Coad cites community, college board experience

Cynthia Coad of Anaheim is running against Councilman Lou Lopez for fourth district supervisor. Coad, 64, serves as the board of trustees for the North Orange County Community College District. She was elected in 1992 and re-elected in 1996 when she also served as board president. She also teaches communications at the University of Phoenix, which has satellite campuses in Fountain Valley and Diamond Bar. She has been teaching for 26 years. I have a long history of activity in the fields of education and crimegang prevention. I believe I can further these efforts best as a member of the Board of Supervisors, Coad said in a written statement. My experience in leading the North Orange County Community District out of the bankruptcy makes me feel that I can offer my leadership to ensure that the county government is run well and that the bankruptcy can never happen again, Coad writes. This is the first time she is running for supervisor. Among her community activities are couor gang prevention and youth counseling, NASA s Teacher in Space project, Catholic Charities and founder of the Cynthia Coad Scholarship Fund for volunteerism. She received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Iowa and a doctorate in education at Nova University. She is a registered occupational ther