It is an honor to have been given the opportunity to serve on the Shasta Union High School District Board of Trustees. I am passionate about education and believe that a strong educational foundation is the answer to many challenges that we have in our society. For the last 25 years I have served in executive leadership roles in nonprofit organizations focused mostly on healthcare throughout California. As the current Executive Director of Dignity Health Connected Living (DHCL), I am able to serve the community through a multitude of programs and services keeping people healthy and making their lives better in Northern California.  

In my free time I love to serve our community in various ways. It has been my honor to have served on more than 20 nonprofit and government boards and committees in my career. Currently in addition to serving on the Shasta Union High School District (SUHSD) Board of Trustees, I have the privilege of serving on the First 5 Shasta Commission.  I am also a proud member and past president of the Redding Rotary Club and am a member and or serve on the board of other industry associations. 

I am an alumnus of the Sierra Health Foundation Health Leadership Program and have graduate certificates in nonprofit Marketing and Fundraising from California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), and the Fundraising School at Indiana University.  I am an adjunct professor for University of Massachusetts Global (UMASSGlobal) and Simpson University, teaching graduate courses in organizational leadership.

I have a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Organizational Leadership from Chapman University and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Brandman University. 

"Our students are our future," we have often heard said. And I truly believe that is true. Today's high school students are our future business owners, teachers, doctors, presidents and so much more. The success of our students greatly depends on how well teachers, parents, trustees, and other administrators can work together to provide a positive experience and education for their high school career. Our job is to educate and help them to thrive in high school, not just survive the experience. I am very excited to have the opportunity to work with the other trustees, teachers, and parents to help provide this thriving environment for our students. 

 

Our family moved to Redding in 2008. We love the outdoors and all the fun opportunities to travel a short distance to a lake or a mountain. I love the water and often visit the different lakes and waterfalls in the area. My background includes teaching, athletic directing, and being a small business owner. I have a commitment to our youth and have been actively involved as an athletic director, and a coach, as well as, volunteering with non-profits, and teaching for over 20 years. As a SUHSD Board member, I look forward to listening to and working with parents, students, teachers, and board administrators.

 

 

 

Current term expires 2028

My entire family is the product of the public school system. I attended K-12 in the Anderson school districts, earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Davis and an additional bachelors and a doctorate from the University of California at San Francisco. My wife of 30 years, Teresa, likewise attended K-12 in the Bay Area public schools and is also a UC Davis graduate.  We have five wonderful children, all of whom graduated from the Grant and Shasta Union High School Districts and are attending or graduated from the UC system. I feel we were all well prepared for our post high school experiences, and I want to assure this success to future Shasta County graduates.

Needless to say, I am a firm believer in the California public education system and look forward to seeing our schools continue to work well in educating “our” kids. Whether these students are on to college, career, or military service, my goal is to enable them to be fully prepared to fulfill their dreams after they graduate from the Shasta Union High School District.