Sunnyvale School District Board Members

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Bridget Watson, Board President

Term: 2022-2026

Trustee Area 1

Bridget is a dedicated community volunteer and teacher who has served thousands of hours in the district. From 2012-2016 she taught second and third grade at Fairwood Explorer school, SSD’s Program of Choice that focuses on project-based learning fueled by family participation. She currently teaches English as a Second Language (ESL) at Fremont Union High School Adult School.

Bridget is a Santa Clara County School Boards Association (SCCSBA) Past President and serves on several committees for that organization. She serves and is a founding member of SCCSBA’s Legislative Action Committee, advocating for our students’ unique needs with legislators at the local, county, state, and federal levels. She is also a founding member of SCCSBA’s SUCCESS Committee, advocating for students experiencing homelessness. She is a reader for the Hoffmann Awards, SCCSBA’s committee that reviews and acknowledges innovative, impactful, and inspiring school programs throughout Santa Clara County.

Bridget belongs to every PTA and PTSA in the district, visits every school in our district throughout the year, and enjoys connecting with school communities during the shared Board duties of Board Site Visits and Board Office Hours. She has completed the Masters of Governance Program from the California School Boards Association and served in CSBA’s Equity Network, learning ways to create and apply systems change towards equity district and state-wide.

Bridget earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in English from San Francisco State University and later obtained her Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from National University. She also holds a Teaching English as Foreign Language (TEFL)/ Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) certificate to work with students learning English as an additional language from Notre Dame de Namur. Bridget is the mother of two sons, both of whom attended Sunnyvale School District kindergarten through eighth grade.

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Peggy Shen Brewster, Board Vice President

Term: 2024-2028

Trustee Area 4

Peggy Shen Brewster is the proud mother of two children who attend Bishop Elementary and will attend Columbia Middle School. She served on the Bishop Elementary School Site Council and led the transition of Bishop’s parent organization from a PTO to PTA, for which she was the founding president.

Peggy taught 8th grade English Language Arts and 2nd grade for 8 years. She earned a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential and a Single Subject English Credential from San Jose State University and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and English from Santa Clara University.

Peggy joined the Support Sunnyvale Schools committee to pass the Sunnyvale School District Measures C and Y, in March and November, respectively. She worked with the schools and community to generate support for the measures, both of which passed resoundingly and will raise millions of dollars for our schools.

Peggy is Vice President of the Sunnyvale Education Foundation (SEF), a non-profit organization that supports enrichment for students in all schools in the District. She served as SEF’s first Grants Administrator, improving the system for awarding and documenting grants, and supporting a shift from equal distribution of funds to each school to equity-based funds allocation.

In 2022, Peggy founded Sunnyvale for Equity in Education (SEE). SEE has improved transportation for high school students in north Sunnyvale and encouraged the Fremont Union High School District’s move from at-large to by-trustee-area representation.

Peggy is committed to public education and believes schools should be inclusive communities that provide instructional rigor, hands-on learning opportunities, and emotional support so that all children can lead joyful and purposeful lives. She looks forward to working collaboratively and creatively for all SSD students’ success.

This Board Election will be the second since Sunnyvale School District transitioned from at-large elections to by-Trustee Area, which required the District to create five geographic trustee areas within the District, each assigned to one seat on the Board. Voters within each trustee area will vote only for candidates for the seat on the Board assigned to their trustee area. To see a map of the trustee areas go to https://www.sesd.org/Page/5556.

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Michelle Maginot, Board Clerk

Term: 2022-2026

Trustee Area 3

Michelle Maginot has been a Sunnyvale resident for more than 30 years. She attended Cumberland Elementary School, Sunnyvale Middle School, and Fremont High School. She currently has two students in the district and her third/youngest will be starting school this the fall. She received a bachelor's degree in political science from Brigham Young University. While in college, she interned at the U.S. Department of Education in Washington D.C in the Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs.

