Candidates
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John Palacio
10,582 votes
25.1%
- Occupation: Governing Board Member, Santa Ana Unified School District
- Consultant
- B.A., Political Science, University of Arizona
- National Urban Fellow
- Married, 2 children
- Children attended & graduated from Santa Ana Schools
Priorities:
- Fiscal Accountability
- Improving Academic Achievement
- Building & Modernizing Schools
Valerie Amezcua
6,203 votes
14.7%
- Occupation: Probation Officer/Parent
Priorities:
- Strengthen Campus Safety
- Improve Student Performance
- Increase Parent and Community Involvement
Shuntele Andrews
5,537 votes
13.1%
- Occupation: Retired Teacher
Rigo Rodriguez
5,320 votes
12.6%
- Occupation: Professor/Business Owner
Angie Rosario Cano
4,785 votes
11.4%
- Occupation: Santa Ana Businesswoman/Student
Cecilia Aguinaga
3,696 votes
8.8%
- Occupation: Local Businessowner/Parent
- An advocate for children in Santa Ana for over 35 years
- Board Member-Community Redevelopment and Housing Commission
- City Council Elected Trustee-Orange County Vector Control
- Member of the United Mexican-American Veterans Association
- Former SAUSD police coordinator
- Advisory Board Member for SAUSD's Regional Occupational Program (ROP)
Priorities:
- Create pathways for students to become "Achievement Ready" in the 21st Century
- Increase the SAUSD Board of Education's accountability and transparency
- Protect and improve neighborhood schools with increased parent involvement
Everlena na "everlena" (coleman) Oliver
3,071 votes
7.3%
- Occupation: Retired Educator/Nurse
- Taught 16 years at Santa Ana High School as a specialist in mild moderate special education.
- Subject U.S history and English 11.
- was voted nurse of year at Santa Ana College
- Earn business management AA from Santa Ana college
- AADegree nursing Santa Ana College
- BSN Cal. State Fullerton Masters in Education special ed emphasis
Priorities:
- focused on all students graduating with a guality education.
- Involving board, district
- preparing our students to be leaders in the community and assets
Mike Dalati
2,931 votes
7.0%
- Occupation: Tax Instructor/Accountant
- B.A. in Accounting from California State University Fullerton.
- IRS Enrolled Agent, the highest credential the IRS awards, and is recongnized by the department of Treasury
- Adjunct Professor at ORT College in LA
- Co-founder of OC Latino Outreach non-profit organization to help the local community with vital life issues
- Mentor to disprivileged kids in Santa Ana
- Fluent Spanish speaker and 25+ yrs Santa Ana resident
Priorities:
- Parental Engagement & more funding allocation
- Empower teachers & Extracurricular Program enhancements and financial support for uniforms/necessary equipment
- City-wide mentorships, internships, part-time jobs promotion
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