EDUCATION FOR CHANGE
Fernando Santos is the CEO and founder of Beast Oakland, a clothing line established in 2008 and officially launched in 2012. In addition to entrepreneurial endeavors, Fernando serves as an art teacher at Education for Change Public Schools in Oakland, where responsibilities have included site assistance and behavior support from 2008 to 2015, and teaching art to 3rd to 8th graders since 2016. Fernando holds an Associate of Arts in General Studies with a Specialization in Business from Southern New Hampshire University, a Bachelor of Arts to be completed in January 2024 from the same institution, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Beast Oakland.
EDUCATION FOR CHANGE
Education for Change (EFC) is Oakland’s largest charter management organization, non-profit. We operate 7 free public charter schools in and serve over 3,000 Tk-10 students in the Fruitvale and Elmhurst neighborhoods of East Oakland.