LWV LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
Fresno County, CA March 7, 2000 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Rutherford Bud Gaston

Candidate for
Supervisor; County of Fresno; District 3

This information is provided by the candidate

  • Born in Griffin, GA; raised in Pennsylvania
  • Military Service - 5 years 4 months (discharged 2nd Lt.)
  • Married to the late Willodyne Shields Gaston and parent of 5 children.

Educational Background

  • BA Degree-Education, CSUF
  • MA Degree-Ed. Admin, CSUF
  • "Team Learning" - UC Berkeley
  • Management Workshops, FUSD

Work Experience

  • Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co - PA.
  • Fresno Recreation Dept as Playground Leader - Columbia
  • Teacher - Columbia School (10 years)
  • Elementary Principal - FUSD (23 years)
  • Project Director, Summer Youth Employment Training Program - PIC and WFDB (7 years)

Community Affiliations

  • Boys and Girls Clubs of Fresno
  • Fresno Metropolitan Museum
  • Saint Agnes Medical Center Foundation
  • San Joaquin Gardens
  • Chaffee Zoo
  • Kiwanis Club of Fresno
  • Trustee, Second Baptist Church
  • MLK, Jr. Unity Committee

Memberships

  • Second Baptist Church - Fresno
  • Laymen's Movement - Second Baptist
  • NAACP
  • Black Political Council
  • CSUF Alumni Association
  • CSUF President's Club
  • King Solomon Lodge #6 F&AM
  • Saphar Temple #117
  • Phi Delta Kappa - Honor Society in Education

Bud Gaston has served the community in the past:

  • Advisory Board, KSEE 24
  • Board Member,Fresno City and County Historical Society
  • Founder and Past President, Black Educators of Fresno
  • 1977 Desegregation Task Force - FUSD
  • President, FUSD Elementary Principals
  • Juvenile Justice Commission - Fresno City
  • City of Fresno Redevelopment Agency (Urban renewal: St Agnes Street; Renewal:Fulton Mall; W Fresno Renewal Plan Area)
  • Women and Minority Liaison - CSUF
  • Boundary Committee - FUSD
  • City of Fresno Parks and Recreation
  • City of Fresno, Ethics Committee
  • Planning Commission, City of Fresno (12 years)
  • Leadership Fresno, Steering Committee (87-89)
  • Charter Review Committee, City of Fresno (Strong Mayor)
  • President, UBM, Fresno (10 years)
  • CSUF- President's advisory board (Dr. Haak; Dr. Welty)
  • American Cancer Society - Board of Directors
  • Clovis Unified School District - Multicultural
  • Arts to Zoo, Citizens for Community Enrichment
  • Camp Fire Association
  • 20th Century Golf Club
  • Hinton Community Center

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