Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to the following who have received Scholarships from the Emery Ed Fund! We are proud to award over $50,000 in scholarships annually.

Guardo Cueves - University of California Los Angeles

Keaky Ma - University of California Berkeley

Himani Aggarwal - Smith College

Lien Pham - University of California Davis

Ken Guerrero - University of California San Diego

Jusai Saidhakim - University of California Davis

Courtney Nikita Lewis - University of Nevada Las Vegas

Samantha Acuna - University of California Berkeley

Hanna Ali - Saint Mary’s College

Hardikkumar Bhakta - College of Alameda

Brittany Collins-Rogers - California State Univeristy Monterey

Yesnia Cuatlatl - San Francisco State University

Pooja Disabar - Holy Names University

Freddy Grande - University of Southern California

George Henderson - Notre Dame De Namur

Toan Lu - California State University East Bay

Avineet Pannu - Saint Mary’s College

Sonia Sharma - University of California Berkeley

Dovie Siaway - University of California Berkeley

Navi Singh - University of California Davis

Jahneah Taylor - San Francisco State University

Anna Vasquez - San Francisco State University

Tangelia Williams - California State University East Bay

Ravnit Plaha - University of California Berkeley

Synchro Bull - California State University Chico

Gurdeep Singh - San Francisco State University

Jessica A. Wright - California State University Fullerton

Lareisha Jacquese Lewis - University of Arkansas Pine Bluff

Wesley Slade - San Francisco State University

Substainability Luncheon 2010

Volunteer Recognition 2010

Pixar 2010 Toy Story 3 Benefit Screening

Record breaking year! Not only did we meet our goal of $100,00, but we broke past it raising $110,000! This year was also the first time we’ve had guests from out of country. With amazing food, guided tours and a silent auction that include eight autographed posters from Pixar, this year’s Pixar event was simply an outstanding one! Oh, don’t forget the giant Ken Dollhouse in the middle of the atrium.

Pixar Silent Auctions Check Out

Toy Story 3 Screening Pixar Benefit Details

We are pleased that you will be joining us for this wonderful event on Thursday, May 27, 2010 6:00 pm at Pixar Animation Studios, 1200 Park Avenue in Emeryville.

The Emery Ed Fund will not be issuing printed tickets for this event. Instead, your name and/or the names of your guests will be on a list at Pixar’s front gate. Please let us know of any changes no later than by 5:00 pm Friday, May 21. Only those on the list will be admitted onto Pixar grounds.

Please do not bring cell phones or recording devices of any type into the building. The Pixar gate and front doors open at 6:00 pm so please arrive with plenty of time to park and register, no early or late arrivals.  Once admitted, stop at the check-in table and receive a Pixar nametag. You will be asked to sign a confidentiality agreement.

All questions and communications regarding this event should be made through the Emery Ed Fund. Please contact us at (510)601-4997, (510) 601-4999 or (510) 601-4911. You may also email us at info@emeryed.org. Pixar will not be handling inquiries about this event.

The Evening starts at 6:00 p.m. with wine and hors d’oeuvres reception and Silent Auction featuring many one-of-a-kind “Toy Story 3” and Pixar collectibles.  Seating for this exclusive event in Pixar’s digital theater is limited to 235 and to persons 16 years of age and older.  We expect the event to end near 9:30 pm.

Guided tours will be available at 6pm and 6:30pm. These are the ONLY times a guide will be with the group to give a tour through the studios.

No photography will be allowed upstairs. Security will be aware of this and posted upstairs so please, don’t do it!

A few very important notes:

• The address is 1200 Park Avenue, Emeryville, CA.  Directions can be found at http://www.pixar.com/companyinfo/aboutus/directions.html
• We suggest you try to find street parking first as the Pixar lot will still be pretty full with employee cars.
• Remember, this event is limited to persons 16 years and older
• No cell phones, cameras, blackberry or other type of electronic devices will be allowed into Pixar.  A coat and bag check will be available.  For emergency contact during the event, you may leave the following number
  (Pixar Security) 510-922-3971.

We are delighted that you will be joining us for this very special evening at Pixar Animation Studios.  We look forward to seeing you there!

