VEBA Board Members
California Schools VEBA is a joint labor-management trust that was established in 1993 as a collaboration between the County Office of Education, employee associations and district management to create a new way to purchase healthcare in San Diego County. Governed by a Board of Directors, labor and management work together to ensure VEBA provides quality, affordable health and well-being benefits to the members of the VEBA trust. Get to know your VEBA Board members!
Brian Duffy
VEBA Co-Chair, Superintendent, Julian Union Elementary School District
Robin Watkins
VEBA Co-Chair, Representative (Classified) American Federation of Teachers, Local 1931
Ahmad Swinton
California School Employees Association Regional Representative 15
Betty Robles-Leal
Director, Employee Services, San Diego Community College District
Clark Hampton
California Schools Benefits Trust Representative, Capistrano Unified School District
Debra Schade
Director, Vice President, California School Boards Association
Espie Medellin
Field Director, California School Employees Association
Gregg Robinson
Representative American Federation of Teachers, Local 1931
Helen Farias
Negotiations Specialist, California Teachers Association
James Messina
Grossmont Education Association President, California Teachers Association
Jon Petersen
Superintendent, Escondido Unified High School District
Jonathon Mello
VEBA Vice Chair (Labor), Organizer, San Diego Education Association
Michael Breyette
Executive Manager, California School Employees Association
Michael Simonson
Deputy Superintendent, San Diego County Office of Education
Moises Aguirre
Superintendent, Sweetwater Union High School District
Ronda Walen
Co-Chair, California Schools Benefits Trust, California School Employees Association
Tina Douglas
VEBA Vice Chair (Management), Assistant Superintendent, La Mesa Spring Valley Schools