Dr. Daisy Morales is the Live Oak district superintendent, serving Del Mar Elementary School, Green Acres Elementary School, Live Oak Elementary School, Ocean Alternative & Ocean Online schools, Shoreline Middle School and Tierra Pacifica Charter School. She received her bachelor’s degree in Spanish with a minor in business administration from San Jose State. Prior to entering education, she was a controller and chief financial officer of a nonprofit. She earned a master’s degree in education with a focus on curriculum and instruction, as well as her Multiple Subject Bilingual Cross-Cultural Language and Academic Development credential from San Jose State. She earned her doctorate in organizational leadership from Brandman University in Monterey. She has also previously served as assistant superintendent of educational services in the Salinas City Elementary School District, and taught various grade levels as well as high school Spanish. As an administrator, she has served in various capacities including curriculum and accreditation director, English language development coordinator, vice principal, principal and the director of English language learner services and migrant education. She resides in Santa Cruz in the community she is currently serving in.