Councilmember Francisco Zermeño
Councilmember Francisco Zermeño was first elected to the Hayward City Council in 2008 and re-elected in 2012, 2016 and 2020.
Councilmember Francisco Zermeño Hayward City Hall 777 B Street Hayward, CA 94541 Phone: (510) 583-4352 Fax: (510) 583-3601 |
Education
- B.A., Spanish and Portuguese, 1975, UC Santa Bárbara
- M.A., Spanish and Portuguese, 1978, UC Santa Bárbara
Occupation
- Professor of Spanish, Chabot College, Hayward
- Business Owner, Terlingua Translation, Hayward
Elected Office
- Elected – Hayward City Council, 2008
- Re-Elected – Hayward City Council, 2012
- Re-Elected - Hayward City Council, 2016
- Re-Elected - Hayward City Council, 2020
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 -