Candidate for
Governing Board Member; Mount Diablo Unified School District

April Treece has been an advocate for public schools for close to 30 years. She has both the experience and the dedication to effectively support Mt. Diablo Unified School District's students well into the 21st Century.

As the principal of a local strategic communications consulting business, April Treece is an active member of the business community. Under her leadership, the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the Mt. Diablo Schools to bring innovative programs to students and educators including BEST (Business and Educators Shadowing for Tomorrow--a high school teacher job shadowing program); KAPOW (Kids and the Power of Work--an elementary multi-school program); and the annual Chamber Teacher Recognition Reception to acknowledge educational excellence in our community's schools.

As chair of the Contra Costa Council's Education Task Force, April has led county-wide business advocacy efforts to help improve poor performing schools; equalize school funding, lower the two-thirds majority on school facilities bonds, and develop a K-12 Masterplan to drive educational decision-making to the local level.

As a 25-year public relations professional, she has worked in both a corporate environment and with a variety of local school districts to increase communications effectiveness in the areas of stakeholder management; strategic planning; media and community relations; employee, parent and community communications; and web information management.

Before starting her own business, April Treece was a long-time public relations director of a Fortune 500 company located in the Bay Area. In this capacity, she engaged her employer in effective school partnership strategies involving employees in both leadership and volunteer activities. She created an educational nonprofit designed to bridge the business and education communities to benefit students. April also served as president and board member of one of the most respected school volunteer organizations in the nation.

April Treece is married and has one child who attends Mt. Diablo schools. In addition to her work and business volunteer activities, she has been an active member of the parent community, serving as president of her child's elementary school parent organization. Throughout her career, she has continuously blended both her professional and community responsibilities to benefit children, families and the local area.

Honors and Awards--

• 2000 Distinguished Achievement Award (EdPress) for Acalanes District web site
• 2000 Friend of Adult Education Award, Mt. Diablo Adult Education
• 1997 Friend of Education, Acalanes Union High School District
• 1987 U.S. Presidential Citation for Private Sector Initiatives Award
• *1987 Volunteer of the Year award recipient for creating Pleasanton Partnerships in Education nonprofit
• 1986 Award of Excellence schools superintendent's award for creating Business/Education Committee at the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce

• Chair, Education Task Force, Contra Costa Council (1997# present)--Countywide advocacy to help improve poor performing schools; equalize education funding; develop statewide educational masterplan; and insure economic prosperity for the region through access to quality public schools.
• Member, Education Roundtable, Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce (1995--present)--Created and coordinate several programs for the Chamber including BEST, high school teacher job shadowing; KAPOW, elementary classroom school-to-career program; Teacher Recognition Annual Event
• Founder and Board Member, Pleasanton Partnerships in Education (1986-1988)
• Founder and Chairperson, Business/Education Committee, Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce, (1985-1987)
• Board Member, Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce (1986-1988)
• Founder and Member, Valley Corporate Volunteer Council, Pleasanton (1985-1988)
• Founding member, BOOST (Contra Costa County Office of Education) (1985-1987)
• President and Board member, San Francisco School Volunteers (1983-1986)

Twenty-one years in public relations for a Fortune 500 company Five years as a communications consultant serving local educational organizations

Education--

BA -- Mass Communications