Eloisa Briones, Community Member Representative
City of Residence: San Bruno

I have been a resident of San Bruno for 45 years and spent my life’s work at SMCCCD for 27 years. Currently, as a community member, I would like to ensure that the District continues to utilize voter-supported bond dollars on facilities and technology projects that promote the educational mission of the colleges, and enhance the educational experience of our students, as well as the working environment of our faculty and staff.

Anthony Friis, Student Representative
City of Residence: Millbrae

I am a student at the College of San Mateo and serve as Vice President of the Associated Students of CSM. I am passionate about economics and business, and hope to pursue a career in accounting.

With the support of faculty and peers, I recently had the privilege of presenting my research at Stanford University’s Bay Honors Symposium. My work examined how accounting systems can reduce people to numbers rather than reflect their true human value, reinforcing my belief that financial accountability should always be measured by its impact on people. I believe the main purpose of this Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee is to determine whether investments truly improve the lives of the students they are meant to serve.

As the Student Representative, I am committed to ensuring that every decision we make reflects the needs, experiences, and perspectives of the students we serve.

Larry Moody, Support Organization Representative
City of Residence: East Palo Alto

As an alumni parent of the SMCCD system, I think it’s essential to have a community representative provide input and oversight of Bond Measures approved by the voters. I remember the quality facilities being such a winning point in my son’s decision to attend CSM.I wish that for all future SMCCD students.

Bart Pantoja, Business Community Representative, Chair
City of Residence: Foster City

A third-generation union member, Bart Pantoja began a career in union construction in 1996 as an apprentice glazier, architectural glass & metal worker and achieved journeyman status in 1999. He served in a variety of different roles in the glazing industry including crew lead, foreman and eventually company superintendent. He worked on several projects in the Bay Area and Sacramento, as well as on projects for Bay Area companies in Seattle and the Northern Nevada region. Out of appreciation for the opportunities being a union construction worker provided Bart and his family, he dedicated much of his time in service to his union, Glaziers Local 718. That commitment led to him being elected an executive board officer, and in 2017 as a business agent for the local covering seven counties including San Mateo county. Nearly 5 years to the day after becoming a BA for the Glaziers, the delegates of the San Mateo County Building Trades Council elected him as their Business Manager/Secretary-Treasurer.

In addition to his role with the Building Trades Council, Bart serves as First Vice President of the San Mateo Labor Council’s Executive Board, Chair of the San Mateo Labor Paper Editorial Board and of the San Mateo Trades Introduction Program Steering Committee, and sits on the Board of the San Mateo County Union Community Alliance.

Vacancies:

• Community At large
• Taxpayer’s Association Representative
• Student Representative