Members

Jose “Joe” Berrios brings four decades of experience as an educator to the Victor Valley Union High School District Board of Trustees. Berrios taught physical education, health, reading and independent study in the district for 37 years. He also spent years as a football and wrestling coach, serving as an assistant coach on the 1987 state championship Victor Valley High wrestling team. He is currently the Board Vice President. A 40-year resident of the area, he served as the Victor Valley Teachers Association president for five years. 

Kent Crosby was a longtime teacher at Victor Valley High School as a well as a Victor Valley Teachers Association leader before becoming Principal of Lakeview Leadership Academy. He led the newly established Victor Valley Virtual Academy in the 2020-21 school year before retiring from the district. He was elected to the Board in 2022.

Barbara Dew is a 60-year resident of the Victor Valley and 1966 Victor Valley High School graduate who has long been an involved member of her community. She is a retired elementary school teacher with more than 30 years of service to education in addition to her long service with legislative agencies at the county and state levels. She most recently won reelection to the board in 2020 and is currently the Board President.

Penny Edmiston is a three-decade resident of the Victor Valley, coming to the area not long after graduating from Arizona State University. She has dedicated her life to education as a longtime elementary school teacher, teaching grades 3-6 in the Victor Elementary School District. She joined the Victor Valley Union High School District Board of Trustees in 2014.

Rosalio "Rosie" Hinojos is a 1961 graduate of Victor Valley High School who retired after a long career with Southwest Gas. He was appointed as a VVUHSD Trustee in April 2016 and served on the Board until December of that same year. He also briefly served on the VVUHSD Personnel Commission before it was dissolved during the 2021-22 school year. He was elected to the Board in 2022. He is currently the Board Clerk.