- Occupation: Incumbent /Retired Government Employee
 - Married 42 years/ Member Mt Calvary Missionary Baptist Church
 - Grant Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees 1992-2000/Past Board President/Board Clerk/Work Experience Counselor GJUHSD
 - President and Founder, North Sacramento Junior Pacers Youth Football and Cheer Association/ Co-founder BESC
 - Past President: Manor Heights Community Council/North Area Peer Counseling Project/Strawberry Manor Neighborhood Association
 - Military: Korean War Veteran United States Marines 6 years honorable discharge/Past VP Monford Point Marine Corps Association
 - Education: A A "Social Science"/B A "Psychology"/MS "School Counseling"/Community College Teaching and Counselor Credentials/PPS Credential
  
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Top Priorities if Elected |   
- Provide leadership and advocacy for increased salaries for certificated and classified staff.
 - Support an efficient and equitable balance of accountability among cabinet level staff members.
 - Assure active participation by parents in making decisions which affect their children.
  
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- EXERIENCE  AND  EDUCATIONAL  LEADERSHIP  AT  WORK
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I am convinced that the Grant District can and must do a better job of educating our students. The District must provide staff with the support necessary to produce students of excellence.
 - MOVING  TO  THE  HEAD  OF  THE  CLASS
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The Grant Joint Union High School District is moving forward
with improvements to its facilities. Continued improvements will enhance the learning enviornment and instill pride in both staff and students.
 - PUTTING EDUCATION FIRST
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As a concerned citizen and an active community leader, a 35 year resident of the Grant District, a retired federal government employee, and a former Grant District employee, I am uniquely qualified to serve on the Grant Board of Trustees.
  
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- Mr. James Shelby  (CEO Sacramento Urban League/Vice Mayor Citrus Heights)
 - Democratic Party of Sacramento County,Ted & Sandy Sheedy
 - Parents, students, staff, local businesses, church and community leaders
  
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