Oakley Union's newest trustee aims to bridge to cultural differences

By Rowena Coetsee
Contra Costa Times
Posted: 03/23/2011 02:41:38 PM PDT

OAKLEY -- The newest board member of the elementary school district here says he wants to contribute to its efforts to recognize different cultures.
Arthur Fernandez, 42, was sworn into office earlier this month in the Oakley Union Elementary School District, where he will serve the rest of his predecessor's four-year term that ends December 2012.
Andrew Coffman resigned last month after being elected in November, citing the requirements of his job.
Fernandez, an 11-year Oakley resident, has two daughters in the district, and has been active in their schools along with his wife, Lidia.
He works as a probation supervisor at Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation Facility in Byron.
Fernandez said he was the only father active in the Parent Teacher Student Association last year at O'Hara Park Middle School, where his older daughter is an eighth-grader. He also helped organize a day of activities celebrating this area's cultures.

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