Ingrid with her two sons, who are both GUSD graduates.
About Ingrid
A life-long resident, born and raised in Glendale, Ingrid Gunnell was elected to the Glendale USD Board of Education Trustee Area B in 2022. She has brought herself to the dais with the perspectives she discovered as a proud GUSD alumna, a GUSD parent, and a 25-year teacher and teacher adviser. As an incumbent school board member, Ingrid has championed many education issues by advocating for marginalized communities: Black, Indigenous, Chicano, AAPI, LGBTIQ+, and students with special needs. Ingrid has deliberately worked to expand programs to staunchly support English learners and dual language immersion students.
Before she took a critical role as a school board member, she promoted Armenian Genocide Education, working with education partners to bring professional development to educators and resolutions to educator unions in support of the recognition of the Armenian Genocide and justice for the people of Artsakh. Ingrid is long-time advocate for inclusive teaching practices and greater representation of historically under-represented communities. As part of the coalition of Black in Glendale, she helped GUSD unanimously pass a resolution supporting the Black Lives Matter in Schools curriculum in 2020, as well as the Safe Zone Resolution in 2017 to ensure our immigrant families and students remained safe on campus. For much of the past decade, she has advocated at the local, state, and national levels for Armenian Genocide Education to be taught in public schools.
Ingrid is committed to continuing her leadership on the GUSD Board, working collaboratively with employees and hearing from students and parents, in order to ensure every student gets the education they deserve. A vote for Ingrid is a vote for creating efficient, clear, sustainable, and common sense decision-making in GUSD.
Advocacy and Experience
Ingrid with 3 former GTA Presidents who have endorsed her. Sandra Fink, Ingrid, Taline Arsenian , Phyllis Miller
Walking precincts with my son in 2015
Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tony Thurmond, with Ingrid’s sons, Gianni and Frankie, pre-pandemic.
Giving public comment at a GUSD Board meeting
Ingrid, with colleague Erika Jones, and Congressman Schiff, discussing Public Education, September 2016, Washington DC.
At Boy Scouts!
Collecting signatures to increase revenues for our schools and communities, 2019.
Ingrid with AFL-CIO President, Liz Shuler, March 2022.
Ingrid with then Congressman, now US Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra, discussing Public Education in Washington DC, September, 2014.
Speaking in Boston in 2015 for increased public education funding at the NEA RA
With Civil Rights icon Dolores Huerta in 2019
Ingrid, marching with son Frankie, in the East LA Mexican Independence Day Parade, 2015.
Ingrid, advocating for increased funding, US Capitol, Washington DC, 2017.
Ingrid, with colleagues, at the Advancement Project Reception, 2015.
Ingrid at the Armenian Genocide Recognition Rally, April 24, 2016.
Ingrid, with UTLA colleagues and United States Vice-President, Kamala Harris, pre-pandemic.
Ingrid's sons with Gavin Newsom at a 2018 event