Lillian Tafoya
NSBA Director, Bakersfield City ESD
Lillian Tafoya, a board member from the Bakersfield City School District, joined the California School Boards Association's Board of Directors in 2015, after being elected Chair of the National School Boards Association's National Hispanic Council of School Board Members. Tafoya previously served as CSBA Director-at-Large, Hispanic.
Tafoya served as a school administrator for the Bakersfield City School District from 1976 to 1996. In 1993, she received the Association of California School Administrators Principal of the Year Award, and in 1995 her school was recognized as a California Distinguished School.
Her community involvement is extensive and includes service on numerous boards, and she remains active in the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce.