Marilyn Cachola Lucey
Alamo, CA
San Ramon Valley High School PTSA, Danville, California
Personal and Professional Information
- I am a Filipina immigrant mother and wife, living in a neurodiverse family.
- I work as a Deputy Director for California Assemblymember (state legislature).
- I’ve earned a Bachelors degree in Interpersonal and Mass Communications, and Masters degree from Graduate School of Counseling Psychology and Education.
- I will soon complete post-graduate public leadership program at Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
- I’ve worked as a public school special educator, program director of an early intervention and pediatric medical therapy center, and a professional special education advocate.
- I have also worked in campaign field operations for federal, state, and local races.
- I provide training and training design consulting on a variety of subjects including inclusive design, IEPs, 504 plans, DEI, on a freelance basis.
- I am a dancer, bookworm, foodie, and cat-mama.
- My faith is important to me and a part of everything I do.
PTA Involvement
Current Service Includes:
- California State PTA Legislative Advocate
- California State PTA Resolutions Committee Members
- Personal Advisor to District President of my PTA district
Past Service Includes:
- President at Unit, Council and District PTAs
- California State PTA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair
- California State PTA Legislation Commissioner
- California State PTA Education Commissioner
- California State PTA Health and Community Concerns Commissioner
- California State PTA Resolutions Committee Member
- California State PTA Convention Workshop Presenter (multiple times)
- National PTA Workshop Presenter
- District PTA Founders Day Chair
- District PTA Liaison to Head Start/Early Head Start Policy Council
- PTA Council Special Needs Chair
- PTA Council VP of Leadership
- Unit PTA roles include
- DEI Chair
- Special Needs Chair
- Room Parent Coordinator
- Red Ribbon Week Coordinator
- VP of Legislative Advocacy
- Parent Education Chair
- Garden Chair (received a California Spotlight Award for organic, watershed safe, FoodBank farming school garden program)
Community Involvement
Current Service Includes:
- First 5 Children and Families Commission Vice Chair
- Commissioner on Commission on the Status of Women and Girls
- PFLAG (LGBTQ+ Support, Education, Advocacy) Community Engagement and Partnerships Chair
- Help Me Grow Advisory Board
- Family Economic Security Partnership Commissioner
- County Racial Justice Coalition Member
- County Immigrant Rights Alliance Member
- League of Women Voters
- National Organization of Women
- Moms Demand Action
- Moms Rising/Mamas Con Poder
- 350 Bay Area (environmental protection and conservation)
Past Service Includes:
- Chair of Parcel Tax Campaign Committee (voters approved)
- First 5 Children and Families Commission Chair and District 2 Commissioner
- Sustainable Danville Area Schools Program Volunteer
- advisory committees for school district include SELPA (Special Education Local Plan Area) Community Advisory Committee, Local Control and Accountability Plan Committee, Climate/Culture Committee, School Calendar Committee, Homework Policy Revision Committee, FICMAT Committee, Budget Review Committee
- School Education Fund President
- School Education Fund Grant Writer
- School Education Fund Carnival Chair\
- School Education Fund Auction Chair (twice)
- District Wide Education Foundation Run For Education Project Manager (9,000 registrants, raised $400,000, 200 volunteers)
Honors and Awards
- California State PTA Honorary Service Award (units and council)
- California State PTA Continuing Service Award (council)
- Golden Oak Service Award (district)
- Educator Honorary Service Award (unit)
- Community Service Award from school district for chairing parcel tax campaign