Carole Ward Allen
| Carole Ward Allen | |
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| Director of San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit, District 4 | |
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In office December 8, 1998 – December 2, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Margaret Pryor |
| Succeeded by | Robert Raburn |
| 51st Oakland Port Commissioner | |
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In office 1987–1993 |
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| Preceded by | Christine Scotlan |
| Succeeded by | Ada C. Cole |
| Member of California Commission on the Status of Women | |
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In office 1980–1985 |
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| Governor |
Jerry Brown George Deukmejian |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | African American |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Residence | Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Education |
San Jose State University (B.A., M.F.A.) Nova Southeastern University (Ed.D.) |
| Occupation | Consultant, Professor, Politician |
| Website | CWA Partners, LLC |
Carole Ward Allen is a politician, professor, political consultant, member of the Democratic Party and was an elected member of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Board of Directors. Ward Allen represented District 4 on the BART board (Oakland, California and Alameda, California), where she served three terms from 1998 to 2010. At the Bay Area Rapid Transit District, Ward Allen led efforts to secure $4 billion in capital for system rehabilitation projects, the transit system’s transit oriented development of the Fruitvale Village, and seismic retrofit programs. On December 15, 2005, Ward Allen attained a major milestone as a leader in transportation when she was elected among her colleagues to serve as its president and Lynette Sweet as its vice president, which made BART the first major transportation agency to be led by two African-American women in American history. In 2010, she had achieved her greatest accomplishment as a policymaker; having led the BART board and San Francisco Bay Area region through the process of approving the $484 million Oakland Airport Connector project, and securing federal funds under President Barack Obama's administration.
In 1987, Ward Allen was appointed to the Oakland Port Board of Commissioners by Oakland's 45th Mayor Lionel J. Wilson. In 1990, she made history after having been elected among her colleagues to serve as president; making her the first woman to do so and the longest African-American woman to achieve such stride with two terms to date. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, she was often featured in Jet Magazine for making history in local politics as an African American woman. After having served six years in office, her tenure with the Port of Oakland ended in 1993. Before entering the transportation industry, Ward Allen was appointed to serve on the California Commission on the Status of Women by 34th Governor of California Jerry Brown in 1980 traveling biweekly to the State Capitol. In 1983, she was elected by her colleagues to serve as the commission's first African American president for a one-year term. Ward Allen served on the Governor's commission until 1985.
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