Uduak-Joe Ntuk

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Uduak-Joe Ntuk

Long Beach Community College District Trustee Area 1

Tenure

2018 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

7

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

High school

St. Anthony High School

Associate

Long Beach City College

Bachelor's

California State University, Long Beach

Graduate

University of Southern California

Other

California State University, Long Beach

Personal

Profession

College professor

Contact

Campaign website

Personal website

Uduak-Joe Ntuk is a member of the Long Beach Community College District Board of Trustees in California, representing Area 1. He assumed office on July 16, 2018. His current term ends on December 11, 2026.

Ntuk won re-election to the Long Beach Community College District Board of Trustees to represent Area 1 in California outright after the general election on November 8, 2022, was canceled.

Ntuk was a candidate for the District 1 seat on the Long Beach Unified school board in California. He lost the general election on April 8, 2014.

Biography

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Ntuk graduated from St. Anthony High School in Long Beach before earning his A.A. degree in liberal arts from Long Beach City College, his B.S. degree in chemical engineering from California State University at Long Beach, his M.S. degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Southern California, and a certificate in global logistics from California State University at Long Beach.

Ntuk began working as a professor at California State University at Long Beach in August 2015, and he began working as the petroleum administrator for the City of Los Angeles in October 2016. He also has experience working for Earth Tech, General Electric, and Chevron. He has served on the personnel commission at the Long Beach Community College District and has worked with the Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Board Youth Council. Ntuk has also volunteered in the Long Beach Unified School District as a PTA officer, chaperone, district committee representative, and public speaker.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2022)

General election

The general election was canceled. Uduak-Joe Ntuk (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Long Beach, California (2018)

General election

General election for Long Beach Community College District Trustee Area 1

Uduak-Joe Ntuk defeated incumbent Jeffrey Kellogg in the general election for Long Beach Community College District Trustee Area 1 on April 10, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Uduak-Joe Ntuk (Nonpartisan)	58.3	4,245
	Submit photo	Jeffrey Kellogg (Nonpartisan)	41.7	3,040

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2014

See also: Long Beach Unified School District elections (2014)

Uduak-Joe Ntuk lost to fellow newcomer Megan Kerr for the District 1 seat in the general election on April 8, 2014.

Results

Long Beach Unified School District, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Megan Kerr	50.7%	3,912
	Nonpartisan	Uduak-Joe Ntuk	49.3%	3,804
Total Votes				7,716
Source: Long Beach, California, "Long Beach Primary Nominating Election," accessed June 17, 2014

Funding

At the time of this election, the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk did not publish school board candidate campaign finance reports online. Ballotpedia staffers requested this information, but the only free method of viewing the files was at their office.

The Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk targeted the end of 2018 to make school board candidate campaign finance reports available online for free. From that point forward, Ballotpedia began including campaign finance data for Los Angeles County school board candidates. On March 28, 2014, Gazettes published an article that included a limited amount of campaign finance data for the Long Beach election. According to that article, District 1 candidates Ntuk and Megan Kerr raised approximately $65,000 and $30,000 in contributions each, respectively.

Endorsements

Ntuk received endorsements from the Democratic Party in Long Beach, Los Angeles County and the California state party. He also received endorsements from Progressive Majority, PowerPAC+ and The Press-Telegram in Long Beach. Multiple labor organizations endorsed him, including the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor and local affiliates from the American Federation of Teachers, California School Employees Association, Teamsters, International Association of Machinists, Service Employees International Union and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. Long Beach board member Felton Williams and a variety of elected officials from across Long Beach endorsed Ntuk, as well.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2018

Ntuk’s campaign website stated the following:

