I am a long-time Buckeye parent, and I will be for another five years. I love our community, and I love our little school district. It's home. It's where all four of my children (all boys!) are continuing to receive their entire school education, from Kindergarten up to 8th grade. I now have one son in high school and three sons still in Buckeye schools (a 4th grader at Brooks, and a 6th and an 8th grader at Rolling Hills). Our school district is phenomenal. It's hard to overstate how lucky we are to live in this community and have such strong schools available to our children. When I was in college and then in law school, I volunteered and worked in schools in other parts of California. I've seen the challenges and struggles of school districts, and I take nothing we have here for granted. When I was asked by the outgoing president of the Buckeye Foundation, after years of being a classroom and campus volunteer, to step up to run the Foundation, I didn't hesitate. I have been present at our district board meetings and have worked closely with the schools and district. Whatever I can do to support and strengthen our school district, I am doing and will continue to do. As Board Member Yoffie has stated, our schools reflect the soul of our community. I 100% agree. Our community values strong, safe, healthy schools. Our community values and treasures our children. We have a long tradition of excellent leadership in our school district, of putting our kids first, and making sure that their needs are at the heart of every decision we make. The results speak for themselves. Our schools routinely win awards and acknowledgement on a state and even national level. I am proud to have been a part of that success in recent years, and I would be honored to continue my service to Buckeye as a board member, guaranteeing that all of our children receive the best we can give them.