Candidate for
Board Member; San Diego Unified School District; District A

MIYO ELLEN REFF

BIOGRAPHY:

Miyo Ellen Reff is an experienced and successful leader. She has worked with parent groups, teachers, administrators, and the community over the last 14 years to improve our public schools. As a child, she learned the benefits of education from her father, a gardener, who knew that a good education opens up a world of opportunities. With the support of her family and the local public schools, Reff earned a scholarship to Stanford University and graduated with a B.S. in Medical Microbiology. She worked as a clinical laboratory scientist for over 20 years while raising two sons who attended the local public schools. Now that her children are of college age, Reff would like to devote her energy to the school board and help the next generation of students succeed.

PERSONAL:

• Born on October 12, 1954 in Carmel, California
• Married for 26 years to Dr. Mitchell Reff
• Two sons, both attended SD City Schools

1968-1972 Valedictorian, Pacific Grove H.S.

1972-1976 Stanford, B.S. in Medical Microbiology

1976-1977 UCLA, Interned in Medical Technology

EMPLOYMENT AS A CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENTIST:

1977-1979 Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

1979-1980 Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO

1980-1981 Parasitology Laboratory of Washington, DC

1981-1982 National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

1984-1990 Smith Kline Labs, West Norriton, PA

1992-2000 Quest Diagnostics, San Diego, CA

VOLUNTEER WORK IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION:

• Founding Director and Officer, EdUCate! Foundation, raised $400,000 to enhance academic programs
• California School Boards Assoc, Parent Delegate
• Gateways Summer School Program, board member
• Process Accountability Review Team, examined underperforming SD City Schools
• Superintendent's Parent Advisory Council
• Language Arts Standards Committee, SD City Schools
• Parent Congress Delegate
• Parent Institute for Quality Education, Community Resources Volunteer
• University City Education Council
• Science Olympiad Coach
• Spreckels Elementary School Governance Team
• Standley Middle School Governance Team
• University City High GATE Budget Committee
• PTA President at Spreckels Elementary, Standley Middle and University City High School
• California PTA Honorary Service Award for commitment and service to youth

• School groups: University City High School PTA, University City High School Boosters, EdUCate the University City Foundation for Public Schools
• Community Groups: University City Community Association
• Professional: CEWAER (California Elected Women's Assoc. Education & Research)
• Philanthropy: San Diego Women's Foundation