Keshia Thomas
Candidate for City Council Member, Fresno, District 3 · Fresno Unified School District Trustee
Keshia Thomas is a lifelong Fresno resident. She holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in education, plus a teaching credential. Before teaching, she worked in retail grocery stores. She became a Journeyman Cashier and Supervisor there. She has spent 15 years in education. She has taught algebra and geometry at a charter school. She has taught math at a Fresno Unified middle school. She has directed a careers program that helps students move from high school to work. She has served as a vice principal. She is executive director of the Fresno Career Development Institute, a nonprofit. In 2018, Fresno voters elected her as a Fresno Unified School District trustee. She also leads a homeless ministry at her church. She leads a children's program there too. She has done that church work for more than 25 years. She is the mother of three children and a grandmother.
Positions in brief
Thomas has spent 15 years teaching in Fresno-area schools. She was elected as a Fresno Unified School District trustee in 2018.
Thomas says she wants to speak up for families, neighborhoods, and youth. She wants to focus on areas that have often been overlooked. As a school trustee, she joined a vote against the mayor's SEDA development plan.
On the issues
- Advocacy for families and overlooked neighborhoods
Says she is running to advocate for families, neighborhoods, and youth, especially in areas that have too often been overlooked.
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Voted with the Fresno Unified school board to formally oppose the SEDA development plan.
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