for Foothill-De Anza Board · Trustee Area 4
Election Day · November 3, 2026
Students First.Future-Ready Education.Rooted in Community.
Community college should meet students where they are—and help them get where they want to go.
Foothill and De Anza should remain academically strong while preparing students for changing careers, removing practical barriers, creating clearer pathways from K–12 to college to careers, and serving students and residents at every stage of life.
Quick Credentials
School Board · 8-Year City Councilmember · Mayor 2025 · Vice Mayor 2026
Current Foothill-De Anza Student
Former College Professor · Volunteer K–12 Teacher
Princeton Ph.D. — Computer Science
Nearly 3 Decades in Software & Hardware Engineering
Community Advocate · Civic & Nonprofit Leadership
Liang brings a combination of firsthand experience as a current Foothill-De Anza student and parent, educator, Silicon Valley technologist, grassroots community advocate, and experienced public servant.
Current Foothill-De Anza student and parent with firsthand insight into learning formats, opportunities, and challenges.
Former university professor with teaching experience from middle school through graduate education.
Nearly three decades in software and hardware engineering and technical leadership, with recent startup, AI, and EdTech work.
Nearly a decade of elected service focused on accessible government, practical solutions, exploring new ideas, expanding what works, and follow-through.
Grassroots advocacy that led to elected service—and continued community engagement throughout public service.
A blend of student, education, technology, community, and governing experience—with a willingness to listen, collaborate, and explore new approaches.
Foothill and De Anza should remain academically strong while adapting to changing student needs, technology, careers, and the communities they serve.
Remove practical barriers and expand affordable, accessible, flexible, and inclusive learning for students at every stage of life.
Keep strong academics at the foundation while building AI literacy, durable human skills, work-based learning, and adaptable pathways to degrees and careers.
Keep Foothill and De Anza responsive to students and residents through transparent decision-making, prudent stewardship, fair local access, and strong community connections.
Public service should be measured by what someone has helped accomplish. Liang’s record includes expanding public access to meetings, helping move a long-stalled library expansion forward, improving access and transparency in community grants, and testing practical ideas before expanding what works.
View AccomplishmentsLiang’s path to public service began as a parent and community advocate, and that connection did not end after she was elected. Her Councilmember Reports document continuing engagement with schools, neighborhoods, disability organizations, cultural and faith communities, nonprofits, businesses, civic groups, and residents throughout her public service.
In the CommunityMeet education, public, and community leaders who endorse Liang for Foothill-De Anza Trustee Area 4.
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