Friday, September 3, 2010
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Board of Education
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Celia Spitzer, President 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, Vice President 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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Armin Reyes, Clerk 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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Olympia Chen, Member of the Board, was first elected to the ABC School Board in 1997. She also served as the Board President in 2000, 2004, and 2009. Olympia was a high school teacher and has been a resident of Cerritos for 25 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. She is a member of Women’s Club of Artesia Cerritos and a life time member of Friends of Cerritos Library. Olympia enjoys most "Read Aloud" events at the schools. Olympia feels it is critical to continue a partnership between teachers, other staff and the administration in the ABC Unified School District. "This will allow us to focus on quality education for all students." Olympia is the liaison to the Finance and Audit Committee. |
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James Kang, Member of the Board, was elected as a member of the ABC School Board in 2009. He graduated from Korea University having a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and a MBA Degree in Marketing. He worked for the L. A. County Dept. of Data Processing for three years before he became involved in the real estate and construction business until he retired in 2009. During his business career, he continued post graduate and work-related study at Cerritos College and CSLA. His family has been residents of Cerritos since 1977. His three children graduated from Cerritos Elementary and Whitney High School. His first son graduated from UC Berkeley and became a medical doctor. Second son graduated from Yale University and became a lawyer. His daughter graduated from UCLA and works at a Pharmacy. He honors and thanks all the teachers who gave a great education to his children. James Kang was a founding leader of the Whitney High Korean Parent group. He served as a Chairperson of the Whitney Foundation for Education Excellence. He served as a member of Strategic Planning and the Student Achievement Committee under ABCUSD. He is involved in supporting youth activities such as middle school track meets and oratorical contests. James Kang supports students who would like to go into a professional trade as well as academic study. He encourages all ABC students to do their very best during their stay with ABCUSD
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Mark Pulido, Member 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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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. Mrs. Tse is the liaison to the Closing the Achievement Gap Board Advisory Committee. She believes that educational instruction should develop all aspects of the student, including the physical, intellectual, social, and psychological aspects, in order to create a well-rounded individual. She strongly feels that success in a student’s education can only occur through strong parental involvement and participation. |
