Applicants Sought to Fill Vacancy on the AC Transit Board of Directors

A vacancy exists on the AC Transit Board of Directors representing Ward 1.  Any person interested in filling this vacancy must live and be registered to vote within the Ward 1 geographical boundary of the District. All applicants are directed to review the official Notice of Vacancy which provides additional information pertinent to this recruitment.

IMPORTANT:  The District adopted a new boundary alignment for Ward 1 on December 13, 2023. Applicants must live within the new boundary in order to be considered for appointment.  Ward 1 includes Albany, El Cerrito, El Sobrante, Richmond, San Pablo, the unincorporated areas East Richmond Heights, Kensington, North Richmond and Rollingwood. Please review the Ward 1 map. For additional information about the Board of Directors, please visit their webpage.

The person selected to fill the vacant seat will serve until the winner of the November 3, 2026, General Election for Ward 1 is certified. The person elected to the seat will serve out the remainder of the unexpired term of the late AC Transit Director H. E. Christian Peeples until Noon on December 1, 2028.

Ward 1 Candidates:
Application materials for candidates vying to fill vacancy on the Board will be posted as soon as practicable after the deadline to submit applications on October 8, 2025, at Noon.

The schedule for filling the vacancy is as follows:

September 2, 2025	Opening day for applications.
October 8, 2025 at Noon	Application deadline.
*October 27, 2025, at 4 PM - Special Board Meeting	Initial Presentation to the Board of Directors. Board Members may ask questions of the applicants.
*October 29, 2025, at 9 AM - Special Board Meeting	Applicant interviews (a select number of applicants based on initial presentation).
November 6, 2025	Final day to appoint to fill vacancy.

* Applicants shall indicate any scheduling conflicts that would preclude them from participating in special Board meetings associated with the selection process at the time they submit their application materials.

Anyone wishing to be considered for appointment to fill the Ward 1 vacancy must submit the following application materials in a complete package:

• Letter of Interest of not more than two pages expressing the applicant’s interest in and qualifications for selection, including pertinent experience and time availability;
• Resume; and
• Letters of Recommendation from three individuals or organizations (must be submitted by the applicant).

Address letters of interest to the AC Transit Board President. All required information MUST BE RECEIVED on or before Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at Noon to Linda Nemeroff, District Secretary, AC Transit District, 1600 Franklin Street, 10^th Floor, Oakland, California 94612 or by email to districtsecretary@actransit.org.  For questions, please contact the District Secretary at (510) 891-7284. The Noon deadline on October 8, 2025, is a FIRM deadline. Applicants missing one or more of the required documents will not be considered.  Information received after the deadline will not be considered. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that all required information is received on time.

List of Applicants (Applications will be posted after the close of the recruitment.)