ALUMNI
The program's biggest promoters and supporters have been the alumni.  We encourage you to contact any of
the alumni below (by using their webpage & email address) and ask for yourself about this amazing
international leadership opportunity.  Their advice can usually be condensed into two letters, "Go!".  
ALUMNI YEARBOOK
2004 to present

International Program for School Leaders

2011 BRAZIL TEAM:   
[SEE BIOS-CLICK HERE]
Amira Mostafa, Tamalpais Union High School District;
Beverly Jarrett, Oakland Unified School District;
Corbett Elsen, Tamalpais Union High School District;
David Sondheim, Tamalpais Union High School
District; Eve Gordon, Oakland Unified School District;
Gisela Diez, Los Angeles Unified School District;
Janine Antoine, Los Angeles Unified School District;
Jesus Becerra, Capistrano Unified School District;
Karen Williams, Los Angeles Unified School District;
Kim Stiffler, Tamalpais Union High School District;
Kimi Kean, Oakland Unified School District; Leo
Kostelnik, Bolinas-Stinson School District; Nadia
Shaiq, Celerity Charter School, Los Angeles; Nancy
Wasserman, Ross Valley School District; Rene
Martinez, Los Angeles Unified School District;
Yolanda Gardea, Los Angeles Unified School District
& Paula Harvey, El Tejon Unified School District.

2010 THAILAND TEAM:   
[SEE BIOS-CLICK HERE]
Katherine Carter, Manzanita SEED, Oakland
Tom Drescher, Tamalpais Union High School District
Melinda Fowler, Irvine Unified School District
Patrick Garcia, Monrovia Unified School District
Paula Harvey, El Tejon Unified School District
Suzanne Heck, Monrovia Unified School District
Jeanne Mellor, Alameda Unified School District
Jonathan Tiongco, Youth Policy Institute Charter Sch
Sally Truong, Youth Policy Institute Charter Schools

2010 BRAZIL TEAM:
[SEE BIOS-CLICK HERE]
Linda Bueno-Alahwal, Long Beach Unified SD
Nancy Compton, Sacramento City Unified SD
Merri Garcia, LA Alliance for College-Ready Schools
Janice Hickey, El Segundo Unified School District
Kirk Jordan, Santa Monica Blvd. Charter School
Chris Mullins, Los Angeles Unified School District
Michael Pardridge, Los Angeles Unified SD
Cleo Protopapas, Oakland Unified School District
Candy Quintanilla, Los Angeles Unified School District
Kenyatta Stiger, Los Angeles Unified School District

2009 THAILAND TEAM:
[SEE BIOS-CLICK HERE]
Mistie Barela, Partnership for Los Angeles Schools;
Esther Benjamin-Gas, Los Angeles Unified SD;
Elizabeth Bernal, Partnership for Los Angeles Schools;
Victoria Dye, South San Francisco Unified SD;
David Gottlieb, Marin Primary & Middle School;
Dennis Guikema, Urban Promise Academy, Oakland;
Elizabeth LeBorde, Tamalpais High School;
Dave Nygren, Rim of the World Unified SD;
Greg Stanley, West Covina Unified School District

2009 BRAZIL TEAM:
[SEE BIOS-CLICK HERE]
Claudia Barba, Davis Joint Unified School District;
Barbara Bowler, South San Francisco Unified School
District; Trent Cornelius, Los Angeles Unified School
District; Barbara Cruse, Los Angeles Unified School
District; Kelli Dove, South San Francisco Unified
School District; Elaine Eger, Berkeley Unified School
District: Daniel Gumarang, West Covina Unified
School District; Gina Hill, Oakland Unified School
District; Mina Hutchins, Emery Unified School District;
Robert Meier, Los Angeles Unified School District;
Kim Noble, Oakland Unified School District; Stela M.
A. de Oliveira, Los Angeles Unified School District;
Esther Soliman, Los Angeles Unified School District;
Jenni Taylor, Los Angeles County; Gabrielle
Thurmond, Emery Unified School District; Gia Truong,
Oakland Unified School District; Craig Wiblemo,
Arcadia Unified School District.

