About Ann Crosbie

THE DAUGHTER OF EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS

ANN'S DAD, JOHN SILBER, WAS THE SON OF A WEST VIRGINIA STEEL WORKER. HIS LIFE  CHANGED WHEN HE WON A CONTEST AND HAD HIS COLLEGE EDUCATION PAID FOR BY A MUSIC PHILANTHROPIST. JOHN HELPED FOUND UCSD'S CENTER FOR MUSIC EXPERIMENTATION.

AN EDUCATION TEACHER, ANN'S MOM ANN SILBER, VOLUNTEERED WITH HEAD START TUTORING DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN. SHE HELPED FOUN

CONCERNED THAT RAPID DEVELOPMENT WOULD DESTROY THE COAST'S NATURAL BEAUTY, ANN'S DAD STEPPED UP AND SERVED ON DEL MAR CITY COUNCIL. 

ANN TOOK HIS EXAMPLE TO HEART.   

“THESE YOUNG LADIES, STUDENTS IN THE MULTI-GRADE AT DEL MAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ARE STAUNCH ADVOCATES OF KEEPING GREENERY IN THE SCENERY. IN MAKING A CONTRIBUTION IN EXCESS OF $100 TO THE PARKS FUND, THEY AND THEIR CLASSMATES WERE A STE

ANN'S EDUCATION ADVOCACY STARTED IN HER OWN CHILDREN'S SCHOOLS WHERE SHE SAW DISPARITIES.

(With her daughters - then and now.)

HER INVOLVEMENT IN EDUCATION ADVOCACY LEAD TO MS.CROSBIE BEING APPOINTED TO THE OHLONE COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD.

FOLLOWED BY A SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN FOR A K12 SCHOOL BOARD. 

FRUSTRATED WITH THE LACK OF SUPPORT CHILDREN'S ISSUES WERE RECEIVING FROM SACRAMENTO, ANN RAN FOR AND SERVED TWO TERMS AS THE CHAIR OF THE CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHILDREN'S CAUCUS - FROM 2019 TO 2023 - DURING THE HEIGHT OF COVID WHEN THE NEED WAS SO GREAT!