Union Appointee: Elke Tapia
Ms. Elke Tapia was appointed to the Personnel Commission as the Union appointee in December 2025.
Board Appointee: Andrew Tse
Mr. Andrew Tse was appointed to the Personnel Commission as the Board of Education’s appointee in December 2023. Mr. Tse is serving in his first term, which is effective until December 2026. He has lived in the district for over 7 years and has a child that attends a school in the district. He has more than 20 years of experience in HR Operations, management, team leadership, and technology automation. Mr. Tse also has experience in real estate and has provided consulting services in Human Resources management to several local public agencies including the Chino Valley Independent Fire District, the City of West Hollywood, and the City of Los Alamitos. Some key roles that he has served in include Deputy City Manager for the City of Santa Maria and Administrative Services Manager for the City of Cypress. He has hands on experience in labor relations and the negotiations process having served on several bargaining teams including as Lead Negotiator for the City of Santa Maria that resulted in multi-year labor contracts with employee groups. Mr. Tse is honored to serve the HLPUSD community as a Personnel Commissioner.
Joint Appointee: Sandra Hernández
Ms. Sandra Hernandez is first and foremost a parent of a La Puente High School graduate. She is deeply committed to the success of our students in the district. Ms. Hernandez brings with her 36 years of experience working in the library at Rio Hondo Community College. She has gained a thorough working knowledge of the California Education Code through her more than 10 years of experience as chapter president of the local California School Employees Association. She is a member of the shared governance structure of Rio Hondo College, ensuring multi-stakeholder representation of the campus community. She is a current Vice President on the Executive Board of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor and a current board member of Labor Community Services of LA. She earned a BA from UC Santa Cruz and lives in La Puente with her son who now attends Mt. San Antonio Community College. Ms. Hernandez’s third term and appointment is effective until December 2027.