Board Members

Anderson Union High School District

CINDY TROTTER-HOGUE, BOARD PRESIDENT

2021 ~ 2024

Cindy Trotter-Hogue was elected to the board in 2017. She is a lifelong resident of Anderson. She graduated from Simpson College with degrees in both History and Social Science. She has been a teacher in the Happy Valley Union Elementary School District for over 20 years.

Mrs. Trotter-Hogue met her true love in first grade, and married him. Their first grade teacher attended their wedding. Mrs. Trotter-Hogue is the mother of three children. She and her family enjoy camping together.

Mrs. Trotter-Hogue is also an elected Councilwoman of the Wintu Tribe of Northern California, and also serves as a Director on the Toyon-Wintu Board of Directors.

RON BROWN, BOARD CLERK

2019 ~ 2022

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Ron Brown was born and raised in Shasta County. He is a 1960 Shasta High School graduate. He then attended California State University at Chico, graduating in 1965 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Studies and a general secondary teaching credential.

Mr. Brown taught and coached in the Anderson Union High School District for thirty-eight years and has been on the school board for 15 years.

Ron has been married to his lovely wife, Patricia, for fifty-five years. They have three daughters and six grandchildren.

PATTY FULLER, BOARD TRUSTEE

2019 ~ 2022

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Patty was born and raised in Redding and attended Shasta High School and Shasta College. Patty went on to study Management at Saint Mary's College. She married Scott Fuller in 1985 and moved to Cottonwood in 1990, six months after her first son, Jake, was born. Payton, their youngest son came just twelve years later. Both have attended West Valley HIgh School.

Patty owned and operated a small business for 16 years in the Gas Point shopping center in Cottonwood. In 2013 Patty went to work for an education software company and currently helps districts across the state improve instruction through training and the use of observational data collection tool.

She has been a West Valley volunteer for the past 16 years and currently serves on the West Valley Site Council, the AUHSD CTE Advisory Committee and was the West Valley Sober Grad Chairman in 2018-19. She was elected to the Anderson Union High School District Board in November 2018.

JOE GIBSON, BOARD TRUSTEE

2019 ~ 2022

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Joe Gibson was appointed to the Anderson Union High School District School Board in July 2005, and then elected in November 2005.

Mr. Gibson taught in the AUHSD for 30 years and then retired. Joe is currently operating a full line insurance agency in Redding.

Joe’s two children both attended Anderson Union High School. His oldest is attending Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, majoring in Mathematics, and is a computer engineer in Paso Robles. His younger child attended Chico State and is teaching Agriculture at a local high school.

BUTCH SCHAEFER, BOARD TRUSTEE

2021~2024

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Mr. Schaefer was born in Chico, California, and then moved to Anderson in 1963. His entire school years were spent in Anderson. He graduated from Anderson Union High School in 1978. He attended the Administration of Justice Program at Shasta College.

In 1987, Mr. Schaefer began his Law Enforcement Career with the Shasta County Marshal’s Office as a Deputy Marshal. During his employment with the Marshals Office, he served as President of the local Deputy Marshals Association, and President of the Marshals Association of California. Mr. Schaefer also served on the Anderson City Council for four consecutive terms, totaling sixteen years. During that time, he also had the honor of serving as Mayor of the City of Anderson. His ultimate job is working for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, Camping World Truck Series and the K&N Pro Series. His dream came true when he worked the Daytona 500.
Butch and his wife, Sandy, live in Anderson and their boys attended school in Anderson. Mr. Schaefer was elected to the AUHSD Board in 2012.

HANNAH WAYNE, STUDENT BOARD MEMBER

2020~2021

Please welcome our new Student Board Member, Hannah Wayne. Hannah is a Senior at West Valley High School and has lived in cottonwood since 2007. Hannah grew up on a cattle ranch and now shows steers at the local Shasta District Fair. She has been in 4H since she was in kindergarten and has shown everything from rabbits and chickens to pigs and steers. When she graduates from high school, she wants to go a four year university to become a veterinarian. In addition to her extracurriculars, she also plays volleyball, basketball, and throws for the track and field team. She appreciates the opportunity to be on the board.

1469 Ferry Street Anderson, CA 96007
Phone: (530) 378-0568 | Fax: (530) 378-0834