MARTINEZ, CA – At their November 29, 2016, special meeting, the Contra Costa Community College District Governing Board unanimously approved the provisional appointment of Gary Walker-Roberts of Antioch to represent Ward IV.
According to his resume, he worked on the “Re-elect Monica Wilson for Antioch City Council Campaign” as a volunteer field director and phone banked. He previously worked with the Contra Costa Community College District as a student trustee while also serving as Los Medanos College Associated Students President in the 2014-15 year. Previous positions included Associated Students Senator, ALLIES Club president at Los Medanos College.
His management experience, he currently works for Louis Vuitton as a Fragrance Expert/trainer. Prior to that, he served as an account executive for Algenist Cosmetics.
He had letters of recommendation from Assemblyman Jim Frazier, Antioch Councilwoman Monica Wilson, and Shirley Mosby-Gaines.
This appointment, in accordance with California Education Code 5091, is being made due to the vacancy created by the unfortunate passing of Governing Board member John T. Nejedly last month. Ward IV includes the communities of Blackhawk, Byron, Danville, Diablo, Discovery Bay, San Ramon, and parts of Alamo, Antioch, Brentwood, Clayton, and Concord.
Mr. Walker-Roberts will be seated at the next regular Governing Board meeting on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Other applicants considered for the provisional appointment were Carl Nichols, Jerome Pandell, Frank Quattro, and April Treece.
Unless a petition calling for a special election, containing a sufficient number of signatures, is filed in the Office of County Superintendent of Schools within 30 days of the date of the provisional appointment, the provisional appointment shall become an effective appointment until the next regularly scheduled election for Governing Board members in November 2018.
For more details on the petition process, visit the District website at www.4cd.edu.
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The Contra Costa Community College District (CCCCD) is one of the largest multi- college community college districts in California. The CCCCD serves a population of 1,019,640 people, and its boundaries encompass all but 48 of the 734-square-mile land area of Contra Costa County. The District is home to Contra Costa College in San Pablo, Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, Los Medanos College in Pittsburg, as well as educational centers in Brentwood and San Ramon. The District headquarters is located in downtown Martinez. For more information visit www.4cd.edu .
