Business Services
The Business Service department is responsible for budgets, contracts, employee negotiations, financial forecasting and analysis, fiscal operations, food services, internal audits, purchasing, real property acquisition, and risk management.
Frequently Asked Questions
Assistant Superintendent of Business Services
Conrad Tedeschi, CPA
Conrad holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara in Business Economics with an emphasis in accounting and has served in public finance for almost 30 years in Santa Barbara. Starting with the County of Santa Barbara in the Auditor-Controller’s Office,
as an Accountant-Auditor he became a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Public Finance Officer (CPFO). He began a career in California public school finance with the Santa Barbara County Education Office before moving to the Santa Babara Unified School District
(SBUSD) as the Director of Business Services.
Conrad then served as the Assistant Superintendent of Fiscal Services for the Goleta Union School District as the Chief Business Official (CBO) for ten years before coming back to SBUSD to serve as the CBO and Assistant Superintendent of Business Services in July 2025. Overall, Conrad has over 19 years of experience in California Public School Finance here in the Santa Barbara area. He brings extensive experience in leadership, budget, fiscal operations, facilities, maintenance and operations, food services and technology.
ctedeschi@sbunified.org; 805-963-4338 ext. 6230

Contacts
SANTA BARBARA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FISCAL DIRECTORY
(805) 963-4338
BUSINESS SERVICES OFFICE
Conrad Tedeschi | Assistant Superintendent | ctedeschi@sbunified.org| Ext.6230
Allison Fore | Fiscal Administrative Assistant | afore@sbunified.org | Ext. 6222
ACCOUNTING
Todd Humphreys | Accounting Manager | thumphreys@sbunified.org| Ext.6290
Kathy Pelton | Accounting Tech. II | kpelton@sbunified.org | Ext.6207
Luis Rocha | Accounting Tech. II | lrocharosas@sbunified.org | Ext.6294
Rosa Evangelista | Accounting Tech. II | revangelista@sbunified.org | Ext.6234
Lourdes Hensley | Accounts Receivable Tech.| lhensley@sbunified.org| Ext.6233
Rosa Almanza | Accounts Payable Tech.| ralmanza@sbunified.org | Ext.6373
Marisol Hernandez | Accounts Payable Tech.| marisolhernandez@sbunified.org| Ext.6386
Celia Campbell-Lemere | Accounting Assistant | ccampbell-lemere@sbunified.org | Ext.6236
FISCAL
Laci Preston | Director of Fiscal Services | lpreston@sbunified.org | Ext.6296
Lenday Villa | Fiscal Administrative Assistant | lgvilla@sbunified.org | Ext.6513
Alanna Matlick | Internal Auditor | amatlick@sbunified.org | Ext.6235
PAYROLL
Lise Main | Payroll Manager | lmain@sbunified.org | Ext.6268
Veronica Vasquez | Payroll Technician | vvasquez@sbunified.org | Ext.6293
Jennifer Bulfeda | Payroll Technician | jbulfeda@sbunified.org | Ext.6270
Dolores Gutierrez | Payroll Technician | dgutierrez@sbunified.org | Ext.6229
Brandy Macias | Payroll Retirement Specialist | bmacias@sbunified.org | Ext.6204
Carol Hernandez | Payroll Assistant | cphernandez@sbunified.org | Ext.6256
PURCHASING
Carmen Rodriguez | Purchasing Manager | crodriguez@sbunified.org| Ext.6281
Melanie Lopez | Buyer | melanielopez@sbunified.org| Ext.6287
Gabriel Camacho | Buyer | gcamacho@sbunified.org | Ext.6102
Suzanne Valenzuela | Purchasing Tech. | svalenzuela@sbunified.org | Ext.6282
Elizabeth Palafox | Purchasing Assistant | eapalafox@sbunified.org | Ext.6305
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