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
Karl Mueller
Superintendent, Coronado Unified School District
Tamara Otero
San Diego County School Board's Association
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