The Twin Rivers Unified School District Board of Trustees elected officers for the 2026-2027 school year: President Christine Jefferson; Vice President Sascha Vogt; and Clerk Michael Baker. Photo courtesy of Twin Rivers Unified School District

SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG) - At the July 7 school board meeting, the Twin Rivers Unified School District Board of Trustees elected officers for the 2026-2027 school year: President Christine Jefferson; Vice President Sascha Vogt; and Clerk Michael Baker.

Christine Jefferson is a lifelong resident of Sacramento and was raised in Del Paso Heights. Trustee Jefferson, her mother, father and daughter graduated from Grant Union High School. Trustee Jefferson worked in the Audio Visual Department in Grant Joint Union High School District/Twin Rivers Unified for 37 years. Trustee Jefferson retired from Twin Rivers Unified School District/Grant Joint Union High School District. Trustee Jefferson served as Chief Job Steward for her union. She was also one of two District mediators for classified and certificated employees.

Trustee Jefferson has spent many decades working and serving in the Del Paso Heights community. She served as secretary on the Grant Little League. She served two terms as a cheerleader coach to many students at Grant Union High School. She served on the UCAN Board helping to promote students going to college. Trustee Jefferson has also volunteered for over 20 years at the TLC Soup Kitchen helping to feed the community. Along with her husband, Trustee Jefferson helped to form the Del Paso Heights Community Association. She has been an advocate for a host of parents dealing with IEPs. Trustee Jefferson served alongside her husband as a volunteer chaplain at Folsom State Prison for two years. Trustee Jefferson is a photographer and is best known to her community as the “picture lady”—she has taken thousands of pictures and shared them for free with her community. Trustee Jefferson is very connected to her community. She is a community activist for civil rights and education.

Trustee Sascha Vogt is honored to serve as the Twin Rivers Unified school board member representing Area 7. She has lived in the North Sacramento/Del Paso Heights area for nearly 50 years, attended district schools, and cherishes the memory of all four of her children graduating from Grant Union High School.  

A former Head Start parent with a career in early childhood education of over 30 years, Trustee Vogt is known in the community as a dedicated and passionate advocate for creating safe, nurturing and inclusive environments for children and their families, with an emphasis on youth development programs. Her commitment to education and community service is also evident in her work with crisis response support and initiatives, including the Black Child Legacy Campaign and the Healing 5 Foundation, founded in memory of Grant Union High School student JJ Clavo. 

A strong believer in the power of collaboration and transparency in educational governance, Trustee Vogt, a former Twin Rivers Unified employee, is committed to fostering an environment where students, teachers, parents and community members thrive together.  

Currently enrolled in the Grantland L. Johnson Institute of Leadership Development, Trustee Vogt continues to hone her skills in service, advocacy, effective governance and organizational leadership. She looks forward to the work ahead in fulfilling the district’s mission and the hopes and aspirations of students, staff and families.   

Michael Baker and his wife grew up in Twin Rivers Unified schools where their two children now attend. Trustee Baker has lived in the community for 41 years and is a graduate of Foothill High School where he was active in student leadership and JROTC. He is the Director of Compliance and Strategy for an emergency medical agency in northern California. Trustee Baker serves as the President of the Old Foothill Farms Neighborhood Association, Vice President of the Foothill High School Alumni Association and Chairman on the Foothill High School Hall of Fame Committee. Trustee Baker is a proud alumnus of Foothill High where his son now attends.

Emmanuel Amanfor, Twin Rivers' new Area Six trustee was sworn in at the July 7 school board meeting. Photo courtesy of Twin Rivers Unified School District

First elected to the Twin Rivers School Board in 2012, Trustee Baker felt the need to serve in the district and community that helped raise him. Trustee Baker had been a boys and girls basketball coach at Foothill for over 10 years. In his spare time Trustee Baker enjoys racquetball and golf.

Also sworn in at the July 7 meeting was sworn Emmanuel Amanfor, Twin Rivers' new Area Six trustee. Trustees Sharon Reichelt (Area Two) and Stacey E. Bastian (Area Four) will continue their service.

Also sworn in was returning Trustee Stacey E. Bastian (Area Four). Photo courtesy of Twin Rivers Unified School District