Dave is the former Director of Public Works for the City of Redmond. He is a civil engineer graduating from Texas A&I University. He has served on numerous boards including the International Hispanic Network, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Austin Hispanic Network, and currently on the Javelina Alumni Association board. He has spent his entire career in public service.

Siri Bliesner was elected to the school board in November 2011. Bliesner works in public health. She graduated from Stanford with a degree in human biology. Bliesner received a Master’s in public health from the University of Washington. She speaks Spanish and currently works for Hopelink as the outcome and evaluation coordinator. Originally from the Seattle area, Bliesner and her husband of 18 years, David Cline, have two children. For the past 10 years, Bliesner has volunteered in her children’s schools. Bliesner helped implement after-school activities including chess club, math club, Lego league robotics and school musical productions at Rockwell Elementary. She received a Golden Acorn Award from the Rockwell PTA for her work. Bliesner is also a founding board member of the Lake Washington Schools Foundation. She developed their classroom grant program.

Angie Hancock is an MIT graduate, small business owner, and entrepreneur. She is the founder of 4 companies, and has served on the board of many non-profits. Angie currently works as a Data Analyst for a local school district, Program Director for Girl Scouts of Western Washington’s Woodinville Day Camp and is co-founder and Chief Puzzle Designer at Enigma Crate.

Dr. Jesús Pérez is a faculty member at Cascadia College. He received his BA in interdisciplinary studies-a hybrid of Mexican, Latino, and Chicano history, art, and culture from Cal State University Fresno. He has an MA in Latin American Studies from San Diego State University where he focused on immigration and the U.S.-Mexican border. He received his PhD in Mexican History at the University of California, San Diego. Before Cascadia, he taught at San Diego City College, San Diego State University, and at the University of California, San Diego. His academic interests are in immigration issues, gang culture, Chicano and Latino studies, Mexican history, and the history of soccer in Latin America. His areas of expertise are contemporary Mexican history, Chicano history, history of the Southwest, Latin American history, U.S. Mexican relations, and Mexican return migration. He has worked as a social worker with the migrant program in Salinas, California and as a Gang Prevention Specialist with Catholic Charities in Portland, OR.

Monica Trujillo is a co-founder of Padres Unidos Por la Educación at Redmond High School. This group educates, guides, and motivates the Latino community to increase graduation rates and helps create paths for our youth to successfully enter into Universities and pursue degrees in higher education. Monica is a small-business owner, she volunteered as a recreational soccer coach for many years and served as a president for the Redmond Lake Washington Youth Soccer Association. She is involved in her community, a voice for youth and families, and serves on the Board of Centro Cultural Mexicano.