Clare Chesley Resigns from School Board

Monrovia Unified School District Board of Education member Clare Chesley has tendered her resignation, according to school board member Alex Zucco.

The board accepted Chesley's resignation at its Wednesday meeting, said Zucco in a message posted on Facebook.

"...Accepted Clare Chesley's resignation as she begins a new chapter...or book in La Canada," Zucco wrote.

Chesley was up for reelection this November along with fellow member Bryan Wong and School Board President Ed Gililland, but her seat will now be open.

Here is Chesley's bio from the MUSD website:

"Clare grew up in a small, rural community in Minnesota as the youngest of seven children. She attended college and law school in St. Paul, Minnesota. She is married to Steve Chesley, a scientist at JPL, and they have two young children who attend Bradoaks Elementary school.

Clare is an attorney with a solo practice in Monrovia. Clare is licensed to practice law in both California and Minnesota. Clare received a degree in Financial Management from the University of St. Thomas, in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1986. Clare attended law school in the evenings while working full-time during the day and received her law degree from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1993.

After law school, Clare and her family lived in Austin, Texas where she was Vice President and Director of Operations for The 401(k) Company for five years. Before moving to Monrovia, Clare and her family lived in Pisa, Italy for 1 ½ years while her husband worked on asteroid research with international scientists.  Clare is an active volunteer, including assisting in her children's classrooms. She is also a member of the Monrovia Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce."