Mr. Arthur V. Valdez Jr.
Secretary – District 4
Mr. Valdez was reelected to the Board in May of 2025 for another four-year term. This is his fourth term. He has proudly served the District for 12 years. He is a life-long resident of SAISD’s District 4. He and his late wife of 50 years and all three of his children are graduates of Burbank High School. In addition, his grandchildren also graduated from Burbank. Mr. Valdez served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam war and is a Vietnam veteran. He is a retired Aircraft Systems Engineer whose career has spanned more than 40 years in both civil and U.S. Air Force military aircraft. Mr. Valdez owns and oversees an aircraft engineering consulting company and serves as a consultant to the Boeing Aircraft Company. He holds a bachelors engineering degree and a aircraft systems certification from Embrey Riddle Aeronautical University. He credits the technical and vocational training he received at Burbank that helped pave the way for his career. Mr. Valdez’s current term expires in 2029.