Information Update Form

Please have with you your unique ID number or we cannot update your records.

Pixar Benefit: Toy Story 3

We are sold out and have met a whopping $97,000 from ticket sales! Thank you for your support!

For those who have purchased tickets and are attending, please read the Pixar benefit guidelines and details. There are a few additions from the original details mailed out including information about guided group tours (YES, there will be guided tours this year).

This evening will follow the same format as last years. A reception will start the evening with food, wine and silent auctions. Then guests will gather into the screening room to watch Toy Story 3. The same rules and regulations from last year will apply.

Read Across America 2010

March 2nd marked a special day, of Dr.Suess’ 106th birthday. Volunteers came by to read out loud, even though the weather was full of clouds. The children, who were overflowing of eager, waited patiently for their reader. As soon as someone walked in with a book, the kids dropped their tasks to take a look. Hurray, great timing, you’re finally here! The class huddled around, as they greeted with cheers.

Bay 2 Bahia Dance-a-thon

The Target Success Academy of Emeryville Secondary School campaigned a Dance-a-thon fundraiser. Participants joined in on hours of dancing and music, which helped support and raise money for their upcoming field trip to Bahia, Brazil.

Art Shop Tour for Ikea Visit

Ikea has been a big part in providing the Emeryville schools and district offices with furniture and supplies.  Their most recent donation was much needed supplies for the art shop, which the art students now take full advantage of. Lisa Finn-Ciccoli from Ikea came to take a tour and see how the donated supplies were put to use.

Bay 2 Bahia Dance-A-Thon

Thank You!

Thank you for making a donation to the Emery Ed Fund!

TSA – Bay To Bahia 2010

The “Bay to Bahia: Brazil 2010” trip is a dream that we have been moving toward for several years. Now is the time to make international travel for our students a reality. The opportunity for students to “travel to Brazil for two weeks and participate in academic, cultural, performing arts, and service-learning activities” is the beginning of a life-long appreciation for travel. For the majority of our students travel to Brazil will be the first time they will interact with individuals who share a common African ancestry yet speak a different language. There is much to be shared and learned. The students have all the motivation, interest and commitment they could ever need. All that keeps us from getting to Brazil is money.

Your generous donation now is not only appreciated but also essential to the cost-effective purchasing of airline tickets, student travel visas and early deposits for room and board.

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Athletics Booster Club

The Emery Athletics Booster Club purpose is to support the Emery Athletic Department and the needs of its student athletes.  The Emery Athletics Booster Club is designed to support the idea that athletics aids in the development of self-esteem, socio-emotional well-being and academic achievement of students.

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Challenge Match Campaign

Donate to the Challenge Campaign and it will be matched by Rich Robbins and Wareham Development for up to 60,000!

That means for every dollar you donate to us, we will receive an additional dollar! Help us raise a total of 120,000, which will help support the Emeryville Community.

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Science Technology Engineering Mathematics Academy

The Science Technology Engineering Mathematics Academy continues the tradition of giving students the chance to join inquisitive peers for weeks of intensive hands-on activities, projects and field trips during the summer. These programs provide an excellent foundation for studying math and science at a more rigorous level during the school year. The program is a collaborative effort on behalf of the Cal Teach Program at UC Berkeley and the Emery Unified School District.

Contributions in any amount are welcome, and we assure you:
Your gift will make a difference!

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Emery Secondary Parent Teacher Organization

The Emery Secondary School Parent Teacher Organization helps through its fundraising and other activities to underwrite expenses of various school projects and supports the parents with vital informational meetings on a monthly basis; its mission is also to promote an environment at school where teachers and administrators can do their best work and our students can do their best learning.

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Emery Secondary School Leadership Excursion Program

The Emery Secondary School Leadership Excursion Program, formally known as the Close Up Program, supports the costs for student leadership excursions. This includes four day trip to Washington, D.C. where our students participate in a wide range of activities designed to give them a first hand look at our government in progress. Among other things, they visit many of the national monuments that are dedicated to the people who shaped our nation and meet with various governmental representatives.

