Who is Running for Oakland School Board This November?

August 9, 2010

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District 2 - David Kakishiba (running unopposed)
David Kakishiba (incumbent) is the Executive Director of the East Bay Asian Youth Center (EBAYC) and is also a life- long living advocate for students. He was one of the founders of several youth organizations including  Oakland Kids First, Youth Together, and Youth Sounds.

District 4 - Gary Yee, Ben Visnick
Gary Yee (incumbent) has been a resident of Oakland for many years and has been an educator for over thirty years. He  began his career in public education in 1973 as a third grade teacher at Cleveland Elementary School, directing the district's Gifted and Talented Education Program (1983-85), serving as assistant principal at Franklin Year Round School and Principal at Hillcrest School (1985-90), and Assistant to the Superintendent (1992-1995). He  graduated from Castlemont High School, the University of California at Berkeley, California State University at Hayward (Teaching Credential and Masters in Public Administration), and Stanford University.

Ben Visnick is a Social Studies teacher at Oakland Senior High School. He received his BA in History from Brandeis University, his teaching credential from Temple University, and his MA in American History from San Francisco State University.

District 6 - Christopher Dobbins (running unopposed)
Christopher Dobbins (incumbent) attended and graduated from Carl B. Munck Elementary School, Montera Junior High School, and Skyline High School. He has a B.A. in Urban Planning from U.C. Berkeley, a Single-Subject teaching credential in Social Studies from California State University, a Masters in Public Administration from California State University, and a  JD and  a Masters of Business Administration from San Francisco State University.

Stay tuned to GO Public Schools to hear from these candidates.

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