PROFESSIONALISM,
LEADERSHIP AND INTEGRITY FOR
SVUSD SCHOOL BOARD

Welcome friends, neighbors, & stakeholders, and thank you for your interest in my campaign for Sonoma Unified School District Board of Trustees, representing Area 3, El Verano. I believe that the students, faculty, staff, and taxpayers of this district are entitled to representation by a professional, thoughtful Board of Trustees who have trust in each other’s judgment and integrity. Please join me in this effort to restore confidence in our district’s governance and ensure the educational future of our student families.

PROFESSIONALISM,
LEADERSHIP AND INTEGRITY FOR
SVUSD SCHOOL BOARD

MEET JASON

Originally from Napa, I was raised by a single mother who placed a strong emphasis on quality, well-rounded education throughout my upbringing. I attended Napa Valley public schools, Justin Siena High School, and graduated from Occidental College with a degree in Urban & Environmental Policy. My civic experience involves working as a Community Organizer for Food & Water Watch, mobilizing people to build political power to move solutions for food, water, and climate problems. My professional career led me to more than a decade of leadership roles within a major national solar company, evolving into my present role as Senior Vice President of sales with a leading technology company.

My wife, Sarah, and I intentionally chose Sonoma as our home, and the place where we would start and raise our family. We fell deeply in love with its character, community, scale, safety, and offerings and feel so incredibly lucky to be involved in this community. Sarah co founded the burgeoning Plaza Mom’s Group, an organization designed to offer support, share resources, provide information, and build connections and community among parents of young children in Sonoma Valley - now at 500 strong. 

We enjoy active participation in this community and look forward to our children attending Sonoma Valley Schools. I am excited by the opportunity to serve SVUSD in this critical role and humbly ask for your support in this journey.

PRIORITIES

While the challenges facing SVUSD are many, I believe that among the most poignant are its fiscal shortcomings, declining enrollment, leadership and staff turnover, inadequate programming, insufficient security, and poor governance.

01 TALENT SUPPORT AND RETENTION

Retain the cohort of talented teachers, faculty and classified staff who are the backbone of our system by securing competitive compensation packages in a culture of support and transparency.

02 STREAMLINE DISTRICT RESOURCES

Adopt intelligent strategies in partnership with adjacent jurisdictions and authorities to make best use of the district’s properties, facilities and resources in the face of declining enrollment, with due regard to the greater public interest.

03 DELIVER VALUE

Operate in a spirit of trust and open communication with our student families to ensure we are offering quality curriculum and options that will allow our students to prosper in their individual educational journeys.

04 PRIORITIZE SAFETY

Enhance and prioritize security features, mechanisms, and processes in accordance with best practices, to deliver substantive and meaningful improvements to site security and perceptions of safety among all stakeholders.

05 TRUST AND TRANSPARENCY

Actively and intentionally foster a culture of transactional cooperation, trust, positivity, and mutual respect among and between Members of the Board of Trustees, while manifesting uncompromising principles of extreme ownership, empathy, tolerance, and integrity.

JASON IS PROUDLY ENDORSED BY

Vince Albano
Carolyn Alioto
Kenny and Brady Amiot
Jessica Barajas
John Bast
Lindsay Bennett
Jurine Biers
Simon Blattner
Kimberly Blattner
Ligia Booker
Sara Brady
Nancy Bruce
Jeff Bundschu
Victoria Campbell
Chelsea Campbell
Patricia Canevari
Louann Carlomagno
Kevin Carruth
Annie Cassidy
Sal Chavez*
Bill Cogbill*
Karen Collins
Ashley Cornil
Tom and Katherine Culligan
Danielle Davila
Ed Davis*
Jan Davis
Matt Denkin
Gary DeSmet*
Bill Dodd*
Nicole Abate Ducarroz*
Gary Edwards*
Eddie Engram*
Ron Everett
Patricia Farrar-Rivas*
K.C. Farrell
Natalie Farrell
Jette Franks
Cam Fraser
Robert Gardner
Doug Gardner
Susan Gorin*
Richard and Jenna Greiner
Alex Groh
John Gurney*
Dan Gustafson*
Rachael Hairston
Donna Halow
Cam Hawing*
Erica Heald
Rebecca Hermosillo
Maria Hermosillo
Richard Hodges
Regina Hughes
Paul Hughes
Dom and Dana Isetta
Michelle Dale Jernigan
Nick Kardum
Whitney Keiper
Lee Keiper
Marilyn Kelly
Amy Kelly-Lobsinger
Joanna Kemper
Dan and Marilyn Kittleson
Jordan Kivelstadt
Austin Lely
Melissa Lely
Tom Logan
Paul Luca
Ramon Manzo
Helen Marsh*
Doug McKesson*
Penny McKesson
Susan McQuaid
Dennis McQuaid
Claudia Mendoza
Karly Miller
Tony Moll
Janey Mulas
Ray Mulas
Mike Mulas
Vickie Mulas
Danielle Mulas
Anthony Mulas
Mike and Wendy Myatt
J Newman
Shiela O’Neill
Janel Owen
Steve Page
Judy Page
Christina Palenchar
Jon Parker
Bucky and Wendy Peterson
Valerie Pistole
Mary Poppic-Reeves
Margarita Ramirez
Susan Reber
Brian Reeves
Kara Olness Reyes
Susie Richards
Casey and Molly Rolig
Jessica Rose
Luke Rose
Steven Sangiacomo
Gary Scott
Chris Sebastiani
Lorna Sheridan
Laura Stanfield
Catherine Stone*
Mary Sweeters
Carl Tjerandsen
Christine Tjerandsen
Jocelyn Vick
Shelly Vollert
Tim Wallace
Jeffrey Walter
Lucy Weiger
Savannah Wellander
Jared Wellander
Ron Wellander*
Ashley Wexler
Wayne Wirick
Brian Wirick
Kathy Witkowicki

*denotes current or retired local elected official

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