AYA Board

Kim Mesa, MBA
Board President

Ms. Mesa is a former Alum Rock School Board Trustee (2002-2006) and has been actively involved in the Alum Rock community for over 25 years. She has held management positions at a local non-profit and is currently a Consultant. She lives in East San José and has served on the Board in various capacities since 2001.

Douglas Campbell
Vice President

Mr. Campbell is a retired Alum Rock teacher and principal with over 30 years of experience in education. He taught for many years in a one-room schoolhouse on Mt Hamilton. He lives in San José and joined the Board in 2009.

Rick Freudenberger
Board Secretary/Treasurer

Mr. Freudenberger is vice president within the Water and  Environment group in WSP and has been active in the Alum Rock community for over 20 years.  He joined the Board in 2010 and lives in San José.

George Castro, Ph.D
Member

Dr. Castro retired from IBM in 1995 after a 27 year career as a Research Staff Member and a Research Manager. He then spent 9 years as an Associate Dean in the College of Science at San José State University, and developed partnerships with SJSU and the K-12 School Districts to improve Math and Science education in low income neighborhoods. He opened the STEM Workshop at the Joseph George Community in 2004 and has served as its Volunteer Director and is currently the Program Adviser. He has been on the Board since 2004 and lives in San José.

Dorothy Singleton, Ed.D
Member
Dr. Singleton is currently a Kindergarten teacher at San Antonio Elementary School in Alum Rock and has taught Graduate courses at National University and The University of Southern Mississippi. She has been a teacher for over 45 years and has been on the Board since 2001. She lives in Los Gatos.

Representatives to the Board:

TBD  Trustee, Alum Rock Union Elementary School District
Jocelyn Merz, President , Alum Rock Educators Association
TBD, Trustee, Santa Clara County Office of Education

Board Representatives serve in an advisory capacity and do not have voting privileges.

Emeritus Board Members:

Tanya Freudenberger
Nancy Pang
Kathy Chavez-Napoli
Gaye Dabalos
John S. Leyba
Edie Pricolo

Board Members in Memoriam:

Betty Howard
Marlene Rose

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