Your Board of Education

In 2021, Ms. Renee Hill began serving as the 12th superintendent in Riverside Unified School District's 114 year history. She leads a vision for the district, striving to actualize the governance team goals of student learning and well-being for all. Throughout her 28 years of experience in RUSD, Ms. Hill has served in the roles of teacher, site administrator, math specialist, instruction director, assistant superintendent, and Chief Academic Officer.

Ms. Hill also spent several years in the private sector as a telecommunications project manager throughout the US and Canada. She holds a Master's in Curriculum from UC Riverside and a second Master’s from the Stanford University executive MBA Sloan Program. Together with the Cabinet and all educators in the district, Ms. Hill endeavors to deliver on the promise of a high-quality education for each student. Superintendent Hill's goals are bold yet simple, and can be best outlined in the acronym C.A.R.E.

Care. Making sure that everyone feels cared for and cared about, not only in the classroom but in the community.

Academic achievement. The primary mission of Riverside Unified, we want to make sure we help our students meet their aspirations, develop their full potential, and open new worlds so our students understand their bright futures and all the possibilities the world holds for them.

Reduce service gaps. Evaluate outstanding projects that must be completed including facilities maintenance, academic performance, office culture and entry manner of service so that we can continuously get better and better.

Excellence every time. Expect excellence from staff, students, families, stakeholders and our community. We can, and should, strive for excellence with every goal we set and project we complete.

In addition to her leadership role with RUSD, Ms. Renee Hill actively participates in several community-based organizations and does her best to keep up with her grandchildren.

Brent Lee, a lifelong resident of Riverside and proud graduate of the Riverside Unified School District, was elected to the Board of Education in 2013. A student at Washington, Gage and graduate of Poly High School (1999), Brent earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics and International Relations (BA) with a minor in Spanish from the University of San Diego and a master’s degree in management (MBA) from the Anderson School of Management at the University of California, Riverside.

As a real estate broker and the co-owner of Windermere Tower Properties, Brent knows that the education provided by our local schools is the foundation for good quality of life for all residents. Brent’s firm helped usher a partnership between RUSD and Realtors with the At Home in Riverside program which informed fellow Realtors of our amazing schools, the programs offered, and the teachers inspiring our students. Brent believes that a strong educational foundation can be the nexus for stronger neighborhoods, economic development and greater prosperity for our region.

Brent is a seasoned community leader with a commitment to service. Brent is the co-founder and past president of the Pick Group, the leading young professionals organization in Inland Southern California. He is a graduate of the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce Leadership Riverside program and has served on the City of Riverside’s Charter Review Committee, the Parking, Traffic and Streets Commission, International Relations Council, YWCA Board of Directors, and the Riverside International Film Festival Committee.

Brent currently serves on the Riverside Medical Clinic’s Charitable Foundation Board, Pick Group Executive Board, CBU Dean’s Executive Council, College of Allied Health and Board of Visitors, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Inland Empire Riverside Area Board, and the Historic Evergreen Memorial Cemetery Board of Directors. Brent married his wife Ana in 2008 and they have three children.

Kathy Allavie has a long history with Riverside and RUSD schools. Her roots go back to her grandmother attending All-Girls High School before Poly became co-ed. Her father was class president at Old Poly. She herself attended Emerson, Alcott, Victoria, and Harrison Elementary Schools, Chemawa Middle School and Poly High School. Her three daughters have attended Poly, King and North. She earned her BA at USC, majoring in Journalism/PR, in 1976.

Ms. Allavie was first elected to the RUSD School Board in 2005, and is currently beginning her fourth term. She was recently appointed by the Governor to serve on the Commission for Teacher Credentialing, a commission that oversees all teacher training and credential programs in the state. As a longtime volunteer, Kathy has chaired the City of Riverside's Youth Action Plan and has served on over 25 community non-profit boards. She was president of the Art Alliance of the Riverside Art Museum, Junior League and National Charity League, as well as PTA President at three schools. She was awarded the 2004 YWCA Woman of Achievement award, the 2005 Family Services Family of the Year for Volunteerism and the Junior League Silver Raincross. Kathy was named the Volunteer of the Year at Amelia Earhart Middle School twice and once at John W. North High School. She was honored by the City of Riverside with the Spirit Award for outstanding volunteerism, in September 2011, by Assemblyman Medina as a 61st Assembly District Woman of Distinction in 2015, and by the UCR Citizen’s University Committee in 2018.

Kathy is a big believer in the fine arts, and supports music, art and theater in Riverside schools. She developed the 2018 ART FLOAT, the largest community art installation in Riverside’s history, as well as GHOSTWALK Riverside, the Giant Orange Project and many more. She is also a big supporter of STEM education, and has helped develop a scholarship to assist new UCR teachers entering RUSD. She believes that strengthening Riverside schools will benefit, not only our children, but our city and our future as well.

Luna is a first-generation Korean-American who has been in RUSD since 2016, and is starting her senior year at Martin Luther King High School. Nam is dedicated to being an active presence on her campus and in her community. She is the President of DECA, an organization for emerging leaders, the Founder of GreenTeens, the vice-president of the Young Investors Society, and a volunteer for Riverside Youth Court and a local Korean School. She is recognized as a scholar in the National Honor Society and the California Scholarship Federation. Nam is also an athlete who is a member of the Varsity Cheer and Stunt Team at Martin Luther King High School. She plans to attend college, is still undecided on her major, but wants to inspire and make an impact on the community.

Emily is a first generation Mexican-American who has attended RUSD since elementary school. She is taking courses such as the Project Lead the Way biomedical science program with the goal of becoming a Certified Nursing Assistant. She is a student representative on Arlington's School Site Council, Pride Council representing the National Honors Society, as well as an ambassador for the National Society of High School Scholars. Torres is passionate about music, and has been in band for eight years, four of those years in the marching band. She plans to major in nursing to fulfill her dream of becoming a Registered Nurse.