Stacey Bastian, Twin Rivers’ newest trustee, has been very involved in local services and community organizations even prior to her role on the Twin Rivers school board, including serving in the position of vice chair of the Rio Linda Elverta Recreation and Parks District. She was instrumental in saving one of the neighborhood schools, coordinating meetings with parents and acting as a voice for the community. She has a history of working closely with our district, serving on the 7-11 Committee to assist in making decisions on the sale of unused district property in order to generate revenue. She has also served on the PTA at Westside Elementary School and volunteered for numerous events at Rio Linda High School. She was appointed in the role of trustee representing Area 4 during the 2021-2022 school year and was elected to the position in June 2022. In addition to her proven record of public service, Trustee Bastian is committed to ensuring students at all our schools are loved and supported.  

Christine Jefferson is a lifelong resident of Sacramento and was raised in Del Paso Heights. Trustee Jefferson, her mother, father and daughter graduated from Grant Union High School. Trustee Jefferson worked in the Audio Visual Department in Grant Joint Union High School District/Twin Rivers Unified for 37 years. Trustee Jefferson retired from Twin Rivers Unified School District/Grant Joint Union High School District. Trustee Jefferson served as Chief Job Steward for her union. She was also one of two District mediators for classified and certificated employees.

 

Trustee Jefferson has spent many decades working and serving in the Del Paso Heights community. She served as secretary on the Grant Little League. She served two terms as a cheerleader coach to many students at Grant Union High School. She served on the UCAN Board helping to promote students going to college. Trustee Jefferson has also volunteered for over 20 years at the TLC Soup Kitchen helping to feed the community. Along with her husband, Trustee Jefferson helped to form the Del Paso Heights Community Association. She has been an advocate for a host of parents dealing with IEPs. Trustee Jefferson served alongside her husband as a volunteer chaplain at Folsom State Prison for two years. Trustee Jefferson is a photographer and is best known to her community as the “picture lady”—she has taken thousands of pictures and shared them for free with her community. Trustee Jefferson is very connected to her community. She is a community activist for civil rights and education.

Michael Baker and his wife grew up in Twin Rivers Unified schools where their two children now attend. Trustee Baker has lived in the community for 41 years and is a graduate of Foothill High School where he was active in student leadership and JROTC. He is the Director of Compliance and Strategy for an emergency medical agency in northern California. Trustee Baker serves as the President of the Old Foothill Farms Neighborhood Association, Vice President of the Foothill High School Alumni Association and Chairman on the Foothill High School Hall of Fame Committee. Trustee Baker is a proud alumnus of Foothill High where his son now attends. First elected to the Twin Rivers School Board in 2012, Trustee Baker felt the need to serve in the district and community that helped raise him. Trustee Baker had been a boys and girls basketball coach at Foothill for over 10 years. In his spare time Trustee Baker enjoys racquetball and golf.

 

 

Rebecca Sandoval is a lifelong resident of Sacramento and was raised in the Gardenland and Northgate communities. Trustee Sandoval and her daughter both attended Twin Rivers schools, and she currently has two grandchildren enrolled in the district. Trustee Sandoval received her Associate of Arts Degree from Sacramento City College and retired after 3 decades of public service with the State of California. She has served for six years as Trustee of Area 6 on the Twin Rivers Unified School District Board, as vice-president for one term and President for two terms. She is an elected delegate for the California School Board Association and has received her Masters in Governance, providing her the knowledge needed to be a more effective & efficient school board member. She has sat on various policy drafting district committees, working alongside community leaders, law enforcement and educators on matters that are governed by the California Education Code.

 

Trustee Sandoval is very connected to the community she represents on the Board. She has collaborated in many efforts working for social justice in the greater Sacramento area and has most recently been recognized by the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and the City of Sacramento for her role as a community activist in civil rights and education. Trustee Sandoval is proud of the many positive changes that have occurred since the early days of the Twin Rivers Unified School District and is dedicated to continuing district progress, ensuring equity and access for all students and doing everything possible to create a climate of excellence. She continues to value diversity, welcome the input of students, parents, staff, businesses and the community, and remain fiercely focused on the needs of all the children of our district.

Trustee Sascha Vogt is honored to serve as the newly elected Twin Rivers Unified school board member representing Area 7. She has lived in the North Sacramento/Del Paso Heights area for nearly 50 years, attended district schools, and cherishes the memory of all four of her children graduating from Grant Union High School.  

 
A former Head Start parent with a career in early childhood education of over 30 years, Trustee Vogt is known in the community as a dedicated and passionate advocate for creating safe, nurturing and inclusive environments for children and their families, with an emphasis on youth development programs. Her commitment to education and community service is also evident in her work with crisis response support and initiatives, including the Black Child Legacy Campaign and the Healing 5 Foundation, founded in memory of Grant Union High School student JJ Clavo. 

A strong believer in the power of collaboration and transparency in educational governance, Trustee Vogt, a former Twin Rivers Unified employee, is committed to fostering an environment where students, teachers, parents and community members thrive together.  

 
Currently enrolled in the Grantland L. Johnson Institute of Leadership Development, Trustee Vogt continues to hone her skills in service, advocacy, effective governance, and organizational leadership. She looks forward to the work ahead in fulfilling the district’s mission and the hopes and aspirations of students, staff and families.