About David Forbes
David Forbes was educated in England and moved to Alameda in the late 80’s. He soon became involved in Alameda schools, serving as Edison PTA president and then as Alameda PTA Council President. He served on several local parcel tax committees, including chairing the successful Bond Measure in 2004. He was elected to the AUSD Board of Education from 2004-2008 and served as its president in 2007. He has been involved in the sailing industry for many years, and he currently runs a nationally recognized sailing & powerboat school on San Francisco Bay. He has served on the Board of Girl’s Inc. of the Island City and was a co-founder of the Alameda Community Sailing Center.
