Candidate for
Trustee; San Diego Unified School District; Trustee Area B

Parent of 2 children who attend San Diego Unified schools.

Graduate of the University of California at San Diego with a Bachelors of Science in Biochemistry/Cell Biology in 1993

10 year career in the field of Biotechnology in San Diego (1993-2003)

• Worked collaboratively to develop a system to detect differential gene expression in various samples including breast cancer cell lines. Worked collaboratively on research concerning irregular prostate cell growth. Worked collaboratively on a system to detect Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms. Worked collaboratively to develop a commercially viable test for HPV and for inherited diseases.

• Revived the site PTA by building sound relationships with administration, teachers, and parents; increasing parent and teacher involvement in PTA; and implementing sound governance practices and transparent accounting for funds and expenditures.

• Brought together the leadership from the Parent Advisory Groups (CAC for Special Education, DAC, DELAC, GATE DAC and later CTE) to act together on issues affecting all our students.

• Leads the District Advisory Council (DAC) for Compensatory Education which is responsible for monitoring and making recommendations concerning the use of funds from the state and federal government that are to serve the needs of socio-economically disadvantaged students.

• Collected and organized input from parents across the district with regard to the services provided to students in the GATE program in San Diego Unified.

• Maneuvered the Title I Tiger Team recommendations through the district bureaucracy with all recommendations ultimately being adopted by the school board by a 5-0 vote.

• Work with a team that includes parents, teachers, staff, and central office personnel to write the district plan for student achievement.

• Works collaboratively with Taft teachers, counselor, and administrator to meet Gear Up goals of creating a college going culture at Taft middle school.

Serves on 2 School Site Councils (SSC) and Site Governance Teams (SGT) at the elementary and middle school levels.

Classroom volunteer at local elementary school and lunch duty volunteer at local middle and elementary school.

Source for the following articles:

• "A Big Early Schooling Shift" UT San Diego March 8, 2014
• "New Ways of Funding Schools-with Strings Attached" Voice of San Diego January 27,2014
• "Parents Push for a More Prominent Place at the School Budget Table" EdSource November 1, 2013
• "A Common Calendar for San Diego Unified" San Diego City Beat December 2, 2013
• "Why San Diego's Slice of the School Funding Pie is about to Get Bigger" Voice of San Diego October 4, 2013
• "San Diego Superintendent Pick has Deep Parent Ties" Education Week March 27, 2013
• "San Diego Parent Leaders Make Preemptive Partnership" Education Week March 7, 2013

• Donor Nation Volunteer of the Year Award for Taft Middle School 2013
• San Diego Unified Honorable Mention Volunteer of the Year 2010
• San Diego Unified Council of PTAs Very Special Person Award 2008/2009