Eight Years Is Long Enough

In 2018, the Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury examined governance and leadership at the County Office of Education. The report identified serious concerns involving superintendent turnover, institutional instability, confusion about the respective roles of the Board and superintendent, and the resulting costs to taxpayers.

Eight years later, serious questions about governance, priorities, and fiscal accountability remain.

Restore Accountability and Stability

Effective leadership requires clearly defined responsibilities, professional governance, careful oversight, and respect for taxpayer dollars. Board members must be willing to ask difficult questions, demand transparent answers, and act when change is necessary.

I will work to restore stability, strengthen accountability, and ensure that decisions are made in the best interests of students and families—not institutional politics.

Protect Essential Student Services

From 2018 through 2024, administrative salaries reportedly increased by an average of 37 percent. Meanwhile, essential programs—including special education, early-learning and preschool services, migrant education, youth health and wellness programs, tobacco-use prevention, and Walden West environmental education—remain vulnerable to budget cuts.

Our priorities must be clear: essential services for students and families should come before unnecessary administrative growth.

Repair Silicon Valley’s Broken Safety Net

In too many ways, the safety net for vulnerable children and families in Silicon Valley is broken. How can we live in one of the wealthiest regions in the world while families and young people still struggle to secure food, housing, healthcare, educational support, and other basic necessities?

These children do not need more excuses or bureaucratic delays. They need institutions that work together, use resources responsibly, and deliver meaningful assistance when it matters most.

Demand Responsible Budgeting

Protecting essential programs requires responsible budgeting, clear priorities, careful oversight, and the courage to challenge business as usual.

Every public dollar should be evaluated by a straightforward standard: Does this expenditure strengthen education, support students, and improve services for families? Or are monies simply going to wasteful administrative costs and salaries?

Be Present and Accountable

Eight years is more than enough time to address these longstanding problems.

My commitment is straightforward: I will be present and accountable. I will ask tough but thoughtful questions, work collaboratively whenever possible, stand firm when necessary, and keep students and families at the center of every decision.

That is what I strive to do every day as a Student Support Specialist—and it is what I will do every day as your County Board trustee.