I was elected as CSBA Director-at-Large, Asian Pacific Islander (API) in December 2020 after serving as a CSBA Delegate for three years. I’m a board member with the Belmont-Redwood Shores School District in San Mateo County, a K-8 district with about 4,000 students. As the vice-president of the API School Board Members Association, I co-led the statewide campaign to ensure an inclusive AAPI unit in the Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum. As the DAL/API, my goal is to be the voice of the AAPI students and community in CSBA Board of Director meetings, help educate board members across the state on issues impacting the AAPI community, and champion the importance of an inclusive curriculum in improving student outcomes.

My belief in and commitment to every child is my MANTRA! I have served on the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District board for the past 15 years. I have served as a teacher, counselor, principal, parent, grandparent and now a retiree. My educational journey began at a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in Little Rock, Arkansas, and continued at the University of San Francisco, where I received a masters in counseling and doctorate in organizational leadership and management with an emphasis in multicultural education. A few of my community involvement activities and professional affiliations include the NAACP, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Monterey County Office of Education County School Boards Association, and the Board of Governors for the California Association Black School Educators. I am a Masters in Governance graduate and have served on numerous CSBA committees. I am committed, without reservation, to continue to use my knowledge, integrity, dedication and combined years of public school experience with proven leadership skills to serve all children during this critical time in education. Nelson Mandela said, “It always seems impossible, until it’s done.”

I was elected as CSBA Director-at-Large, American Indian in 2019. I am an enrolled member, Miwok and have served as a former chairwoman for the Ione Band of Miwok, which has more than 700 members. I am currently board president for the Elk Grove Unified School District and have served as a trustee since 2014 in the K-12 district with about 63,000 students. I currently hold a faculty position within the community college system. My professional experience includes previously working at California State University, Sacramento, and at the University of California, Davis. I am a proud product of EGUSD’s Head Start preschool program and worked within the district for more than 10 years prior to joining the board. I obtained my doctorate degree in educational leadership from CSU Sacramento, and obtained my masters degree in career and school counseling. I also serve on the Sacramento Native American Higher Education Collaborative committee. My goals include being a voice and advocate for Native American students and to provide research information to the CSBA Board of Directors.

I was elected as CSBA Director-at-Large, Hispanic in December 2018. I have served on the CSBA Delegate Assembly for 17 years. I’m a member of the Alameda County Board of Education and served on the Berkeley Unified School District board before that. I am a community college chemistry professor. As your Director-at-Large, Hispanic, I have been very active within CSBA serving on various committees, including the Bylaws Committee, Legislative Committee and Council of Presidents. I am committed to ensuring that every student succeeds by advocating for full and fair funding and research-based programs that provide quality education based on rigorous academic standards and high expectations in a safe environment. I have devoted my professional life to serving public education and I’m continuing these efforts as your CSBA Director-at-Large, Hispanic.

I was elected to the CSBA Director-at-Large, County position in December 2021 and have been a trustee with the Ventura County Board of Education since 2018. My last role before retiring from business was as senior director of operational excellence and strategy for a large biotech firm. Currently, I am chair of the Social Justice Fund for Ventura County, which supports emerging leaders from marginalized communities. Education is key to giving students a fighting chance to pursue their goals and become productive citizens. My focus is to ensure all students have effective learning pathways suited to their needs. Whether it is students in career education, students with disabilities, foster children or kids in court schools, we need to ensure we are providing children with an enriching education and fulfilling career.