JACKI FOX RUBY
Trustee, Area 1
Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Piedmont, and portions of Oakland that include North Oakland and Chinatown/Central
Vice President
Educator
Elected 2002
Term expires June 2010
rubyfox@lmi.net

JACKI FOX RUBY was elected Trustee, Area 1, of the Alameda County Board of Education in March, 2002. She graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1961, with a degree in psychology and minors in history and literature. Her graduate work was in genetics and child development, and she earned her life teaching credential in 1965. Ms. Ruby taught in Oakland, Richmond and Berkeley from 1965 through 1998, grades 4-6, and 7th-8th grade English, history and compensatory education. She was elected President of the Berkeley Federation of Teachers in 1991, an office she held until 1998, and was Chief Negotiator from 1991-99. Elected a Vice President of the California Federation of Teachers in 1991, she became President of its Early Childhood/Kindergarden-12th grade Council in 1993, which she has represented at the State Board of Education and the State Legislature. Upon her retirement, she received a Legislative commendation for her work as a teacher and union leader. Jacki Fox Ruby has demonstrated her commitment to teachers and children through political activism and community service. She has lived in Berkeley since 1957, and her children attended Berkeley Public Schools.

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CONCHITA TUCKER
Trustee, Area 2
Alameda and portions of Oakland that include West Oakland, East Oakland, Elmhurst, and Millsmont south to Shefield Village
Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Elected 2008
Term expires June 2012
conchita@tuckertech.com

CONCHITA TUCKER is the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Tucker Technology, Inc., an Oakland based Telecommunications Company employing more than 200 people nationwide. This business was started by her father when Ms. Tucker was a high school student and she worked there part-time throughout high school and college. She earned her Bachelors of Science degree in Business from St. John’s University in New York, and spent time working for a financial firm before returning to Tucker Technology full time in 2003. Ms. Tucker is an active member of the Oakland community and serves on the executive board of a local chapter of an International non-profit organization. She is also a mentor with Wall Street Wizards, a financial literacy program for high school students, and Build, a entrepreneurship program that teaches high school students how to start and run their own businesses.

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KEN BERRICK
Trustee, Area 3
Oakland hills from Claremont south to Redwood Road in the northeast, to portions of Chinatown Central, San Antonio, Fruitvale and East Oakland in the south
Chief Executive Officer
Elected 2008
Term expires June 2012
ken@berrickforcountyboardofeducation.com

KEN BERRICK is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Seneca Center, a nonprofit agency that provides school-based, community-based and residentially-based services for children with serious emotional issues and their families. Since its inception in 1985, Seneca has provided unconditional care and support to thousands of Alameda County children struggling with learning disabilities and life circumstances that interfered with their capacity to succeed in school. Seneca currently partners with families, school districts, and counties throughout the Bay Area to provide the critical supports and services that children and families need to succeed in their homes, communities, and schools. Mr. Berrick is a member of the California Child Welfare Council, as well as the president-elect and an Education Committee member of the California Alliance of Child and Family Services. His advocacy work on behalf of children, youth and families includes serving on several policy planning groups at both the county and state levels. Mr. Berrick has been a resident of Alameda County since 1983. He lives in Oakland with his wife, Jill, and their two children, both of whom attend public school.

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FELIX ELIZALDE
Trustee, Area 4
San Leandro and the western unincorporated communities of Ashland, Castro Valley, Cherryland, San Lorenzo and Fairview
Educator, Journalist, and Community Activist
Elected 1990
Term expires June 2010
felizalde@aol.com

