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Alameda County, CA June 3, 2008 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Celsa L. Snead

Candidate for
Member; Alameda County Board of Education; Trustee Area 3

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Masters Degree in Public Policy+ UC Berkeley

  • Policy Intern with Pacific Center for Violence Prevention
  • Policy Associate with the Urban Strategies Council
  • Over 12 years experience and focus on Juvenile Justice and Youth Development Policy

Juris Doctorate--UCLA School of Law
  • Public Interest Law Fellow-- specialized in over-representation of youth of color in the juvenile justice system and gender equality for girls of color.
  • Intern at the American Civil Liberties Union.
  • Deputy Public Defender (Contra Costa County) and Private Attorney representing foster care youth and youth engaged in the delinquency system.

Executive Director--The Mentoring Center
  • Collaborate with Alameda County Juvenile Court, Alameda County Probation Department, the Oakland Police Department, Alameda County Social Services, the City of Oakland, the Oakland Unified School District, mental health providers and community-based organizations to provide services and resources to youth involved in the juvenile justice system.
  • Utilize Transformative Mentoring™ to provide services and programs to highly at-risk youth, including youth on probation and parole .
  • Create and influence policy for juvenile justice reform on a local, state and national level.

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