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
Superintendent, Sweetwater Union High School District
Erica Balakian
Superintendent, Lemon Grove School District
Michael Breyette
Field Director, San Diego Field Office California School Employees Association
Tina Douglas
Interim Superintendent, San Dieguito Unified High School District
Brian Duffy
Co-Chair, Superintendent, Julian Union Elementary School District
Helen Farias
Negotiations Specialist, California Teachers 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
Jonathon Mello
Representative, San Diego Education Association
James Messina
GEA President, California Teachers Association
Gregg Robinson
Representative American Federation of Teachers, Local 1931
Betty Robles-Leal
Director, Employee Services, San Diego Community College District
Debra Schade Ph,D.
Director, Region 17, California School Boards Association
Michael Simonson
Deputy Superintendent, San Diego County Office of Education
Ahmad Swinton
CSEA Regional Representative 15
Robin Watkins
Co-Chair, Representative (Classified) American Federation of Teachers, Local 1931
Ronda Walen
Co-Chair, CSBT, CSEA