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Dr. Angelica M. Ramsey has served as the Superintendent of Schools for the Pleasant Valley School District since July 2016. Under her leadership, PVSD created and published a three-year strategic plan entitled Vision 2020: Excellence for All. The plan outlined newly formulated goals, articulated commitments aligned to LCAP priorities, and identified specific strategies to meet goals. Dr. Ramsey holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of the Pacific, a master’s degree from the University of Texas at El Paso, an educational specialist degree in teaching and learning from Liberty University, and a doctorate of education in educational leadership from Liberty University.

Dr. Katie McNamara has served as the Superintendent of the South Bay Union School District since July 2013. Prior to her appointment, Dr. McNamara served as the Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services in the Solana Beach School District and as a Principal in the Del Mar Union School District. She began her teaching career in 1986 in the Riverside Unified School District where she worked for fifteen years as a teacher, assistant principal, and principal at both the elementary and middle school levels. Dr. McNamara has held leadership positions on several education-related organizations, including the Association of California School Administrators. Her positions have included Vice President of Legislative Action and Co-Chair of the statewide Superintendency Council. In 2018, she was named Region 18 Superintendent of the Year by the Association of California School Administrators.

Denise Coleman has served as the Superintendent of Union School District in San Jose since 2015. The district runs six elementary schools and two middle schools and serves 5,900 students in San Jose and Los Gatos. Prior, she worked for 24 years in the neighboring Moreland School District, where she was assistant superintendent of educational services for six years. She also worked as an assistant superintendent of human resources, director in business, principal, and teacher in Moreland, giving her an extensive background working in different departments. Denise earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree from San Jose State University.

Dr. Barbara Nemko was reelected in June, 2018 for her sixth term as Napa County Superintendent of Schools. Barbara is passionate about helping teachers and administrators to implement digital resources to close the achievement gap, and has spearheaded a very successful countywide program that put iPads in the hands of preschool English learners. This program won the Collaboration Nation grand prize in 2015 and the ACSA Family Engagement award in 2016.

Jerry Almendarez is superintendent of the Colton Joint Unified School District in San Bernardino County, the same district where he grew up. He graduated high school and began his career in education as a math teacher before moving on to other positions including high school principal and assistant superintendent of Human Resources before becoming superintendent eight years ago.

During his 35-year career in education, Dr. Martinrex Kedziora has worked for a number of school districts in a variety of roles: He served as a teacher at both the elementary and secondary levels, vice principal, principal, special-education coordinator, and director of professional development and middle-grades curriculum and instruction. He served as Chief Academic Officer at MVUSD for six years before being appointed Superintendent by the School Board, effective Feb. 1, 2017. Dr. Kedziora makes his home in Moreno Valley and has been active in the community for more than 25 years.