Vice President Tiffany Gonzalez was born and raised in the Imperial Valley and joined the Navy’s Nuclear Propulsion Program after high school, spending over seven years as an electrician. She made her home in San Diego after being stationed aboard the U.S.S. Nimitz and lives in Spring Valley, where she also serves on the Spring Valley Community Planning Group. Tiffany earned her BA in Sociology at Cal State San Marcos and is a substitute teacher in the La Mesa-Spring Valley and Grossmont Union High School districts. She is president of PFLAG San Diego County, was co-chair of the board for San Diego LGBT Pride, serves as a court appointed special advocate, and volunteers at a drop-in center that provides services to youth survivors and those at risk of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.