DIXON, CA (MPG) - Regina Espinoza was selected from five candidates who applied for the Dixon Unified School District Board to replace two-term Trustee Melissa Maseda. Maseda resigned last month to relocate her family to Idaho. Maseda began her representation when she was appointed to replace a Trustee and went on to win two elections after that, serving altogether nearly eight years. Being appointed definitely gives a person a head start to an election process which, for Dixon, will be the year 2026.

But last Thursday’s special meeting was all about interviews and officially appointing a new representative. The five qualified applicants were Robin Beck, Nicole Bennett, Tami Callen, David Donovan, and Espinoza.

“The Governing Board has the responsibility and honor to make an impact on my community and our hometown’s youth. That is my goal as well,” Espinoza said in her personal statement. She was raised in Dixon and moved back 20 years ago after Graduate school with her husband and they are the parents of two school-age boys.

She is extremely busy in their schools, sports, and activities including serving on the Dixon Charter Montessori School Governing Boards for five years and Dixon Soccer Club.

“That afforded me opportunities for intimately learning about policy and advocacy within the education system,” she said.

She also served on the Parks and Recreation Commission for six years, serving as Chair for four of those years.

“Youth in our community deserve to feel the same pride in their hometown schools and know that they can flourish here,” she said and added that she hopes the children have opportunities in their schools that will help them realize their career path and give them the tools to make their long-term plans a reality.

“Serving on the DUSD Board is a step in accomplishing that goal,” she closed.

She is to be sworn in and begin as an official Trustee, beginning at the next regularly scheduled School Board Meeting on July 20. She will join President of the Board David Bowen and three Trustees Julian Cuevas, Jewel Fink, and John Gabby.

The Dixon Unified School District Governance Team is comprised of five locally elected public officials entrusted with governing the community’s public schools and is led by Superintendent Brain Dolan. His responsibility is to support Board operations and decision-making. Board Meetings are held on the first and third Thursdays at City Hall, 600 East A ST. at 6 p.m. For more information, go to: dixonusd.org.