Candidate for
Board Member; West Sonoma County Union High School District

I am the parent of 4 children, a daughter 30 years old, three sons 19, 17 and 13 years old, all who have attended public schools for their entire school careers. My eldest son graduated from Analy in 2001. His 17-year-old brother is starting his senior year at Analy. His 13-year-old brother is an eighth grader at Brookhaven.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE: Summary Educational and Community

CURRENT:

• Member of the California State Department of Education Preferred Practices Committee (1 year)

• Member of the Sonoma County Youth & Family Services Partnership (3 years)

• Member of the Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE) Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) Steering Committee (5 years)

• Treasurer for Friends of West County Schools (FWCS) in that capacity was also the treasurer for the last two West Count High School District (WCHSD) Parcel Tax Campaigns, Harmony School District Bond and the Sebastopol Union School District Parcel Tax (5 years)

• Acting Chair of the SCOE Community Advisory Committee (CAC) for Special Education (5 years, 3 years as Chair)

• Volunteer at the Sonoma County AIDS Food Bank - Food for Thought (3 years)

• Volunteer at Analy and Brook Haven

• Four years San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Community Advisory Committee for Special Education (2 years as Chair, and 1 year as Parliamentarian)

• 4 years SFUSD Family Life Curriculum Materials Review Committee (K-12)

• 2 years Collaborative Board for The Center (provides information and support for parents, students and teachers of children with disabilities)

• The Exploratorium planning and development advisor for the "What About AIDS?" Exhibition

• 4 years SFUSD Health Advisory Committee (K-12)

• SFUSD "Youth Development and Family Support (YDFS) Working Conference member of the Planning Committee (5 months) and participant in the 2 day conference

• 2 years SFUSD School Safety Committee (K-12)

• 2 years SFUSD Superintendent's Health Advisory Committee (K-12)

• 5 years 2nd District PTA Board (2 years as V.P. Health and 2 years as Parliamentarian)

• 8 years Jefferson School PTA (4 years Parliamentarian)

• 25+ years as a classroom volunteer

• 3 years SFUSD Elementary Schools District Wide Advisory Committee

• 5 years DeAvila School Advisory Committee (SAC) (5 years as Chair)

• 8 years School Site Council (SSC) (5 years at DeAvila School and 3 years at Jefferson School)

• 5 years DeAvila Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) (5 years President)

• 2 years San Francisco Planned Parenthood Parents as Sex Educators (P.A.S.E.) Advisory Board as a Community Representative

• 6 years Haight Ashbury Neighborhood Council Board (2 years as President and 3 years as Member at Large)

• 3 years Haight Ashbury Children's Center Board (2 years as Chair)

• Judge for Odyssey of the Mind (2 years)

CURRENT:

• Web Analyst/Researcher/Editor for ABN AMRO Sage Corporation

• Mediator specializing in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

• Facilitator

• K.I.D.S. Project Disability Awareness Training for Middle School Students

• Consultant - specializing in filing, appealing and auditing medical insurance and Medicare claims, also did general auditing and research.

• Parent/Community Liaison for SFUSD

• Parent Peer Educator for Planned Parenthood (San Francisco)

• Personnel Manager (Hayward & San Francisco)

• Personnel Counselor (New York City & San Francisco)