Arielle FleisherArielle Fleisher

We recommend ranking Arielle Fleisher #1, and leaving the #2 spot blank.

Arielle Fleisher is an OUSD parent, a PTA member, co-leader of her neighborhood council, and founder of a 300+ member moms group. Before becoming a candidate, she helped build an independent parent-led guide to the OUSD budget, so families could actually engage instead of tuning out. In many ways, she started doing the work of a school board member long before she ran to be one.

She’s spent her career working on public systems that people depend on, from managing vaccine clinics to advancing affordable transit and street safety. An avid biker and a product of public schools, she is an active leader in both local and state politics, currently serving as an elected delegate for the California Democratic Party.

As an OUSD board member, she wants an open and transparent search for a permanent superintendent, budgets based on fiscal reality, and experienced teachers who can actually afford to live in Oakland.

Notably, Fleisher is running against current board president Jennifer Brouhard, who has presided over OUSD’s tumultuous decline since she was elected in 2022. Fleisher would be a welcome addition, and much needed breath of fresh air, to a board in desperate need of overhaul.

Source (https://www.empoweroakland.com/voter-guide#ousd-d2)