Mialisa Bonta

Family

Husband: Rob; 3 Children,

EDUCATION

J.D., Law, Child Advocacy, Yale Law School, 1996-1999
, Administrative Planning and Social Policy, Harvard University Graduate School of Education, 1995-1996
BA, Psychology, Yale University, 1989-1993

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE

Candidate, California State Assembly, District 18, 2022, 2024
Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 18, 2021-present
Board President, Alameda Unified School District School Board, 2018-present

COMMITTEES

Budget Committee
Business and Professions Committee
Communications and Conveyance Committee
Human Services Committee
Joint Legislative Budget Committee
Public Safety Committee
Select Committee on Opportunities and Barriers for People with Disabilities in the Workplace
Select Committee on Place Based Systems of Coordinated Care for Children and Families
Select Committee on Ports and Goods Movement
Select Committee on Reconnecting Communities
Select Committee on Reparatory Justice
Select Committee on Reproductive Health
Select Committee on Social Housing
Select Committee on Transportation and Emergency Preparedness
Subcommittee 5 on Public Safety
Subcommittee 6 on Budget Process Oversight and Program Evaluation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Chief Executive Officer, Oakland Promise, 2019-2021
Chief Executive Officer, Oakland Promise, 2019-present
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Literacy Lab, 2014-present
Executive Director, Bring Me A Book Foundation, 2012-2014
Principal, Oyen Consulting, 2009-2014
Consultant, Teachscape, 2009-2011
Consultant, Partners In School Innovation, 2010-2011
Chief Executive Officer, Breakthrough Collaborative, 2007-2009
Senior Advisor, Breakthrough Collaborative, 2009
Associate Director, Strategic Initiatives and Legacy Development, 2002-2007
Program Resource Officer, San Francisco Foundation, 2000-2002
Fellow, Education Program, San Francisco Foundation, 1999-2001
City Director, Leadership, Education, and Athletics in Partnership, 1993-1996

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