- Occupation: Retired President, Southwestern College District
- Master's Degree, Counseling & Guidance, University of New Mexico
- 31 year career in community college as teacher, administrator, president
- Vice President, Executive Board for South County Economic Development Council
- Member of San Diego Workforce Investment Board
- Award of Excellence in Education, UCSD Hispanic Scholarship Council
- Women Who Mean Business Award, San Diego Business Journal
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Top Priorities if Elected |
- Ensure that Southwestern College is taken off probation status by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
- Reinstate classes that students need to prepare for the workforce and to transfer to universities.
- Reestablish a working environment that supports trust, collaboration, and transparency.
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- Bertha Lopez, Trustee, Sweetwater Union High School District
- Raquel Marquez Maden, Trustee, San Ysidro High School District
- Marty Block, State Assemblyman
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- Southwestern College's Accreditation in Jeopardy
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Norma Hernandez is a proven community and educational leader. Ensuring to protect Southwestern College's accreditation, Norma's #1 priorty will be to get the college off of probation! Restoring classes as well as enhancing an effective and innovative learning environment for students are at the heart of her decision to run for Southwestern College Governing Board, Seat #4.
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