Administrator of the Year
Celebration of Excellence
Monday, May 13th, 2019
Irvine Marriott
18000 Von Karman
Irvine, CA
2019 Administrators of the Year & Friends of Education
Superintendent
Joanne Culverhouse, Ed.D. (La Habra City SD)
Secondary Principal
Edward Bustamante (Santa Ana USD)
Middle Grades Principal
Randy Lempert (Ocean View SD)
Elementary Principal
Yvonne Estling (Saddleback Valley USD)
Central Office Administrator
Elena Rodriguez (Orange USD)
Secondary Co-Administrator
*Jason Ross (Huntington Beach Union HSD)
Elementary Co-Administrator
Karen Knecht (Santa Ana USD)
Confidential Employee
Mary Ann Alvarado (Centralia SD)
Personnel/HR Administrator
*Felix Avila (Ocean View SD)
Career Technical Education
*Grant Litfin, Ed.D. (Tustin USD)
Special Education Administrator
Stacy Wheat (Huntington Beach City SD)
Business Services Administrator
Jennifer Root, Ed.D. (Anaheim Union HSD)
Student Services Administrator
Kristine Nelson (Orange USD)
Curriculum & Instruction Administrator
Ondrea Reed (Los Alamitos USD)
Continuation/Educational Options Administrator
Glenn Giokaris (Saddleback Valley USD)
Professor of Education
Natalie Tran, Ph.D. (Anaheim Union HSD)
Retired Administrator
Ron Hoshi (Anaheim Union HSD)
Technology Administrator
Briana Schnitzer (Savanna SD)
Valuing Diversity
Renae Bryant, Ed.D. (Anaheim Union HSD)
Partners for Educational Excellence
Orange County United Way (Anaheim Union HSD)
Classified Champion
Debra Parker (Cypress SD)
Tracy Gaffey Award
Rich Montgomery (Capistrano USD)
*Denotes 2019 State ACSA Winner