Richard Mason
School of Unlimited Learning
Lead Teacher, Independent Study

First Job: Peach Packer

Birthplace: Hawthorne, CA

Years at FCEOC: 5

Best advice ever received: Always tell the truth because you don’t have to remember what you said

Favorite advice I give: Plan your work and work your plan

Favorite restaurant, dish, or pig-out food: Red Lobster

Proudest moment: the birth of my nephew and obtaining a Masters Degree in Education (May 2008)

Greatest personal accomplishment: obtaining a Masters Degree in Education (May 2008)

Best vacation I’ve taken/dream vacation: Hawaiian Cruise with mom. Dad, brother, sister-in-law, and 1 ½ year old nephew

Favorite weekend activity: doing yard work and going to the movies

Last good movie I saw: Live Free Die Hard

Scariest experience: Car braking down in Oakland after an A’s game near the warehouse district

If I had a million dollars I would … pay off my house, invest, and take a dream vacation with family (this day and age you may not have as much time as you think, so spend it with the ones you love)

Favorite place to shop: K- Mart or Target

Words that describe me best: dedicated, hard working, funny, and chivalrous

I like to watch: movies, tv, sporting events,

In my spare time … I like to read, visit with friends and family

If I’ve learned one thing in life, it is … Be happy with what you have because the grass is not greener on the other side or HARD WORK PAYS OFF!!