Board of Education

A five-member Board of Education oversees the Alameda Unified School District. Members are elected at-large and serve four-year terms.

The Board acts in the best interests of all students, reviews and approves the budget, authorizes expenditures, employs the Superintendent, and adopts a vision, mission, guiding principles, and policies within the limits of the State Education Code. Board members are accessible to the community and integrate public input into their deliberations and decision-making.

For information on speaking at a board meeting or for an explanation of terms.

The Board also includes  Student Board Members from Alameda High School, Encinal High School, Island High School, and the Alameda Science & Technology Institute (ASTI).

Student Board Members for the 2025-2026 School Year:

• Ruth Woldesemayat (Alameda High School)
• Roan Byrne Sarno (ASTI)
• Donovan Smith (Encinal Jr. & Sr. High School)

A Student Board Member from Island High School will be selected at a later date.

The duties of the Student Board Members include:

• Providing continuing input for Board deliberations
• Strengthening communications between the Board and District students
• Representing all students and facilitating the discussion of all sides of issues

Student Board Members may cast preferential votes prior to the official Board vote.

Please contact Kerri Lonergan @ 510-337-7187 or klonergan@alamedaunified.org to leave a message for AUSD's Student Board Members

* Denotes Student Board Member

* Denotes Student Board Member

(Revised and adopted April 15, 2025)

AUSD's Governance Handbook

On November 15, 2025, the Board of Education unanimously voted to appoint Carrie Hahnel to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of former Board member Meleah Hall on September 23, 2025.

Superintendent Pasquale Scuderi administered the oath of office at the Board’s regularly scheduled meeting on November 18, officially welcoming Ms. Hahnel as a new member.

Please see our Board Vacancy Process page for details on the process used to fill the Board vacancy.