Background
Gleason, Ken Bell was born on March 4, 1941 in Manhattan, New York, United States.
Gleason, Ken Bell was born on March 4, 1941 in Manhattan, New York, United States.
Bachelor in History Honors, University California, Berkeley, 1989. Master of Arts in History, San Francisco State University, 1992.
Editorial assistant Long Island Press, 1961—1962. Reporter Dover New Jersey Advance, 1963—1965. Copy editor Bergen New Jersey Record, 1965.
Reporter Newsday, Long Island, New York, 1965—1966. Wire news editor Suffolk Long Island Sun, 1966—1969. Assistant editor The Baltimore Sun, Maryland, 1969—1977.
Copy editor San Jose Mercury News, California, 1983—1984. Instructor history Chabot College, Hayward, since 1992, Evergreen Valley College, San Jose, 1992—1996, Santa Rosa Junior College, since 1994, College of Alameda, 1995—2005. Executive council member All Faculty Associate, Santa Rosa, California, 1998—2001.
Delegate Bay Faculty Associate, Oakland, California, 1998—2001. Executive council member AFT (American Federation Teacher) Local 1603, 1999—2001.
Political action communications member Faculty Associate California Community College, Sacramento, 1999—2000, since 2008.
Son of Arthur H. Kesten and Eleanor M. (Bell) Gleason, Woodrow W. Gleason. Married Carole Ann Horchler, July 20, 1963 (divorced December 3, 1976). Children: Tara Ann, Darren Kenneth, Colin Alexis.