ABOUT LOUIS QUINDLEN

I believe that education and opportunity should be open to all, and I have dedicated my career to helping students achieve their dreams. I started one of the first retraining programs for laid off industrial workers and been on the ground with the local community since the 1980s, developing apprenticeship, job training and workforce development programs that lead to high paying jobs. I taught Machine Technology at Laney College for 17 years, navigating complicated state funding with students’ interests in mind as I advocated for them at the college, district and state level. I understand how the colleges, the community and local industry must work as a team to uplift students. In 2015, the California Industrial Technology Educators named me California Faculty of the Year, and in 2019 I was Faculty of the Year at Laney College.

I am asking for your support as an educator, problem solver and experienced community advocate who wants to see Peralta and its students flourish.