SALINAS — Hartnell Community College District Governing Board made a provisional appointment of Sonia Jaramillo of Gonzales as the new District 6 trustee.
Jaramillo fills a vacancy left by Erica Padilla-Chavez, who resigned from the board position effective Nov. 2.
Since 2015, Jaramillo has served as senior director for Monterey County Office of Education’s Early Learning Program (Head Start and State Preschools), overseeing a $32 million budget and supervising more than 150 employees. She has credentials in school administration, reading specialist and bilingual teaching, and is fluent in Spanish.
In accordance with Education Code sec. 5091, Jaramillo was provisionally appointed following a series of interviews and a board vote during its Nov. 21 meeting. The Gonzales resident was one of three candidates who expressed interest in representing Area 6, which includes parts of Northeast Salinas, Chualar, Gonzales and Soledad.
Jaramillo will serve until the next election in November 2024.
Unless a petition calling for a special election containing a sufficient number of signatures is filed in the Office of the Monterey County Superintendent of Schools within 30 days of the date of the provisional appointment, it shall become an effective appointment. Any such petitions must conform to the requirements listed in sec. 5091(f).
The public is encouraged to attend governing board meetings at 5 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Main Campus, 411 Central Ave., Salinas, Building C, Room 124 (Student Center/Steinbeck Hall), except where noted.
