Candidate for
Member of the Board of Trustees; Los Angeles Community College District; Office 1

Jozef "Joe" Thomas Essavi, a resident of Los Angeles for 22 years, is married to Nina and is blessed with three children. Joe has served as Los Angeles County Commissioner from 2008-2010. Joe was elected to the Winnetka Neighborhood Council in 2005 and re-elected in 2007 and completed his term in 2010. He served as Winnetka Senator to Los Angeles Congress of Neighborhood Councils. Joe is a product of Los Angeles Valley College and was elected and re-elected as the ASB Union Treasurer in the 90's and was unanimously nominated from LAVC to become LACCD Student Trustee. He knows the inner workings of LACCD, its flaws and positive aspects and has worked with faculty, staff and administrators in a fair and balanced fashion. He went on to receive his BA from UCR and MA from Cal State Northridge. He is committed to the district's taxpayers and Proposition 13 and to accountability and responsibility. He is committed to full student access to education, lower unit fees, and expanded scholarship programs and can not accept the current 69% high rates of graduation failures among District's students. He is committed to teacher tenure rather than shuttling between campuses. He is committed to giving independence to each of the nine campuses and their administrators. Jozef "Joe" Thomas Essavi will be "a Trustee for all of us".