JESÚS M. HOLGUÍN is a dedicated advocate for public education who served on the Moreno Valley Unified School District Governing Board from November 2002 until his retirement in 2024, bringing nearly twenty-two years of leadership and service to students and families.
From 2014-2015 he served as President of the California School Boards Association (CSBA) and was the first Latino president of the Association in 20 years. As President, he also served as the chair of the Superintendents Advisory Council, chair of the then newly established Adequacy Committee, chair of the President’s Council and chair of the Policy Platform Committee. He represented CSBA at the California Education Coalition and was a member of California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson’s Blueprint 2.0 Action Planning Team. Mr. Holguín also served as a member of the National School Boards Association Nominating Committee. One of his top priorities as CSBA President was to promote and enforce the inclusion of Visual and Performing Arts education as part of the core curriculum in all California public schools.
Mr. Holguín held the post of treasurer of the California Latino School Boards Association for twelve years; president of the Riverside County School Boards Association; president of the Moreno Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for three years; and board member of ACCESS to the Future. For the last twenty-four years he has been involved in school and school district level parent groups including PTA, Site Council, Year-Round Education, GATE, High School Curriculum, Safety Task Force committees and Booster Clubs. He provided translation services for Spanish-speaking audiences at School Board meetings for four years. He was also a member of the MVUSD Budget Advisory Committee.
Jesús served on the National PTA Board of Directors for three years and previously served on the California State PTA Board of Managers for eight years. He also served on the California State PTA Board of Directors as Vice President for Education for nearly two years. In addition, Jesús has been a member of the Create California Board of Directors since 2016 and currently serves as Chair of the Board. He has also been an active member of the Pacific Crest Youth Arts Board of Directors since 2016, served as President of the Board for two years, and continues to champion arts education and youth development.
Employed by the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools since 1985, Mr. Holguín has extensive experience in school finance. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration/Accounting and a Certificate in Human Resources Management from California State University, San Bernardino. He took the CSBA Master’s in Governance program during his first two years as School Board member.