- Occupation: Educator
 - Over 38 years experience in public education as classroom teacher, site and central administrator, and district superintendent.
 - Recongnized for innovative team building skills, leadership and advocacy for school funding.
 - PhD from USC; Masters from Baylor University; Bachelors from CSU, Humboldt
 - Serves on governing board of the American Association of School Administrators.
 - Executive Director of the California Association of Latino Superintendents and Administrators.
  
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Top Priorities if Elected |   
- Increasing funding for Monterey County public schools from state and federal sources.
 - Establishing deeper involvement in public education by the business community.
 - Broadening the partnerships between public education and community organizations.
  
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- Ken Noonan, President, State Board of Education
 - Simon Salinas, Monterey County Supervisor
 - Monterey County Business Political Action Committee
  
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