Leadership

Board of Directors 2024-2025

San Diego Education Fund is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. Each member has strong ties to public education and the San Diego Unified School District. Some board members are San Diego Education Fund Alumni.

  • Rebecca Phillpott

    INTERIM PRESIDENT
    Public Education Advocate

  • Rhona Matthews

    VICE PRESIDENT
    SD Ed Fund Alumna
    Building Decarbonization Lead, California Energy Commission

  • Maureen Lamberti

    TREASURER
    Community Volunteer

  • Johnnie Welborne

    SECRETARY
    Senior Chief of Information Technology, US Navy

  • Patricia Bacame

    BOARD MEMBER
    Community Site Coordinator, SDUSD

  • Barbara Brown

    BOARD MEMBER
    Community Volunteer

  • Jose A. Gonzales

    BOARD MEMBER
    Attorney at Law

  • Alex Nguyen

    Alex Nguyen

    BOARD MEMBER
    SD Ed Fund Alumna
    Vice Principal, Marston Middle School

  • Tert Soriano

    BOARD MEMBER
    SD Ed Fund Alum
    Medical Assistant, San Diego Family Dermatology

  • Dr. Tara Welborne

    BOARD MEMBER
    Associate Director of Quality Engineering, Becton Dickinson

  • Sharon D. Whitehurst-Payne, Ph.D.

    BOARD MEMBER
    Trustee, SDUSD Board of Education
    Adjunct Faculty, College of Education, CSUSM

  • Kimberly Moore

    SDUSD LIAISON

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