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Riverside Unified School District Trustee, Area 1

This office represents Trustee Area 1 on the Riverside Unified School District governing board while governing as one member of the full board.

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Data coverage
Government
Riverside Unified School District
Public body
Riverside Unified School District Board of Education
Electoral area
Trustee Area 1
Gold boundary outline of Riverside Unified School District Trustee Area 1
School district trustee area
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Trustee Area 1 boundary from the district’s March 2013 map. Geographic placement is approximate.

Representation and district facts

Trustee Area 1 stats

The office, the district it serves and how its election system has changed.

Trustee elected1By voters in Area 1
Board members5Across Riverside Unified
Regular term4 yearsNonpartisan office
First Area 1 election2013Previously elected at large

Board responsibilities

What this trustee does

The trustee votes as part of the full governing board on district policy, budgets, superintendent oversight, facilities, and educational programs. The trustee does not independently administer schools or the electoral area.

Board responsibilities

Districtwide context

Riverside Unified

Students
38,110 2025–26 CDE profile
Grades served
PK–12

These figures describe the whole school district. Trustee areas are election boundaries and do not determine school attendance assignments.

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Election history

How representation changed

District history
  1. Before 2013

    At-large elections

    Voters across Riverside Unified chose board members. There was no separate Area 1 contest.

  2. 2013

    Area 1 begins

    Areas 1 and 5 began electing their own trustees while the other members completed their terms.

  3. 2015 onward

    Five trustee areas

    Areas 2, 3 and 4 followed. Each area now elects one member of the five-member board.

County record of the election sequence

Current officeholder

Your Area 1 trustee

Current service, election dates and prior officeholders.

Past officeholders1 past officeholder listed

Succession history

Explore prior service

Kathy Allavie preceded Dr. Noemi Hernandez Alexander in Area 1. Her earlier board service was elected at large.

Portrait unavailable

Former Area 1 trustee

Kathy Allavie

Area 1: 2013–2022

First elected to the board
2005 · at large
Area 1 service
2013–2022
Succeeded by
Dr. Noemi Hernandez Alexander
Election system
At large, then by trustee area
District biography

Service years are shown; exact term start and end dates are not yet available here. Earlier at-large service does not refer to today’s Area 1 boundary.

Area represented

Trustee Area 1

The trustee-area boundary shown over a topographic map. School attendance zones are separate.

Trustee Area 1 outlined in teal over USGS roads and terrain, with the RUSD boundary shown in gold dashes.
Teal: Trustee Area 1Gold dashed: RUSD boundaryBasemap: USGS The National Map ↗

Approximate boundary, aligned from the district’s March 2013 map. District map and boundary descriptions ↗

Trustee Area 1 elections

November 3, 2026 election

Upcoming election

On ballotRiverside Unified School District

Trustee Area 1

November 3, 2026

3 candidates · 1 seat

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Candidates on the ballot

Past elections

November 8, 2022

Final official resultsRiverside Unified School District

Trustee Area 1

November 8, 2022

16,293 candidate votes · 1 seat

Official election results ↗
Area 1 results
CandidateVotesShare
Noemi Hernandez AlexanderElected6,06637.23%
Duffy Atkinson4,66228.61%
Andrew Woodard4,21625.88%
Azin Mobasher1,3498.28%

These results belong to the Area 1 electorate for this election. Its boundary map is not yet available here.

Public records

Records connected to this office

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Board proceedings

Riverside Unified School District board meetings and minutes

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Board governance

Riverside Unified School District governing board

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Trustee geography

Riverside Unified School District trustee-area map

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News and Press Releases

Updates from this office

Read press releases, official updates, and coverage selected by this office. Follow each link to its source.

Students and district representatives celebrate the opening of John W. North High School’s welding and fabrication program.
Riverside Unified School District
Riverside Unified School District
District update

Riverside Unified Celebrates Opening of John W. North High School’s Welding and Fabrication Technologies Program

John W. North High School opened Riverside Unified’s first Welding and Fabrication Technologies program with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

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Official portrait of Riverside Unified Superintendent Dr. Sonia Llamas.
Riverside Unified School District
Riverside Unified School District
District update

Riverside Unified Superintendent Selected for Prestigious, National Yale Leadership Fellowship

Superintendent Dr. Sonia Llamas was selected as one of 26 national education leaders for an executive leadership program hosted by the Yale School of Management.