FELIX ELIZALDE is a veteran educator with more than 25 years of service as a teacher at the high school, community college, and state university levels. He also has many years of experience in educational policy setting and administration. Elizalde has been a member of the board of education since 1990 and has served as board president three times. Prior to that he served on the Alameda County Office of Education Personnel Commission for seven years. He is on the board of directors of the California County Boards of Education and is a member of the Delegate Assembly of the California School Boards Association. Elizalde holds Masters of Boardsmanship and Masters of Governance Awards from the California School Boards Association. He has served on the Executive Board of the Alameda County School Boards Association, the Planning Committee for the CSBA Annual Conference and the executive board of the California Latino School Boards Association. Elizalde has been honored by the state legislature, the San Francisco Foundation, the Cesar E. Chavez Foundation, the Oakland Raiders, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Alameda County and the news media for his commitment to education, community service, inspired leadership and for promoting multicultural diversity. He is Donor Advisor and President of La Raza Media Education Fund of the San Francisco Foundation and has served on many non-profit and two corporate boards. Elizalde received his bachelors degree in journalism from San Jose State University, a master of arts degree in Broadcast Communication Arts from San Francisco State University and holds a life standard secondary teaching credential, a life community college instructor credential and a life community college supervisior credential.

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FRED SIMS
Trustee, Area 5
Hayward, Union City, and the unincorporated area of Mt. Eden and Hayward Acres
President
Retired, Former College Professor and Student Counselor
Elected 2004
Term expires June 2008
ragtop510@hotmail.com

FRED SIMS is a former Psychology professor and student counselor at Chabot College in Hayward, where he worked for 32 years. He is also an assistant track coach at Chabot. A native of Colorado, Sims earned his bachelor's degree from Adams State College in Alamosa, Colo., and master's degree from Western State College in Gunnison, Colo. Sims has served on the Board of Directors at the Community Resources for Independent Living, and on the Board of Directors, the Emergency Shelter Program for Battered Women. He was also a coach for the YMCA’s co-ed youth basketball team. Sims is an avid runner, swimmer and golfer. He and his wife Sheila have lived in Hayward since 1968 and have two daughters and two grandchildren.

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EILEEN MCDONALD
Trustee, Area 6
Newark and the northern and western portion of Fremont
Small Business Owner
Elected 2004
Term expires June 2008
eileentravel1@hotmail.com

EILEEN MCDONALD owns a small local business and has taught in several programs in the Bay Area which include: Fremont Unified Regional Occupational Program (ROP), Ohlone for Kids, and Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas. She holds a B.A. from Cal State East Bay (formally Cal State Hayward) in Speech Communication and a Master's level classes in Correctional Education. She has used that training to serve the community on the Board of Directors for Second Chance and on the Alameda County Safety Corridor Committee. Trustee McDonald was a member of the Newark Unified School District Board of Education from 1992-2003 where her dedication to students who were "slipping through the cracks" led her to the county board who administers educational services for the Juvenile Justice System. She has gone on to become a specialist in Relapse Prevention from the University of Utah and Chemical Dependency Studies from Cal State East Bay. She holds Master's of Governance and Master's of Boardmanship certification from the California School Board's Association. Trustee McDonald has traveled extensively and enjoys sharing her "Geographic Journeys" at local elementary schools. She lives in Newark with her husband of 35 years and has four grown children and five grandchildren. Although she has set foot on all seven continents home is still her favorite place to be!

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YVONNE CERRATO
Trustee, Area 7
Tri-Valley cities of Dublin, Pleasanton, Livermore and the unincorporated community of Sunol, and the southeastern portions of Fremont
Educator
Elected 2002
Term expires June 2010
yvonnecerrato@comcast.net

YVONNE CERRATO was elected Area 7 Trustee of the Alameda County Board of Education in March, 2002. She earned a California multiple subject elementary school teacher credential, and also holds a Clear Cross-cultural, Language and Academic Development Certification and a Language Development Specialist Certification. She is a Dean's List Scholar from San Jose State University where she received her B.S. degree in business marketing. During her eight years of teaching she gained experience in five different grade levels and worked hard to develop literacy programs and raise test scores in her school. Her dedicated participation in public school leadership is illustrated by her record. The mother of four boys, she has been intensively involved as a school volunteer for thirteen years, which includes serving for two years on the school site council and one year on the executive board of the staff parent organization. Together with her husband of eighteen years she has continued her path of lifelong learning while raising an active family in the public school system she has pledged to improve and support.

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