The Sacramento County Office of Education directly manages the education for more than 30,000 students and provides oversight and guidance to 13 school districts serving more than 250,000 students county wide.

I’ve spent my career fighting on behalf of the most vulnerable – kids and seniors without health care or facing abuse. I also believe it is important to give back and volunteer. That’s why I’ve dedicated my personal time towards advocating for the most vulnerable students in Sacramento. But, there’s only so much I can do from the audience. Earning your vote will allow me to dig into our most challenging problems facing public education in Sacramento with a seat at the table.

I’ve spent more than 20 years advocating for public education as a PTA member and a volunteer mentor and tutor to students in need. I currently chair the Board of Directors of the Northern California Construction Training program, which provides technical and vocational pre-apprenticeships training and job placement for youth and adults across the region. The organization works in public schools and in juvenile halls providing critical practical training and skills for jobs after graduation.

I know how to empower our community. When our school district tried to end after school care, I organized parents to fight back. We came together to let the district know how catastrophic their decision was to the families across Sacramento. And we won. Together, we saved after-school care.

In my day job, I serve as a Deputy Attorney General focusing on fraud and abuse of taxpayer dollars. I know how to ask the right questions and get answers. And that’s critical right now, when our schools are facing so much uncertainty. But with my fight comes an equal measure of collaboration - I know how to bring people together to reach consensus. And I’m not afraid to be the only person in the room to speak up. Because when I have taken that stand, the community follows and real, lasting change happens.