About me
As a public-school educator for nearly 25 years, Dr. Roxane Fuentes has served as an elementary teacher, instructional coach, principal, Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services, and Interim Superintendent, before becoming the first Latina Superintendent of the Berryessa Union School District in 2017.
Throughout her career, Dr. Fuentes has worked to close the achievement gap by nurturing strong parent and community engagement, providing innovative learning experiences for students, all while promoting a culture of equity, collaboration, and support. She is passionately committed to the power and promise of public education as a nexus of community advancement and economic growth. Under her leadership in Berryessa, student learning experiences and opportunities continue to expand.
Dr. Fuentes currently serves as vice chairperson for the Santa Clara County Superintendents’ Association. She has served as a mentor in the USC Rossier doctoral program as well as a mentor for CALSA’s mentoring program. In 2015, Dr. Fuentes was selected as the ACSA Region 15 Curriculum and Instruction Administrator of the Year. She was named as one of the 100 Most Influential Women of Silicon Valley by the Silicon Valley Business Journal in 2019. In addition, Dr. Fuentes was recognized in 2019 as CALSA’s "Honoring Our Own" Superintendent of the Year.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in Political Science at the University of Southern California, her master’s degree in History at California State University, Fullerton, a second master’s degree in Education Administration at California State University, Long Beach, and her doctoral degree in Educational Leadership at the University of Southern California. She is a member of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa scholar society and a recipient of the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship.
