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Fernando Elizondo
Fernando Elizondo
President and CEO, Elizondo Educational Strategies, Inc. (E.E.S. INC.)

Humboldt State

B.S. Biology and Physical Education (1966)
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  • K-12 education executive with 38 years of experience working with language minority students as a classroom teacher, principal, and central office administrator.
  • Founded E.E.S. INC. in 2004 and has grown it into a successful education consulting business, serving school systems and boards. The company facilitates executive searches, strategic planning, team-building, as well as budgetary and curricular planning.
  • Formerly served as superintendent of schools for Salinas Union High, Medota Unified, El Rancho Unified and Parlier Unified school districts.
  • Served as executive director of the California Association of Latino Superintendents and Administrators from 2004 to 2009. Also served on the American Association of School Administrators Governing Board and on the Board of Directors for the California Association of School Administrators.
  • During career as an administrator, successfully advocated the passage of two infrastructure school bonds totaling $89 million. Lobbied and acquired additional $23.5 million from the state-wide school facilities program for the construction of a new school and classroom additions.

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Robert AguilarFresno, San José
Superintendent, Delano School District

Fresno State

B.A. Education (1962)

San José State​

M.A. Education (1972)
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Mary BarlowBakersfield
Superintendent, Kern County Superintendent of Schools

Bakersfield
B.A., Psychology (1994)

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Donald E. CarterBakersfield
Retired Superintendent, Kern High School Distri​ct

CSU Bakersfield

M.A. Educational Administration (1985)Credential, Educational Administration (1985)
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Maria CasillasLos Angeles
Chief of School Family and Parent/Community Services, Los Angeles Unified School District

Cal State LA​

M.A. Education (1978)
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Sal CastroLos Angeles
Social Studies Teacher/Activist

Cal State LA​

Social Studies (1961)​
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Blanca CavazosBakersfield
Retired Superintendent, Taft Union High School Dist​rict

CSU Bakersfield
B.A., Liberal Studies (1980)
M.A., Bilingual Cross-Cultural Education (1987)
M.A., Educational Administration, (1992)

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Benjamin T. DuranStanislaus
Executive Director, Central Valley Higher Education Consortium & President Emeritus, Merced College

Stanislaus State

B.A. Spanish (1971)Credential Secondary Education (1974)​
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Vivian EkchianNorthridge
Superintendent, Glendale Unified School District

CSU Northridge

B.A., Political Science (1982) 
Credential (1987)
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