Craig Mann

Mailing address 1290 Ridder Park Drive San Jose, CA 95131-2304 Phone / Fax (408) 270-6988 / (408) 453-6601 Email address craig_mann@sccoe.org

Board Member, Term Expires in 2010
Area 6: Evergreen, Franklin-McKinley, Oak Grove and corresponding portion of East Side Union High school districts

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Committee assignments: Budget Study Committee (alternate); Joint Legislative Advisory Committee (alternate); Policy Development Subcommittee (alternate); County School Boards Assn. Exec. Board (alternate)

Craig Mann is a public school teacher. Previously he worked in private industry throughout most of his career. Craig was a member and chair of San Jose's Human Rights Commission for three years, worked as a parent volunteer, served as a church trustee and has served on several non-profit boards. He was elected to the Santa Clara County Board of Education in 2006 and he previously served eight years as an East Side Union High School District trustee and two years as a Metropolitan Education District trustee. As an East Side trustee, Craig led the building of the Evergreen Valley High School; two bond initiatives totaling about $400 million; and negotiated a model project labor agreement with the Santa Clara and San Benito Building Construction Trades Council, which created apprenticeships, internships and a Construction Technology Academy for East Side students. Craig earned his Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from Alliant International University - Shirley Hufstedler School of Education; holds a B.S. in business administration from San Jose State University; and a MBA from the University of Phoenix. Craig and his wife, Leila Welch, a school principal, live in San Jose and have two daughters, Lenee and Brittany.

Date last revised: August 10, 2010