Maureen Muir, a lifetime advocate for children’s issues, was elected to the Encinitas Union School District (EUSD) Board of Trustees in 2008.  Supported by her peers, she was appointed as the Clerk of the Board of Trustees for 2009.   

Ms. Muir earned a Bachelors Degree in Political Science from the University of San Diego and is currently working on her Masters of Governance.

As an ardent community volunteer, Ms. Muir has also served on various other community committees and boards, including the Parent Teacher Association and the Northview Homeowners Association Board of Directors. 

Encouraging literacy and lifelong learning, Maureen has always been passionate about her community and educational opportunities for children. She served on the Friends of Encinitas Library Board of Directors and raised thousands of dollars to support the procurement of books for the community’s new public library.

Maureen and her husband Mark, who is the Fire Chief for the City of Encinitas, live in Encinitas. Maureen understands the issues facing parents, as she is the mother of a young son who attends Mission Estancia Elementary School.  Maureen has spent many hours as a volunteer in her son’s classrooms and works as a playground parent. It was here that she learned the value of listening to the needs of the parents and their children and the vital interaction that takes place daily with the front line teachers who are tasked with educating and developing our children.   Listening to the voices of the parents and the teachers is Maureen’s strength and it weighs into all of her decision making on the Board of Trustees.

Bill Parker
Elected to the Board in 1994
Term 2006-2010
Email: bill.parker@eusd.net

Bill Parker is a longtime resident of Leucadia where he resides with his wife and two daughters.  Both of Bill’s children attended Paul Ecke Central and Pacific View schools and are now students in California universities.  Bill is an avid surfer and is well known on the beaches of Encinitas. Bill completed the rigorous training required by the United States Coast Guard and earned his Captain’s License in 1998.

His teaching career spans over twenty-five years and Bill is presently a Special Education Teacher at Valley Middle School in the Carlsbad Unified School District. 

Bill has served on the North County Coastal Special Education Consortium for the past 12 years representing the needs and interests of Special Education students in the Encinitas Union School District and throughout North County. 

He was a founding member of the Encinitas Union School District’s Strategic Planning Committee in 1994 and continues to support the District’s Vision that places children first in our list of priorities. Bill was an active supporter of the $29.5 million successful bond campaign enabling the District to modernize facilities.  He was Chairperson of the Paul Ecke/Pacific View School Site Council and the District’s Legislative Action Committee.

His commitment to education and to the students of the Encinitas Union School District is evident in his ongoing advocacy for public education.
 

Cathy Regan
Elected to the Board in 1989
Term 2006-2010
Email: cathy.regan@eusd.net

Cathy Regan and her husband Jim have resided in the La Costa area of Carlsbad since 1979.  Their two daughters attended Capri and La Costa Heights and graduated from the San Dieguito Union School District.  Cathy was a volunteer for many years in her children’s classrooms and was active in PTA.  During the 1987-88 school year, she was La Costa Heights PTA President.  Prior to her appointment to the Encinitas Union School District Board of Trustees in 1989, she served for six years as a Carlsbad Parks and Recreation Commissioner.

Mrs. Regan has served four terms as President of the EUSD Board of Trustees. During her tenure, all of the District’s schools have earned California Distinguished School status.  She was involved with the planning and design of the District’s newest schools: La Costa Heights, Mission Estancia, Olivenhain Pioneer and El Camino Creek.  Cathy served on the Proposition O Bond Committee that successfully raised $29.5 million to modernize the District’s schools.  She served as chairperson of the EUSD Legislative Action Committee and Board Member for the Encinitas Educational Foundation.  Cathy is a graduate of both the California School Leadership Academy and California School Board Association Masters in Governance Program.

