Oakland School Board President Gary Yee talks about why he ran for School Board, leadership, and building a great school system through great teaching.

"Gary Yee, a lifelong Oakland resident, currently is the Chair of the Education Department at Holy Names College in Oakland.  Yee has worked as an educator for thirty years, beginning a career in public education in 1973 as a third grade teacher at Cleveland Elementary School, directing the Gifted and Talented Education Program (1983-85), serving as assistant principal at Franklin Year Round School and Principal at Hillcrest School (1985-90), and Assistant to the Superintendent (1992-1995).  Yee served as a captain in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War era. Yee graduated from Castlemont High School, the University of California at Berkeley (B.A.), California State University at Hayward (Teaching Credential and Masters in Public Administration), and Stanford University (Ed.D.)." Director Yee was first elected to the School Board in 2002 and re-elected in 2006.*

GO Public Schools wants to help you get "in the know" about Oakland's public schools. We are interviewing your School Board members to share information with the community about what they do. Previous interviews include Director Jody London, District 1, and Director David Kakishiba, District 4.