Candidate for
Board Member; Foothill-De Anza Community College District

Occupation: Trustee, Foothill-De Anza College District
Education and Qualifications:
I am currently Vice-President of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District's Board of Trustees, Member of the Audit and Finance Committee, and Board Member since 2006. I am also a member of the statewide California Community College League Board. During my tenure, the state gave the district outstanding evaluations, even as our funding was cut $20 million.

As a Board Member, I strive to continue delivering a balanced budget while maintaining academic excellence and effective and judicious management of renovation, construction and technology projects. Clear academic goals at the community college level promote readiness for university academics, with emphasis in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math. A Community college education is not only about access to an education but about success in education. I will keep supporting programs that ready students for the workforce or promote transfer to a four-year university.

Credentials: Juris Doctorate, University of Santa Clara School of Law; commercial liability insurance experience; Board Member of ALearn, helping first-generation students succeed in college; Board Member of Children Now, a public policy organization where children are first.

Key endorsement: The Foothill - De Anza Board of Trustees.