Altadena Arts Magnet: Kaitlyn Nader
ALTADENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Kait Nader is the Director of Community Engagement at the GRAMMY Museum, having just transitioned from her role as the Director of Education which she held since the museum opened in 2008....
Andrew Jackson STEM Dual Languagle : Colleen Bates
Colleen Dunn Bates is the publisher of Prospect Park Books, one of the leading trade publishers in Southern California. Based in Altadena, Prospect Park publishes fiction, cookbooks, regional books, and humor/gift titles. An L.A. native who earned a journalism degree from USC, Colleen is vice president of the PubWest board,…...
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School : Raj Sidhu
When Raj Sidhu quit his job last May to seriously pursue a board game idea (now Code Monkey Island) teaching kids how to think like a programmer, he was surprised to find it would become a huge success. Now, he’s starting codeCampus Academy, a Costa Mesa-based programming school instructing…...
Blair IB Magnet School : Dr. Michael Than
Education: 2001 – BS, Clinical Laboratory Science, Loma Linda University 2005 – MD, Loma Linda University 2008 – Family Medicine Residency, Kaiser Permanente, Fontana 2008 – Present – Family Medicine Physician, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, Pasadena Offices...
Charles W. Eliot Arts Magnet : Rita Ryack
“HAUTE COUTURE MEETS LUNACY” Rita Ryack was born in Boston, MA in the 20th century. She earned a BFA cum laude at Brandeis University, studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, won a teaching fellowship in costume design at Bennington College , and received an…...
Cleveland Elementary School : Jill Girod
Jill was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, but her family moved to Sierra Madre in 1947 when she was three and they lived there until 1957 when they moved across Michillinda to Hastings Ranch. Her father was co- owner of the Wisteria Cab Company and her mother was business manager at…...
Daniel Webster Elementary School : John Leano
John Leano was born and raised in Pasadena, California and attended PUSD schools from K-12 (Don Benito, Washington, Wilson and Marshall Fundamental). He has a Bachelor of Arts in Music with an emphasis on composition and conducting. He has been affiliated with BRYAN’S Cleaners & Laundry since 1988 and focuses…...
Don Benito Fundamental School : Grant Hosford
Grant is an experienced entrepreneur who has spent the last 15 years building successful digital businesses in Seattle and Los Angeles. Grant has deep expertise in new product launches, has lived on 4 continents and comes from a family of educators. He’s a husband, father of three kids, coaches girls…...
Focus Point Academy : Kathryn Meagher
Kathryn Meagher grew up in Iowa and attended State College of Iowa. She moved to Pasadena in 1968, where she went to work at Ingham, Coates &Payne and became their president in 1987. She retired in 2017 after 50 years in the insurance industry. She is also past President of…...
Frances E. Willard Elementary School : Shelley Arakawa
A dedicated advocate and change agent, Shelley Arakawa’s work in both K-12 and college/university settings are evidence of her passion to promote efforts that strengthen access and excellence in education. Currently the Director of Regional and Campaign Giving for her alma mater, Punahou School, a K-12 independent school in Honolulu,…...
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