Prior to moving to California, Cathy taught in East Cleveland, Washington, D.C. and Chicago, and she studied the British Infant Schools in Oxford, England.  In 1994 she accepted a full-time teaching position with the Oceanside Unified School District at Ivey Ranch Elementary, which became a National Blue Ribbon School.  Presently, she works at Nichols Elementary where she teaches second grade.  Cathy is a National Board Certified Teacher, a GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) certified teacher and possesses a CLAD (Cross-cultural Language and Academic Development) credential.  In 2005 she was selected Oceanside Unified Teacher of the Year.  Cathy also holds a Master’s Degree in Education.
 

Carol Skiljan
Elected to the Board in 1992
 Term 2008-2012
Email: carol.skiljan@eusd.net

Carol Skiljan and her husband, married for 34 years, have resided in Encinitas for over 28 years.  Their two daughters are the successful recipients of California’s public education system elementary at Ocean Knoll then graduating from the San Dieguito Union High School District and receiving degrees from the CSU and UC.   Carol Skiljan is the Executive Director and one of the founding members (1997) of the non-profit Light for Life Foundation of Southern California. She administers the youth outreach program: Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program® (YRSPP®). Carol is a certified YRSPP® trainer and presenter. In April, 2006, she received a San Diego County Public Health Regional Champion Award representing north coastal San Diego County.  She received an A.A. degree from West Valley College and completed Sociology coursework at San Jose and San Diego State Universities.   

Carol has been active volunteer and advocate of public education and the needs of children and youth for more than 20 years.  She’s served on local and county level PTA boards and other parent/education foundation boards providing leadership in many capacities.  Carol was elected to the Encinitas Union School District Board of Trustees in 1992.  She has served as Board President, Vice-President and Clerk numerous times and represents EUSD on the City of Encinitas School Liaison Committee.  Carol is a graduate of the California School Boards Association’s (CSBA) two year governance training programs: Master in Boardsmanship-1994 and Master in Governance-2000.  She is a Past President of San Diego County School Boards Association (SDCSBA).  Since 1994 Carol has served as a Delegate to both CSBA and SDCSBA.   She represents SDCSBA on San Diego Health and Human Services Agency’s Children’s System of Care Council and the Mental Health Services Act Children’s Workgroup.

Mrs. Skiljan is involved in some facet of K-12 issues practically on a daily basis, be it as a parent volunteer, elected official, educator or advocate.  In December 2005, County Supervisor, Pam Slater, appointed Carol to serve (2006-07) as a Commissioner on First Five San Diego.  Carol appreciates the opportunity to expand her advocacy for children and youth via the First 5 Commission and embraces the vision: Every child in San Diego County will enter school ready to learn.
 

Marla Strich
Elected to the Board in 1998
Term of Office 2006-2010
Email: marla.strich@eusd.net

Marla Strich is an active participant in both school and community organizations.  She was a co-chair of the successful campaign for the District’s $29.5 million facilities and school modernization bond.  She has served as chairperson of the Ocean Knoll Elementary and San Dieguito Academy School Site Councils and as Ocean Knoll’s PTA Legislative Vice President. 

In addition to serving as a classroom volunteer for many years, Marla is a Girl Scout Leader who has been a member of the Girl Scout Leadership Team in Encinitas. She was a Cub Scout den leader as well.  She served as Chairperson of the San Diego County Human Relations Commission.

Mrs. Strich participates on the District’s Strategic Planning Committee and Legislative Action Committee.  She also serves on the San Dieguito Academy Foundation Board, and the Legislative Action Network and Strategic Planning Committee for the San Dieguito Union High School District.  In 2000 she completed the California School Board Association’s Masters in Governance professional development series.  She was recognized as Ocean Knoll Elementary’s Volunteer of the Year in 2002, for her many school and community-related activities.

Marla has resided in Encinitas for the past 20 years with her husband Dan and their two children, who both attended Ocean Knoll Elementary from Kindergarten through sixth grade.  Mrs. Strich graduated from Northwestern University and earned her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Southern California.  She worked for non-profit organizations for fifteen years.