Thursday, November 20, 2008
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Board of Education
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Mark Pulido, President of the Board, is serving his second term on the ABC School Board. He was elected without opposition in November 2001 - a first in district history. Mark has been a Cerritos resident for 35 years. He and his wife Gloria Perlas Pulido are graduates of ABC schools: Mark attended Wittmann Elementary and Whitney High; Gloria attended Burbank Elementary and Whitney High. Their daughter currently attends elementary school in the ABC district. Mark works for the California Legislature as the District Director for our local State Senator Alan Lowenthal. Mark has volunteered in the local community for many years. He coached Pee Wee soccer, served as a day camp counselor, served on the Whitney Foundation and helped establish the Whitney Alumni Association. Mark served as UCLA Student Body President where he earned his Bachelor degree in History and Asian American Studies. He also served as an after-school tutor, college recruiter, and established a peer counseling program. Mark also holds a Master of Public Policy degree from The University of Chicago. Mark thanks all his teachers for the great education he received here in ABC. He feels "very honored to give back to his hometown community, by working to ensure the best education possible for all ABC students." Mr. Pulido is the liaison for the ABC Head Start/State Preschool programs. |
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Olympia Chen, Vice President of the Board, was first elected to the ABC School Board in 1997. She served as the Board President in 2000 and 2004. Olympia is a businesswoman and has been a resident of Cerritos for over 20 years. She has extensive involvement in the school district and the community. She volunteered in her children's schools, including serving as secretary of Carmenita PTA and Cerritos High School PTSA. Olympia is a board member for the Greater Long Beach Chapter of the American Red Cross as well as the Community Family Guidance Center. Olympia most enjoys "Read Aloud" events at the schools. Olympia feels that there is a continuing need to create a harmonious relationship between teachers, board members, parents and administrators in the ABC Unified School District. "This will allow us to focus on quality education in all of our classrooms." Mrs. Chen is the liaison to the Finance and Audit Committee. |
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Celia Spitzer, Clerk of the Board, was first elected to the ABC Board in 1999 and to her third term in 2007. She has been a resident of Cerritos since 1971. Celia worked as a systems engineer for IBM after graduating from UC Berkeley with a Bachelor's Degree in mathematics. Both of her children attended ABC schools from kindergarten through high school. Celia is proud of the many accomplishments of our district, its students and its employees. Many of our schools have received state and national recognition for academic performance. ABC has received national recognition for its excellent relationship with district employees with everyone working together to promote student achievement. All of this is being accomplished with a balanced budget that focuses on the needs of all students. Celia thoroughly enjoys serving on the Board and is proud of how well our schools and the communities they serve are working together. |
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Maynard Law, Member of the Board, was elected to the ABC Board in 2007. Maynard is a retired Special Education Teacher as well as a retired public administrator. Maynard has been a resident of Cerritos for 34 years, with both of his sons educated in ABC. He has extensive involvement in the school district and the community. He has served the community on various ABC School District advisory committees, coached more than 40 youth sports teams, volunteered as a scout leader, as a member of the Friends of Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, as President of the Cerritos Optimist Club, and as Chairman of the City of Cerritos Parks and Recreation Commission. He feels honored to continue the leadership excellence that is the cornerstone of the ABC District. He believes that continuing strong partnerships among parents, teachers, administrators, employee groups, and the school board is a priority. He believes that a primary role of a board member is to ensure that every student has the resources to achieve academic success. Mr. Law is the liaison to the Legislative/Policy Board Advisory Committee. |
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David Montgomery, Member of the Board, was re-elected to his fifth term as a member of the ABC School Board in 2005. David is an independent contractor and has been a resident of Cerritos for over 20 years and his six children were educated in ABC. He has served the community as an AYSO soccer coach, baseball coach and Boy Scouts leader. David believes that it is critical for the District to bring technology into all aspects of education. He also values the need for training and feels that all students must be computer literate and that all teachers must be comfortable and confident in teaching with today's new technology. Mr. Montgomery is the liaison to the Strategic Planning Board Advisory Committee.
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Armin Reyes, Member of the Board, is in his third term as a member of the ABC School Board and was first elected in November, 1999. Armin brings both experience and education in negotiations and conflict management to his service with the Board. He originally moved to Cerritos because of the excellent schools in the District and wants to make sure that the quality of education remains high. Armin has three small children, and two of them are ABC students.
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Sophia Tse, Member of the Board, was elected to the ABC Board in 2007. Sophia Tse is a pediatric nurse practitioner and part-time university instructor. Sophia has been a resident of Cerritos for 24 years. All three of her children attended ABC schools. Sophia has been involved in her children’s schools as PTSA board member at Carmenita MS and Whitney HS, chairwoman at Whitney HS Chinese PTSA and volunteer nurse practitioner for Cerritos HS soccer teams. She has served in the community through the following organizations: Chairwoman and Board Member of the Southern California Chinese Culture Association; coach, team mom, and first aid provider for City of Cerritos soccer teams; participant in the March of Dimes Program for premature Infants; and community instructor for basic life support and parenting classes. Mrs. Tse is a Southeast ROP board member representing ABC. |
