College Trustee
Lisa Petrides

Thank you for visiting my website. It has been my honor to serve as your representative on the San Mateo County Community College District Board of Trustees. We have accomplished so much together in just a few short years. I have loved working hard alongside residents, small businesses, and leaders in our Coastside and Peninsula communities, and others throughout the County, to deliver results to you. Here are just a few of the things we accomplished together:

✔ Created the first ever Half Moon Bay SMCCCD Coastal satellite campus with state-of-the-art technology, making our community colleges truly accessible to all the residents of our county.

✔ Increased SMCCCD’s enrollment by 13% after the COVID pandemic, during a time when most community colleges have struggled with declining enrollment.

✔ Passed legislation to create the SMCCCD Free College Pilot Program, keeping community college affordable for all students, including our military veterans.

✔ Expanded affordable student housing options.

✔ Demanded transparent, accountable public decision-making. 

I remain committed to collaborating with colleagues and leaders across our County to expand equal access to quality education for students of all ages, backgrounds, and socioeconomic status. Let’s continue our work together to ensure our community colleges are accessible to all.

Trustee Lisa Petrides, Ph.D.
Community College Board Trustee, Area 1

About Lisa

Lisa Petrides, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) is a former university professor, education nonprofit founder, and recognized international leader in college education and affordability. She has been an innovator on the SMCCCD Board, working to pilot a Free College Program and deliver a first-ever Half Moon Bay satellite campus serving coastal residents opening this year.

As the lone female Trustee on the 5-member Board, and one with a background in both education and business, her voice and representation on the Board has been critical.  Lisa Petrides’ leadership during the challenging post-COVID era helped increase enrollment by 13% during a time when community colleges across the State struggled with declining enrollment.

Lisa is a nationally and internationally renowned, award-winning educator and pioneer in the field of “open education” which seeks to expand access to free, high quality learning content through readily accessible digital platforms for a diverse range of learners. In 2007, Lisa launched OER Commons, a comprehensive “public digital library” of open educational resources now containing over 100,000 quality, no-cost resources from hundreds of content providers for K-20 educators and students.

Lisa pioneered technological innovations that help California and other states, school districts, and teachers tap into high-quality, curated open educational content aligned with Next Generation Science and State Teaching and Learning Standards.

The Founder and CEO of ISKME, a San Mateo County-based education nonprofit, Lisa is a highly sought after advisor to U.S. government agencies, states, schools, and colleges.

In 2009, Lisa established the international Big Ideas Fest, an annual event that identifies and energizes discussion and collaboration amongst educators around key challenges and trends in public education and innovative solutions.

A former Stanford University Visiting Scholar and Professor at Columbia University’s Teachers College, Lisa is a graduate of Cal Berkeley, and received her MBA from Sonoma State University and a Ph.D. from Stanford University. She is a Senior Fellow of the American Leadership Forum of Silicon Valley.

In her spare time, Lisa can be found biking along San Mateo County’s gorgeous coastline or volunteering on one of many community Boards or organizations. To contact Lisa, email her at [email protected].

Lisa Petrides is proudly endorsed by the following:

“Join me in supporting the re-election of Community College Trustee LISA PETRIDES, an outspoken champion of affordable education, career readiness, and Free College.”  — Congresswoman Anna Eshoo

County Officials

• David Canepa, San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
• Ray Mueller, San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
• Dave Pine, San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
• Adrienne Tissier, Former San Mateo County Board of Supervisors

Mayors and City Council Members

• Jeff Aalfs, Mayor, Town of Portola Valley
• Art Agnos, Former Mayor, San Francisco
• Alicia C. Aguirre, Redwood City City Council, Former Mayor of Redwood City
• Robert Brownstone, Half Moon Bay City Council, Former Vice Mayor
• Ron Collins, Mayor, City of San Carlos*
• Rick DeGolia, Atherton City Council
  
• Maryann Moise Derwin, Vice Mayor, Town of Portola Valley
• Lisa Gauthier, East Palo Alto City Council, Former Mayor
• Joaquin Jimenez, Mayor, City of Half Moon Bay
• Judy Kleinberg, Former Mayor, Palo Alto
• Amourence Lee, San Mateo City Council
• Alisa MacAvoy, Redwood City City Council
• Deidre Martin, Mayor, City of Pacifica
• Gina Papan, Millbrae City Council, Former Mayor of Milbrae
• Deborah Penrose, Half Moon Bay City Council
• Adam Rak, San Carlos City Council
• Debbie Ruddock, Half Moon Bay City Council
• Sam Liccardo, Former Mayor, City of San José
• Shelly Masur, Former Vice Mayor, City of Redwood City

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Community Leaders

• Mary Austin, Co-Founder, San Francisco Center for the Book
• Jayne and Mark Battey, Founders, Miramar Farms, Half Moon Bay
• Susan Christopher, University Administrator
• Eric DeBode, Executive Director, Abundant Grace Coastside Worker
• Christine Ely, Physical Therapist
• Nicole Fernandez, Former Chairwoman, San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee
• Cassandra Guarino, Professor of Education Policy
• Jean-Claude Goldenstein, CREOpoint Founder & CEO
• Patty Hall, Early Childhood Educator
• Mimi Hills
• Richard Holeton, Assistant Vice Provost for Learning Environments, Emeritus, Stanford University
• Donna and Andrew McCallum
• Heather Hopkins, Organizing Member, Community Equity Collaborative
• Barbara Illowsky, Emerita, De Anza College
• Brewster Kahle, Digital Librarian, Internet Archive
• Jay Kelekian, Affordable Housing Advocate and Administrator 
• Virginia Chang Kiraly, Director, Menlo Park Fire Protection District
• Mary Jane Marcus, Founder, Kafenia Peace Collective
• Louise Piper
• Brigid O’Farrell, Author and Activist, San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee
• Michal Settles, Business Professor
• Na Omi Judy Shintani, Faculty, Foothill De Anza Community College
• Carol Sontag, Clinical Nurse, Palo Alto Unified School District
• Myra Strober, Emerita, Stanford University
  
• Sam Trosow, Associate Professor
• Maxine Turner, Former San Mateo Planning Commissioner

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