“	Improving LBCC Student Success Rates: It’s currently taking 6 years for 40% of students to finish their studies at LBCC and only 15% complete in 2 years. These low graduation and certificate completion rates deny students the opportunity to obtain good paying jobs and causes an increase in student loans. Uduak-Joe will reverse this trend by increasing student support services, expanding child care options, tutoring, re-evaluating remedial education classes, and increasing core class offerings. Innovative Dual Degree Program: Uduak-Joe will lead the effort to start a new dual degree program for high school students to earn both their high school diplomas and AA degree at the same time. Students can go on two tracks, one for those with a plan to go on to a 4 year university and another to go on a vocational/career technical education program leading to a trade’s apprenticeship job now. This will lower student loan debt, accelerate graduation rates, grow enrollment, and advance students into the middle class quicker. Universal Bus Pass for LBCC Students: Create a Universal or U-Pass public transit bus pass for all full-time students to take Long Beach Transit buses and Metro trains at no cost. This expanded mobility will help students to get to campus, improve access to jobs and internships, reduce the amount of cars on campus, and protect the environment by reducing air pollution. Require Digital or Low Cost Textbooks: The price of text books is one of the largest and fastest growing costs for students today. As a trustee, Uduak-Joe will change the district policy to require for free or low cost books either in print or digital versions for students to reduce student debt. Create a Long Beach Trade Tech Campus: Establish a joint campus with LBCC and LBUSD focused on creating a regional construction and vocation job training center. Aligned with the National Building and Construction Trades Council Curriculum will bring additional outside resources and make LBCC a regional leader in vocational programs. Multi-Craft Core Curriculum (MC3) is a comprehensive pre-apprenticeship curriculum. Additionally, new vocational programs need to be evaluated to meet the needs of the 21st century economy. An interdisciplinary apprenticeship program in the Cannabis Industry focused on manufacturing, entrepreneurship, compliance, and safety can help place students into high paying technical career pathways. The focus on the full spectrum of career technical education and career pathways to middle class jobs will expand enrollment and bring economic opportunities to students and their families. Increased Campus Safety to Prevent Gun Violence: With there recent school shootings at Virgina Tech, Sandy Hook, and Parkland, now is the time for sensible gun violence prevention action and increased mental health services to protect our students and our community. I will work to make LBCC a gun free zone and provide training on active shooter drills. Additionally, I will call for our campus security policies and procedures to be reviewed and aligned with the nationally recognized, Clery Center, which trains higher education professionals on violence prevention strategies and enhance campus safety regulations. It's time for a Wellness Center Taskforce to create a one-stop-shop to provide mental health resources and referrals for students dealing with depression, anxiety, stress, and other mental health issues on campus. We must do more to protect our students and their families from gun violence on campus. Leadership in Sustainability and Green Jobs: Long Beach City has a responsibility to take a leadership role in Sustainability, Clean Energy and Green Jobs. Uduak-Joe will require a sustainable master plan by joining the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), hiring a Chief Sustainability Officer to lead on campus clean energy programs, expand Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations, prioritize green parking spaces, expand green job opportunities, and triple the amount of solar panels on both campuses.	”
—Uduak-Joe Ntuk’s campaign website (2018)

2014

Ntuk published a list of his priorities on his campaign website:

“	Reducing Classroom Sizes The District has laid off 600 teachers and 1000 staffers in recent years, class sizes have soared, and children have suffered. We need to reverse that trend. Improving Math and Science Education The Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields are an exciting and growing sector that offers high quality careers paths for our children. The US Department of Commerce projects that STEM occupations will grow by 17.0 percent from 2008 to 2018, compared to 9.8 percent growth from non-STEM occupations. STEM workers also command higher wages, earning 26 percent more than their non-STEM counterparts. A college or associate degree in science or technology is required to enter this field of work. Creating More Job Opportunities The LBUSD Board of Education has a responsibility to also be a good employer and community economic development partner, outside of being a great educational institution. Our young people are the future workforce, homeowners and tax base of our City. We must invest in them and the community to ensure we have a fair and equitable future. With 14% unemployment in North Long Beach, we must work together to create more job opportunities. The school district is our largest local employer; we need to make sure that local residents and small businesses are first in line for jobs and contracts. Leadership in Clean and Green Schools All of the Long Beach Unified School District’s (LBUSD) 84 schools have earned US EPA Energy Star Certification as part of an conservation effort that has saved $29.1 million since 2003. Buildings that earn the Energy Star use 35 percent less energy and generate 35 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than similar buildings across the nation. This conservation effort has included stringent tracking of bills to spot anomalies and prevent waste, and site and meter audits with careful tracking via a software program. The school district corrected billing errors, modified behaviors through reminder notes to employees, calibrated equipment and time of use for optimal efficiency and used new technology such as more efficient light bulbs and Internet-controlled energy management systems.	”
—Uduak-Joe Ntuk (2014)

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