MDUSD Board elects new vice president, seeks candidates for provisional appointment to fill Board vacancy due to resignation

At its meeting on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, the Mt. Diablo Unified School District Board elected Trustee Debra Mason as its Vice President after Trustee Cherise Khaund, the previous Vice President, resigned June 16, 2025, to accept an appointment as a Walnut Creek Planning Commissioner.

Also at its June 25 meeting, the Mt. Diablo Unified School District Board of Education took action to pursue a provisional appointment to fill the vacancy for Trustee Area #4. The appointee will serve the remaining term of former Trustee Cherise Khaund. Trustee Area #4 includes Walnut Creek, Concord, and Clayton. A map of the Trustee Areas can be found on the District’s Website.

To be eligible, an applicant must be a registered voter in Trustee Area Four and cannot be an employee of the Mt. Diablo Unified School District. Additional requirements for holding office can be found in Board of Education Bylaws 9220 and 9223.

The person selected to fill this vacancy will serve through the end of the term, which ends on or about December 14, 2026. To fill this position for the following term, the appointed Board Member must qualify for the ballot and run as a candidate.

To learn more and to apply, all relevant information is available on the MDUSD website. The deadline to apply is 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. Finalists will be interviewed at a Special Board of Education meeting on August 4, 2025 at 5:00 P.M.

Unless a petition calling for a special election is filed with the office of the County Superintendent of Schools within 30 days of the date of the provisional appointment, the appointment shall become permanent.

Contact for more information about the vacancy:

Laura Juranek
Executive Assistant
1936 Carlotta Drive
Concord, CA 94519
(925) 682-8000 ext. 4000
Email: juranekl@mdusd.org