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Diaspora Club

The Diaspora Club is a club with a global vision. Their philosophy, “empowering youth through active stewardship” fuels their commitment to foster positive change. The program includes an annual trip to Ghana West Africa where students focus on impacting the quality of life there, while working on the cutting edge of scientific research.  Emery students partner with high school students in Ghana to take energy measurements and reduce refrigerator energy use with energy saving repairs, in collaboration with the Energy Efficiency Standards Group of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

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Your gift will make a difference!

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Anna Yates Parent Teacher Organization

The Anna Yates Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization serves the elementary school with fundraising and other activities which provides vital funding for field trips and other projects; its mission is to promote an environment at school where teachers and administrators can do their best work and our students can do their best learning.

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2009 Benefit Concert

Hosted at Ex’pression College for Digital Arts. Special guest: Tony Lindsay. Emery Secondary School Jazz Band. Megan McLaughlin.

Kaiser Conversations

As part of the Counseling Department Career Development component, on Thursday, November 5th, periods 2, 3, or 4, Emery Secondary School students sat down to have a dialogue with a Kaiser executives to learn more about careers, particularly background on the administrative and operations side of Kaiser. Nine thoughtful Kaiser Permanente professionals shared for nearly a four hour period with forty three students what they did to prepare for their jobs, and focused on how they undertake the business, technology, and engineering aspect of their work. Thanks to Cecil Grimes, and the team who participated in “Conversations with Kaiser Permanente.” These caring individuals provided good advice, answered questions and encouraged Emery Secondary School students to pursue college and obtain a career that inspires them.

Tony Lindsay Performing a Benefit Concert

Tony Lindsay - Eleven Grammy winner and lead singer for Carlos Santana

That’s right! Tony Lindsay, Eleven Grammy winner and lead singer for guitar legend Carlos Santana is performing at the Emery Ed Fund Music Benefit Concert: In the Spirit of Giving.

Generously hosted by Ex’pression College for Digital Arts, this benefit will support the Emery Ed Fund, which provides critical resources for youth and families in the Emeryville Schools and supports much needed programs such as Music, Arts, Student Scholarships, Grants for Teachers, and other unfunded needs to help improve and inspire student achievement.

A sumptuous buffet and bar donated by local chefs and wineries, live music from start to finish, this year’s holiday benefit promises to be a celebration and we hope to see you there! Don’t miss this event, complete with a culminating jam session with the Emery Secondary School Jazz Band playing a Santana tribute!

Join us on Thursday, December 10th, 2009! Reception will start at 6:00pm and the concert at 7:30pm.

Tickets are available now. Sponsorships for individuals and corporations are available. You can purchase your ticket:
- online through our ticket reservation form
- at our office on 4727 San Pablo Ave, Emeryville, CA, 94608
- by mailing your contribution to P.O. Box 8926, Emeryville, CA 94662 (if you are reserving a ticket by mail, please call 510.601.4911 or email us to notify your transaction through mail).

Barnes & Noble Book Fair Opening

Emeryville Barnes & Noble on Bay Street hosted the opening for the first public book fair. To kick off the book fair and book drive, cast members from Wicked performed and did table signing.

DonorsChoose Workshop

A DonorsChoose Representative came to Emery Ed Fund’s Office to provide a workshop open to teachers and staff of EUSD. Audience was taught how to utilize DonorsChoose.org and were given gift donations of $50 to start off their donation campaigns.

Buy a Book, Give a Book – Emery’s First Bookfair!

With the great sponsorship and support provided by Barnes & Noble on Bay Street, the Emery Ed Fund will be having its very first public bookfair event. Beginning October 30 and lasting through November 6, Barnes & Noble will donate a percentage of sales on every purchase in the store, excluding gift cards, membership fees, textbooks and magazine subscriptions. These donations from Barnes & Noble will help fund Emery Ed Fund Programs for the schools of Emeryville. Help give the gift of knowledge—what better excuse to buy a new book is there?

To kick off this exciting event, cast members from Wicked A New Musical will be performing Friday October 30^th at 4:00pm! So stop on by, bring your friends and help spread the spectacular news because your support is greatly needed!

Also, don’t forget about the Emery Book Drive, another program Barnes & Noble is holding to provide new books for the Emeryville School Libraries.

