​SAN JOSE, CA – On January 10, 2024, the Santa Clara County Board of Education (SCCBOE) elected its officers for 2024. Trustee Maimona Afzal Berta, elected to the board in 2022, was named president, and Trustee ​Don Rocha was named vice president. On November 28, 2022, Donald Rocha was selected as the provisionally appointed trustee for area 3. 

President Berta received the gavel from Trustee Victoria Chon. Prior to her election to the SCCBOE, was an educator in the Alum Rock School District and a board member in the Franklin-McKinley School District. Her trustee area, area 6, covers the following areas: Alum Rock Union, Mt. Pleasant Elementary, Franklin-McKinley School districts, and a small portion of Evergreen School District, as well as a corresponding portion of East Side Union High School District, and a small portion of San Jose Unified. President Berta has served on the following committees as a representative of the SCCBOE: Joint Legislative Advisory Committee (JLAC), California School Boards Association (CSBA) Delegate, and Warmenhoven Inclusion Collaborative Advisory Board. Her term expires in 2026.  

Vice President Rocha represents trustee Area 3 which includes the Cambrian, Campbell Union, Luther Burbank, Moreland, Union and Campbell Union High School districts and a small portion of San Jose Unified and Santa Clara Unified school districts. He has served on the Joint Legislative Advisory Committee. His term expires in 2024. The Vice President’s appointment follows former Vice President Tara Sreekrishnan.  

The Santa Clara County Board of Education has seven members. In addition to newly elected President Berta and Vice President Rocha, the current members of the County Board of Education are Victoria Chon (Area 5), Joseph Di Salvo (Area 4), Raeena Lari (Area 7), Grace H. Mah (Area 1), and Tara Sreekrishnan (Area 2).