Certificated Recruitment Team

We provide proactive, strategic support to ensure Administrators recruit and retain high quality educators who will best serve SFUSD students. 

Laura Mendez is currently a member of the Certificated Recruitment team and supports PPSC: School Counseling, PPSC: School Psychology, PPSC: Social Work, School Nurse Services, IRF, ARTIF, Lit Coach & Literacy Specialist. She started withe the team back in 2019 as a staffing analyst and this year switched over to the recruitment team. She is a strong advocate for equity and is dedicated to ensuring a that all students graduate being prepared for their next steps. 

Connect

Email - mendezl2@sfusd.edu

Seilala Su'a-Zumbado is currently a member of the Certificated Recruitment team and supports Multiple Subjects, Bilingual Education, Physical Education, World Language and EED. She came to SFUSD following 5 years of teaching Physical Education in Daly City and 1 year of work as a high school resource teacher's aid before making a career switch to Human Resources. She is a strong advocate for equity in all areas of education and is dedicated to ensuring a positive K-12 experience for all SFUSD students.

Connect

Email - zumbados@sfusd.edu

Karimah Arnold is currently a member of the Certified Recruitment Team and supports the Single Subject and Special Education departments. She is a San Francisco native, a SFUSD alumni, and a parent of a former SFUSD student. From this perspective, her mission is to create an equitable workplace focused on diversity, inclusion and belonging. Additionally, she is passionate about eliminating the gap created by social injustice by ensuring there is cultural representation in classrooms across the district.

Connect

Email - arnoldk1@sfusd.edu