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Los Angeles County, CA March 5, 2013 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for David Vela

Candidate for
Member of the Board of Trustees; Los Angeles Community College District; Office 6

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ABOUT DAVID

I am a native Angeleno and lifelong resident of LACCD District 6. I am a proud product of the Montebello Unified School District which I now have the privilege of representing on the Board of Education. I have spent my entire career as a public servant to the people of Los Angeles as a Legislative Aid to various leaders including Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina.

I am running to bring a 21st Century approach to how we teach our college students. I have worked over the last 5 years as a School Board Member to ensure that our High School Students are ready and able to attend college and join the work force. As a Community College Trustee we have a responsibility for training and educating our youth in a myriad of careers both academically and vocationally.

I was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA and received my Bachelor of Science from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Master's in Public Policy from Pepperdine University.

EDUCATION LEADER

Over the last 5 years that I have spent on the Montebello School Board, I created a perfect attendance program which has improved our District's Average Daily Attendance to over 96%. I implemented an aggressive anti-bullying program focusing on LGBT students. I increased API and APY scores district-wide. I balanced the budget without layoffs to permanent teachers. Finally, I implemented a college preparatory program called College Bound Today that helps improves access to higher education for our high school students.

ENDORSEMENT LIST

EDUCATION LEADERS

  • Steve Veres, Board President, Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees
  • Miguel Santiago, Board Member, Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees
  • Scott Svonkin, Board Member, Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees
  • Anthony Duarte, Secretary, Hacienda/La Puente Unified School Board & CDP Regional Director
  • Adele Andrade Stadler, Board Member Alhambra Unified School District
  • Micah Ali, Board Member, Compton Unified School District
  • Jose Solache, Board Member, Lynwood Unified School Board
  • Sterling Scheubert, Principal, Macy Intermediate Junior High School

LABOR
  • Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
  • American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Local 1521
  • Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 721
  • Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 99
  • Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 1000
  • Teamsters, Local 911
  • Administrators of Montebello Schools Association (AMSA)

ELECTED LEADERS
  • Senator Ricardo Lara
  • Senator Kevin De Leon
  • Assemblymember Ed Chau
  • Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia
  • Assemblymember Anthony Rendon
  • Luis Ayala, Councilmember, City of Alhambra
  • Robert Garcia, Vice Mayor, City of Long Beach

DEMOCRATIC PARTY LEADERS

  • Los Angeles County Democratic Party
  • Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley (DP/SFV)
  • Sergio Carrillo, CDP Regional Director
  • Cory Allen, LA County Regional Director, California Young Democrats
  • Roger Ortiz, Vice President, San Fernando Valley Young Democrats

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