With 38 years of experience in public education, 26 years as an administrator (ten as a superintendent), my goal is to coach and mentor new and aspiring superintendents to strengthen and expand leadership knowledge and skills. This includes providing consulting and training services to develop strong leaders, enhance board relationships, and improve facilities and operations for organizations.

Education Leadership Services is a business founded by experienced professionals who are committed to helping California school districts enhance their leadership. We work in partnership with board members and district leaders to find the right executive candidates, elevate your leadership team, provide professional services to all facets of your organization, and contribute to the success of your district!

As the administrator of the ALAS Superintendents Leadership Academy (SLA), my main responsibility is to recruit and prepare Latino and Latino-serving school system leaders to become superintendents of school districts with an emphasis on Latino and historically marginalized youth.

Santa Paula is a city located in Ventura County, California, United States. It is situated amidst the orchards of the fertile Santa Clara River Valley, the city advertises itself to tourists as the "Citrus Capital of the World." Santa Paula was one of the early centers of California's petroleum industry. The Union Oil Company Building, the founding headquarters of the Union Oil Company of California in 1890, now houses the California Oil Museum. The population was estimated at 30,313 in 2017.The Santa Paula Unified School District was approved by the voters in November 2012, and began operation on July 1, 2013. The new District operates an early childhood education program, six K-5 elementary schools, one 6-8 middle school, one comprehensive high school and one continuation high school. Approximately 535 certificated and classified employees serve 5,500 students on a budget of $55 million. Santa Paula Unified is proud to be the home of the National MESA Champions, the Migrant Speech/Debate Winners, a CSBA Golden Bell Award recipient, two award winning academic academies, and a National Blue Ribbon School (Grace Thille Elementary). In addition, both high schools were recently awarded six year accreditations. In addition a new track and field facility and a state of the art science/technology building have been added on the campus of Santa Paula High School.

The Guadalupe Union School District is located in Northern Santa Barbara County and is approximately eight miles west of the city of Santa Maria and just five miles from the Guadalupe Dunes and Beach. The city of Guadalupe has a population of more than 8,000 residents. Over the last six years, the school district has undergone many positive changes which include establishing a developmental bilingual education program, instituting facility remediations and improvements, and increasing student services through additional targeted staffing. During this period, the Guadalupe Kids Come First foundation was established with the mission of supporting academic, cultural and athletic programs for students. As the student population continues to increase, a new junior high school is planned within three to four years. Two General Obligation Bonds passed (Measure M passed by 78% and Measure N by 76%) in the November 2016 election, totaling $11.5 million which will be used to build a new gymnasium, to remediate and renovate facilities, and to add additional classrooms at our junior high school where additional growth is expected from new housing in the community (see Santa Maria times story: 'Guadalupe Bond Measures,' below).