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By Lookout Staff

December 9 – Former School Board member Pam Brady -- an active proponent of the merit system -- was elected chair of the Personnel Commission last week.

Brady, who served 12 years and is known across the state as an seasoned and passionate education advocate, has been a member of the commission for six years.

“Brady expressed her desire to deepen collaborative relationships with the community, the District, the Board of Education, and SEIU in order to maintain excellence in education in our schools and access and opportunity for all our students and employees,” according to a district statement.

Brady is currently serving as the president of the California State PTA after she was installed as the PTA President by Jack O’Connell, the superintendent of Public Instruction, at the Annual PTA Convention in 2007.

At a meeting of top education officials last month, Brady expressed her position that educational goals cannot be compromised during the current State budget crisis.

"There was a time when we talked about an investment," Brady said. "It isn't about a balance sheet, it's about investing in California, it's about what California was in the past and what it can be."

Brady said a tax hike should avert the proposed cuts to public education.

“People are willing to pay,” Brady said. “We have to get to the point were we are all willing to share the burden. We need to get louder and clearer. We’re talking about an investment here.”

Brady, who also works as a Community Mobilization Manager for the American Cancer Society, holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

A longtime resident of Malibu, she has been recognized as Woman of the Year by the YMCA and the California State Assembly.