Board Member
Noah Sloss is the proud parent of an SFUSD student and a 5th generation resident of San Francisco. As an English major and a mostly online activist, he is interested in how language is used to affect opinions and policy in the area of public education.
Noah has decades of professional experience in the marketing and communications field, with a focus on data analysis and operations. He has helped nonprofits use marketing to reach their fundraising goals and helped a for-profit business grow their donations to progressive non-profits.
"Noah Sloss is an SFUSD parent, a marketing and communications professional,and a public education activist. Not necessarily in that order. "
Dorothy Clark is a native of Western Addition and a proud public school parent of two.
Dorothy first joined PPS-SF in 2010, as part of our flagship program, Parent Ambassadors. In 2022, she served as Community Outreach Associate, conducting outreach to families and community organizations, building and sustaining communications with families, and providing training to our Parent Ambassadors. In 2023, as Community Development Officer, Dorothy provided a range of support to our social initiatives, action plans, and/or policies relevant to specific program areas for people who live, work, and study in San Francisco. Currently, Dorothy serves SFUSD as a paraprofessional and is pursuing a credential in education.
"Dorothy is principal writer for the PPSSF Newsletter, Our Children, Our Schools and has led our community walk efforts seeking to hear from Black voices across San Francisco. "
Elliot Lopez is a seasoned leader focused on the advancement of educational and life outcomes for learners. The eldest of three children, Elliot was raised in the neighborhood of East New York in the borough of Brooklyn, NY. After attending Dartmouth College, Elliot became an elementary school teacher before serving for twenty years in management and executive roles at private sector, non-profit, and educational organizations in New York and California. Elliot is a proud parent of public school children.
"Over the course of Elliot's career, he has leveraged his diverse background, focus on partnership and excellence, and his operations and technology expertise to innovate and support improvement and achievement in school districts around the country."
Luz Huallanca is the parent of a middle school student in the San Francisco Unified School District. Luz has dedicated much of her time to understanding the intricacies of decision-making within the district. She has participated in multiple committees at both school site and district levels and is committed to learning more and advocating for equity in education and efforts to close the achievement gap.
Originally from Peru, Luz is an administrative and human resources professional currently working in the hospitality industry.
"Luz volunteers with nonprofit organizations in San Francisco, including Parents for Public Schools and The Women’s Building."
Dr. Rivas immigrated from Mexico as a child and grew up as a migrant farm worker in the Sacramento valley. He earned an Educational Doctorate in Organizational Change and Leadership from the University of Southern California.
He served as the Executive Director of First Graduate, a nonprofit in San Francisco serving low-income, first-generation families. Prior to First Graduate, he worked at UC Berkeley as the Executive Director of College Preparation Programs where he oversaw private, State, and federally-funded college access and preparation programs.
"At UCB, Dr. Rivas founded the Solano County Educational Consortium and the Destination College Advising Corps programs. -The DCAC model he developed has now been expanded to other University of California campuses."
Leslie Hu currently works at San Francisco Unified School District, supporting the community schools strategy, and at United Educators of San Francisco, as the elected secretary. She was the community school coordinator at MLK Middle for 7 years and at Francisco Middle School for 7 years before that. Leslie believes that if families are welcomed, respected, and are leaders and partners in a school community, that is a thriving school.
"Leslie also loves liberation, organizing, data, and cookies."