Stephanie was elected to the Windsor School Board in November 2018 and is thrilled to serve as the Windsor community as a Board Trustee. Her philosophy is open and straightforward communication, anticipating problems and addressing them at early stages, and being accessible and building relationships.

Stephanie grew up in Windsor and attended Windsor Schools from K-12th grade, back when she was Stephanie Diaz. She graduated from Windsor High School as co-valedictorian in 2002 and went on to earn her Bachelors degree from UC Berkeley and in 2006 and her law degree from Stanford Law School in 2011. In law school she was a student attorney with Stanford's Youth and Education Law Project, where she represented students in school disability and disciplinary proceedings and also worked on a lawsuit challenging the state of California to provide adequate funding for its public schools.

A licensed attorney, Stephanie works in private practice for Greenberg Traurig LLP on employee benefits matters. In addition to her legal work, she has pursued her passion for education and the Windsor community by serving as President of the Windsor Educational Foundation and as a member of the Measure F Bond Oversight Committee. Her husband teaches high school Physics and Chemistry at Windsor High School and together they have two children who currently attend Cali.

Original Election Date: November 2019
Current Term: November 2022-26
Email Address: sdahmad@wusd.org
Telephone: 707-888-1058

Rich Carnation was elected to the Windsor School Board in November 2018. Rich wants to build on a community shared vision of Windsor’s schools being the best place for students to learn, teachers to teach and performers to perform. Rich is motivated to make sure our current and future students have it even better than the students that came before them.

Rich brings many years of business experience to the Board. Rich is an entrepreneur by nature and is motivated to create and improve things. Rich is the founder of many successful business enterprises, he is the CEO of Windsors Waterworks Industries Inc., an Aquatic construction and management company as well as other business enterprises. Rich is very curious and inventive and has filed for various Patents and Trademarks in the Financial Services Sector, Solar Industry, Food Services Industry, Aquatics and Construction Industry, receiving two patents for his inventions in the Financial Services Industry.

Rich has been involved with Windsor High School as the founding Head Wrestling Coach for all but two of the last twenty five years helping lead Windsor Wrestling to seven, North Coast Section Championships and a very long list of wrestling champions, many of whom have gone on to be very successful at the collegiate level. Rich was an early Board Member for the Windsor Boys and Girls Club, Windsor High Boosters, founded Windsor Wrestling Club and helped to build the first WHS football field. Rich and wife Becky have five children who have all gone through the various Windsor school campuses, with his youngest daughter a junior at the High School and his oldest grandson is a first grader at Mattie Washburn. Rich has been serving others his whole life and feels very grateful that he has been blessed to have a life full of mentors and hopes to now continue to serve others as a School Board Trustee.

Original Election Date: November 2019
Current Term: Nov. 2022 to 2026
Email Address: rcarnation@wusd.org
Telephone: 707-495-6000

Paul was elected to the Windsor School Board in November 2022 and is honored to serve the Windsor community as a Board Trustee. He is dedicated to putting students’ needs first and building the strongest possible environment to promote excellence, innovation, and harmony to make Windsor schools a model school district.

Paul and his wife moved to Windsor in 1989. He raised his three sons in Windsor who all attended Windsor Unified Schools and graduated from Windsor High School. His wife was a teacher in the Windsor schools for over 20 years. Paul attended UC Berkeley and graduated with a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology. Later, he received his multi-subject teaching credential from Dominican College.

Paul’s experience as an educator will strengthen the board. He taught in several grade levels, K-6, in Cloverdale. He was a pioneer in bringing technology to the district. He was on various committees, including LCAP, technology, curriculum, leadership, and grade level lead teacher. Paul will bring the viewpoint of someone who has first hand experience in the classroom and knows what it takes to help students achieve their maximum potential.

Original Election Date: Nov. 2022
Current Term: November 2022-2026
Email Address: pcogorno@wusd.org

Malinalli López started her position as a Trustee on the Windsor School Board in December of 2020. She is passionate about building equity and is excited about creating opportunities for youth in K-12, especially bilingual students. Born in Guanajuato Mexico, she immigrated with her parents to Sonoma County when she was two years old. As a student who began her educational career as a monolingual Spanish speaker, Malinalli understands the deep trauma that can come with not speaking the dominant language and assimilating to a new cultural environment. She believes in bringing a deep sense of creativity, compassion, and leadership in creating lasting community partnerships and in amplifying the most marginalized voices.

Malinalli grew up in Windsor and has a daughter who attends Cali Calmécac and who will become a Windsor High School student this year in 2021. Malinalli received her BA degree from UC Berkeley in Chicano Studies and an MFA from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. As the CEO of her company XQL MEDIA, she produces dramatic films, documentaries, and commercial video. Through her work, her vision is to produce films that shine a light on issues of social justice and also to train the next generation of filmmakers. When she is not producing films, she teaches in the American Multicultural Studies and Chicano Latino Studies Departments at Sonoma State University and also teaches small business workshops for the Napa-Sonoma Small Business Development Center. Because she is passionate about igniting creativity in our community she serves as the Chair of the Town of Windsor’s Public Art Advisory Commission. In 2018 she received the Jackie Hoffner Award from the Alexander Valley Film Society for her work combining film and social justice.

Original Election Date: November 2020
Current Term: 2020-2024
Email Address: mlopezarreguin@wusd.org
Telephone: 707-486-9019

Bill Adams was appointed to the Windsor Unified School District Board of Trustees in
August 2015, was elected in 2016, and reelected in 2020. An advocate for improved
academic and extracurricular programs for all of our 5,000 students, he believes it is
important for Trustees to demonstrate leadership, exercise prudent stewardship, partner
with the Superintendent and collaborate with community stakeholders to develop long
term strategies that optimize our unique community school system. Critical to success
are shared vision, communication, engagement and accountability amongst students,
teachers, District staff, parents, and the School Board. Bill has participated in a wide
variety of District issues and activities, including PTA, Windsor Education Foundation,
Site Councils, Superintendent’s Advisory Committee, Boosters, and Windsor Advocates
for Music. In May 2016, he completed the yearlong California School Boards
Association “Masters in Governance” leadership institute for Trustees, and participates
in continuing education through CSBA and the Sonoma County Office of Education. 

A native of Chicago, Bill has more than 30 years of experience in innovative solution-
oriented planning, policy implementation, and leadership team development in both the
public and private sectors. He attended Northwestern University, where he was
commissioned and served 26 years as Marine Corps Officer, and law school at
University of Oregon. Since moving to Windsor in 1993, Bill has been actively involved
in youth sports, veteran’s affairs, and wide range of regional community programs
addressing literacy, hunger, infrastructure collaboration, and economic development. In
2015, he retired as Deputy County Counsel for Sonoma County and is now principal
counsel at William L. Adams, PC. His wife is an elementary school teacher in another
district and their three children have all gone through WUSD and graduated from
Windsor High School.
Email Address: badams@wusd.org
Telephone: 707-236-2176