By Allen Payton

The Board of Education of the Antioch Unified School District announced the appointment process for the vacancy on the Board caused by the resignation of Claire Smith on April 1, 2016.  Board members will appoint an individual to complete Smith’s term, which expires December 2016.

Seven district residents submitted applications by the April 20th deadline. District staff vetted them with the County Clerk to determine that they are each registered voters and live within the school district boundaries. They released the names and applications, today, Wednesday, April 27.

The applicants include:

Julie Young, who applied for and was the Board’s second choice for the vacant seat filled by Fernando Navarro in December;

Joy Motts and Gary Hack, both former School Board Trustee, who lost for reelection in 2014 and also applied for the vacant seat, last November;

Alonzo Terry, owner of an ATM placement franchise and senior investigator, worked with the County Sheriff’s Office in training and crime prevention, and is a former Board Member for a private charter school. He has lived in the district for five years;

Candida González–Amigo, a mom, wife and professional volunteer who has served on the PTSA’s and School Site Councils for both Dallas Ranch Middle and Deer Valley High Schools. She has lived in the district for 25 years;

Edward Daviess, a project manager, who has a child who attends Holy Rosary School, and has served as a youth baseball, softball and soccer coach, but has not participated in any school committees or activities. He has lived in the district for 40 years; and

George Rehm, currently a photographer, who worked in the information technology for major banks. He’s a Navy veteran who served in various veterans organizations in East County. Rehm has no children in district schools nor has participated in any school committees or activities. He has lived in the district for 19 years.

The Board will interview candidates at their meeting on May 4, 2016 between 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. and can vote to appoint one of the applicants, that night.

The appointment is provisional and subject to the petition process specified in California Education Code 5092, which allows for residents to call for a special election if a sufficient number of signatures have been gathered.

If not, then the new Board Member will be sworn in at the regular Board meeting on June 8, 2016.

For more information on the candidates, please see their applications here: Edward Daviess  Candida Gonzalez-Amigo  Gary Hack  Joy Motts  George Rehm  Alonzo Terry  Julie Young

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Julie Young
Julie Young

Alonzo Terry
Alonzo Terry

George Rehm
George Rehm

Joy Motts
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Gary Hack
Gary Hack

Candida Gonzalez-Amigo
Candida Gonzalez-Amigo

Edward Daviess
Edward Daviess

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