Current City Government Make-up - Councilman Tobin Brinker (3rd Ward)

"Tobin Brinker was elected in a special election in November 2006 to serve the one remaining year of Gordon McGinnis' term. Mr. Brinker previously served one term as a Colton School Board Member from 2001-2005. He currently serves on the Colton Joint Unified School District Bond Oversight Committee. He is also the PTA President at Terrace Hills Middle School.

Brinker moved to the Inland Empire when he was 8 years old. His father was stationed at Norton Air Force Base. He graduated from Colton High School in 1986 and attended San Bernardino Valley College where he earned an Associates of Arts Degree in Liberal Studies. He went on to graduate from Cal State San Bernardino with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science.

Tobin met his wife, Erin at Cal State. They are married with two children and have lived in the Third Ward for nine years. Both Councilman Brinker and his wife were foreign exchange students when they were in high school. They are still actively involved with the American Field Service Foreign Exchange Program. They have hosted students from Columbia, Panama, Bolivia, China, Venezuela, Hong Kong and Austria.

Brinker works as a middle school history teacher in the Rialto School District at Frisbie Middle School. He serves on the California League of Middle Schools Region 10 Advisory Panel and represents our region on the Legislative Action Committee." (Citation)