CAMARILLO – Dr. Mark Lisagor, current President of the Ventura County Board of Education; Christina (Tina) Urias, Santa Paula Unified School District Board Member; Bob Rust, Pleasant Valley School District Board Member, announced their support of Carla Castilla to succeed retiring 3rd District Supervisor Kathy Long. The Castilla campaign has built a diverse coalition of Education Leaders, Nurses, Firefighters, and Law Enforcement.
“I am endorsing Carla Castilla because like Supervisor Long, she is deeply committed to issues that impact Ventura County children and families,” said Dr. Mark Lisagor, President of the Ventura County Board of Education. “Carla has been working to ensure that kids have equal access to technology, STEM focused curriculum and education in high demand fields to train the workforce of the future. I am convinced Carla will continue to be a strong advocate for our students and schools in our community.”
“Carla Castilla has spent years working to make our schools and communities in the Santa Clara valley a better place,” said Christina (Tina) Urias, Santa Paula Unified School District Board Member. “I will be proud to have her federal, state, and local leadership experience represent us on the Ventura County Board of Supervisors.”
“I have endorsed Carla Castilla for her strong progressive views, especially her support of SOAR, our local transportation tax, and protective environmental regulations,” said Bob Rust, Pleasant Valley School District Board Member. “Her many years of behind the scenes hard work for our local representatives tell me that she will be immediately effective as our County Supervisor, and will represent us very well in all facets of Ventura County government.”
“I am honored to receive the endorsement of Dr. Mark Lisagor, Christina Urias, and Bob Rust,” said Castilla. “They are respected leaders in the education community and I share their commitment to strengthening partnerships between Ventura County and our neighborhood schools to ensure that our youth have every possible resource available to them.”
Dr. Mark Lisagor, Christina Urias, and Bob Rust join a growing list of local education leaders in supporting Carla Castilla for Supervisor.
The list of supporters includes:
- Dr. Ramon Flores,Ventura County Board of Education Trustee
- Arturo D. Hernández, Ventura County Community College Board Chair
- Dr. Charles Weis, Governing Board member of the Hueneme School District
- Dr. Jerry Dannenberg, Superintendent of the Hueneme Elementary School District
- Vianey Lopez, Hueneme School Board President
- Wesley Davis, Oxnard Federation of Teachers & School Employees President
- Veronica Robles-Solis, Oxnard Elementary School Board President
- Karen Sher, Oxnard Union High School District Board Member
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