- Occupation: Non-Profit Executive
- Vice Chair, Children and Families Commission (Prop 10), which funds school readiness programs and early academic enrichment activities.
- Foster Care Standards and Oversight Committee, working with staff to reform the foster care system.
- Chair, Housing and Community Development Commission of Fresno, which provides advice re funding neighborhood revitalization projects.
- Development Director for non-profit legal services agency. Former Chief Operations Officer, Private Industry Council, a job training/placement agency.
- Executive Director of Centro La Familia for 15 years, a non-profit agency working to improve the lives of Fresno children and families.
- Formerly on Board of Directors, Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission (10 yrs) and Fresno Private Industry Council (9 yrs).
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Top Priorities if Elected |
- Increase student academic achievement. We must adopt "best practices" from other successful school districts to turn around low performing schools.
- Ensure fiscal accountability by conducting a comprehensive, independent fiscal and program review.
- Expand after school academic enrichment programs to ensure students learn fundamental skills and complete their homework.
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- Superintendent Pete Mehas, Fresno Deputy Sheriffs Assoc., Sheriff Pierce
- Senator Costa, Congressmen Radanovich & Dooley, Supervisor Juan Arambula
- Chamber of Commerce/FRESPAC, Nancy Richardson, Dr. Richard Kriegbaum
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