Board of Education
The Madera County Board of Education consists of seven (7) members elected from one of seven areas. The term of office is four (4) years. Except as allowed by the Brown Act, board actions take place in public to give interested and concerned citizens and groups an opportunity to be heard. Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month, excluding December when the meeting is held on the Tuesday following the second Friday. Each meeting begins at 3:30 p.m. in Conference Room 5 at the Madera County Superintendent of Schools, 1105 South Madera Avenue in Madera. General information is available by calling the Madera County Superintendent of Schools at (559) 662-6274.
Area 1 - Shelley Deniz
Area 1 - Shelley Deniz
Area 1 - Shelley Deniz
Serving the electorate residing in portions of the Golden Valley, Chawanakee, Yosemite, and Bass Lake School Districts.
Member since 2020.
Term: 2024-2028
Member since 2020.
Term: 2024-2028
Area 2 - Tammy Loveland
Area 2 - Tammy Loveland
Area 2 - Tammy Loveland
Serving the electorate residing in portions of Raymond-Knowles, Bass Lake, and Yosemite Unified School Districts.
Member since 2020.
Term: 2022-2026
Term: 2022-2026
Area 3 - Alfred Soares, Jr.
Area 3 - Alfred Soares, Jr.
Area 3 - Alfred Soares, Jr.
Serving the electorate residing in Chowchilla Elementary, Chowchilla Union High School, Alview-Dairyland, and portions of Madera Unified School Districts.
Member since 2014.
Term: 2022-2026
Member since 2014.
Term: 2022-2026
Area 4 - Wallace Nishimoto
Area 4 - Wallace Nishimoto
Area 4 - Wallace Nishimoto
Serving the electorate residing in portions of the Madera Unified School District.
Member since 2024.
Term: 2024-2028
Member since 2024.
Term: 2024-2028
Area 5 – Cathie Bustos (President)
Area 5 – Cathie Bustos (President)
Area 5 – Cathie Bustos (President)
Serving the electorate residing in portions of the Golden Valley and Madera Unified School Districts.
Served as President of the California County Boards of Education in 2010.
Member since 1998.
Term: 2024-2028
Served as President of the California County Boards of Education in 2010.
Member since 1998.
Term: 2024-2028
Area 6 - Danny Bonilla (Vice President)
Area 6 - Danny Bonilla (Vice President)
Area 6 - Danny Bonilla (Vice President)
Serving the electorate residing in portions of the Madera Unified School District.
Member since 2022.
Term: 2022-2026
Member since 2022.
Term: 2022-2026
Area 7 - Dianna Marsh
Area 7 - Dianna Marsh
Area 7 - Dianna Marsh
Serving the electorate residing in portions of Madera Unified School District.
Member since 2024.
Term: 2024-2028
Member since 2024.
Term: 2024-2028
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