About Chelsea
Chelsea Bonini was sworn into office in December of 2020 to serve as the San Mateo County Board of Education’s Area 4 Trustee following a term on the San Mateo-Foster City School District Board of Trustees (2013-2017) and her service to the San Mateo County Office of Education as a Personnel Commissioner (2018-2020).
Chelsea serves as Chair of both Board’s Legislative Subcommittee and Ad Hoc Policy Subcommittee, as well as sitting on the Board's Ad Hoc Strategic Plan Subcommittee. Chelsea also serves as the County Board’s representative on the San Mateo County School Boards Association’s (SMCSBA) Executive Board and as the Board's Liaison to the San Mateo County Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA).
Chelsea currently sits on the San Mateo County Commission on Disabilities (where she chairs the Youth and Family Committee) and the San Mateo County Mental Health and Substance Abuse Recovery Commission (MHSARC), where she is a member of the Youth Committee. Chelsea also serves as a liaison to the San Mateo County Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Commission (JJDPC) on behalf of the Commission on Disabilities.
Chelsea is a passionate advocate for education, housing, mental health awareness, disability rights and inclusive communities. The pillars of Trustee Bonini's work are #Opportunity #Inclusion and #Accountability, and her dedication to raising awareness of and eradicating the longstanding impacts of oppression of marginalized communities in our schools and communities define her work.
She is a proud alumna of Russell Sage College, graduating Magna Cum Laude and holding a dual B.S. in Elementary Education and Psychology, as well as U.C. Hastings College of Law, where she was elected to serve as Editor in Chief of her law journal and had the honor of serving in two judicial externship positions, one at the U.S. District Court and the other at the California Court of Appeals. Chelsea has been practicing law for over 20 years.
Chelsea is an Adjunct Law Professor with Santa Clara University's Entrepreneurs Law Clinic, and she is former kindergarten and first grade teacher in South San Francisco Unified School District. Chelsea has also been a lead docent for the Art in Action program since 2009, teaching in multiple San Mateo-Foster City School District schools.
Chelsea is the founder of Not Without Us and the California Education Association, and through these nonprofit organizations, Chelsea is dedicated to raising awareness, mentoring education leaders, and changing policies & practices locally and statewide to ensure that all children have equitable and accessible opportunities be successful in school and in life.
Chelsea lives in San Mateo with her husband Matt and their two teenage boys.
Chelsea serves as Chair of both Board’s Legislative Subcommittee and Ad Hoc Policy Subcommittee, as well as sitting on the Board's Ad Hoc Strategic Plan Subcommittee. Chelsea also serves as the County Board’s representative on the San Mateo County School Boards Association’s (SMCSBA) Executive Board and as the Board's Liaison to the San Mateo County Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA).
Chelsea currently sits on the San Mateo County Commission on Disabilities (where she chairs the Youth and Family Committee) and the San Mateo County Mental Health and Substance Abuse Recovery Commission (MHSARC), where she is a member of the Youth Committee. Chelsea also serves as a liaison to the San Mateo County Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Commission (JJDPC) on behalf of the Commission on Disabilities.
Chelsea is a passionate advocate for education, housing, mental health awareness, disability rights and inclusive communities. The pillars of Trustee Bonini's work are #Opportunity #Inclusion and #Accountability, and her dedication to raising awareness of and eradicating the longstanding impacts of oppression of marginalized communities in our schools and communities define her work.
She is a proud alumna of Russell Sage College, graduating Magna Cum Laude and holding a dual B.S. in Elementary Education and Psychology, as well as U.C. Hastings College of Law, where she was elected to serve as Editor in Chief of her law journal and had the honor of serving in two judicial externship positions, one at the U.S. District Court and the other at the California Court of Appeals. Chelsea has been practicing law for over 20 years.
Chelsea is an Adjunct Law Professor with Santa Clara University's Entrepreneurs Law Clinic, and she is former kindergarten and first grade teacher in South San Francisco Unified School District. Chelsea has also been a lead docent for the Art in Action program since 2009, teaching in multiple San Mateo-Foster City School District schools.
Chelsea is the founder of Not Without Us and the California Education Association, and through these nonprofit organizations, Chelsea is dedicated to raising awareness, mentoring education leaders, and changing policies & practices locally and statewide to ensure that all children have equitable and accessible opportunities be successful in school and in life.
Chelsea lives in San Mateo with her husband Matt and their two teenage boys.
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"Chelsea has been and continues to be a warrior for children and their education. She is bright, hard working and has high standards. Chelsea was a terrific School Board Trustee for the San Mateo-Foster City School District, and she continues to put your children first as a Trustee for the San Mateo County Board of Education." Delaine Eastin, Former California State Superintendent of Schools, California Assemblywoman & Gubernatorial Candidate
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"Chelsea has been a tireless leader and advocate for kids in San Mateo County. As an educator, a School Board trustee, a County commissioner, an attorney and an always active volunteer, her passion and dedication for building relationships, improving community-school connections and advocating for systems that champion the success of all kids is unparalleled." David Canepa, President, San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, Representing District 5
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