Bill Hedrick was elected to the RCCD Board of Trustees on November 8, 2016. Prior to his election to the RCCD Board, Hedrick served as a trustee for Corona-Norco Unified School District for 22 years. Beyond service to RCCD and CNUSD, Hedrick has spent his professional life in public education, serving as a classroom aide in Los Angele s Unified, an adult ESL instructor through Rancho Santiago Community College District, and a classroom teacher in Los Angeles, Orange, and Rialto Unified School Districts. He also served as president of the Rialto Education Association for 12 years. Hedrick served as field staff for the California Teachers Association. In that capacity he served as an advocate for students, families and educators in California's High Desert and provided advocacy and training across a variety of topics, including wealth inequality, economic justice, and labor history.