Francisco Zermeño

Education:

M.A., Spanish and Portuguese, 1978, UC Santa Bárbara B.A., Spanish and Portuguese, 1975, UC Santa Bárbara

Occupation:

Professor of Spanish, Chabot College, Hayward Business Owner, Terlingua Translation, Hayward

Elected Office:

Re-Elected – Hayward City Council, 2024 Re-Elected – Hayward City Council, 2020 Re-Elected - Hayward City Council, 2016 Re-Elected - Hayward City Council, 2012 Elected – Hayward City Council, 2008

Community Service:

Hayward Planning Commission – 1999-2007 Hayward Library Commissioner – 1998 Task Force on the Hayward Public Library - 1996

Community Awards:

John Pappas Humanitarian Award, Hayward, 1996 Martin Luther King Jr. Community Award, January 2005 Teacher of the Year, SWCOLT (Southwest Coalition of Language Teachers), 2005 Alameda County Arts Leadership Award, 2007

Professional Activities & Community Involvement:

ROTC, 1971-1973. 35 years at Chabot College, Hayward, teaching Spanish 
Presenter at CLTA, FLANC, AATSP, SWCOLT (and other non-language) conferences FLANC’s Newsletter Editor, 1999 - Faculty Advisor of MECHA at Chabot College, 1980 - La Alianza de Hayward co-founder and Director, 1991 - St. Bede’s School Board Member (1992-95) PUENTE Project Mentor, 1982 - Faculty Union Officer & Negotiator, Chabot College, 1988 – 1998 CABE of Hayward (California Association of Bilingual Educators) CLEA (Chicano Latino Education Association) of Chabot College co-founder, 1985 - Columnist of the Hayward Daily Review newspaper on 
(Latino issues, every Wednesday ¬ Oct. 2004 – Jan, 2007) Co-author, AZ Spanish Study Guide, 2000 Chabot Faculty Senate member, 2005-2008 Author, Café Chronicles (Floricanto Press, 2007) Co-Founder of Café con leche monthly newsletter, 2007. Master Day of the Dead Altar Builder, 1980 – Faculty Adviser to the Ballet Folclórico Mexicano de Carlos Moreno, 1985 – Co-organizer of El Cinco de Mayo Festival, Downtown Hayward, 1986- Hayward Time Capsule Task Force member, 1994 Co-founder of the Hayward Youth Mariachi Program, with Héctor García, in 1996 Faculty Adviser to Grupo Tlapalli dance troupe, 1996- Task Force member on the Hayward Public Library, 1996, Hayward Arts Council Board Member, 1996-2001. Introduced the idea of Murals in Hayward for a future Mural tour. Co-founder of the Annual César Estrada Chávez Celebration, 1998 - Hayward San Felipe Sister Committee – member and officer, 1998 – 2006. Register of Voters, 1999 - Return of the Swallows Festival of Chabot College Annual Festival founder/organizer, 2000 - Greater Hayward Democrats Member, 2000 - Greater Hayward Democrats President 2008-2010, 2013- St. Rose Foundation Board Member, 2004- CALDO (Alameda Latino Democratic Organization), co-founder and Vice President, 2004 – 2006, Founder of and Producer of The Best of the Best, Lo Mero Mero (Chabot College TV show for our students) 2006. Organizer of the Chabot College/Hayward Mariachi Festival, 2006 – Chabot Green Team founder – 2007 - Council Adviser to the Hayward Youth Commission, 2008- Participant of the Adopt a Block Program (Sleepy Hollow Avenue), 2008 Committee member of Save St. Rose Hospital, December 2012 – Member of Hayward Rotary, 2013 - M.A., Spanish and Portuguese, 1978, UC Santa Bárbar