Gregg Robinson

Gregg Robinson was elected again to the board in 2020 after serving previously from 2013 to 2016. They represent District 1, which includes most of the City of San Diego. Board Member Robinson is a lifelong educator, having taught in the K-12, community college, and university systems. They are the first in their family to go to college, proudly earning a Bachelor of Arts and a Ph.D. in the sociology of education from UC San Diego. They have taught in San Diego Unified as a substitute teacher; at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore as a visiting scholar; at the University of Texas, San Antonio; and eventually was able to come home to San Diego as the chair of the Behavioral Science Department at Grossmont College. Board Member Robinson has conducted research into the impact of poverty on students, teachers, and schools—has published a number of papers that grew out of this research.