Board President – Jose Setka
Jose Setka was appointed to the DMCS Board in May 2010 and has a strong background in science, management and team building skills. He currently runs an environmental monitoring and research program for a public utility company. Jose hopes to provide the staff the resources needed to provide a strong science curriculum within the DMCS program. In addition to parenting, Jose enjoys coaching youth soccer and baseball. Jose and his wife Gail have lived in Dixon since 1997. They have two kids, Daniela and Ricardo who attend DMCS. Contact info: jsetka@dixonmontessori.org
Board Secretary – Dennis Ballance
Dennis Ballance was appointed to the Board in January 2011. He is a veterinarian with a strong background in information technology, medical informatics, and management. Dennis currently works for VCA, a veterinary hospital corporation, and he has provided technology leadership for the school since its inception. He and his wife Jenni have lived in Dixon for ten years, and his two daughters attend DMCS. Contact info: dballance@dixonmontessori.org
Board Treasurer – Debbie Knox
Deborah Knox, appointed to the Board in May 2010, is a 30 year property and casualty insurance claims veteran with executive leadership experience in strategic planning, operations management, vendor management, governance, and budgeting. Currently she is a strategic consultant with a firm that specializes in improving transaction efficiencies. She also has a CA Life Standard Elementary Teaching Credential. Her granddaughter attends DMCS. Contact info: dknox@dixonmontessori.org
Board Member – Dean Baldwin
Dean has been in Commercial Banking and Management for his entire professional career. His expertise is centered primarily in financial analysis as well as people management. Dean has been involved in local Dixon area non-profit organizations as well as some based in the Sacramento area over the last ten years. Dean and his wife Patty have lived in Dixon the past fifteen years and have two sons, Marco and Samuel, in attendance at Dixon Montessori Charter School. Contact info: dbaldwin@dixonmontessori.org
Board Member – Erica Hurtado
Erica Hurtado has lived in Dixon for over ten years and can often be seen around DMCS with a camera in her hands, as she is our resident school photographer. Erica has four children Three curently attending DMCS), Katie, Ryan, Ethan and Owen. Her husband Dave is a life-long Dixonite and attended elementary and high school in Dixon. As the mother of a son with disabilities, Erica has a special interest in advocating services for children within the special education system. Contact info: ehurtado@dixonmontessori.org