SBCUSD APPOINTS NEW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER




The San Bernardino City Unified School District Board Appointed Mrs. Felicia Alexander on February 7, 2023, to fill a vacancy from a field of nine local applicants. The vacancy was created when Dr. Gwendolyn Dowdy-Rogers won her bid to serve on the San Bernardino County School Board. As a provisional appointee, Mrs. Alexander will serve on the Board until the general election in November of 2024.
“I’m here in front of you because I’m passionate about our scholars, I’m passionate about the resources that we all can provide them because they are our future, “Mrs. Alexander said during her opening remarks to the Board.”
Mrs. Alexander said she is interested in getting back to the pre-COVID graduation rates, making sure middle schools have resources needed for after school programs, and growing the career pathways programs. She also said she has three grandchildren in San Bernardino City Schools, so she has a vested interest in the district.
Mrs. Alexander brings to the board her experience as Sector Director, Global Supply Chain, where she leads global logistics efforts for an aeronautics and defense company. Mrs. Alexander is also an adjunct professor at California State University, Long Beach, teaching courses in operations management, supply chain management, and reversed logistics modules. She has a bachelor’s degree in sociology and a master’s degree in organizational developmental and leadership.
Mrs. Alexander was administered the oath of office by her husband, San Bernardino Seventh Ward City Council Member Damon Alexander. Watch the ceremony below.