVID-19.

CCSF is one of the largest American community colleges in one of its wealthiest cities – and it should be world-class and tech-forward. Yet this can only happen by ending CCSF’s cycle of mismanagement and unstable accreditation.

Whether in English or Vietnamese, my parents gave me the same message: education is key to success. As lead advisor on student loans and consumer protection in the United States Senate – and after my own $200,000 of loans from Georgetown and Berkeley – I know how difficult it is to get that education. This is why it is critical for CCSF to be free and accessible for all and what I will fight for as your Trustee.

Jeanette Quick

GERAMYE TEETER

My occupation is Sustainability Management Professional.

My qualifications are:

Black Leaders Matter. As a first-generation college graduate and Black man, I know the value of access to high-quality tuition-free education. Education is a human right. “Free City” College has touched my life and the lives of countless aspirational and immigrant San Franciscans. My goal is to create a City College that best prepares students to become stewards of our ever-changing world and ensure that all CCSF graduates are equipped with essential skills to meet evolving workforce demands. With an MBA in Environmental Management and Sustainability and energy efficiency professional, I see academic, environmental, and financial sustainability as intertwined. I will work with all stakeholders to ensure that Proposition A bond spending applies sustainable building best practices. I will advance climate policy aimed at “Decarbonizing” CCSF facilities, and working toward carbon neutrality should be a core Board strategy for discharging its fiduciary responsibility. The next Chancellor must be a community-oriented leader, engaging the spectrum of CCSF stakeholders, including student voices. I pledge that the next Chancellor will meet these criteria; updating and implementing a strategic plan leading towards sustained accreditation, financial stability, and keeping CCSF running strong for future generations. www.voteteeter.org.

Geramye Teeter

TOM TEMPRANO

My occupation is Community College Board Vice-President.

My qualifications are:

I’m proud to have gone from community college student to serving as the Vice-President of the City College Board of Trustees.

For the last 4 years as your elected City College Trustee, I’ve fought to protect our students and teachers and to make the college accessible to everyone. I was a leader in the fight to make City College tuition free. I worked to create the new Cannabis Studies Degree. And I led the fight to secure $845 million to rebuild our dilapidated classrooms.

The pandemic is changing our world and our City, but we know that education will be the key to a better future.

As a former instructor teaching low-income San Franciscans the skills to open up their own small businesses, I know the power education has to lift up people and communities. If I’m reelected, I’ll work hard to make sure that City College weathers our current challenges and comes out stronger than ever.

I’d be honored to serve again as your City College Trustee.

Endorsements:

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi

Assemblymember Phil Ting

Former Senator Mark Leno

City College Board President Shanell Williams

Board of Education President Mark Sanchez

Board of Education Vice-President Gabriela López

Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer

Supervisor Catherine Stefani

Supervisor Aaron Peskin

Supervisor Gordon Mar

Supervisor Dean Preston

Supervisor Matt Haney

Supervisor Rafael Mandelman

Supervisor Shamann Walton

Former Supervisor Jane Kim

Former Supervisor John Avalos

Sierra Club

San Francisco Tenants Union

www.tomtemprano.com

Tom Temprano

SHANELL WILLIAMS

My qualifications are:

I serve as President of the City College Board of Trustees. As a graduate of City College, I have committed the past eight years to keeping the college open and accredited. City College has faced tough times – with strong leadership, we’re making progress toward a college where everyone can fulfill their dreams.

If you re-elect me to the board, my priorities will be:

• Fiscal stability – balancing the budget and improving financial controls.

• Expanding partnerships for workforce development training.

• Ensuring the success of our $845 million facilities and infrastructure bond.

• Improving diversity, equity and inclusion across our college.

• Providing wrap around support for vulnerable students experiencing challenges during COVID-19.

