Hello and thank you visiting my campaign website. Here you will learn about my first term as a Davis School Board member and what I would like to accomplish if re-elected. I would appreciate your endorsement, support and vote on November 2!

I am proud of my first term as a DJUSD trustee. Thanks to a supportive community, hard working students, dedicated teachers and staff, and the leadership of the school board we maintained excellent schools while improving programs supporting student success – despite difficult financial times.

We developed an effective leadership team, increased transparency in budgeting and decision-making, implemented a strong conflict of interest policy, and maintained a solvent budget by making difficult but necessary reductions while striving to keep student learning first.

Some of my achievements include:

• Hiring highly effective superintendents.
• Co-chairing two successful school parcel tax measures (Q and W).
• Conceiving the idea of the Da Vinci Junior High – Emerson.
• Working with the State Allocation Board to secure $4.5 million in facility funds denied to the previous school board.
• Relocating Da Vinci Charter High to the Valley Oak campus.
• Securing an open and cooperative approach to parent and city partnerships.
• Implementing on-line agendas and policies, making them more accessible.
• Creating a tutor/learning center at Davis Senior High for all students.
• Supporting the Bridge Foundation and other programs to improve academic achievement of low income students performing below grade level.
• Creating and serving on the Achievement Gap Task Force and assuring that the recommendations moved forward.
• Expanding and securing a new home for the special education and low-income preschool.
• Serving as a liaison to Blue and White, Farm to School and Davis Schools Foundations.
• Facilitating difficult conversations and decisions while school board president.

My goals include long-term fiscal solvency while maintaining programs, supporting our new superintendent, implementing strategies to close the achievement gap, expanding early learning, and maintaining positive communication with the community.

I have learned much and have more to give as your representative. I’m a nurse, mother and an active member of the community with three teenagers who enjoy sports, music and many other opportunities available to Davis youth.

Please re-elect me so I can continue to provide effective compassionate leadership for our schools and students.

Thank you!