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Kelseyville Unified welcomes new board members
Sabrina Andrus, Mike Brown and Weston Seifert join trustees Gilbert Rangel, current board president, who has served since December 2020, and Rick Winer, former board president, who has served since 2001.
Kelseyville Unified Superintendent Dr. Nicki Thomas said she is excited to work with all of them. “Our new board members have a variety of experiences and perspectives that will round out the board. But most importantly, they are all committed to our community and want what's best for our kids,” she said.
“Sabrina was a Kelseyville High School graduate and she has been extremely dedicated to our community and our kids,” Thomas said. Mike has a wealth of knowledge and experience as a former educator and superintendent. I am sure there is a lot I will learn from him. And Weston will bring a unique perspective to our board given his involvement with the CTE program at the high school and across the county. He also has children in our district and has been really supportive of our schools and staff.”
Sabrina Andrus
Andrus was born and raised in Kelseyville. She graduated cum laude from law school in 2008, and practiced civil legal aid in Seattle before returning to California. She is a proud auntie to four KVUSD nieces and nephews, ages 6, 6, 8 and 9.
She has served in multiple leadership roles in Lake County and beyond. For the last two years, she has been the executive director of Mother-Wise, a countywide nonprofit that provides new mothers and families with respectful, informative, and judgment-free support to reduce the negative impacts of maternal mental health challenges.
Previously, she led If/When/How, a national nonprofit that trains and mobilizes law students and lawyers to foster legal expertise and support for the realization of reproductive justice.
She said, “I ran to serve on the Kelseyville Unified School District Board because I care deeply about a solid public education foundation for our young people, and knew I could bring my legal and board expertise to the table in a thoughtful way.”
Mike Brown
Brown has a masters degree in educational leadership and 34 years of experience in the field of education. He has also served on the Signal II JPA Board and the Lake County SELPA Board.
Brown moved to Lake County in 1988 and began his career in education as a sixth grade teacher in 1990. He later became a school administrator and spent the last 17 years of his career as principal and superintendent of Lucerne Elementary School.
“My previous job kept me quite busy across the lake,” Brown said. “Now that I am retired, I felt it time to invest in my own amazing community and school district. My wife and children all received a high-quality K-12 education from Kelseyville Unified. I hope that my long-term experience in education provides the district with insight and direction to continue striving to make Kelseyville Unified an exceptional place for students to grow and learn and staff to feel respected and appreciated.”
Weston Seifert
Seifert and his wife, Terra, moved to Lake County in 2008, and both of their children attend Kelseyville Unified schools.
Seifert owns the Saw Shop Public House and has served on both business and education boards and committees, including the Lake County Chamber of Commerce Board, the Kelseyville Business Association Board, the Workforce Alliance of the North Bay Board, and the KVUSD CTE Advisory Committee.
He said, “I am grateful for the opportunity to be able to sit on the Kelseyville Unified School District Board to support our students, faculty and administrators,” said Seifert. “I care deeply about our community and look forward to being a part of this great organization to facilitate educational opportunities for our children.”
Kelseyville Unified Board meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the district’s Dr. Peter J. Quartarolo Board Room, located at 4410 Konocti Road in Kelseyville or in the Tom Aiken Student Center at Kelseyville High School, located at 5480 Main St. in Kelseyville (as indicated on the agenda).
To learn more about Kelseyville Unified, visit KVUSD.org.