4 EDCAL June 17, 2019
Region News
Region 13: Event salutes school
resource officers
ACSA Region 13’s North Ventura
Charter sponsored an event May 30
honoring its law enforcement colleagues.
School Resource Officers and Sheriff ’s
deputies from the Ventura, Santa Paula,
Fillmore and Ojai areas were presented
with certificates and gifts thanking them
for their ongoing support and dedication to
the students and staff of the Fillmore, Ojai,
Santa Paula, and Ventura unified school
districts.
North Ventura Charter honored
Ventura USD School Resource Officers
Tony Gomes, Jamey MacLellan, and
Matt Thompson of the Ventura Police
Department; Fillmore USD School
Resource Officers Deputy Ismael
Rubalcaba and Captain Eric Tennessen
of the Fillmore Police Department; Santa
Paula USD School Resource Officers Eric
Burnett and Hector Ramirez of the Santa
Paula Police Department; and Ojai USD
School Resource Officer Chief James
Fryhoff of the Ojai Police Department and
the Ventura County Sheriff ’s office.
Law enforcement colleagues have
become a part of school communities and
make a significant contribution to the
culture of schools by mentoring, commu-
nicating and teaching students, along with
parents and staff.
The event was organized by Mayra
Vega-Manriquez, vice president for legisla-
tive action for the North Ventura Charter
and Anacapa Middle School principal, and
ACSA member Cynthia Frutos, director of
Student Support Services, both of Ventura
USD. It was held at the historic Pierpont
Inn in Ventura and was attended by near-
ly 100 guests, including family members,
friends and coworkers.
Region 6: Administrators of the Year
to be honored June 20
Region 6 will celebrate its
Administrators of the Year on June 20
during the region’s annual Leadership
Summit. The nominees and winners for
each award are as follows:
Superintendent: CJ Cammack,
The North Ventura Charter in ACSA’s Region 13 celebrated its law enforcement colleagues during a special event May 30.
Martinez USD; Patrick Sanchez, Newark
USD (Region Winner).
Secondary Principal: Kelly Manke,
Liberty Union HSD; Julie Parks, Acalanes
Union HSD; Sumerlynn Sigler, West
Contra Costa USD; Blaine Torpey, Castro
Valley USD; Ronald Richardson, San
Leandro USD (Region Winner).
Middle Grades Principal: Sue
Goldman, San Ramon Valley USD; Mark
Neal, Newark USD; Angela Stevens-
Stevenson, Pittsburg USD; Dayna Taylor,
Livermore Valley Joint USD; Willam
McGee, West Contra Costa USD (Region
Winner).
Elementary Principal: Judith Alcala,
New Haven USD; Julie Blackburn,
Pittsburg USD; Angela Ehrlich, Newark
USD; Stacy Joslin, Martinez USD;
Karen Johnson, Pleasanton USD; Marga
Marshall, Mt. Diablo USD; Shayna Peeff,
Lafayette ESD; Guy Rohlfs, Brentwood
ESD; Jennifer Tomita, Castro Valley USD;
Claudia Velez, West Contra Costa USD;
Tara Aderman, Livermore Valley Joint
USD (Region Winner).
Central Office Administrator:
Olanrewaju Ajayi, West Contra Costa
USD; Janelle Eyet, Martinez USD;
Carmen Garces, Mt. Diablo USD; Leticia
Salinas, Newark USD; Hui Stevens,
New Haven USD; Chris Van Schaack,
Livermore Valley Joint USD; Carol Loflin,
2019 Keynote Speakers:
Founder, EQ Schools
Business Services Administrator: Suzy
Chan, Castro Valley USD; Robin Schmitt,
Brentwood ESD (Region Winner).
Curriculum & Instruction
Administrator: John Iwawaki, West
Contra Costa USD; Mary Maddux,
Lafayette ESD; Nicholas Zefeldt, Contra
Costa COE (Region Winner).
Continuation/Ed Options
Administrator: Lori O’Connor, Martinez
USD (Region Winner).
Retired Administrator: Susan Kahn,
West Contra Costa USD (Region
Winner).
Technology Administrator: Lawrence
Simon, Newark USD (Region Winner).
Valuing Diversity Award: Nimarta
Grewal, Pleasanton USD; Arlando Smith,
New Haven USD; Patrinia Redd, Castro
Valley USD (Region Winner).
Partners in Educational Excellence
Award: Special Education Enrichment
Development (SEED) Foundation,
Lafayette USD; Union City Family Center,
New Haven USD (Region Winner).
Marcus Foster Memorial Award
for Administrator Excellence: Tracie
Christmas, Castro Valley USD (State
Nominee).
Fred Kiesel Memorial Distinguished
Service Award: Arlando Smith (State
Nominee).
ACSA 2019 LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
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Roni Habib
San Ramon USD (Region Winner).
Secondary Co-Administrator: Michael
Burstein, Liberty Union HSD; Karen
Carlson, Martinez USD; Jay Eirvin, West
Contra Costa USD; Michael Lee, Alameda
USD; Nic McMasters, Castro Valley
USD; Brian Scharmann, Livermore Valley
Joint USD; Lauren Griggs, Brentwood
ESD (Region Winner).
Elementary Co-Administrator:
Elizabeth Lyons, Pleasanton USD; Diana
Masuzumi, Oakley Union ESD (Region
Winner).
Classified Leader: Lourdes Villegas,
New Haven USD; Steve Bateman, Contra
Costa COE (Region Winner).
Confidential Employee: Gina Ciccolo,
New Haven USD; Christine Huston,
Pittsburg USD; Jennifer Arias, Livermore
Valley JUSD (Region Winner).
Personnel Human Resources
Administrator: Katie Gaines, Contra
Costa COE; Amy McNamara, Acalanes
UHSD; Roxane Jablonski-Liu, Brentwood
ESD (Region Winner).
Special Education Administrator:
Rianna Bensing, Martinez USD; Karen
Heilbronner, Acalanes JUSD (Region
Winner).
Student Services Administrator:
Marian Meadows, Castro Valley USD;
Tony Shah, Liberty Union JUSD (Region
Winner).
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