Please print out a voucher of your choice from below and present them when you make your purchase at the Barnes & Noble on Bay Street. You can choose from Frog and Toad, Library Mouse, Wimpy Kids and Standard Books.

Emery Library Book Drive – Fill Our Bookcases!

In celebration of the 30^th birthday of the BILLY bookcase, Ikea, another great partner, is donating bookcases and has arranged for Lisa Quinn—television host of View from the Bay—to air one of the episodes at Anna Yates Elementary School.

Barnes & Noble and the Emery Ed Fund have been working to get our bookcases filled with new books! Librarians created a wish list of 160 book titles that were needed and Barnes & Noble is placing the desired books on display at their Emeryville location on Bay Street. In order to fill our bookcases, we are relying on the community to help support children literacy by purchasing a book from the display and donating it.  If you would like to participate, simply visit Barnes & Noble on Bay Street, select a book from the Emery Libraries Display and notify the service rep that you would like to donate the book. And remember! If you donate to the book drive using a book fair voucher between October 30–November 6, you will also be contributing to the book fair program! One act of kindness; two positive outcomes.

Novartis Supply Donations

As an agreement made in August 2009 to support the Emeryville School District, Novartis V&D generously donated equipment and supplies to the Emery Ed Fund.  Today we received yet another batch of “Donated Matierals”; 6 boxes full of supplies like paper, folders, binders and storage units!  Teachers and staff of the Emeryville school district were contacted about the great news and were told to come by and claim their desired supplies.

Donations like this, no matter how meager it may seem, goes a long way! Thank you Novartis!

New Emery Ed Fund

Welcome to the new Emery Ed Fund website!  The biggest change yet is the inclusion of WordPress as our back end.  We have been carefully walking the shorelines of Web 2.0, but now we have decided to take a small dip.

So how can we all benefit from this great change?  Well, on our side we will be able to update and manage our website in a more organized and effective manner.  We can concentrate more on getting the needed information to the public, and not have to worry with all the technical matters attached to website development.

With the many features that WordPress has to offer, our website will not only be more straight forward to navigate through, but also provide you (the viewing public) more control in what you want to look at.  WordPress’ ability to archive and categorize our articles/pages will give you the option to easily search and locate the information that you need.

There may be some sections down, we are transferring the content in asap so please be patient!

Emery Ed Fund Launches Matching Campaign

The Emery Ed Fund is proud to announce that its partner, Rich Robbins and Wareham Development has pledged $60,000 to the Ed Fund for unrestricted support for the operations and administration of the Emery Ed Fund, which when matched, will fund a total of $120,000 in support of the critical programs of the Fund.

Founded in 1996, the Emery Ed Fund serves as a catalyst, providing significant financial support, intellectual connections, and critical human resources through its volunteer and mentorship programs, enhancing Emeryville’s work in critical ways.  In the last three years the Emery Ed Fund and partnerships between the Emery Unified School District and the city have resulted in several millions of dollars of programmatic support combined with the leverage of several hundred professional and parent volunteers. The Stuart Wayne and Gladys Valley, and San Francisco Foundations, The Walter and Elise Haas Fund, among others, and state and federal grants (Twenty First Century, Gear Up) have provided concrete programs and progress toward impacting the reforms necessary, as well as those necessary to contribute to establishing the Center for Community Life.

In spite of the noteworthy success, the Fund remains lean, particularly since the highest priority is to raise program funds and pass them onto the teachers and leadership of Emery schools. Therefore, unrestricted funds are in short order. “I would encourage our great business community to help join this effort. There is always doubt and concern when giving funding to administrative/unrestricted needs. I too had serious concerns. Wareham has researched this need with the Emery Ed board. We feel these times and this need is unique and it is justified; while the need is compelling to keep the good work and tremendous progress that the district has experienced on track. We have requested that there be an accounting and analysis on the use of the funds at the completion of the school year. That is why we feel so strongly on this issue and that we have raised the ante and our contribution to this most worthy cause.”- Rich Robins, CEO of Wareham Development. Donors could match Wareham Development’s funding amount or give any amount that will help close the campaign gap.