She has been an active member of the school’s PTO board and started an annual welcome back picnic at the school. In 2010, she organized and continues to run a weekly music class for toddlers and parents free to the community. The following year she organized and continues to run a monthly mothers’ career development and support group. She has been active in her children’s sports leagues and is an active member of her church community. She has also been an active participant as a Project Cornerstone ABC reader, leading hour-long lessons on various topics around social-emotional well-being.

Her hope as a board member is to continue the great work of the board and administration and continue to work to remove the barriers which prevent some of our students from receiving the high-quality education our schools provide.

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Isabel Jubes-Flamerich, Trustee

Term: 2024-2028

Trustee Area 2

Isabel, a mother of two teens, is a multimedia designer, architect, educator, children and environmental advocate, and immigrant (ESL) with a strong commitment to public education. She believes education is vital for a thriving society. For years, Isabel has advocated for children and the environment, emphasizing the need to create the world we desire. Public education, she insists, is the key to societal improvement.

She has a BA in Architecture from Venezuela, a minor in computer sciences, an MA in Architecture and Environmental Design from UC Berkeley, along with additional postgraduate studies in sustainability, and arts, among others. Isabel integrates climate awareness into her design work. She's taught architecture at community colleges, witnessing firsthand how education empowers minorities. She hosts a bilingual radio show promoting academic achievement.

She has completed multiple trainings related to her role as an elected official, such as the Masters in Governance, while being actively involved in advocacy and legislation. She successfully co-chaired the school bond measure, advocating for greener, healthier learning environments for school district capital projects with a fiscally responsible plan for the community. Later, she chaired the parcel tax measure, which won with 82% approval, bringing more funds to ensure smaller classes and higher quality education.

For years, she's chaired educational excellence awards countywide and has served on various boards at the local and state levels that advocate equity in education. Isabel's involvement extends statewide and nationally, participating in events, training, and conferences advocating for public education, children, the environment, and equity. She believes in effective communication with lawmakers to find solutions.

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Evelyn Castillo Profeta, Trustee

Term: 2025-2026

Trustee Area 5

Evelyn Profeta has been a longtime resident of Sunnyvale, District 5, since the 1980s. She is married with four daughters: two in college, one in high school, and her youngest in elementary. Evelyn has been committed to public education since her daughters started at Fairwood Elementary School (prior to it becoming an explorer program), and has continued throughout Columbia Middle and Fremont High School. She has countless hours of volunteering both inside and outside of the classrooms such as classroom coordinator, fundraiser and events coordinator, field trip driver and chaperone, cooking class, craft fair silent auction lead, dine out committee, organizing staff appreciation luncheons, school carnivals, Project Cornerstone lead and reader, 5th-grade promotion committee lead, 8th-grade promotion party committee lead, organizing the 8th-grade band Spring trips to Disneyland, marching band food committee co-lead, senior grad night party committee and many more. She served as Treasurer and President for the CMS PTSA for several years, Music Boosters President for 5 years, and as Events Coordinator for Fairwood’s PTG. On the Alliance Board, Evelyn has served as both the VP and President. She organized the first Read-a-Thon in 2024 which brought in about $20k for Fairwood.

Evelyn has been a Registered Nurse for over 24 years, where she started in the NICU and Mother/Baby. She has worked as a Diabetic Educator for over 15 years and currently works in weight management and aesthetics. She also helps to establish policies and procedures at her workplace. In her community, Evelyn has served as the Religious Education Office Assistant for Our Lady of Peace Church. She recently joined her neighborhood association to help on their board. Evelyn is passionate about advocating for not only her family and patients but also for other families and the community.

Evelyn truly believes that all children are equal and deserving of the same education and access to extracurricular activities, regardless of color, race, or family's economic status. She’s helped with fundraising for students who need financial assistance to participate in overnight trips and school activities. In addition, Evelyn loves getting the community together. She helped to organize the Fit & Fun Fair with CMS and the City of Sunnyvale, which promoted health and wellness for the community through carnival games and info booths. She loves to spend time with family and travel. Evelyn was recognized as the CMS Volunteer of the Year at the Board of Education meeting in 2019.