Background
Forrest, Billy Joe was born on March 1, 1950 in Martinez, California, United States. Son of Clarence and Corrine E. Forrest.
Forrest, Billy Joe was born on March 1, 1950 in Martinez, California, United States. Son of Clarence and Corrine E. Forrest.
Associate of Arts, Diablo Valley College, 1972; student, Los Medanos College, Pittsburg, California, 1975-1976; Bachelor, San Francisco State University, 1980; postgraduate, Hayward (California) State University, 1983-1984.
Counselor, workshor supervisor, Phoenix Programs, Corcord, California, 1984; substitute teacher, public schools, Concord and Pittsburg, 1984; personnel management specialist, United States Navy Engineering Command, Alexandria, Virginia, 1984-1986; employee development specialist, United States Navy Engineering Command, Alexandria, 1986-1987; investigator, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, San Francisco, 1987-1989; investigator, Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity Office, unites states department Housing and Urban Development, San Francisco, since 1989.
Minister, Churches of God in Christ, Pittsburg, since 1972. Finance secretary Northern California jurisdiction, Churches of God in Christ, since 1985. Member Bay Area Urban League, Black Political Association.
Married Judith Ann Scott, November 27, 1971. Children: Billy, Regina, Gerald, Kenya, Tanzania.