Board of Directors

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Board of Directors Meetings

Second and Fourth Mondays of each month at 7:00 p.m.

Pat Gacoscos was elected to the Board of Directors in 2004 and 2008 to represent the City of Union City. Her term expires in 2012.

Ms. Gacoscos is currently a Research Analyst for the California Department of Health Services. She is responsible for maintaining the computerized Newborn Screening database for the Genetic Disease Branch. Previously Pat was a classroom teacher for nine years.

Ms. Gacoscos has lived in Union City for 25 years and has a long record of public service. She was a school board member for eight years with the New Haven Unified School District, serving as president in 1997. She was a founding member of the Human Relations Commission of Union City, serving as chairperson for several years. She also served with the Human Relations Commission of Alameda County. She is a board member of the Tri-Ced Recycling, Asian-American Federation of CA, Friends of Filipiniana library collection, Friends of Sister Cities, Filipino Community of Alvarado and Vicinity, and other non-profit organizations. She also volunteers at St. Anne’s Church.

Pat Gacoscos received numerous awards and recognition for her volunteer work. Among them are: “Community Spirit Award,” from the Union City Chamber of Commerce in 2001; “Friends of Education Award” in 2002 and “Public Education Award” in 2001, from New Haven Unified School District and the Alameda County Board of Education; “Volunteer of the Year Award” for Union City and Southern Alameda County in 1988 and 1991.

Ms. Gacoscos is a candidate for a Master’s Degree in General Education. She has attended numerous trainings in governance, including budget, personnel, curriculum, leadership, and community relations.

Pat Kite

L. Patricia [Pat] Kite was elected to the USD Board of Directors in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 to represent the City of Newark. Her term expires in 2012.  She is currently serving as President of the Board of Directors.

Pat Kite is an environmental science writer and a health care worker at Agnews Developmental Center. She is a long-time community volunteer, and was selected as Newark Volunteer of the Year in 1994. During Pat's 35 years as a Newark resident, her volunteer work has included the Ohlone Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Alameda County Public Health Advisory Committee, Tri-City Ecology, extensive coastal cleanup, Viola Blythe Community Service Center Board of Directors, Newark library book sales coordination, Friends of Ash Street Center, Special Olympics, LOV, California School for the Deaf, Newark schools career days, and other great projects, including volunteer producer of "Pat Kite's Garden" on CATV 27 & 29.
 

Pat Kite holds a Wastewater Collection & Wastewater Treatment certificate from California State University at Sacramento, an M.S. in Mass Communications from San Jose State University, a Biology/Social Science teaching credential from California State University - East Bay, a B.S. from U.C. Medical Center, San Francisco, and a J.D. from Northwestern California University School of Law. At Union Sanitary District, she has worked on the Budget, Legal, Legislative, Construction and Geographic Information Systems committees. Pat also served as chairperson of East Bay Discharger's Authority, the first person from Newark to hold this position.

Tom Handley

Tom Handley was a member of the Union Sanitary Board of Directors from 1995 to 2002. He left the Board in 2002 due to a job transfer out of California but has now returned to Fremont. He was appointed in 2007 to fill the vacancy left when Dan Wilkowsky retired from the Board.  He ran uncontested in 2008 and his term expires in 2010.

Mr. Handley is currently the General Manager for Regional Steel Corporation, overseeing the operations of three fabrication plants. He also has experience in plant operations, new plant openings, quality systems and ISO implementation.

Tom has a long record of involvement with different associations. He served as a member of the Steering Committee for the SPFE (Society of Photofinishing Engineers), several board positions, including President of the Northern California Photo Marketing Association and a member of the Union Sanitary Industrial  Advisory Committee (prior to his serving on the Board). He has also been a representative on the East Bay Dischargers Association Board.

Tom Handley earned a Masters Degree in Organization Management from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from Indiana Wesleyan University.

Anjali Lathi

Anjali Lathi was appointed to the Board in 2002, elected in 2004 and 2008 to represent the City of Fremont.  She is currently serving as Vice President of the Board of Directors.  Her term expires in 2012.

During her 8 years of residence in Fremont, Ms. Lathi's public service and leadership includes volunteering for the LIFE Elder Care Meals on Wheels program, the Fremont Cultural Arts Council, and the SYDA Fremont Center.   

At Union Sanitary District, Ms. Lathi has served on the Personnel, Legislative, Construction, and Legal/Community Affairs Committees.  She has also served as the Board's representative to the East Bay Dischargers Authority.  Ms. Lathi was one of the first to receive recognition in Special District Governance, awarded by the Special District Leadership Foundation for dedication to providing the best services to a local community.

She earned both her Bachelor's degree in Economics and her law degree from the University of California at Davis.  She is a member of the California State Bar, having worked in the public sector as a deputy district attorney, and in the private sector as defense counsel for school and community college districts.  She also holds a real estate broker's license and currently works as a real estate loan consultant with Residential Pacific Mortgage in Fremont.

Jennifer Toy

Jennifer Toy was elected to the Board in 1998, 2002 and 2006 to represent the City of Fremont.   Her term expires in 2010. She is currently serving as Secretary of the Board of Directors.

Ms Toy is an active community member. Ms. Toy is a founding Boardmember of the Ohlone College Alumni Association, and currently is a member of the Tri-City Ecology Center, Citizens for Better Community, and the League of Women Voters. She is a former member of the Fremont-Newark Community College Board of Trustees, and past Boardmember of Christmas in April * Tri-Cities Chapter and Children's Fund of the Bay Area. Ms. Toy has had several years of experience in the banking, retail management, government, and non-profit sectors.

Ms. Toy received an AA degree from Ohlone College and holds a Bachelors degree in Environmental Studies and Geography from the University of California at Santa Barbara.