The Glendale Educational Foundation is a community of individuals that have come together for a common goal: to provide outstanding schools for the children in the Glendale Unified School District.
Our community consists of:
BUSINESS PARTNERS who know that excellent schools benefit everyone
TEACHERS dedicated to excellence
PARENTS who care about their children’s future
THE DISTRICT Glendale Unified School District provides support for that excellence
ALUMNI who have benefited from our excellent schools and
EVERY CITIZEN IN GLENDALE who cares about quality education
Working together, that synergy exemplifies who GEF is and what we are working towards; enriching the lives of every student in every school in our community.
Officers
- Eric Hamilton, President
- Dan Cabrera, Vice President
- Roberta Currier, Vice President
- Pam Sorem, Vice President
- Joylene Wagner, Secretary
- Georgette Green, Treasurer
- Toni Beck Espinoza, Immediate Past President
Board of Directors
- Alex Bruno
- Yvette Davis
- Marisol Espinoza
- Wendell Farrell
- Marvel Ford
- Robert Gordon
- Shakeh Haroutiounian
- Abdullah Hasan
- Kris Hons
- Vrejh Hovsepian
- Siva Iyar
- Monna Johnson
- Sima Keoshgerian
- Helen Magid
- Elizabeth Manasserian
- Alex Parajon
- Carl Povilaitis
- Shant Sahakian
- Eric Schirding
- Nassif Shammaa
- Sona Tatiyants
- Karen Swan
- Nikki Winslow
GUSD Superintendent
- Dr. Kelly King, Interim Superintendent of Schools
Staff
- Elsa P. Chagolla, Executive Director
- Nancy MacNair, Administrative Assistant
Advisory Council
- Richard Ayoob
- Cindy Cleary
- Kevin Cordova Brookey
- Rebecca Delfino
- Lady Edwards
- Dr. Michael Escalante
- Eileen Givens
- Dr. Varoujan Gorjian
- Lina Harper
- Susan Hunt
- Johnny Harrison
- Dr. Steve Hodgson
- Harry Hull
- Kim Labinger
- Philip S. Lanzafame
- Mia Lee
- Rick Lemmo
- Ruth Lorenzana
- Mona Marcos
- Bob McFall
- Lynn Miyamoto
- Mike Mooslin
- Gary Naeve
- Jo Ness
- Vic Pallos
- Sunder Ramani
- Richard Roche
- Stephen Ropofogel
- Sandy Russell
- John L. Sadd, Jr.
- Chakib Sambar
- Patty Scripter
- Chip Stone
- Tony Tartaglia
- Cynthia Trangsrud
- Susan Yee
- Catherine Yesayan