 Currently a Board Member of the North Long Beach Community Action Group (CAG) and involved with the North Long Beach ‘Project Area Committee’, Brad Shore, 52, brings years of community activism with him in his pursuit of the Long Beach 9th District city-council seat. Born and raised in Ohio, Brad graduated from Bowling Green State University with a Bachelors degree in Education, and attained a Masters Degree in Counseling from the University of Dayton. Currently employed in Long Beach at St. Mary’s Hospital, Brad is a psychotherapist in their ‘Passages’ Department which specializes in treatment of the geriatric/senior population. In addition, Brad is a 25 year employee of American Airlines where he has worked in Flight Service, Sales, conducted numerous employee Critical Incident Debriefs (CID’s) in conjunction with the Employee Assistance Program, and was a founding member of the Employee Diversity Programs at American. He has served on the Board of Directors with several non-profit organizations, founded a social group in 2001 which still gathers and has raised over $20,000.00 for local non-profits and is a member of the First Congregational Church. He is a homeowner in North Long Beach and a Long Beach resident since 2000.
Wanting to improve the quality of life in his district is Shore’s primary motivation in running for city-council. After moving to North Long Beach he soon became aware of a growing desire to move to a more desirable section of the city; this was due to blight, high crime rates, gang problems and having to drive several miles into another district to find a major chain grocery store. Rather than move on account of these issues, Shore decided to stay, take a stand, and work on being part of the solution of improving life at the ‘Top Of The Town’. Shore states, “I look forward to listening to the residents of the 9th District and making positive changes as their city-councilman. I feel fortunate to live in one of the most beautiful, diverse, Oceanside cities in the world and I look forward to the opportunity in helping it blossom and grow.” |
