Members
The San Mateo County Community College District is governed by a six member Board of Trustees, five elected at-large by County voters for four-year terms and one elected by students for a one-year term. The Board governs one of the largest community college districts in the State of California.The Board generally holds public meetings at 6:00 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at the District's headquarters, 3401 CSM Drive, San Mateo, California. Agendas for the meetings are posted several days in advance of the meeting or may be reviewed online or requested by phoning (650) 574-6560.
Member of the Board since 1989. Past President for four terms. From 1976 to 1989, served on the Board of Trustees of the Sequoia Union High School District. Graduate of George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Elected Pi Lambda Theta, National Education Honor Society. Member of the San Mateo County American Red Cross Council. Chair, Bay Area Red Cross International Committee. Listed in Who's Who of American Women. Participated nationally on International and Communication Committees of the Association of Community College Trustees. Served as a member of Trustee and Staff Development Commission of the Community College League of California. Currently serving on Executive Committee of San Mateo County School Boards Association. Active Member of American Association of University Women. Inducted into San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame (1995). Resident of Atherton. Term expires 2009.
Elected to the Board in November 1997; Board President, 2002 and 2008. Former member and president of the Millbrae Elementary District Board; current Executive Director, Consumer Federation of California. Serves on Improving Access to Educational Opportunity Task Force. In 1995, served on California Department of Education's School to Career Curriculum Committee. Served on the California Community Colleges Vocational Education Plan Committee and the San Mateo County Private Industry Council. Wrote the Minimum Wage Initiative (Proposition 210) and was the manager of a successful campaign for passage of Proposition 210. Served on the Board of Trustees of the United Way of the Bay Area, Caltrain Citizens Advisory Committee, and the San Mateo Growth Policy Council. Graduate of University of Rochester; also attended graduate school at Cornell University. Resident of Millbrae. Term expires 2009.
Elected to the Board in November, 2003; Board President 2006. Also serves on the President’s Council for Innovation at Skyline College. Previously served on the San Mateo County Office of Education Internet Access Task Force. Is currently a trustee and vice chair of the California State Parks Association, and is an active volunteer for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Was 2001 Silicon Valley Man of the Year. Has previously been a board member of the Volunteer Center of San Mateo County and was a member of the 1997 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury. Was co-founder, Executive Vice President, and Chief Technology Officer of Docent, Inc., a pioneer in online learning software. Has more than 20 years of entrepreneurial experience with Silicon Valley startup companies. Graduate of Stanford University with a Bachelor of Science degree (with distinction) and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. Resident of Hillsborough. Term expires 2011.
Current Vice President-Clerk. Elected to the Board in November, 1995; served two previous terms as Board President. Currently serving as the Executive Director of Advocates for Children and appointed to Commissioner of First 5 of San Mateo County. Former member of the Board of the San Mateo County Community Colleges Foundation. Attorney; Board member of Redwood City Education. Foundation. Former positions include: Coordinator of the Street Law Program of the University of Santa Clara Law School; the Middle School Street Law Program of the University of San Francisco School of Law; District Office Director and Legislative Aide to Former Assemblyman Ted Lempert; and elementary school teacher in Virginia. Graduate of University of San Francisco School of Law and the University of Virginia. Resident of Redwood City. Term expires 2011.
Current President. Elected to the Board in November, 1995; has served three previous terms as President of the Board. Current President of the San Mateo County Colleges Educational Housing Corporation Board, overseeing operations of the College Vista residential community for faculty and staff. Previously served as an elected member of the San Mateo County Board of Education (1988 -1994) including two terms as Board President. Elected and appointed to several educational and community associations in San Mateo County, including the San Mateo County School Boards Association, (President, 2001-02), California School Boards Association, California County School Boards Association, and League of Women Voters. Has extensive PTA executive leadership experience; past President of South San Francisco PTA Council. Honors include: Soroptimists Distinguished Woman of the Year Award and numerous South San Francisco Honorary Service Awards. Resident of San Mateo County for more than 30 years. Co-owner, with husband Frank, of Guevel & and Schwarz Painting and Decorating Company, San Francisco. Term expires 2011.
Elected Student Trustee for the 2008-09 academic year. Currently attending Skyline College; plans to transfer to a four-year institution to earn a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology and a Master's Degree in Educational Counseling. Currently President of the Photography Club, Vice President of the Women in Transition Club, Secretary of the United Nations Club, and Co-founder of the Runners Club at Skyline. Member of Phi Theta Kappa and Honors Program. Is a very active volunteer on campus and in the community. Resides on the coast in Pacifica. Term expires 2009.
