Denise Coleman has served as the Superintendent of Union School District in San Jose since 2015. The district runs six elementary schools and two middle schools and serves 5,900 students in San Jose and Los Gatos. Prior, she worked for 24 years in the neighboring Moreland School District, where she was assistant superintendent of educational services for six years. She also worked as an assistant superintendent of human resources, director in business, principal, and teacher in Moreland, giving her an extensive background working in different departments. Denise earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree from San Jose State University.