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Local Executives and Leaders Participate
Local business executives and
community leaders will serve as “Principals for a Day”
in schools throughout the Tustin Unified School District
on Friday, March 11. The District is participating in
the 22nd annual Principal for a Day program, sponsored
by the California Educational Partnership Consortium.
The event, part of Educational Partnership Week, is a hands-on opportunity for Orange County business and community leaders to learn about the issues, challenges and accomplishments in public education as they take on the role of school administrators. Each participant will share the role of school principal and perform various daily duties, such as visiting classrooms, meeting with students and teachers, attending staff meetings, reviewing budgets and participating in other activities. The 2011 “Principals for a Day” include Oscar Villegas, stylist from Nova Vita Salon and Spa, at Arroyo Elementary School; Dana Stark, owner of Go Bananaz, at Barbara Benson Elementary School; Jeff Fischbeck, Co-founder and Vice President of Tresor Properties, at Benjamin Beswick Elementary School; Tustin police officer Bob Patterson at Helen Estock and Guin Foss elementary schools; Susan Bordeaux, certified financial planner for Morgan Stanley-Smith Barney, at Heideman Elementary School; Gary Karamardian, owner of Zov’s Restaurant, at Hicks Canyon Elementary School; Ted Mitchell, President and CEO of New Schools Venture Fund, at Ladera and Marjorie Veeh elementary schools; Dr. Mike Barker, Director of Secondary Education for TUSD, at C.C. Lambert Elementary School; Tustin Police Chief Scott Jordan at Loma Vista Elementary School; Irvine City Council Member Jeff Lalloway at Myford Elementary School; Robert DeWid, Tustin area director for Del Taco, at W.R. Nelson Elementary School; David Wilson, Director of Tustin Parks and Recreation Services, at Peters Canyon Elementary School; Debbie Ewing, President of the Tustin Public Schools Foundation, at Red Hill Elementary School; Kim Kline, Assistant Manager of Marketing for Ricoh, at Jeane Thorman Elementary School; Mike Ewald, Senior Community Marketing Manager for Dick’s Sporting Goods, at Tustin Memorial Academy; and Mark Parkinson, President of the Tustin Auto Center, at Tustin Ranch Elementary School. Also, Mike Howery, Manager of Pat and Oscar’s Restaurant, at Orchard Hills School; T.J. Prendergast III, Vice President of the South Orange County Community College District, at Columbus Tustin Middle School; Merlin “Bud” Henry, former TUSD Board Member, at A.G. Currie Middle School; J.K. Elliott, commercial sales specialist for Lowe’s, at Hewes Middle School; Mohsen Zadeh, environmental and civil engineer for Caltrans, at Pioneer Middle School; Diane Buaas, Vice President of Contract Management Strategies, Inc., at C.E. Utt Middle School; Barry Lloyd, Vice President of Eagle Software, at Beckman High School; Brock Wagner, retired TUSD Deputy Superintendent, at Foothill High School; Carol Burby Garrett, Executive Director of the Tustin Public Schools Foundation, at Hillview High School; and Al Enderle, Tustin High alumnus and owner of Enderle Center, at Tustin High School. For more information, call the TUSD Communications Office at (714) 730-7339. |