About George

I have decided, with the encouragement of many others, to seek another term on the Oakley City Council. Yes, our City needs to continue in a new direction, and I believe I can be a positive impetus for the City of Oakley.

I was born in Oakland, and raised in Southern California. Following high school, I attended Iowa State University. I took a to enlist in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War era. I returned to Iowa State and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Sociology. Returning to Southern California I joined the Los Angeles Police Department and served with that organization for twenty-two years.

During that period, I was blessed with five children. I also recently completed my Doctor of Education in Special Education from the University of San Francisco. Two of my children were disabled, which had a tremendous impact on my life. Following the Los Angeles riots of 1992, I discerned a call to enter teaching as a profession. I retired from the police department and commenced a new career.

I taught in the secondary grades (8-12) for twenty years, teaching social science and special education. During this time, I earned a Master of Arts Degree in Special Education from California State University, Los Angeles. I had the opportunity to move to the Bay Area. I settled in Oakley, a gregarious community with great potential. I retired from the Alameda Unified School District.

I served as a school board member for the West Covina Unified School District, 1998-2010.

Daniel, my youngest child, drowned at the age of twenty-two, in large part of his disability. In his memory, I decided to follow a passion in my life, working with disabled persons, and creating a non-profit organization that would assist disabled students in navigating the postsecondary environment. I entered the University of San Francisco to complete my Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Special Education. I am now writing my dissertation.

The Daniel Jonathan Memorial Fund non-profit is now incorporated and operational. I continue to nurture it along. I am the Chief Executive Officer of the corporation.

I perceive the opportunity to serve the City of Oakley on the City Council as a fortuitous event to guide our City into a new direction. An opportunity to build a town where City Hall is committed to using the tax money wisely and focuses on the delivery of basic services to its citizens.

I believe the time has come to honor the trade union members who have built our community. The community’s power elite (self-proclaimed) has put down the crafts they perform, claiming they have been able to impose “lean and mean” on the building trades, getting so much from them without just compensation. Time for this to change.

I am endorsed by the Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades Council and the Nor Cal Carpenters Union.

Education

Doctor of Education Student, Special Education, University of San Francisco.

Master of Arts, Special Education, California State University, Los Angeles

Master of Public Administration, University of LaVerne

Bachelor of Science, Economics and Sociology, Iowa State University

Professional Experience

Currently CEO, Daniel Jonathan Fuller Memorial Fund, a non-profit corporation I      founded.

Special Education Teacher, various assignments – 14 years

Secondary Education Teacher, Social Science, Los Angeles Unified School District – eight years

Los Angeles Police Department – 22 years

• Briefly describe any previous political or civic experience you have:

Three terms (12 years) – Board of Education member, West Covina Unified School District

I have been employed in the public sector since I was nineteen years old (started with the U. S. Marine Corps), except for one year in the business sector (May Company) following my graduation from Iowa State University.

George Fuller, Ed.D.
george@fullerforoakley.net
fullerforoakley.net