Personnel Commission Members

Heidi Goldstein, Chairperson

Heidi Goldstein has lived in Berkeley since 1991. Her two children are BUSD alumni. She was appointed to the Personnel Commission by State Superintendent Torlakson in February 2016. She has served as a board member of the Berkeley HS Development Group (2013-2017) and is currently an appointed member of the BUSD Sexual Harassment Advisory Committee (SHAC). She is also an adult advisor to the nationally recognized student-led grassroots organization BHS Stop Harassing. In her professional work, Heidi is a human capital development consultant to organizations seeking to improve their human resources practices.

Reynaldo F. Ortiz, PhD, Vice-Chairperson

Dr. Reynaldo Ortiz was raised in the cities of Oakland and Berkeley and after university moved to the Coachella Valley and served 35 years in a community college where he was a faculty member as well as an administrator and counselor. At the college, he served on numerous committees related to governance, faculty issues and employee relations. Retiring from the college, Dr. Ortiz and his wife, Judith, moved back to his old neighborhood in west Berkeley. Given his experience, his intent is to serve the BUSD in its continuing efforts to maintain a fully functioning and effective Merit System. Dr.Ortiz was appointed in 2014 to serve as Personnel Commissioner and was the Chair of the Commission for 2015-2016.

Timothy Carter, Commissioner

Timothy Carter is a local business owner and an active member of the Berkeley Unified School District community. He has children ​that attend Berkeley Unified Schools. He is a member of Berkeley High’s PCAD parent group and currently serves on the Parent Advisory Committee to review and advise on the BUSD’s adoption of the LCAP. Timothy was appointed in 2012 to serve as Personnel Commissioner and was the Chair of the Commission for 2013-2014, and 2017.