Profile: Peggy Thomsen, Candidate for Albany City Council

General Information

Name: Dr. Peggy J Thomsen
Place of residence: Albany, CA

Education

College

Attended college: Yes
College: Cal State University, Fresno
Degree: BA

Grad school

University: CA State University, Fresno
Degree: Education

Ph D.

University: University of CA, Berkeley
Area of research: Educational Administration
Year of graduation: 1997

Employment Information

Job titles held: Instructor
Employers: Heald College

Political Information

Party affiliation: Democrat
Running for: Local office
Running for position: Albany City Council
Incumbent: Yes
First elected: Nov. 4, 2008
Previous elective offices: Albany City Council 1996-2004; Albany Unified School District Board of Education 1978-1986, 1988-1996
Unsuccessful bids for elective offices: None

Campaign Manager

Name:

URLs

Website: https://sites.google.com/site/peggythomsen 

Other facts

Current and Past Community Service: Albany City Council, 1996-2004, 2008-present; Mayor, 2 years Albany Unified School District Measure E Bond Oversight Committee Albany Unified School District Measure A Bond Oversight Committee; Chair, 4 years Albany Board of Education, 1978-86, 1988-96, President, 4 years East Bay Sports Field Recreational Authority JPA Albany/UC Gill Tract Council Subcomittee Albany Prevention Council League of California Cities, East Bay Division Board of Directors, Past President; Bylaws Committee; Administrative Services Committee Social and Economic Justice Committee, Chair, 1 year Albany Waterfront Committee Albany Charter Review Committee San Pablo Avenue Regional Policy Committee Alameda County Waste Management Board of Directors Alameda County Recycling Board of Directors Alameda County Congestion Management Agency Board of Directors Alameda County Mayors’ Conference National Conference of Mayors California Elected Women’s Association for Education and Research Parent Teacher Associations, President, 4 years; Parent Teacher Association Council Albany Girl Scout leader Albany School Resource Volunteer Coordinator March of Dimes, Bay Area Chapter, President, Executive Board; County Chair; Health Professional Advisory Committee; Albany Mothers’ March Co-chair State Department of Education Administrative Code Review Committee; School Improvement Program Selection Panel Chair; Finance Subcommittee on state budget California School Boards Association Delegate Assembly; Ad Hoc Committee on School Reform Western Association of Schools and Colleges Pursuing Excellence Revision Project; WASC visiting committees National School Boards and California School Boards Legislative Networks Metropolitan Transportation Commission Mineta Transportation Institute Panel Alameda Base Conversion Executive Committee Alameda County Health Care Committee

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