The Santa Cruz County Board of Education selected its new president last week. Trustee Vic Marani was chosen to lead to the Board, which rotates the leadership position yearly. 50-year-old Marani, a Rio Del Mar resident, was elected to the Board in 2008. He previously served on the Pajaro Valley School Board, and as the head of the Santa Cruz County Republican Party. New Board member Gina Locatelli was sworn in at the meeting as well.