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Alameda County, CA June 5, 2012 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Aisha Knowles

Candidate for
Member; Alameda County Board of Education; Trustee Area 4

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Committees:

Chairperson, Ashland Citizen's Advisory Committee (Alameda County Redevelopment Agency)
Community Representative, Alameda County Arts Commission Ashland Youth Center Artist Selection Committee (External Design)
Member, Political Action Committee for Excellence (PACE)
District 4 Representative, Alameda County Commission on the Status of Women
Member, Girls Inc. of Alameda County Annual Women of Taste Steering Committee
Member, Hayward Youth Commission (past)
Community Representative, Immediate Intervention for Underperforming Schools Program (IIUSP) Grant Writing Team, Mt. Eden High School, Hayward (past)
Student Representative, Hayward Unified School District School Board (past)
Member, League of Women Voters, Eden Area

Board of Directors:

Building Futures with Women & Children, San Leandro
Alameda County Firefighters Random Acts, Alameda County (past)
Business Association of Southern San Leandro (BASSL), San Leandro
United Fire Fighters of Alameda County, Alameda County (past)
Hope for the Heart, Cherryland
Bella Vista Gardens Homeowners Association, Ashland
Ashland Area Community Association, Alternate Member

Community & Professional Accomplishments:

Leadership San Leandro, Graduate, 2007
Alameda County Leadership Academy, Graduate, 2006
Alameda County Leadership Development Program, Graduate, 2008
AmeriCorps Member, 49ers Academy, East Palo Alto, 2003
Crisis Communications Specialist Certificate, California Specialized Training Institute, 2010
2007 Knights of Columbus Service Award
2010 Cal Fire Director's Award
2012 San Leandro Rotary Club Crab Feed Chair

Volunteer Experience & Affiliations (Select List):

Hayward Public Library Literacy Tutor (past)
Girls Inc. of Alameda County, Advocating for Change Together (ACT) Mentor - San Leandro High School
Kaiser Hayward Hospital Volunteer (past)
Firefighter Preparatory Class Instructor, Alameda County Fire Department
San Leandro Rotary Club

Athletic Accomplishments:

Daily Review Prep Athlete of the Week, 1994, 1995
Girls Varsity Softball Coach, Mt. Eden High School, 2002
Assistant Cheerleader Advisor, Mt. Eden High School, 1996-1998
San Lorenzo Bobby Sox National Championship Team, Lady Outlaws, Prep Division, 1994

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