Candidate for
Board Member; Hartnell Community College District; Trustee Area 4

Biography

Rosemary Fickas is the candidate for Hartnell Community College Board, District 4 in Salinas, California for the November 8, 2011 elections.

Rosemary Fickas and her family have lived in Salinas for many years. Rosemary comes from a very active family involved in community service throughout Salinas. As a young child Rosemary attended Sherwood Elementary School, Alisal Elementary, El Sausal Middle School and graduated from Salinas Union High School. Rosemary was born in Glendale, Arizona and moved to Salinas in 1949 with her parents and sisters where they lived on Del Monte Ave in East Salinas.

After high school Rosemary attended Hartnell Community College for a few years but then got married to her late husband Paul Sr. and raised two sons (John and Paul Jr.). During these years Rosemary worked hard raising two sons and also working for the City of Salinas and then the Salinas Union High School District as a classified employee and strong union member for many years, and most recently working for Mann Packing.

Over the years after raising a family Rosemary has always believed in the value of a higher education that is why she still do this day continues her education by attending a number of courses in business, psychology and economics at Hartnell College.

"I am running for Hartnell College Board because I see firsthand the value in a higher education and how it can enhance the value you have in society. I have always encouraged my family, especially my grandchildren, to further their education. Hartnell is a step in the right direction for the young people and working folks in our community in order to guide them and improve the quality of their lives." Rosemary Fickas

Rosemary has now been living in North Salinas for the past 20 years.