Gladys Soto, a Latina parent with two children in San Francisco’s public schools, ran for the San Francisco Board of Education in 2012. She ran to represent the Latino Community, a vital perspective that doesn’t currently exist on the board. With no representation, Latino families do not ...
Read moreGladys Soto, a Latina parent with two children in San Francisco’s public schools, ran for the San Francisco Board of Education in 2012. She ran to represent the Latino Community, a vital perspective that doesn’t currently exist on the board. With no representation, Latino families do not have a voice in the development and implementation of public education policy.
Gladys’ experience as a community leader on the SFUSD Bilingual Citizen’s Advisory Committee, and in the SF Chapter of Parent Voices (an organization fighting to make quality child-care affordable and accessible to all families), has made her keenly aware of difficulties many families have had influencing public education policy.
As a commissioner, she will work inclusively to make sure all communities have input into policies established and administered by the SF School Board.
Gladys has served as the Associate Executive Director for the Mission Council on Alcohol Abuse, and is an elected delegate for the California Democratic Party Assembly District 13. She has a Masters Degree in Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy from San Francisco State University.