Area 1 Representative (Area 1 map)

Trustee Since: 1989

Term Expires: 2024

A 31-year member of the Madera Unified Board of Education, Trustee Ray G. Seibert is serving his tenth term as a district trustee. He was re-elected to represent Area 1, which is comprised primarily of the rural areas of MUSD that surround the city limits.

Trustee Seibert has served as the Board’s president five times – 1999, ’02, ’03, ’08 and '19.  

Trustee Seibert is a local almond farmer who owns commercial real estate in Fresno County as well as a zip line and hotel in Costa Rica. He serves on the Ag Advisory Committee for Madera High School. He is a lifelong Madera resident who attended Ripperdan School and then went on to graduate from Madera High School, Reedley College, and Fresno State University. He is a former chapter officer and state farmer for FFA.

For 2021, Trustee Seibert will serve the following schools:

• Dixieland School
• Howard School
• La Vina School
• Eastin-Arcola School
• Ripperdan Community Day School

For 2021, Trustee Seibert will serve in the following Board Advisory Committees:

• Budget and Finance Committee
• District Career Technical Education Committee 
• Facilities Committee - Alternate
• Site Selection Committee - Alternate
• District Athletics Advisory Committee
• VAPA Advisory Committee

For 2021, Trustee Seibert will serve in the following out of district committees:

• California Association of Suburban School Districts (CALSSD)
• Madera County Arts Authority JPA Representative
• Central Valley Education Coalition