2008 THAILAND TEAM:   
[SEE BIOS-CLICK HERE]
Reyna Corral, LAUSD; Elva Cortez-Covarrubias,
LAUSD; Jerry Devries, LAUSD; Julie Duddridge,
Newport-Mesa Unified School District; Jenny Grant,
Saddleback Valley Unified School District; Jennifer
Huang, Alhambra Unified School District; Paige
Kasun, Novato; Marcia Koff, LAUSD; Debbie
Kotani, Alhambra Unified School District;
Victoria Littlejohn, LAUSD; Brunel Merilus, LAUSD;
Ginger Merritt, Los Angeles County Office of
Education; Giselle Quintero, LAUSD; Gustavo Reyes,
LAUSD; Andrea Rodrigues, LAUSD; Amy Rush,
Alhambra Unified School District; Nancy Sferra,
LAUSD; Natalie Tee-Gaither, Alhambra Unified
School District; Laura Turner, CHAT
Center-Sacramento; Peter Van Tassel, Oakland
Unified School District; Sue Warnock-Brooks,
Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District.

2007 THAILAND TEAM:   
[SEE BIOS-CLICK HERE]
Paul Birkeland, Los Angeles Unified School District;
Monique Brinson, Santa-Monica Unified School
District; Daniel Guliasi, Novato Unified School District;
Daniel Gumarang, Los Angeles Unified School District;
Joann Kennelly, Centinela Valley Union High School
District; Emily Kirkpatrick, Roseland Elementary
School District; Craig Knotts, Celerity Nascent
Charter School; JoAnne Motter, Tustin Unified School
District; Minh-Tram Nquyen, Oakland Unified School
District; and Yolanda Rangel, Los Angeles Unified
School District.

2006 THAILAND TEAM:   
[SEE BIOS-CLICK HERE]
Linda Babcock, San Luis Obispo County Office of
Education Court and Community Schools; Marcia
Encinas, Newport-Mesa Unified School District; Alicia
Hernandez, Chaffey Joint Union High School District;
Misah Karigaca,  Oakland Unified School District;
Nancy Kawata, Travis Elementary School District;
Michael Kellison, Ross Valley School District; Glenda
Lopez, San Bernardino Adult School, M. Kathleen
McNamara, Fresno Unified School District; Ann
Morton, Los Gatos-Saratoga School District; Lucy
Salerno, Travis Unified School District; Joni Siegel,
Chaffey Joint Union High School District; David Silver,
Think College Now- Oakland Unified School District;
Tracy Smith, San Rafael City Schools; Robin Spindler,
Berryessa Union School District; and Loretta Whitson,
Commissioner, Calif. Commission on Teacher
Credentialing (CCTC).

2005 THAILAND TEAM:   
[SEE BIOS-CLICK HERE]
Anthony Jackson, Culture & Language Academy
(LAUSD); Omar Ezzeldine, Tustin Unified School
District; Shelly Mason, El Tejon Unified School
District; Anna Mattos-Massey, Fairfield Suisin Unified
School District; Chuck Seligman, Enterprise
Elementary School District; Elaine Lui-Grondin,
Private Practice; Scott Prell, Riverside County Office
of Education; and Debra Quan, San Rafael City
Schools.

2004 THAILAND TEAM:   
[SEE BIOS-CLICK HERE]
Sunny Franklin, Los Angeles USD; Karen Gerhard,
Capistrano Unified School District; Martin Griffin,
Escondido Unified School District; Patsy Janda, Irvine
Unified School District; Nancy Kozma, Fullerton
Unified School District; Diane Lappi, Capistrano
Unified School District; Karen Larsen, Gustine Unified
School District; Grace LaTegola, Grossmont Union
High School District; Jackie Littrell, Azusa Unified
School District; Judy Magee, Benicia Unified School
District; Jamie Marantz, Oakland Unified School
District; and Batia Swed, Orange Unified School
District.