Background
Cirone, William Joseph was born on December 27, 1937 in Brooklyn. Son of Joseph Nicholas and Marie Ann (Basile) Cirone.
Cirone, William Joseph was born on December 27, 1937 in Brooklyn. Son of Joseph Nicholas and Marie Ann (Basile) Cirone.
Bachelor, Providence College, 1959. Master of Arts, New York University, 1960. Administrative certified, University California, Santa Barbara, 1977.
Teacher, New York City Public Schools, 1960-1968. Director product development educational division Mead Corporation, Atlanta, 1968-1970,director marketing, 1970-1973. Founder/director Center Community Edition and Citizen Participation, Santa Barbara, California, 1973-1982.
Superintendent schools Santa Barbara County, since 1983.
Visiting fellow Chisholm Institute Technology, Melbourne, Australia, 1986. Visiting scholar Center for Excellence Tennessee State University, 1986.
Contributing editor New Designs for Youth Development, 1984. Board of directors Bachelor of Science Community Foundation, Community Action Commission, 1973-1981, Community Resource Info Service, 1978-1982, Community Housing Corporation, 1980-1982, National Partnership in Education, 1998.
Board directors, secretary Private Industry Council, Santa Barbara, 1983-1989.
Board directors Industry Education Council, Santa Barbara, 1983, president, 1990, Council of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, 1998. Board directors Santa Barbara Lung Association, 1983-1987, Philip Francis Siff Ednl. Foundation, 1986; Community Development Assistance Corporation, 1980, Impact II, 1989, president, 1993.
Board directors National Commander
Education Association, 1989-1992, president, 1990. Regional chair California County Superintendent Association, 1990, board directors mediaand values, 1989-1992.
Honorary board directors Southern Coast Special Olympics. Member Governor"s Commision on Earthquake Hazards, 1981.
Member state board Common Cause,1974-1977, organizer and 1st state chairman, Georgia, 1970-1973.
Member voter accessibility advisory board Santa Barbara County, 1986. Member of advisory board CALM, Peace Resource Center, Marymount School, Women"s Community Building, Jodi House, commdrs. community liasion committee Vandenburg Air Force Base. Access Theatre;Honorary Commander for Goleta Valley Hospital.
Member campaign cabinet Santa Barbara United Way, 1992.
Board directors, chair student aide committee Santa Barbara Community Foundation, board directors, since 1998, board chairman, 2003—2004. Board directors Community Action Commission, 1973—1981, Community Resource Information Service, 1978—1982, Finance Crisis Management Assistance Team, since 1993, National Partnership in Education, since 1998, Bachelor of Science Fightnig Balk, since 1994, chairman, since 2002, California Alliance for Arts Education, since 1999, Santa Barbara Anti-Defamation League, since 2001. Board directors, secretary Private Industry Council, Santa Barbara, since 1999.
Board directors Industry Education Council, since 1983, president, 1990, 1999. Board directors Council of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, since 1998, Santa Barbara Lung Association, 1983—1987, Philip Francis Siff Educational Foundation, since 1986, Impact II Teachers Network, since 1989, president, 1993—1999, 2005—2006. Board directors National Communications Education Association, 1989—1992, Hazeldea Foundation, since 2008, KPB Classical Radio, since 2005, Elling Park, since 2009.
President National Communications Education Association, 1990. Regional chair California County Superintendent Association, 1990—1996, board directors media and values, 1989—1992. Honorary board directors Southern Coast Special Olympics.
Member Governor's Commission on Earthquake Hazards, 1981. Member state board Common Cause, 1974—1977. Organizer and 1st state chairman Georgia, 1970—1973.
Member voter accessibility advisory board Santa Barbara County, since 1986. Member advisory board CALM, Peace Resource Center, Marymount School, Women's Community Building, Jodi House, Girl Scouts United States. Commanders community liaison committee Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Member Access Theatre, Honorary Commission for Goleta Hospital. Member campaign cabinet Santa Barbara United Way, 1991, 1998. Co-chair State Superintendents Statewide Arts Task Force, 1997.
President-elect National Center for Learning and Citizenship, 2004, 2005. Board chairman National Committee for Citizenship and Learning, 2007. Member World Future Society (life), American Association School Administrators, Association California School Administrators (Region XIII Administrator of Year award 2002), Southern Coast Coordinator Council (past chairman, past executive committee), National Society Fundraising Executives, Automobile Association American (Southern California advisory board), Phi Delta Kappa.
Married Barbara Jane Skirkie, December 22, 1962. 1 child, Peter Craig.