OUSD Celebrates Principal for a Day

ORANGE, Calif. – March 25, 2016 – The Orange Unified School District celebrated Principal for a Day throughout its campuses on Wednesday, March 23, 2016.  The event partners a business leader or community member with a school principal, giving the participant a glimpse of the daily responsibilities it takes to run a school.  The purpose of the program is to foster relationships within the community and to share the outstanding work of OUSD teachers, students, and staff. 

A brief reception was hosted by the District Office, which included opening remarks by Superintendent Michael Christensen.

The District is pleased to offer this program and wishes to thank the following business and community leaders for their participation in Principal for a Day:

School

Participant Name

Company

Title

Elementary Schools

Anaheim Hills

Jesus Leon

Citizens Bank of Orange

Vice President

California

Michael O’Brien

Apple

Sales Representative

Cambridge

Trey Selman

Selman Chevrolet

Owner

Canyon Rim

Toni Sanger

Apple

Sales Representative

Chapman Hills

Margaret Grogan, Ph.D.

Chapman University

Dean & Professor - College of Educational Studies

Chapman Hills

Michelle Samura, Ph.D.

Chapman University

Asst. Professor – Coordinator of Student & Community Engagement, College of Educational Studies

Crescent

George Gillespie

Anaheim Hills Rotary

Board Member

Esplanade

Patricia Van Voorst

Kiwanis Club of Orange

Vice President

Fairhaven

Weston Hadley

Santa Ana Police Department

Officer

Fletcher

Yulan Chung

Irvine Chinese School

Principal

Handy

Lisa Ton

Apple

Sales Representative

Imperial

Mark Hall

Quest Building Services & Management

President

Jordan

Alexandrea Alphonso

Google for Education

Sales Representative

La Veta

Mike Alvarez

City of Orange

Councilman

Lampson

Beatriz Mendoza

Office of US Representative Loretta Sanchez

Field Representative

Linda Vista

Scott Remick

Horace Mann Insurance

Sales Representative

McPherson

Luis Velasco

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Mechanical Engineer & Spacecraft Design Engineering

Nohl Canyon

Eileen Huang

Google for Education

Sales Representative

Olive

Paul Fox

California Highway Patrol

Officer

Palmyra

Ankit Shah

Farmers & Merchants Bank

Relationship Manager

Panorama

Mike Lawrence

Computer Using Educators

CEO

Prospect

Kevin Kim

Microsoft

Sales Representative

Running Springs

Matt MacDonald

Apple

Sales Representative

Serrano

Greg Mills

City of Villa Park

Mayor

Sycamore

Louis Stands

Apple

Sales Representative

Taft

Maryam Al-Hammami

Microsoft

Sales Representative

Villa Park

Robert Shumate

Wells Fargo

Branch Manager

West Orange

Angela Larkin

Google for Education

Sales Representative

Middle Schools

Cerro Villa

Ed Carter

Enviro-Care Pest & Termite Control Co. & VP Rotary

Owner

Portola

Glenn Osako

Microsoft

Sales Director

Santiago

Gary Remland

Remland Insurance Agency

Owner

Yorba

Matt Hannegan

Apple

Business Leader Orange County Market

High Schools

Canyon

Christina El Moussa

HGTV “Flip or Flop”

Star and Co-Producer

El Modena

Jim Donovan

Cal State Fullerton

Athletic Director

El Modena

Scott P. Martin

Cal State Fullerton

Asst. Director, Center for Demographic Research

Orange

Daniele Struppa

Chapman University

Chancellor and President Elect Chapman University

Richland

Carl Cohn, Ed.D

California Collaborative for Educational Excellence

Executive Director

Villa Park

Tita Smith

City of Orange

Mayor

 

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The Orange Unified School District educates approximately 26,000 PreK-12th grade students in the Cities of Orange, Villa Park, Anaheim, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, and unincorporated county areas.  In partnership with our community, we provide a safe, equitable, and innovative culture of learning for each scholar to have a competitive EDGE as a leader.