Lisa Chu, Ph.D.
Lisa Chu, Ph.D.
Clerk
Term Expires: 2024
As a proud parent to two sons attending Canyon Oaks Elementary and American Canyon High Schools, Trustee Lisa W. Chu supports public education in practice and through her leadership role as an NVUSD Board of Education Trustee. A graduate of Santa Cruz City Schools, the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Texas, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences/MD Anderson Cancer Center, Trustee Chu holds a B.A. in Molecular and Cell Biology, a Ph.D. in Genetics, and an M.P.H. in Epidemiology. Her work experience spans renowned laboratories and cancer centers including MD Anderson, the National Institutes of Health, and the Cancer Prevention Institute of California. She also volunteers regularly at NVUSD schools and coaches elementary and middle school robotic students. Prior to joining the NVUSD school board, she coordinated the Canyon Oaks PTO After-School STEAM Program and served as Canyon Oaks PTO Treasurer. Trustee Chu gives her time and talents each day to help ensure the public school system continues to prepare children for the future.