The Santa Clara Unified School District Board of Trustees is comprised of seven members, elected at large to serve 4-year terms.

Citizen oversight of local government is the cornerstone of democracy in the United States. School board members are locally elected public officials entrusted with governing a community’s public schools. The role of the school board is to ensure that school districts are responsive to the values, beliefs, and priorities of their communities. Boards fulfill this role by performing five major responsibilities:

• Setting direction
• Establishing an effective and efficient structure
• Providing support
• Ensuring accountability
• Providing community leadership as advocates for children, the school district, and public schools

These five responsibilities represent core functions that are so fundamental to a school system’s accountability to the public that they can only be performed by an elected governing body. Authority is granted to the board as a whole, not each member individually. Therefore, board members fulfill these responsibilities by working together as a governance team with the superintendent to make decisions that will best serve all the students in the community.

Jim Canova 

Board Member
(408) 423-2006
jcanova@scusd.net
Term Ends: November 2022
Trustee Area 1 - Old Alviso Elementary Area

• North – SF Bay 
• South – Gianerra/Nelson/River Oaks 
• East – Coyote Creek v West – Calabazas Creek

Albert Gonzalez

Board Member
(408) 246-6252
asgonzalez@scusd.net
Term Ends: November 2024
Trustee Area 2 - Old Jefferson Union Elementary Area 

• North – Tasman/River Oaks/parts of Hwy 237 & Caribbean Dr
• South – Pruneridge
• East – San Tomas Expressway/Central Expressway/parts of De La Cruz/North First/Zanker & Coyote Creek
• West – Wolfe/Golden Oak/Ironwood

Bonnie Lieberman

Board Clerk
(408) 423-2006
blieberman@scusd.net
Term Ends: November 2024
Trustee Area 2 - Old Jefferson Union Elementary Area 

• North – Tasman/River Oaks/parts of Hwy 237 & Caribbean Dr
• South – Pruneridge
• East – San Tomas Expressway/Central Expressway/parts of De La Cruz/North First/Zanker & Coyote Creek
• West – Wolfe/Golden Oak/Ironwood

Jodi Muirhead

Board President
(408) 444-6160
jmuirhead@scusd.net
Term Ends: November 2022
Trustee Area 2 - Old Jefferson Union Elementary Area 

• North – Tasman/River Oaks/parts of Hwy 237 & Caribbean Dr
• South – Pruneridge
• East – San Tomas Expressway/Central Expressway/parts of De La Cruz/North First/Zanker & Coyote Creek
• West – Wolfe/Golden Oak/Ironwood

Vickie Fairchild

Board Vice President
(408) 408-423-2006
vjfairchild@scusd.net
Term Ends: November 2022
Trustee Area 2 - Old Jefferson Union Elementary Area 

• North – Tasman/River Oaks/parts of Hwy 237 & Caribbean Dr
• South – Pruneridge
• East – San Tomas Expressway/Central Expressway/parts of De La Cruz/North First/Zanker & Coyote Creek
• West – Wolfe/Golden Oak/Ironwood

Andrew Ratermann 

Board Member
(408) 423-2006
aratermann@scusd.net
Term Ends: November 2022
Trustee Area 3 - Old Santa Clara City Elementary Area

• North – Bayshore 101
• South – Pruneridge 
• East – San Jose Airport 
• West – San Tomas Expressway

Michele Ryan, Ph.D. 

Board Member
(408) 673-1620
mryan@scusd.net
Term Ends: November 2024
Trustee Area 3 - Old Santa Clara City Elementary Area

• North – Bayshore 101
• South – Pruneridge 
• East – San Jose Airport 
• West – San Tomas Expressway