FIL-AM Community Leader Pat Gacoscos is the newly elected councilmember of Union City, California.
Gacoscos was the top vote getter among the nine-person race for City Council this past November election race.
"Thank you to all my supporters who voted for me," wrote Gacoscos in her website after her win. "And a special thank you to my committee members! Without your untiring dedication, this would not have been possible."
Gacoscos is a 31-year resident of Union City. She currently serves as a member in the Board of Directors in the Union Sanitary District since 2004. Priot to that, Gacoscos has also served as a School Board member in the New Haven Unified School District (1992-2000), in the Alameda County Human Relations Commission (1987-1995) and the Union City Human Relations Commission (1992-2000).
Gacoscos holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education, and a candidate for Master of Arts in Education. She taught public schools in Manila before moving to US, and later on taught in the New Have Unified School District.
She has received numerous awards for her service including the Union City Local Hero Award in 2007, Community Spirit Award and Public Service Education Award in 2001, Union City Outstanding Volunteer of the Year in 1989, and 1991 and the Volunteer of the Year Southern Alameda County in 1991.
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( Published November 10, 2010 in Asian Journal Los Angeles p. B3 )
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