- Occupation: Local Businesswoman/Teacher
 - A UCLA graduate, Suzie has been involved in public relations-marketing communications and advertising for more than 20 years.
 - She has also spent the past several years teaching preschool three mornings a week and is working as a substitute preschool teacher this year.
 - Suzie is an active community member in the Saddleback Valley for over 13 years and sends her children to our public schools.
 - Suzie has served many years on the Executive PTA Boards for both Del Cerro Elementary and the Saddleback Valley PTA Council.
 - She has also served on various SVUSD parent advisory committees and on Community Review panels for the State Department of Education.
 - Suzie is an honored recipient of Phi Delta Kappa's Citizen of the Year Award for her community service to our public schools.
  
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Top Priorities if Elected |   
- Continue to raise student achievement by ensuring that all students have the tools and help that they need to succeed.
 - Maintain fiscal responsibility, adovcate for local control of our tax dollars and aggressively pursue additional sources of revenue for our schools.
 - Improve the parent/school connection by fostering an environment that values meaningful parent participation and communication.
  
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- Sheila Benecke, former member Calif. State PTA Board, Pres. CUSD Ed. Board
 - Jackie Wood, immediate past President Saddleback Valley PTA Council
 - Bobbee Cline, former SVUSD School Board Member
  
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