First elected on June 6, 2006 and currently serving 5th term of office
Gayle Garbolino-Mojica is an educational leader, recognized across the
region and the state for her accomplishments in leadership, advocacy, and
dedication to excellence. She has worked alongside educators and administrators
to provide a globally competitive, comprehensive, rigorous and relevant
education to all students. She is among the longest-serving county
superintendents in Placer County and across the state. As a result of that
consistency and leadership, Placer County students have excelled with test
scores and educational outcomes that outperform the state year after year. It's
no surprise that Placer County schools are #GoldinEducation.
Ms. Garbolino-Mojica promotes public education on a statewide level
as the past President of the California County
Superintendents, a former commissioner with the Advisory Commission on Charter
Schools for the State Board of Education and past chair of the Fiscal Crisis
Management Assistance Team (FCMAT) Board. Regionally, Ms.
Garbolino-Mojica advocates for public education and Placer County through her
work on the Valley Vision Board. Formerly she served as a board member of the
Greater Sacramento Economic Council, a past President of KidsFirst, a board
member of Sacramento Metro Chamber, Project Attain!, a member of the Board of
Directors and a member of Class XIV of the American Leadership Forum-Mountain
Valley Chapter.
Ms. Garbolino-Mojica has been awarded the California County
Superintendents Executive Leadership Award and Perpetual Award in recognition
of her leadership in education throughout the region and state. She was honored
as the Placer County Charter of the Association of California School
Administrators (ACSA) Superintendent of the Year and received the
Sacramento Business Journal's “Women Who Mean Business" Award. The
Roseville Chamber of Commerce honored her with the Athena Leadership Award for
her professional excellence, community service and for actively assisting women
in their attainment of professional excellence and leadership skills. She is a
Paul Harris Fellow from the Rotary Club in Auburn, California.
Ms. Garbolino-Mojica is a graduate of the University of
California, Davis. She received her teaching credential from Cal Poly San Luis
Obispo and an Administrative Credential and Master's Degree in Educational
Administration and Leadership from California State University, Sacramento. Ms.
Garbolino-Mojica was a teacher, assistant principal and program specialist with
the Western Placer Unified School District, and principal and subsequently
superintendent of the Colfax Elementary School District.
Ms.
Garbolino-Mojica is the daughter of former Roseville Mayor Gina Garbolino and
retired Superior Court Judge James D. Garbolino, and
has two adult sons and a granddaughter.
Learn more about Ms. Garbolino-Mojica in a special edition of "Speed Briefings" video series.
