Susan Salcido is Santa Barbara County's top education official, the superintendent of Santa Barbara County Schools. With a stellar reputation for communication and working well with others, she leads a countywide effort to make sure the 20 school districts in the county are running smoothly. That's never been easy, but her job is even more important in the age of the pandemic. In this exclusive podcast, Salcido walks us through the role of the Santa Barbara County Education office and its important work in the community. She also shares her story, the daughter of Korean immigrant parents. As a child, she worked in the family hotel business in Santa Maria and learned the value of hard work. "If you were staying in room 6, and called and needed more towels, you might get Susan Salcido at 6 years old bringing you towels because that's the work life that we had." Salcido has a bachelor's degree in English from UCSB, a master's degree in education from UCSB and a doctorate of education from USC. Don't miss this amazing podcast with Santa Barbara County's top superintendent. For more podcasts, visit www.santabarbaratalks.com Joshua Molina is a journalist, college instructor and podcaster.

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22 Jan 2022