Candidate for
Board Member; Gilroy Unified School District

Bio-summary - Pedro Jaime Rosso President / CEO Rosso Furniture, Board of Education Trustee - Gilroy Unified, Community Advocate

President / CEO +Founder- Rosso's Furniture for 37 years Board of Education Trustee + Gilroy Unified School District- Since 2000 + Elected 3 terms

Background: Age 62. Born Oceanside CA - Oldest of 10 children, Married 38 years to Evelia Morales Rosso, Retired public school teacher Resident of Gilroy since 1975 Three children Sarah, 35, Jaime, 34, Sofia, 32- All Gilroy High graduates. Six grandchildren, two attending Gilroy public schools

EXPERIENCE Leadership team +South County Community Transformation Grant +2012-14 Joint Cities Youth Gang Task Force Member-2012-13 Measure P School Bond Campaign-($150M) Co-chair-2008 Gilroy Rotary -since 2001 Gilroy Chamber of Commerce- Member since 1979 Leadership Gilroy- Board member 2010-2012 Gilroy Latino Family Fund- Founding Board member and volunteer since 2006 Gilroy Dispatch Editorial Board + 2009-2010 President's Council- Cal State Monterey Bay- Founding board member Santa Clara County Neighborhood Accountability Board- Volunteer and Member 1999 Private Industry Council- Santa Clara County- Board member 1988 Santa Clara County Fair Management Corporation - Past Board Member Gilroy Hispanic Chamber of Commerce - Founding President 1980

EDUCATION Master's in Governance- California School Board Association 2005 Loyola / Marymount University, Los Angeles - Business Administration-1971-1974 San Jose State University + 1970 -1971

RECOGNITIONS Youth Alliance- COMMUNITY HERO AWARD -2013 CARAS- Community Service Award-2012 SAVATION ARMY- COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD -2012 MACSA CESAR CHAVEZ SPIRIT AWARD, 2009 Rotary Paul Harris Fellow- 2006 Gavilan College Community Spirit Award -2001 Gilroy Chamber of Commerce + Business of the Year 1998