Candidate for
Board Member; Sequoia Union High School District

Community Awards and Programs

• 2005 Citizen of the Year, San Carlos
• PTA Honorary Service Award Recipient, Arundel Elementary School
• PTA Honorary Service Award Recipient, San Carlos School District
• Carrie Du Bois Spirit Award, San Carlos Educational Foundation
• President's Cup Recipient, Junior League of Palo Alto Mid-Peninsula
• Women Making a Mark Award, San Jose Magazine
• Graduate, Redwood City/San Carlos/Belmont Leadership Program (2005)
• Graduate, California School Boards' Association Masters in Governance Program (2009)

Elected twice to the San Carlos School District Board of Trustees

Current district committees:

1. Enrollment and facilities
2. Health and wellness
3. Superintendent's evaluation

San Mateo County School Boards' Association Executive Committee

Delegate, California School Boards' Association (since 2006)

San Mateo County Education Collaborative--Education Success Committee for Foster Youth

Founding chair for the Abigail Project (advocacy for foster youth)

East Palo Alto Rosalie Rendu Center Advisory Board

Family Connections Community Advisor

San Carlos Community Outreach Committee, Trinity Presbyterian Church

Carlmont High School PTSA volunteer:

1. Parent Education Committee

2. Eighth-Grade Transition Committee (Ravenswood)

3. Community Outreach

Tourette Syndrome Association, Peninsula Chapter chair of newly diagnosed support committee

Junior League of Palo Alto Mid-Peninsula Community Advisor

Past Leadership Positions (partial list)

San Carlos School District Board Committees:

1. Superintendent Search

2. City of San Carlos/School District 2+2 Committee

3. Measure A Parcel Tax Committee

4. Communication Committee

5. Community Report Committee

Two-term vice president, San Mateo County School Boards' Association

San Carlos School District Children's Advocacy Committee

Children's Health Council Community Outreach Committee

Three-term co-chair, San Mateo County School Boards' Association Kent Awards Dinner

Three-term president and co-president, San Carlos Educational Foundation

San Carlos Healthy Cities Advisory Board

San Mateo County Commission on the Status of Women

Three-term chair, Women's Hall of Fame Dinner

Three-term member, Junior League of Palo Alto Mid-Peninsula Board of Directors:

1. Fund-raising vice president

2. Community Outreach vice president

3. Community Outreach member-at-large

Founding chair, East Palo Alto Rosalie Rendu Center, Junior League of Palo Alto Mid-Peninsula

Co-chair, Junior League of Palo Alto Mid-Peninsula Holiday Boutique

Co-chair, Junior League of Palo Alto Mid-Peninsula Recovery Road

Co-chair, Junior League of Palo Alto Mid-Peninsula Provisional Committee Day Break Shelter for Homeless Youth

Professional and Educational

Real Estate Agent, Coldwell Banker Redwood City-San Carlos Office (since 1994)

Sales and marketing professional for high-technology companies (1986-1994)

B.A. Degree in Humanities from California State University, Sacramento (1982)