Dee
Palacios
Dee is
from the East Bay and she is enjoying the interaction with our community's
youth by helping them acquire the skills and knowledge needed to drive
safely on the road. She is the mother of three daughters who appreciate
her openess and sense of humor. In addition to being a driving instructor,
her UC Berkeley Relations job fits her well—finding it enjoyable
to work with all kinds of people.
BEHIND THE WHEEL DRIVERS TRAINING
Nancy
Williams
Nancy
is originally from Chicago, IL., and has been a driving instructor
for the past 15 years. She specializes in training driving instructors
and is currently writing an extensive training book on behind
the wheel driver instruction for students. Nancy enjoys seeing
her first-time students overcome their fear of driving, and progress
with their driving skills.
DRIVER EDUCATION—OAKLAND
Rick has been a driving instructor for the past year and is also currently working as a teacher and coach at El Cerrito High School. Rick approaches teaching with a positive attitude everyday. He values working with the youths of today and helping them to find and reach all the potential they have.
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Iniobong
Udosen
Ini
is originally from Georgia and has been a driving instructor for
the past year. She has experience in teaching and is currently
fullfilling her requirements to obtain additional her academic
teaching credentials. She enjoys working with youths and covers
many aspects of safe driving during a lesson. She is soft spoken,
patient, and informative.
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THE WHEEL DRIVERS TRAINING
Eric is a local to the San Francisco Bay Area and has been a supervisor at several other businesses. His managerial skills have proven to be an assett when it comes to driving instruction. He has been a driving instructor for the past 3 years. It is important to him that his students have the direction they need to pass the DMV road test and to be smart and safe drivers on the road.
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Dee has been an East Bay native for over 27 years. Before becoming a driving instuctor, he was a CHP officer for 4 years. He investigated numerous traffic collisions, issued many citations, and is very knowledgeble of traffic laws and the California Vehicle Code. He is a calm, relaxed, yet informative driving instructor who specializes in freeway instruction and teaches thorough street driving lessons. He looks forward to teaching new drivers.
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Sonny was born in Thailand but lived in the Bay Area his entire life. He works for the Board of Equalization as a Tax Auditor. He has an MBA from Cal State East Bay and holds a CPA. He enjoys sharing his knowledge and working with people. His easy going personality makes him a great instructor. He looks forward to helping new drivers learn the rules of the road.
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Born in New York, and has been an experienced instructor for the past 8 years. She enjoys connecting with students by exploring ideas and concepts by learning about their world and opinions. An important part of her class is enlightening students about crucial psychological aspects of important topics such as road rage, seatbelts, and substance abuse.
DRIVER EDUCATION—OAKLAND & OPERATER OF SCHOOL
Orlando has lived in the Bay Area for the past 40 yearsand is a father of two. He offers comprehensive and focused lessons—and has proven to be a patient and calm instructor to learn from. He hopes to teach student drivers the best way to drive and stay safe on the road. Orlando offers stick shift lessons in your own vehicle.
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Gary has always been a Bay Area native and has been a driving educator for the past 6 years. He enjoys his classes teaching teenagers all the important aspects of becoming a safe driver. He hopes to contribute to changing the reputation that teenage drivers have by teaching a thorough and informative class.
DRIVER EDUCATION—BERKELEY
DD was born in Oakland, and has lived in the Bay Area for the past 30 years. She is a mother of three, and a grandmother of five. DD has been a school bus driver for Mills College for the past 18 years and values the importance of safe driving skills. She conducts basic driving lessons for beginners.
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Ally the pit-bull has no experience whatsoever in teaching or driving. She has applied for the position several times but she was not hired due to: inability to speak the English language, excessive chewing of toy, and falling asleep during interview. However, she wanted me to remind you all if you'd like to save an animal and have a great addition to your family - adopt from the SPCA or your local animal shelter.
Boogie is also not a current driving instructor with our school. He was not hired due to his shady past including convictions for disorderly conduct and misdemeanor theft at PETCO. He did want to remind the everyone that the Oakland Animal Shelter located at 1101 29th Ave is always seeking volunteers and affordable donations are always appreciated.
Annette is from Honolulu and has lived in the Bay Area for the past 15 years. She has managed and supervised businesses and is now very pleased with working in the driving school industry. You may call the office with any questions or if you are in need of any scheduling. She will happily assist.
ADMINISTRATION/OWNER
Born and raised in Oakland, Don has been a career driving instructor for the past 30 years. He had also been an instructor at OPS for 37 years and is a graduate of UC Berkeley. Don enjoys interacting with students while instructing and finds it rewarding to see their motivation and progress. He specializes in nervous beginners with no prior experience. His lessons consist of walking students through their fears, learning the basics, and eventually advancing their skills properly.
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