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!
![Moises Aguirre](https://www.vebaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/VEBA_2023-08-09_Moises-Aguirre.jpg)
Moises Aguirre
Superintendent, Sweetwater Union High School District
![Michael Breyette](https://www.vebaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/VEBA_2024-06-26_Michael-Breyette.jpg)
Michael Breyette
Executive Manager, California School Employees Association
![Tina Douglas](https://www.vebaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/VEBA_2023-08-09_Tina-Douglas.jpg)
Tina Douglas
Assistant Superintendent, La Mesa Spring Valley Schools
![Brian Duffy](https://www.vebaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/VEBA_2022-07-08_Brian-Duffy.jpg)
Brian Duffy
Co-Chair, Superintendent, Julian Union Elementary School District
![Helen Farias](https://www.vebaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/VEBA_2023-11-16_Helen-Farias.jpg)
Helen Farias
Negotiations Specialist, California Teachers Association
![Clark Hampton](https://www.vebaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/VEBA_2022-05-10_Clark-Hampton.jpg)
Clark Hampton
Co-Chair, California Schools Benefits Trust Representative, Capistrano Unified School District
![Lamont Jackson](https://www.vebaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/VEBA_2022-05-10_Lamont-Jackson.jpg)
Lamont Jackson
Superintendent, San Diego Unified School District
![Espie Medellin](https://www.vebaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/VEBA_2022-07-08_Espie-Medellin.jpg)
Espie Medellin
Field Director, California School Employees Association
![Jonathon Mello](https://www.vebaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/VEBA_2023-11-16_Jonathon-Mello.jpg)
Jonathon Mello
Representative, San Diego Education Association
![James Messina](https://www.vebaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/VEBA_2022-06-16_James-Messina.jpg)
James Messina
Grossmont Education Association President, California Teachers Association
![Gregg Robinson](https://www.vebaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/VEBA_2022-06-16_Gregg-Robinson.jpg)
Gregg Robinson
Representative American Federation of Teachers, Local 1931
![Betty Robles-Leal](https://www.vebaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/VEBA_2022-09-01_Betty-Robles-Leal.jpg)
Betty Robles-Leal
Director, Employee Services, San Diego Community College District
![Debra Schade Ph,D.](https://www.vebaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/Debra-Schade.jpg)
Debra Schade Ph,D.
Director, Region 17, California School Boards Association
![Michael Simonson](https://www.vebaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/VEBA_2022-05-10_Michael-Simonson.jpg)
Michael Simonson
Deputy Superintendent, San Diego County Office of Education
![Ahmad Swinton](https://www.vebaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/VEBA_2024-06-26_Ahmad-Swinton.jpg)
Ahmad Swinton
California School Employees Association Regional Representative 15
![Robin Watkins](https://www.vebaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/VEBA_2024-06-26_Robin-Watkins.jpg)
Robin Watkins
Co-Chair, Representative (Classified) American Federation of Teachers, Local 1931
![Ronda Walen](https://www.vebaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/VEBA_2022-06-16_Ronda-Walen.jpg)
Ronda Walen
Co-Chair, California Schools Benefits Trust, California School Employees Association