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Trustees appoint Tina Satuki to fill District 5 vacancy
Summary
After interviewing two applicants for the District 5 vacancy, the board voted unanimously to appoint Tina Satuki to the seat vacated by Michael Walker.
The board interviewed two candidates to fill the District 5 school board vacancy created by the resignation of Michael Walker. Candidates responded to the same set of questions about governance, budget experience and community engagement.
Tina Satuki, who described more than 30 years in education leadership and current work with state education programs, emphasized governance, transparency and her availability to attend meetings. Steve Reynolds, who previously served two terms on the board and highlighted prior experience navigating district budgets during the recession, also fielded trustee questions.
After public comment and trustee discussion the board unanimously approved a motion to appoint Tina Satuki. Satuki confirmed she expects to be present for the board's next regular meeting.
Why it matters: The appointment fills an elected seat and immediately affects quorum and committee assignments; the appointee will serve until the next elected replacement is seated. Trustees said both applicants were experienced and thanked them for volunteering time to interview publicly.
