VEBA Board Members
California Schools VEBA is a joint labor-management trust that was established in 1993 as a collaboration between the County Office of Education, employee associations and district management to create a new way to purchase healthcare in San Diego County. Governed by a Board of Directors, labor and management work together to ensure VEBA provides quality, affordable health and well-being benefits to the members of the VEBA trust. Get to know your VEBA Board members!

Brian Duffy
Co-Chair, Superintendent, Julian Union Elementary School District

Robin Watkins
Co-Chair, Representative (Classified) American Federation of Teachers, Local 1931

Erica Balakian
Superintendent, Lemon Grove School District

Shawana Grace
Field Director, California School Employees Association

Clark Hampton
Co-Chair, CSBT Representative, Capistrano Unified School District

Lamont Jackson
Superintendent, San Diego Unified School District

Espie Medellin
Field Director, California School Employees Association

James Messina
GEA President, California Teachers Association

Debra Schade Ph,D.
Director, Region 17, California School Boards Association

Tina Douglas
Interim Superintendent, San Dieguito Unified High School District

Ron Reese
Representative, California Teachers Association

Gregg Robinson
Representative American Federation of Teachers, Local 1931

Betty Robles-Leal
Director, Employee Services, San Diego Community College District

Lian Shoemake
Trustee, California Teachers Association CTA

Michael Simonson
Deputy Superintendent, San Diego County Office of Education

Ahmad Swinton
CSEA Regional Representative 15

Ronda Walen
Co-Chair, CSBT, CSEA