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Riverside Unified student Alia Duckworth, winner of the 2026 GLADIATOR World Championship.
Riverside Unified School District
Riverside Unified School District
District update

Riverside Unified Student Wins High School Mock Trial Championship

Martin Luther King High School senior Alia Duckworth won the 2026 GLADIATOR World Championship individual mock-trial competition.

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Records and reference material

Sources

Board records, election results, representation history and maps used on this page.

Data coverage noteCurrent records and history

The current trustee, upcoming election and 2022 results are included, along with the change from at-large to trustee-area elections. Earlier election and officeholder history is incomplete.

The displayed boundary is approximate. A verified boundary map for the 2022 election is not yet available here.

Sources reviewed September 8, 2026
Sources used on this page5 sources in 4 categories
District, board and history1 source
Riverside Unified School District

13 records from this source are used on this page.

Official website
RUSD Board of EducationCurrent trustees, board responsibilities and contact information.Kathy Allavie’s district biographyThe district’s 2021 biography identifies her first board election in 2005.Trustee-area history and adoption recordsDistrict account of the change from at-large elections, the 2012 approvals and March 2013 refinements.Official March 2013 Area 1 highlight mapSource for the approximate boundary and outline icon displayed here.Trustee-area street descriptionsDistrict-published descriptions of the trustee-area boundaries.Official portrait of Dr. Noemi Hernandez AlexanderPortrait of the current trustee in the Officeholder section.Riverside Unified Celebrates Opening of John W. North High School’s Welding and Fabrication Technologies ProgramJohn W. North High School opened Riverside Unified’s first Welding and Fabrication Technologies program with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.Image: Riverside Unified Celebrates Opening of John W. North High School’s Welding and Fabrication Technologies ProgramDistrict-published image accompanying this story in the News section.Riverside Unified Superintendent Selected for Prestigious, National Yale Leadership FellowshipSuperintendent Dr. Sonia Llamas was selected as one of 26 national education leaders for an executive leadership program hosted by the Yale School of Management.Image: Riverside Unified Superintendent Selected for Prestigious, National Yale Leadership FellowshipDistrict-published image accompanying this story in the News section.Riverside Unified Student Wins High School Mock Trial ChampionshipMartin Luther King High School senior Alia Duckworth won the 2026 GLADIATOR World Championship individual mock-trial competition.Image: Riverside Unified Student Wins High School Mock Trial ChampionshipDistrict-published image accompanying this story in the News section.Riverside Unified School District board meetings and minutesReview meeting agendas, minutes, supporting materials, and public participation information.
Elections and voting2 sources
Riverside County Registrar of Voters

4 records from this source are used on this page.

Official website
County elected-officials directory (archived)Page 23 identifies Kathy Allavie with Area 1 and explains the 2013/2015 transition to trustee-area elections.2022 candidate statementsAndrew Woodard’s statement, page 42, identifies retiring Area 1 trustee Kathy Allavie.2022 final official election resultsArea 1: four candidates, 16,293 candidate votes. Noemi Hernandez Alexander received 6,066 votes (37.23%).2026 annual election calendarOfficial county calendar and office terminology for the November 3 election.
California Secretary of State

1 record from this source is used on this page.

Official website
California election dates and registrationNovember 3, 2026 election; October 19 online/postmark registration deadline. Conditional registration is available afterward.
District facts1 source
California Department of Education

1 record from this source is used on this page.

Official website
2025–26 district profileEnrollment figures refer to Riverside Unified as a whole, not just Area 1.
Maps and boundaries1 source
U.S. Geological Survey

1 record from this source is used on this page.

Official website
USGS The National MapTopographic basemap beneath the approximate Area 1 boundary.
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