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Genevieve Flores-Haro
President
Trustee Area 4
Email: genevieve.flores-haro@oxnardunion.org
Term: November 2022 - November 2026
First Elected: November 2022
Mrs. Flores-Haro was elected to the Board in 2022. She is the daughter of longtime educators, an Oxnard High School graduate, and a former OUHSD ParaEducator. She is the Associate Director for the Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP), a nonprofit serving the indigenous migrant community in California’s Central Coast. A two-time California Woman of the Year, Mrs. Flores-Haro received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and her Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Southern California.
Linda Baker Torres
Vice President
Trustee Area 2
Email: linda.baker-torres@oxnardunion.org
Term: November 2022 - November 2026
First Elected: November 2022
Linda Baker-Torres was elected to the board in 2022 after 40 years of service to the OUHSD as an interpreter for the deaf and hard of hearing at Rio Mesa High School. Linda takes great pride in the many roles she played at Rio Mesa: ParaEducator, wife to a Rio Mesa teacher and coach, and a mom of 3 Spartan graduates - two of whom became public school teachers! Linda also served as the Vice President of the Oxnard Federation of Teachers and School Employees. As a Trustee, Linda is eager to elevate the voices of and to support all stakeholders in the OUHSD community.
Dr. Mari Estrada
Clerk
Trustee Area 5
Email: mari.estrada@oxnardunion.org
Term: November 2024 – November 2028
First Elected: November 2024
Dr. Mari Estrada was elected to the board in 2024. A Camarillo resident and mother of two Camarillo high school graduates, she has over a decade of experience in higher education, specializing in workforce development, career pathways, and early childhood education. She holds a Ph.D. in Education from the University of California, Santa Barbara and stays up-to-date on K-12 education policy. Currently, she serves as Director of Bachelor’s Degree Programs at Moorpark College and teaches at CSU Channel Islands and Fresno City College, emphasizing the connection between education and workforce opportunities. Dr. Estrada is dedicated to fostering partnerships with the district, businesses, community organizations, and families to support student success and well-being.
Elizabeth M. Botello, M.J. & M.Ed.
Member
Trustee Area 1
Email: elizabeth.botello@oxnardunion.org
Term: November 2024 – November 2028
First Elected: November 2020
Elected to the board in 2020 Ms. Botello is an educator and administrator. She currently is the Principal at Rio Del Valle Middle School. She was previously the ASB Director, Journalism Advisor and an English teacher at Oxnard High School.
Raised in Southern California, Ms. Botello has taught in Orange, LA, and Ventura County. She graduated with two bachelor’s degrees and her teaching credential from UC Irvine, a master’s degree in journalism from UC Berkeley, and a master’s degree in education with administrative credential from UCLA’s Principal Leadership Institute. Trustee Botello lives in Oxnard with her husband and daughter.
Karen M. Sher
Member
Trustee Area 3
Email: karen.sher@oxnardunion.org
Term: November 2022 – November 2026
First Elected: November 2014
Karen Sher was first elected to serve as an Oxnard Union High School District Trustee in 2014. An ACHS Scorpion-proud and RCHS Monarch-proud mom of three, she earned Master’s Degrees in Developmental Reading and Instructional Leadership, a CSBA Masters in Governance, and is currently pursuing her doctorate at the University of Southern California. After serving as a public school teacher for 30 years, Trustee Sher now serves as Director of Teacher Recruitment for the California Department of Education, and as a consultant to State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond. She also serves as an Assembly Delegate to the National Education Association and the California Teachers Association, as a Teacher Leader for UCSB’s South Coast Writing Project, Stanford University’s Instructional Leadership Corps CTA’s Institute for Teaching, and the United States Library of Congress.
Monserrat Sanchez
Student Trustee
Senior- Oxnard High School
Email: studenttrustee@oxnardunion.org
Term: August 2024 – June 2025
First Elected: May 2024