Meet the board of education candidates

Ingrid Campos is a Palo Alto parent running for school board on the basis of “traditional family values.” Although Campos acknowledges that family values can look different to everyone, she values advocating for her own kids within Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD). “I want my children to succeed,’’ she said. “I want to be there and advocate for my children in school before any...

As a Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) alumni, PAUSD parent, former English teacher at Lynbrook High School and, most recently, a PAUSD substitute teacher, Board of Education candidate Shana Segal has been immersed in public school education her entire life: a quality she believes separates her the most from other candidates. “We need someone on the board with recent in-class experience,...

Nicole Chiu-Wang has experience as an attorney, is co-founder of a clothing brand and is currently a Product and Business Strategy Lead at Google. This year, Chiu-Wang is hoping to add one more item to this diverse list: Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) Board of Education Member. Chiu-Wang’s experience in education began during her undergraduate studies at the University of California,...

Since graduating from Gunn in 2008, Board of Education Candidate Shounak Dharap has always been a mediator in the community: both as a lawyer and a former board of education member. Now, he is running for a second term on the board of education. According to Dharap, Palo Alto United School District’s (PAUSD) reputation is being a college-prep district. Having first-handedly experienced mental...