Candidate for
School Director; Berkeley Unified School District

Occupation:

Community College Chemistry Professor, Skyline College (1990-present)

Director, Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education (1996-present)

Education:

M.S., Chemistry University of California, Berkeley, 1990 National Science Foundation Fellowship

B.S., Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, 1986 Summa Cum Laude; Antoine Lavoisier Award for excellence in Chemistry,Luis Stefani Raffucci Award for academic excellence; elected to the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society; Dean's List for four years

Masters in Governance, California School Boards Association, 2003

Leadership:

- President, Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education (1999-2000 and 2002-03)
- Vice-President, Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education (1998-99, 2001-02)
- President and Chief Negotiator, San Mateo community College Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 1493, AFL-CIO (1993- present)
- Vice-President, California Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, (1995-99)
- President (1996-98) and Treasurer (1995-96), Skyline College Academic Senate
- Commissioner, Berkeley Police Review Commission (1993-96)
- Berkeley Rotary Club, member (2002-present)

Awards:

- Phi Theta Kappa Outstanding Teaching Award, Skyline College, 2000
- Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award, U.C. Berkeley, 1990
- Community College Leadership Award

Berkeley Unified School District Board Activities:

- District Literacy Committee
- Berkeley Adult School WASC Committee
- Berkeley Adult School Community Advisory Committee
- Berkeley Biotechnology Education Inc. Advisory Committee
- District English Learners Advisory Committee
- Improving Programs for English Language Learners Planning Team
- Implementation of Proposition 227 Focus Group
- Citizens Budget and Finance Committee
- School District/City 2 x 2 Committee
- Berkeley Alliance Executive and Student Achievement Committees
- Association of California Urban School Districts
- Minority Student Achievement Network

CSBA Activities:

- Delegate, California School Boards Association (CSBA) Delegate Assembly
- Masters in Governance
- Federal Issues Council
- CSBA Policy Platform Committee
- Nominating Committee (member and chair)
- Legislative Committee
- Facilitator- Policy Platform breakout session
- CSBA Urban School Districts Council
- Legislative Network
- Governmental Relations Chair
- Federal Governmental Relations Chair
- Legislative Action Conference
- California High School Exit Exam Standard Setting Committee
- Golden State Examination Community Review Committee
- California High School Exit Exam Community Review Committee
- Closing the Achievement Gap Committee