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 RODNEY ROBINSON
Student Trustee
With a strong background in community
service and a desire to pursue a career in community planning
and economic development, Rodney D. Robinson has been elected
Student Trustee for the Board of Trustees of the Los Angeles
Community College District.
As Student Trustee for the nation’s largest community
college district, Robinson’s agenda includes providing
full accountability for fees paid by students, increasing
accessibility for disabled students, getting involved in environmental
issues by promoting recycling and the use of public transportation,
assisting low-income students, and helping student government
leaders achieve their goals.
Robinson passionately believes that students should assist
their community. A participant in the welfare-to-work program
GAIN/CalWORKs, Robinson says: “I often wonder where
I would be without these programs. That is why I will often
express to students the importance of giving back and knowing
their community.
Born in Indianapolis in 1968, Robinson attended school in
that city and Fort Wayne, Indiana before moving to Georgia,
where he began pursuing his goal of public service at the
Grant Park Community Center. In four years there, he was
responsible for the day-to-day operations, activities, and
fundraising.
Robinson also has done volunteer work for a number of efforts,
including the Hosea Williams Feed the Hungry and Homeless
Thanksgiving Program in Atlanta, AIDS Walk Atlanta, a community
radio station, Compton Community Center, and several political
campaigns.
Robinson has worked as an art store manager, has been a
concert promoter, and has managed the careers of recording
artists.
Upon moving to Los Angeles in 2003,
Robinson received his high school equivalency certificate and
enrolled at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, where he is
completing his second year.
As Senior Director of Public Relations
for the Black Student Union at Los Angeles Trade-Technical
College, Robinson was involved in the effort to present the “Spirit
of Excellence Award” to such community leaders as then
Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas, Councilman Bernard C. Parks, and
Councilwoman Jan Perry. He also played a role in bringing then
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to the campus
in 2008.
Robinson has served as the Associated
Student Organization’s Director of Public Relations for
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College and has been a Student
Assistant in the Admissions and Records Office.
Robinson currently serves as Chair
of the Board’s Student Affairs Committee, which is comprised
of the Associated Student Body Presidents from the District’s
nine colleges.
“It is not what a person receives
in life, but what he or she gives to their fellow man and the
environment that makes a strong community,” Robinson
says.
July 2009
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