Once the operations campaign challenge is fully funded, fund staff will secure the near one million dollar budget for critical initiatives that support the daily academic and social needs of Emeryville youth and their families. Staff will secure funds for summer program grants for youth, funds for summer internships, discretionary funds for site administrators, mini-grants to teachers, renewable scholarships for graduating seniors, new program grants for pilot projects in the schools, and funds in support of the arts, music, and technology needs of the Emeryville community. Finally, staff will work together with school district, city and other partners to secure additional major programmatic support needed to continue building the momentum required during the design phase for the Emeryville Center of Community Life anticipated in late 2011.

Please consider making a generous contribution to the Campaign. If you wish to make a donation, participate in Emery Ed Fund programs, need more information, or simply have a good idea for helping Emery Ed Fund help Emeryville’s schools, contact Eugenia Bowman, Executive Director at 510.601.4997.

Bayer HealthCare Awards $50,000 to Emery Ed Fund

Olivia Krampe, Vice President, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals and Site Head (on left), presents check to Eugenia Bowman, Executive Director of the Emery Ed Fund.

Emeryville students will start this school year with a new option for learning: the Technology Education Initiative, featuring hardware, software, a responsive and evolving curriculum, and plenty of teacher and volunteer support. A $30,000 grant from Bayer HealthCare’s Emeryville facility will support this program and a new initiative in the district for Science in Art.  Bayer’s contribution topped off the $150,000 Tech Ed Initiative, which began in 2008 with a matching dollar for dollar grant of up to $75,000 from Madison Marquette Property Group, owners of Emeryville’s Bay Street Mall. Other donors who pledged to secure the challenge grant include Wareham Development, Pixar Animation Studios and the Rogers Foundation.

“I’m thrilled that we are contributing in a meaningful way to advance science and technology education in Emeryville and that, for the first time, middle and high school students will have access to an educational and workforce development program that will prepare them for an array of careers in our technology-driven society,” notes Olivia Krampe, vice president and Emeryville site head. As an Alameda Country Arts Anchor school district, District leaders have been working over the last few years to integrate hands on experience with art materials and an understanding of science.  Bayer’s setting the pace with a portion of their award to initiate a “Science in Art Program” which will not only connect scientific principles to artistic education, it will support the community’s thriving arts enterprises – from individual artist studios to major studios such as Pixar.

Bayer also awarded the Emery Ed Fund an additional $20,000 as a lead sponsor of its annual Pixar Animation Studios Pre-Release Gala Benefit.  This provides general support, in recognition of the far-reaching work the Fund does in uniting business, government and educational leaders to benefit the diverse student body in this low-income community. Nearly 80% of Emeryville students are living in poverty, and 14% are English language learners.

“Emeryville is a place where partners power student and people success, and connections,” said Executive Director of the Fund, Eugenia Bowman. “Our unique model of the community working together is contributing to a 21st century model city design that will give students, residents and local businesses and employees connections of significance, resources, empowerment, and a real sense and presence of neighborhood and community—all the ingredients necessary build assets and bridge the way to a better life for our families. It is the leadership and commitment of our partners, like Bayer HealthCare, that make these gains possible.”

“With Bayer’s global commitment both to science education and volunteerism supporting the Emery Ed Fund is a natural. It advances the company’s Making Science Make Sense program and our new BASEC—Bayer Advocates for Science, the Environment, and Community—volunteer campaign,” said Krampe. “I encourage all Emeryville residents and employees to learn more about the Emery Ed Fund, and consider getting involved in our local schools!”

Among other programs, the Emery Ed Fund has a dynamic school volunteer program, offering local residents and employees of local companies with opportunities to work with students once a year or on a regular basis in classrooms, gardens, the new computer center, on environmental or science education projects, and other projects throughout the school year. For more information, if you wish to make a donation, participate in Emery Ed Fund programs, or simply have a good idea for helping the Emery Ed support Emeryville’s schools, contact Eugenia Bowman, Executive Director at 510-601-4997, and consult the website at www.emeryed.org.

STEM Academy Tour at Biotech Companies

Students of the STEM Academy take tours at the Gallo Institute and Bayer HealthCare.

