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Los Angeles County, CA May 19, 2009 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Angela J. Reddock

Candidate for
Member of the Board of Trustees; Los Angeles Community College District; Office 2

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The Honorable Angela J. Reddock Member of the Board of Trustees, Seat No. 2 Los Angeles Community College District

Currently, Angela is a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), Seat #2. The Board of Trustees is a non-partisan, eight member board (7 elected and 1 student) who oversees the operations of the District's $600 million budget, operations and curriculum standards.

The District is comprised of nine campuses in the 36 cities in Los Angeles County + East Los Angeles College, Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles Harbor College, Los Angeles Southwest College, Los Angeles Trade Technical College, Los Angeles Valley College, Mission College, Pierce College and West Los Angeles College. To learn more about LACCD, visit http://www.laccd.edu.

Angela's personal and educational background, including her other professional and civic activities are included below:

Professional

  • Managing Partner of The Reddock Law Group, law firm specializing in employment, labor and business law

  • Hearing Officer for the Los Angeles County; Los Angeles City and the City of Santa Monica Civil Service Commissions

  • Former Judicial Extern for the Honorable Terry J. Hatter, Jr. of the United States District Court, Central District of California

  • Entrepreneur & Small Business Owner

  • Published author, writer and legal commentator

Education

  • UCLA School of Law, Juris Doctorate
  • Coro Fellow in Public Policy & Public Affairs
  • Amherst College, Amherst, MA + Bachelor of Arts in English & Political Science
  • Oxford University, St. Catherine's College + Study Abroad Program in Modern British Literature & Politics
  • The Brentwood School + High School
  • Compton Unified School District Public Schools + Elementary & Junior High School

Board & Civic Activities

  • Commissioner, City of Los Angeles Transportation Commission
  • Commissioner, County of Los Angeles Commission on Local Government Services
  • Co-Chair for the City of Los Angeles 11th District Empowerment Congress Transportation Committee
  • Past Commissioner, County of Los Angeles Small Business Commission
  • Past Commissioner, State Board of Barbering & Cosmetology
  • Chair of the Board, Ability First (a non-profit providing services to individuals with disabilities)
  • Chair of the Board, The Los Angeles African-American Women's Public Policy Institute (a non-profit which provides training for women looking to become more engaged in public policy and public affairs)
  • Past Co-Chair of the Los Angeles Urban League Executive Corp
  • Past Member of the City of Los Angeles Citizen's Oversight Committee to ensure accountability in a high-profile LAPD investigation

Personal History

  • Resident of the Westchester/LAX Area of Los Angeles
  • Native of Birmingham, Alabama
  • Grew up in Compton, California from the age of 9
  • Active in church and other civic activities
  • Avid golfer and bowler

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