Jean Barnier
Attorney
MacConaghy & Barnier
| Jean holds a BA in government from Northwestern University, a master in
journalism and a law degree from Empire College. Prior to practicing
law, Jean was a middle school and high school teacher. Jean's
background in education and law will be a welcome addition to our
board. She is a 20 year resident of Sonoma and is a new board member.
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Maggie Bafalon
Realtor with Coldwell Banker
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Jan
Davis
Program Development & Trainer in Early Childhood Development
| Jan has a long history of being involved in education. She currently provides training to early childhood professionals. She is the Assistant Project Director for Desired Results and California Preschool Instruction Network. She was previously a special education teacher for 12 years and an Elementary school teacher for 14 years. Jan chose to become a SVEF board member because "It was a way to become involved in local education again." She has been a board member for two years. Jan has lived in Sonoma since 1972. She has two children.
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Jette Franks
Community Organizer & retired trade journal publisher
| Jette attended High School in Odense, Denmark and later moved to the U.K. where she lived for 30 years. She is a retired trade journal publisher and has two children. She has been a resident of Sonoma for the past 12 years and has served on the SVEF board twice. This first time for three years and most recently for the past year. When asked why she wanted to be a board member, Jette replied " Because I am appalled by how little respect local & federal government have for education. We need to educate our children well if we want to have a future."
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Debra Garber / Board Vice President-Programs
CFO for Oakland-based private company
| Debra is an alumnus from UC Davis and UC Los Angeles. She hold a degree in Managerial Economics and is currently VP of finance and operations for a social media advertising company. Debra is married with four children and has called Sonoma home for the past 13 years. She grew up hearing and learning first hand about the trials and tribulations of California's public education system. Her father was a Superintendent of of Schools in Salinas, CA. "I learned the California system of collective bargaining, teachers strikes and Prop 13. I want to honor my late father by volunteering my time in support of public education."
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Michael
George / Board Secretary
Organic Farmer & former high tech marketing professional
| Michael is an organic farmer and former high tech expat. He has served on the SVEF board for the past several years. When asked why he uses his time to volunteer for the SVEF board, he replied "I've been passionate about education as a means for leading a productive, civic minded and responsible exixtence for my entire life. It just makes sense."
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Kevin
Jaggie
Investment Advisor at Wells Fargo Financial
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Anne Kuschner / Board Treasurer
Professional Development Director, Napa Valley Office of Education
| Anne currently works as the Project Director of the Napa County Office of Education. She was previously the Project Director of Sonoma State University and School Administrator of Napa County Office of Education. Anne's background brings a wonderful insight about education to SVEF. She says "I want to give back to my community. I have a commitment to quality education, accessibility to education and early childhood education. Being on the board of the SVEF in a natural fit." She has been a resident of Sonoma since 1981.
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Maite
Iturri
Principal at El Verano Elementary School, Sonoma, CA
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Susan Reber
Loan Officer at Mission
Hills Mortgage Bankers
| Susan attended Terra Linda High School in San Rafael, CA. and graduated with a Liberal Arts Degree from Sonoma State. She has been a board member for the past three years and a resident of Sonoma for the past 28! She is a mother of three. Susan says " I choose to be a board member because I believe that every kid deserves the opportunity to learn."
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Jodie Silberman
General Manager, Habitat for Humanity Re-Store
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Adam Stein
Director of Special Education, Napa Valley Unified Schools
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Charles E. Young
Chancellor Emertus
Professor of Political Science and Public Policy
UCLA
| Charles holds a Ph.D in political science from UCLA, and for nearly 30
years, he served as chancellor of UCLA. His inaugural pledge was to
advance UCLA "from the second level of good universities, to the first rank of excellent universities".
Most recently, Charles was CEO of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los
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Brinkley Capriola / Student Representative
High School Senior
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