Joel Young is the AC Transit Director-At-Large, representing 13 cities and various unincorporated areas in Alameda and Contra Costa County.
After graduating with a law degree UC Berkeley School of Law, Joel worked for four years at prestigious law firms helping launch start-up companies. In 2009, Joel was appointed to the AC Transit Board and was the youngest African-American to ever serve on the Board at that time.
At AC Transit, Joel has: (1) advocated for polices that would steer hundreds of millions of dollars to local business over the next decade; (2) facilitated workshops explaining to small business owners how to contract with the agency; (3) supported a Climate Action plan for the agency; (4) spearheaded the Freedom Bus Project, which aimed to provide public transit, arts education, and the history of the civil rights movement; and (5) pushed the agency to begin the development of a path to have a 100% clean bus fleet.
In addition to serving on the AC Transit Board, Joel is a Partner with The Tidrick Law Firm. He focuses his practice on employment law and complex class and collective actions that advance the public interest. Joel has represented employees in a broad range of claims, including wage and hour, discrimination, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, and racial harassment cases.
