Full Biography for William P. "Bill" Hughes

From Omaha, Nebraska, I came to Stanford in 1948. There I obtained my B.A. in Economics and M.B.A. After a short accounting career, came a 2-year stint in the army. I returned to California, received more education at San Jose State, and then began the first of 27 years of teaching and coaching at James Lick High. I married Geri in 1960, and later we had daughters, Sheila and Siri, and son, Scott. While teaching, I started a swim school and later a telecommunications business. Meanwhile I served as treasurer in the following: a teachers association (a mistake), Piedmont Hills Swim Club, Piedmont Hills Parent-faculty Association, Little League, and Berryessa Community Advisory Council; and as President of these organizations: Berryessa Citizens Advisory Council, Piedmont Hills Homeowners Association, a Republican group in the North Valley, and Berryessa Little League. I also was on the board of United Neighborhoods and ran a couple of school board elections.