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Michelle Richardson Bailey (District 3)

 

Portrait of Michelle Richardson Bailey

As an advocate for public education, Michelle Richardson Bailey was elected to the Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education District 3 on March 7, 2017. 

She is a current board member of the Darden Law Leadership Academy, and on the board of the California Association of Black School Educators, CABSE. She is a champion of several PUSD initiatives and programs that align with PUSD’s commitment to support Black and Latinx students. 

With 20 years as a classified employee of PUSD and the County Office of Education, Ms. Bailey brings sbstantial experience to the Board of Education. She served as a secretary at Blair High School, Pasadena High School, and in the Superintendent’s office. 

Since being elected to the board, Ms. Bailey has chaired the Facilities and Safety board sub-committees, and was the board liaison to the Community Oversight Committee and the Community Advisory Committee. Ms. Bailey has also served on PUSD's Branding Advisory Committee, the LCAP Committee, the district’s AB 86 and Professional Development Committees, and the PTSA and School Site Council of Blair School. She also founded the Superintendent’s Advisory Council, now known as the Classified Advisory Council.

Ms. Bailey’s community service includes Vice Chair of the Robinson Park Steering Committee, Pasadena Human Relations Commission chair, and advisor to the youth component of the Commission. She has also served as Chair of Pasadena’s Northwest Commission. She is a graduate of the Citizen’s Police Academy, Class #25, and Leadership Pasadena Class of 2017.

Ms. Bailey received her BA degree in Community Psychology in 2021 and completed her MA degree in Organization Leadership and Management in December 2022. 

Since the age of 17, Ms. Bailey has volunteered in this community and on the boards of several non-profits advocating for youth and young adults. She has served as Church Trustee, Vice Chair, Church Parliamentarian, Executive Board member, Bylaws Committee Chair, and Policies and Procedures Committee chair at the church where she worships.

Ms. Bailey grew up in Pasadena and resides in her childhood home with her husband. She and her three children are products of PUSD schools. She also has one grandchild currently attending a PUSD school.