Board President

Paul M. Cohen was elected to the board in November 2007. He was elected to a second four year term in November 2011.  His current four year term ends in December 2015.

Mr. Cohen served as the Board Vice-President in 2010 and 2011.  He was elected by his fellow trustees to serve as President for 2012, and re-elected to serve as President for 2013.

Cohen previously served 16 years on the San Rafael City Council. Cohen is a parent of two San Rafael students who have graduated.  He has served in several volunteer school government positions.  He was an active participant in the development of the district's Roadmap to the Future five-year strategic plan.

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Board Vice-President

Natu Tuatagaloa was elected to the Board in November 2001, and ran unopposed for his seat in November 2009. Natu has served as Board President three times during his tenure on the Board. He is a San Rafael native who attended Glenwood Pre-School, San Pedro Elementary School, Santa Venetia Middle School, graduating from San Rafael High School.

Mr. Tuatagaloa was elected by his fellow trustees to serve as Vice-President for 2013.

Natu is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. While at Cal, Natu played defensive line for the Bears and was voted Captain of the 1988 squad by his teammates. After graduating from Cal, Natu played six years in the National Football League as defensive lineman for the Cincinnati Bengals, Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints, and Houston Oilers.

Natu is currently a Principal of a Design/Build firm which specializes in full-service engineering, electrical, telecommunications and commercial solar. Natu has three children: Tianna, a graduate of San Rafael High School, received her B.A. at Gonzaga University and an M.B.A. in Global Sustainable Management at Dominican University. Malia is a Freshman at San Rafael High School and McKenna is in 6th grade at Davidson Middle School. Natu’s wife, Judy Tuatagaloa, a fourth generation San Rafael native, is a substitute teacher for San Rafael City Schools. Natu Tuatagaloa resides in Central San Rafael.

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Board Member 

Greg Knell was first elected to the board in 2003. He won re-election to his second term in 2007 by a wide margin, and was elected to a third term in November 2011. His current term ends in December 2015. Mr. Knell served as Vice-President in 2012.

He is a Graphics Manager at InnerWorkings west coast headquarters in San Rafael, handling commercial print, point-of-purchase, and promotional products. A fourth generation San Rafael businessman, he qualified for membership in the Marin Generations Club, sponsored by the Marin Historical Society. He is an active participant in community affairs, serving as President and Vice-President of the Santa Margarita Neighborhood Association in Terra Linda, San Rafael’s largest homeowner / neighborhood organization. He has been a member of the San Rafael Chamber of Commerce since 1983, serving on the Education, Business Development and several other committees. A long-time member of the Mission San Rafael Rotary Club, he participates in both the academic and vocational scholarship programs. He has two daughters who went through San Rafael City Schools K-12. His youngest daughter is now a senior in college, the oldest is a University graduate and is now working for DirectTV.

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Board Member

Linda M. Jackson, originally appointed to the board to fill a vacancy in February 2006, was elected to four years in November 2007 and was unopposed in the November 2011 election. Her current term concludes in December 2015.

Ms. Jackson was Board President in 2010 and 2011.

Jackson serves as board liaison to the District English Learner Advisory Committee, the City/School Districts Committee and the Community Schools Committee. In addition, she is President of the Marin County School Boards Association, and Marin's delegate to the Assembly of the California School Boards Association. In 2010, she was appointed to a two-year term on CSBA's Legislative Committee.

Jackson is a board member of 10,000 Degrees where she has volunteered for ten years as a mentor to help first generation students get into college. She and her husband have three children, all San Rafael High graduates. Jackson works as a transportation planner for the Transportation Authority of Marin.

She holds a B.A. in Urban Studies from Wellesley College and completed her graduate work at the University of Texas in Austin, where she received an M.A. in Latin American studies and an M.S. in Community and Regional Planning. She served in the Peace Corps in Ecuador from 1979 to 1981.

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Board Member

Jon Loberg was appointed to the Board in November 2000 and was subsequently elected to the Board in November 2002. He ran unopposed for his seat in November 2009. His curent term concludes in December 2013.

He is manager of parts operation for Bayshore International Trucks Inc., a provider of transportation, parts and services. Prior to that, he spent 15 years in graphic communications, transportation, inventory management, and business development. He has started several businesses, including tri-digital e-commerce in business development. He is a strong supporter of education and participates in several committees, including the Committee for Academic Excellence at TLHS, One-TL, Safe and Sober Grad Night at TL 2003, San Rafael/Dixie Liaison Committee, Marin County Joint Legislative Advisory Committee, TLHS Budget Oversight Committee, and more.

Jon has two daughters, both graduates of Terra Linda High. Jon Loberg is also an alumni from TLHS. His family raised their family in Terra Linda since Joe was 4 years old. Upon graduation from High School, Jon attended college out of the area, but returned to the community with his new family in 1985.

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