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CAEOP Election Candidate Statements

Dear CAEOP members,

Ballots have been sent to active/current members for next year's Executive Board. Here are their statements:

Connie Vargas, President Elect:

I have worked for Kern County Superintendent of Schools for 19 years. I am a member of KAEOP and CAEOP. I held the position of Central District Director from 2014-2016 so I am familiar with the responsibilities.

I would like to help CAEOP grow by recruiting central area office professionals to both the local affiliate (KAEOP) and CAEOP.

If elected my goals would be to recruit members from the Central (KAEOP) and CAEOP areas, and to represent the central area of CAEOP. I will keep the local central area abreast of happenings throughout California as well as provide professional growth opportunities to the central area via CAEOP.

I work hard and love to see progress. I get along with others and encourage cooperation in groups. I am always ready to help when needed and I take suggestions seriously. I listen and learn from others.

Maria Sara Gonzalez, Recording Secretary:

I have been a member of CAEOP for 12 years, and have served the CAEOP board as Awards Committee Chairman, Scholarship Committee Chairman and Poster Contest Chairman. I serve my local affiliate, as President, in Los Angeles, at AEOE (Association of Educational Office Employees).

My goal as recording secretary is to take accurate notes at CAEOP meetings and to bring new ideas to the association. I would like to see CAEOP thrive; it would be a great honor to be part of this association as a recording secretary and support CAEOP’s mission of professional growth to better serve our schools across the state. I am a team player and firmly believe that "Coming Together is a Beginning; Keeping Together is Progress. Working together is Success."

Leslie Aguilar, Vice President Membership:

Dear CAEOP Members,

My name is Leslie Aguilar. I am currently the school secretary for Wingland Elementary in the Standard School District. I have served the Standard School District in many capacities in the last 17 years including records clerk, print shop operator and in my current position as school secretary. I am a current member of the Kern Association of Educational Office Professionals (KAEOP) where I am on the decoration committee of the awards luncheon and a current member of the CAEOP where I am a chairperson for the state poster contest. I have gained much from time as a member CAEOP and KAEOP. I would be honored to serve and represent CAEOP as a membership chairperson and committed to promoting the benefits of CAEOP membership to educational office professionals statewide.

Sincerely,

Leslie Aguilar

Stacy Nava, Vice President of Publications:

Dear CAEOP Members,

My name is Stacy Nava.  For 24 years, I have served the Standard School District in Bakersfield, California, from the classroom and site office to the district office, and currently as Executive Assistant to the Superintendent and Board.  I am an active member of CAEOP and the local affiliate, Kern Association of Educational Office Professionals (KAEOP), and I am a proud recipient of the 2022 KAEOP Educational Office Professional of the Year Award.  I currently serve as KAEOP Awards Committee Chair, CAEOP Technology Coordinator, and Vice- President of Membership for both organizations.

My professional development and leadership experience includes graduating from ACSA’s Personnel Academy and CSBA’s Executive Assistant Program, Standard Educational Foundation leadership roles, and recognition as a Golden Apple Award winner and Standard School District Technical/Office Employee of the Year.

Beyond work, I am a full-time grandmother and have been married for 29 years.  I enjoy quiet moments with family, pets, and a good book.

I have gained much from CAEOP's professional development, inspiring conferences, and valuable network.  As Vice-President of Publications, I will enhance CAEOP's publications to provide relevant and timely information to educational office professionals across the state.

Cordially,

Stacy Nava