Michelle Quilantang has a BA in Anthropology from UC Riverside and MA in Instructional Leadership from National University. She has been an educator in San Jose since 2005. Michelle has served many roles in education including teacher, instructional coach and principal. Currently, she serves as principal of Captain Jason M. Dahl Elementary School in the Franklin McKinley School District. Her main areas of interest in education include working with English learners and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS). Michelle joined the Board in 2022.