My supporters include:

Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

David Campos, Chair of the San Francisco Democratic Party

Jane Kim, Former Supervisor and San Francisco Democratic Party Member

San Francisco Tenants Union

Sierra Club

American Federation of Teachers Local 2121 Former President, Jenny Worley

San Francisco Black Residents Coalition

San Francisco Building and Construction Trade Council

Assemblymember Phil Ting

Assemblymember David Chiu

Board of Supervisors: Sandra Fewer, Catherine Stefani, Aaron Peskin, Gordon Mar, Dean Preston, Matt Haney, Rafael Mandelman, Hillary Ronen, Shamann Walton

School Board Commissioners: Mark Sanchez, Jenny Lam, Gabriella Lopez, Faauuga Moliga

Shanell Williams

ALAN WONG

My occupation is Education Policy Advisor.

My qualifications are:

I’m a public servant, union organizer, and veteran. I was born and raised in San Francisco, and my entire family attended City College of San Francisco.

Shortly after my dad immigrated to San Francisco, he was laid off from his factory job. Finding himself unemployed and with limited opportunities, he enrolled in City College’s Culinary Arts Certificate program, enabling him to become a UNITE HERE Local 2 hotel cook and the sole provider for my family for two decades. As a teenager, I took City College classes for free with a low-income tuition waiver, which helped me earn units to graduate from U.C. San Diego with a bachelor’s degree when I was 19 years-old.

As a City Hall education policy advisor, I helped draft and advance the legislation to secure a decade of ‘Free City College’ for all San Francisco residents and expanded City College into the Sunset District. On the City College Board of Trustees, I will champion policies to increase job training, mandate fiscal oversight, and close the achievement and opportunity gap for African-American and Latino students.

Endorsements:

American Federation of Teachers Local 2121

California Faculty Association - San Francisco State University Chapter

San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council

SEIU United Healthcare Workers

Teamsters Local 2785

San Francisco Tenants Union

California State Treasurer Fiona Ma

Assemblymembers Phil Ting, David Chiu

Former State Senator Mark Leno

Public Defender Mano Raju

Sheriff Paul Miyamoto

San Francisco Democratic Party Chair David Campos

San Francisco Board of Supervisors: Norman Yee, Gordon Mar, Rafael Mandelman, Sandy Fewer, Aaron Peskin, Hillary Ronen, Matt Haney, Dean Preston, Shamann Walton

City College Board of Trustees: Shanell Williams, Tom Temprano, Thea Selby, John Rizzo, Brigitte Davila

San Francisco Board of Education: Mark Sanchez, Gabriela Lopez, Jenny Lam, Alison Collins, Faauuga Moliga

Jane Kim, Matt Gonzalez, Suzy Loftus

www.votealanwong.com

Alan Wong

HAN ZOU

My qualifications are:

I know the power of education to change lives. I immigrated to the United States from China when I was just 6 years old. After years of hard work, my family became US citizens and my mom became a college professor who teaches courses in Public Health.

I’m proud to have gone from learning to speak English in our public schools to serving as the Executive Director of the largest political party in San Francisco. And I’m proud to have the endorsement and trust of City College teachers and faculty.

I’m running for City College Board of Trustees because I understand the value of access to education. I’ve dedicated my entire career to working with students, children , and families and working to bridge the gap between Black, Brown, and Asian communities.

As a trustee I want to bring my experience working with immigrant families to make sure that families most affected by the pandemic can use City College as an opportunity to change careers and learn skills in the new economy.

Please join me and my supporters:

AFT2121 City College Faculty

San Francisco Tenants Union

President, City College Board Shanell Williams

Vice President, City College Board Tom Temprano

San Francisco Democratic Party Chair David Campos

San Francisco Democratic Party Vice-Chair Honey Mahogany

Police Commissioner Petra De Jesus

District Attorney Chesa Boudin

Supervisor Hillary Ronen

Supervisor Matt Haney

Supervisor Dean Preston

Supervisor Rafael Mandelman

Supervisor Shamann Walton

Supervisor Gordon Mar

Han Zou