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Jennifer L. Carbuccia
Chula V ista, CA 91915
Experience
Sweetwater Union High School District, Chula Vista, CA
General Counsel 2015 - present • Serve as in-house counsel to Board of Trustees, Superintendent and District. • Participate in all Board meetings to ensure compliance with the Brown Act. • Serve as chief negotiator and work with labor associations to resolve concerns in advance of arbitration or ULPs. • Manage litigation, investigations and administrative proceedings against the District. • Manage outside legal counsel engaged to provide advice and litigation support for the District. • Manage legal services, compliance, risk management, internal audit, and labor relations staff.
San Diego Community College District, City College, San Diego, CA Adjunct Faculty, Collective Bargaining & Labor Law in Labor Studies Program 2016 – 2017
San Diego Unified School District, San Diego, CA
Executive Director of Labor Relations & Special Counsel on Labor 2013 – 2015 • Chief negotiator for California’s 2nd largest school district with 14,000 employees and seven bargaining groups. • Provided legal advice to the Board of Trustees regarding collective bargaining proceedings and labor related issues. • Fostered cooperative relationships between Department management and bargaining unit’s professional staff, officers, and stewards to avoid grievances and ULPs.
• Developed and implemented labor relations strategy and advice for instructional and operational leadership. • Conducted and responded to all pre-arbitrations and assisted district management in resolving grievances. • Represented the District’s executive leadership team with the San Diego community.
City of San Diego, San Diego, CA
Deputy Director of Labor Relations, Human Resources Department 2011 – 2013 • Conducted and/or managed meet and confers with City's six labor organizations as required under MMBA. • Served as lead staff assigned to City’s management team at bargaining tables assisting outside counsel/lead negotiator; represented Mayor before Council in open and closed session. • Provided daily advice and training on labor relations and human resources topics including meet and confer obligations, managed competition, reasonable accommodations, leave status, and disciplinary process. • Conducted and responded to all Step 5 grievances and work with Departments to resolve grievances at lower levels. • Managed labor relations, reasonable accommodation, and training staff.
Currier & Hudson APC, San Diego, CA
Associate 2008 – 2011 • Provided advice on labor and employment issues to school district, college, utilities, and other public agency clients. • Advised School Board members regarding issues including Brown Act, Ethics, and other closed session matters. • Represented employers in litigation, administrative hearing, arbitrations, settlement negotiations, and mediations. • Investigated and responded to compliance issues, internal, discrimination, harassment and misconduct complaints. • Drafted employee disciplines, Skelly responses, Board decisions, and grievance responses. • Coordinated and responded to unemployment and disability insurance claims, layoffs, and retirement incentives. • Represented school districts on special education issues, such as due process, IEPs and settlement negotiations. • Provided daily counseling to supervisors on avoiding workplace complaints; provided legally mandated trainings.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, San Diego, CA
Associate / Summer Associate Summer 2006; 2007 – 2008 • Drafted, negotiated and advised clients on corporate, commercial finance and real estate transactions • Edited and revised Chapter 3, “Well-Founded Fear of Persecution” of Winning Asylum Cases published in 2010.
Jennifer L. Carbuccia
University of California, Campus Counsel, Davis, CA
Law Clerk Winter Semester 2007 • Drafted memoranda analyzing discrimination, harassment, domestic violence statutes, and police powers. • Researched privacy, defamation, and California Public Records Act issues related to internet communications.
Professor Donna Shestowsky, University of California, Davis, CA Legal Research Assistant, Topics: Negotiations, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Arbitration 2005 – 2007
Law Offices of Hatch & Parent, San Diego/Sacramento, CA (now Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber, Schreck) Legislative Affairs / Outreach Coordinator 2000 – 2004 • Advocated for and advised on proposed legislation, regulatory changes and initiatives for public agencies, private sector, non-profit, and trade clients.
• Researched existing law and legislation to determine impact on law firm clients. • Coordinated client outreach efforts with community, human rights, and labor groups.
United Domestic Workers/AFSCME, AFL-CIO, San Diego, CA
Legislation & Policy Development / Organizer & DWHCC Health Access & Advocacy Coordinator 1997 – 2000 • Negotiated with officials and agencies over home care workers’ bargaining rights and terms of employment. • Drafted, analyzed, and advocated for home care, civil rights and disability rights legislation and regulations. • Advocated for and researched policy alternatives to increase health coverage for California low-wage workers. • Developed and/or participated in numerous grassroots political and union organizing campaigns. • Represented union members’ interests within various labor, disability, and community organizations. • Developed program budgets and supervised program staff.
Other Relevant Experience 1995 – 1997
Previous organizing and employee representation experience with Hotel and Restaurant Employees, AFL -CIO and Federation of Nurses & Health Professionals, AFT, AFL-CIO; Graduate, AFL-CIO Organizing Institute.
Education
University of California, Davis School of Law, Juris Doctor, 2007 King Hall Public Service Program Graduate; Ranked 2nd in Class / 3.85 G.P.A.; Order of the Coif; Law Review Teaching Assistantship: Contracts and Constitutional Law. Activities: Labor and Employment Committee.
Awards: Negotiations, Complex Litigation, Constitutional Law and Torts; Merit Scholarship; Interned in Federal Court.
University of California, San Diego, B.A., History and Ethnic Studies, 1995 Graduated with Distinction; Provost Honors (five terms); Worked at least 20 hours per week; Student Government.
Admissions
State of California; Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Professional & Community Involvement
Association of California School Administrators, Region 18 2015– present Classified Educational Leaders Council (2023 - present), Statewide Legislative Policy Committee (various years), Cabinet Appointee (various years), Vice President, Legislative Action (2015-2018) Commissioner, Civil Service Commission, City of Chula Vista (Pres ident/Vice President - various years) 2016 – present Board Member, Lets Go South Bay! 2023 – present Mentor, Academy of Law & Justice, Crawford High School, San Diego Unified 2018 – 2019