Donald has spent most of his working life in accounting education at the university level. He has a B.S. degree in accounting from the University of Arizona, an M.S. degree in accounting from San Diego State University and a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Management Accountant. In addition to university teaching and administration positions, he worked in Los Angeles for Arthur Young & Co, CPAs, in New York City for 9 years with the American Institute of CPAs and the Institute of Management Accounts. He has been active in many community, professional, and social organizations. Currently he is serving as treasurer of three organizations including the San Marcos Educational Foundation. He lives with his wife, Rose Ann, in Lake San Marcos, California, and is an avid golfer.

Jim has over 50 years’ experience in the securities industry. Jim began his career 1967 working for The Bank of America’s Corporate Trust/Mutual Funds operation in Los Angeles, California. He served as Assistant Cashier and Manager of their Mutual Funds Department. In 1970 Jim was hired by The Southern California Edison as Assistant Secretary and Manager for Edison’s in-house transfer agent and registrar services. He worked for Edison for 30 years and retired in 2000. In 2000, Jim assumed the role of Director, Shareholder Services for The Walt Disney Company. At Walt Disney, Jim was responsible for managing a retail shareholder base of over one million shareholders. He currently sits on the Board of Directors of The Lake San Marcos Community Association and serves as Secretary Treasurer of the organization. He is also active in The Kiwanis Club of Lake San Marcos where he has served as President of the organization. He graduated from Woodbury College earning a BS degree in business administration. He resides with his wife Linda in Lake San Marcos.

He is a long time resident of San Marcos since 1990 and an Agriculture Teacher/FFA advisor for 28 years at San Marcos High School. He retired after 35 years in education. His wife is Sheila Morris and his son, Matthew is a recent graduate from Cal Poly-San Luis Obisbo; Matt will be working in Southern California as a construction manager/engineer. Rob received his Bachelor of Science in Ag. Education and Agriculture Economics from University of Nebraska, Lincoln then completed his Masters in Education/Curriculum at Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana. He’s a letter winner for his competitive efforts in football and rodeo at U. of Nebraska. Currently, he is serving/volunteering for his community and SMUSD schools on numerous committees, including San Marcos Education Foundation, LSM Kiwanis scholarship and program committee, SD Farm Bureau Gardens for every school, San Marcos and Escondido Career and Technical Education Advisory Committees, San Diego County Agriculture in the Classroom, Meals on Wheels, Mesa College Veterinary Tech/Animal Health Advisory Committee, and more.

Linda has loved her career as a Registered Nurse. Prior to retirement in 2011, Linda worked as an RN for 44 years. She cared for patients on medical and surgical floors, psychiatric Hospitals as well as Oncology nursing. Her last ten years of nursing focused on Patient Advocacy, assisting cancer patients with receiving a second option for a center of excellence regarding their ongoing plan of care. Linda is active in The Kiwanis Club of Lake San Marcos and P.E.O. a U.S. based international women's organization of about 230,000 members, with a primary focus on providing educational opportunities for female students worldwide. Linda lives with her husband Jim in Lake San Marcos and has three wonderful grandchildren with whom she enjoys making memories.

Tiffany has been an educator for nearly three decades serving students as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, school site leader, and district office administrator. She has Bachelors and Masters degrees in English Literature and Education from the University of New Orleans and National University, and earned her Ed.D. from the University of California, San Diego. While she has worked in a number of diverse settings including the city of New Orleans and rural Seguin, Texas, she has spent most of her working career in Southern California serving as an English teacher at Muirlands Middle School; English AVID, and Journalism teacher at La Jolla High School; and English and AVID teacher at Murrieta High School. She has been in San Marcos Unified for 18 years where she was privileged to serve as principal of San Marcos Middle School and San Marcos High School before moving to administrative roles at the district office. She currently serves as Deputy Superintendent overseeing Educational Services for the district’s elementary and secondary schools. When not working to meet the needs of SMUSD students, she most values spending time with her husband of two decades and being a proud (and annoying) mom of her own San Marcos High Knight.

Christi Frias has spent over 15 years in the field of education. In that time she has served as an English teacher, intervention teacher, outreach consultant, teacher on special assignment, and school site and district level administrator. Christi joined the San Marcos Unified School District in 2021 as the Director of Student Services where she works closely with administrators and other district staff to ensure the safety and well-being of all students.

She has a B.A. in Communications from California State University, Fullerton and a M.A. in Education from Azusa Pacific University.

She and her husband, Omar, live in Escondido, CA with their three children.

Kelly is a 10 year resident of Lake San Marcos with over 30 years of corporate administration, business marketing and graphic design experience. She currently serves on the Lake San Marcos Security Patrol Board (3 yrs) and served for (2 yrs) with Community Christian Services in San Diego. Kelly left the corporate world in 2016 to pursue her passion in photography launching a small business, Image Maker Photography which specializes in greeting cards & wall art. She enjoys helping other artists by organizing semi-annual Art & Gift festivals which have grown exponentially from 2020 to 2025. With her heart rooted in the Lake San Marcos community, Kelly was the Bookkeeper / Admin for the LSM Community Association for 7 years (2017 - 2023). In Feb 2022, she was offered the role of Accounting Admin for the Lake Church handling all aspects of finance and budgeting. In her spare time, she enjoys volunteering, reading and traveling with her husband.

John served 30 years as a Policy Analyst and Chief of Staff to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. He worked with leaders in government, business, and the community to help craft public policy in a wide range of areas. He is a graduate of Stanford University’s Leadership & Transformation Program, and in addition to a Law degree, John holds a Master of Public Administration degree. John has a passion for education and is the Past-President of the San Jose State University Alumni Association, where he was selected as the California State University Advocate of the Year. John currently serves on the statewide CSU Alumni Council. He has volunteered on numerous non-profit Boards serving youth and providing scholarships to students. John is a member and Past-President of the Lake San Marcos Kiwanis Club, and was elected to the Lake San Marcos Community Association Board of Directors. John is married to Allison Rootsaert, and they have three daughters, the youngest is a Senior at San Marcos High School.