Tulare County Office of Education

Tulare County Board of Education

2013 Board Meeting Dates, Agenda and Minutes

Celia Maldonado-Arroyo
President
Trustee Area 1

Ms. Maldonado-Arroyo is retired from the position as Associate Dean of the Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) at College of the Sequoias. Prior to her work at COS, she held positions with Fresno City College and Fresno Unified School District. Additionally, she has served as the State President of the Association of Mexican American Educators, and a board member of Radio Bilingue, the Tulare/Kings Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and United Way of Fresno.

Trustee Area No. 1 includes all the area embraced in the following school districts: Cutler-Orosi Unified, Dinuba Unified, Kings River Union, Monson-Sultana Joint Union, Stone Corral; a portion of Visalia Unified, and those portions of Clay Joint, Kings Canyon Joint Unified and Kingsburg Joint Union lying within Tulare County.
Term expires November 2014.
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Joe Enea
Vice President
Trustee Area 5

Joe Enea is a resident of Visalia. He is retired after a career in law enforcement at the federal, state and local levels. He holds a BA in Political Science and a Masters in Public Administration. He is an adjunct instructor at College of the Sequoias and at West Hills College. Mr. Enea has served as foreman of the Tulare County Grand Jury. He volunteers with the Celebrant Singers, an international Christian music ministry.

Trustee Area No. 5 includes all the area embraced in the following school districts: Buena Vista, Oak Valley Union, Palo Verde Union, Tipton, Traver Joint, Waukena Joint Union and a portion of Visalia Unified.
Term expires November 2016.
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Judy Coble
Trustee Area 4

Mrs. Coble is retired from the Tulare Joint Union High School District, where she served as the director of state and federal programs. At the district, her experience included coordinating all categorical projects, serving as administrator for the agricultural department, directing all alternative education placements and heading the expulsion committee. Mrs. Coble also served as a member of the Tulare Pro Youth Board and the Tulare Volunteer Bureau. She and her family have lived in the Sundale Union School District for over 40 years. Her daughter, Jenna, attended Sundale and is now an ag teacher at Farmersville High School. Her granddaughters currently attend Sundale Union. Mrs. Coble and her husband, Vergil, enjoy traveling to the central coast and spending time with their granddaughters.

Trustee Area No. 4 includes all the area embraced in the following school districts: Allensworth, Alpaugh Unified, Columbine, Earlimart, Farmersville Unified, Lindsay Unified, Outside Creek, Pixley, Richgrove, Rockford, Saucelito, Sundale Union, Sunnyside Union, and Terra Bella Union.
Term expires November 2014.
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Patricia Hillman
Trustee Area 7

Pat Hillman was born and educated in Tulare. She earned dual teaching credentials at Fresno State University and taught in both Fresno and Tulare. She is the mother of four grown children. She has volunteered in many community activities including 25 years as a member of the Tulare City School Board.

Trustee Area No. 7 includes all the area embraced in the following school districts: Liberty, Pleasant View, Tulare, and Woodville.
Term expires November 2014.
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Debby Holguin
Trustee Area 2

Debby Holguin is a resident of Woodlake. She is a retired Certified Coding Specialist, having worked at several area hospitals. She is married and has two adult children. Debby has previously served on the Woodlake Union High School Board and on several of her husband's and childrens' clubs, including POWA, PTA, School Site Committee, swim teams, Little League, YMCA judo, 4-H, and City of Woodlake Planning Commission. Debby is currently a volunteer for the Exeter Union High School girls vollyball team. In her spare time, she loves to sew and crochet.

Trustee Area No. 2 includes all the area embraced in the following school districts: Burton, Exeter Union, Sequoia Union, Strathmore Union, Three Rivers Union, Woodlake Union, a portion of Visalia Unified and a portion of Porterville Unified.
Term expires November 2016.
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Tom Link
Trustee Area 3

Mr. Link is a long-time resident of Visalia. He is co-owner of Link's Men's and Women's Wear located in downtown Visalia. He attended College of Sequoias, San Jose State, and is a graduate of Fresno State with a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing. He served six years in the Air National Guard Reserves. Mr. Link is married; his wife has retired from 35 years of teaching in Visalia elementary schools. He has two daughters who teach for Visalia Unified. Mr. Link was selected as the Visalia Chamber of Commerce "Man of the Year" in 2012 for his service to Visalia. He has also served on numerous state and local boards, including the California Parks and Recreation Board, the Visalia Unified Superintendent's Advisory Board, the College of the Sequoia's Foundation Board, and the Tulare County Historical Society Board. Mr. Link enjoys skiing, golf and traveling.

Trustee Area No. 3 includes a portion of the area embraced in the Visalia Unified School District.
Term expires November 2016.
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Chris Reed
Trustee Area 6

Chris Reed is a longtime resident of Porterville. She has served on the Tulare County Board of Education for 17 years. She also serves as the board liaison for the federal Head Start program (operated by the Early Childhood Education Program) and the Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center, which serves families with home-schooled children. She also volunteers at Sierra Vista Hospital as a Pink Lady.

Trustee Area No. 6 includes all the area embraced in the following school districts: Alta Vista, Citrus South Tule, Ducor Union, Hope, Hot Springs, and Springville Union, a majority of Porterville Unified, and that portion of Linns Valley-Poso Flat Union lying within Tulare County.
Term expires November 2016.
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Board Meeting Dates

The Tulare County Board of Education meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 3:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the Tulare County Office of Education Building unless otherwise indicated.

	January 9, 2013
	January 30, 2013 3:00 p.m., Special Meeting
	February 13, 2013
	February 13, 2013 2:00 p.m., Study Session
	March 13, 2013
Minutes	April 10, 2013 at SCICON, 10:00am 41569 Bear Creek Road, Springville Board Retreat, 12:45pm - Minutes
Minutes	April 17, 2013 Special Board Meeting
Agenda	May 8, 2013
	June 12, 2013
	July 10, 2013
	August 14, 2013
	September 11, 2013
	October 9, 2013
	November 13, 2013
	December 4, 2013

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