San Luis Coastal Unified School DistrictCandidate for Trustee, Trustee Area 1

Originally from the East Coast, graduate of Vassar College, I am a California resident since 1981, Central Coast since 1986, and San Luis Coastal since 2000. Although I originally moved here with my husband as a business owner of a nursery and landscaping business, we divorced in 1990. I studied at Chapman U. for a new career as a certificated teacher and single mother. 

At that time only bilingual teachers were hired. So, with a history of being a French major and loving diverse cultures, I paid my own way to study Spanish in Cuernavaca, Mexico at one of the language schools. 

After graduating there, I proceeded to study to pass the BCLAD certification to teach elementary students bilingually and ESL. This prepared me for a twenty-five year career in two Title I schools in Lucia Mar USD, where there was a great need for bilingual teachers. 

I've served the needs of hundreds of families, a variety of cultures but mostly Mexican-American, speaking Spanish to conduct parent conferences.

I'm running for election to the San Luis Coastal School Board because our country is in crisis. The events of 2020 have rocked us all to the core and continue to do so. We need the hope that together we can make things better.

I'm running for office because the students are our future. What happens in school has an impact on all of us. These students will one day be in charge of the destiny of our country. 

I'm running to see our schools and community find common ground to build on. All voices must be heard and honored. 

"Inclusivity” is not a recently invented term. It has been my goal during the twenty-five years of my teaching experience. I advocated for under-served families to make sure they connected with the services they needed and did not know about.

I care that no student will “fall through the cracks” on my watch, but all students will find their passion and identity as successful and joy-filled citizens.