STEVE VERES

Steve Veres was elected to the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees in March, 2011 for a four-year term that began in July, 2011.

A two-term member of the San Fernando City Council, Mr. Veres served from 2003 to 2011. He was the city’s Mayor from January, 2009 to March, 2010, and also chaired both the city’s Housing, Community & Economic Development Standing Committee and its Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Water Energy and Waste Management Standing Committee.

Mr. Veres’ public service work includes memberships on the Metropolitan Transit Authority’s San Fernando Valley Service Sector Governance Council (2008-10), the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (2009 to present), and on the Metropolitan Water District (2004 to 2007).

Growing up in Boyle Heights and Huntington Park, Steve attended Los Angeles Unified schools and Loyola High School, and graduated from UCLA with honors. He continued his education at that college in the Masters Program for Latin American studies with an emphasis on urban planning, then did three years of doctoral work in UCLA’s history department.

Mr. Veres taught social studies as well as a variety of history courses at the middle school and collegiate level. He has also worked as a journalist and news editor. Mr. Veres served as District Director for California State Assemblywoman Cindy Montanez and is currently the District Director for California State Senator Kevin de Leon.

Mr. Veres has been recognized both nationally and statewide for his work on the California Health Leadership Program on Diabetes and Obesity, and locally at the San Fernando Library where he promotes literacy on a volunteer basis.

He is married, has two daughters.

April 2012