The Emery Ed Fund sponsored the first Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Academy at Emery Secondary School. The Program is a collaborative effort on behalf of the Cal Teach Program at UC Berkeley and the Emery Unified School District.

2009 Scholarship Awards

Congratulations to the following students who have received scholarships provided by the Emery Ed Fund.

Keaky Ma
University of California Berkeley
Novartis Scholarship

Himani Aggarwal
Smith College
Novartis Scholarship

Lien Pham
University of California Davis
Novartis Scholarship

Amardeep Sekhon
University of California Berkeley
Novartis Scholarship

Ken Guerrero
University of California San Diego
East Bay College Fund

Husai Saidhakim
University of California Davis
East Bay College Fund

Courtney Nikita Lewis
University of Nevada Las Vegas
East Bay College Fund

Taruna Aggarwal
University of California Davis
East Bay College Fund

Marc-Keia Jones
TBD
East Bay College Fund

Fathia Algarmi
Berkeley City College
Emery Ed Fund Academic Grants

Alexander Bull
Sacramento City College
Emery Ed Fund Academic Grants

Rajni Disabar
Holy Names College
Emery Ed Fund Academic Grants

Aakaanksha Sharma
University of California Berkeley
Emery Ed Fund Academic Grants

Gagandeep Singh
Berkeley City College
Emery Ed Fund Academic Grants

Jermaine Woods
Cal State University – East Bay
Emery Ed Fund Academic Grants

Pixar Benefit Screening “Up”

San Francisco MOMA Field Trip

Emery Ed Fund helped fund a field trip for the Emery High School’s art students to go to the San Francisco MOMA.

Read Across America 2009

Thomas Chun

Technical Assistant

In early 2009, Thomas Chun was in need of a part time job to compliment his return to college and financial needs. By pure luck, he was referred to a position as the Technical Assistant of the Emery Ed Fund. Thomas immediately accepted knowing very well he could perform and excel in his duties and started his work the day after his interview. His time has been spent well, applying his artistic and technical skills to the needs of the staff.

Don’t let his Bachelor of Arts in Music from UC Santa Barbara fool you. Thomas is a flexible individual with much diversity in his abilities. With half his life immersed in computers and technology, it is no wonder he is so well in tangent with producing graphics, animations, music and videos. He is now attending Ex’pression College for Digital Arts to obtain his second Bachelor’s degree in Motion Graphic & Design.

Although his position says otherwise, he is still very much the artist, taking on responsibilities involving graphic design and internet exposure for the Emery Ed Fund. He has revamped and reconstructed the website, produced flyers and continually aims to find new ways to visually stimulate the audience.

Phillip Powell

Program Manager

C. Phillip Powell is a native of San Francisco, CA. Since the age of fourteen Phillip served the city of San Francisco as an activist and had a large impact in politics and government. He has served in many capacities including: numerous Mayoral advisory committees, youth commissioner, and an arbitrator. For Mr. Powell’s years of service and dedication to the city of San Francisco, he has received several honors by organizations, businesses, Board of Supervisors, and former Mayor Willie Brown. One of which was a certificate of honor for special and invaluable service to the city of San Francisco by the United States Congress.

Phillip is a Magna Cum Laude honors graduate of Fisk University in Nashville, TN wherein he received a B.A. in Psychology, Religion, and Philosophy. Mr. Powell has also furthered his studies at the University of Memphis in Tennessee; California State University, and abroad at Estudio Sampere in Salamanca, Spain.

Phillip was hired in 2007 as an assistant to the administration at Emery Secondary School and Emery Unified School District while serving as the Assistant Director of the Extended Day Academy. In 2008 Mr. Powell was hired by the Emery Education Foundation as program manager. As program manager, he oversees an extensive volunteer program, mentorship program, internship program, administers all district/teacher grants, program administration, and scholarships. He is also overseeing the Achievers Awards Scholars Program with Meritus College Fund as Program Manager in San Francisco. Phillip is passionate and is interested in seeing youth who encountered obstacles and have socio-economic challenging backgrounds succeed and accomplish their goals.

Eugenia Bowman

Executive Director

Most recently Executive Director of the Berkeley Community Fund, Bowman’s track record in philanthropy and social advocacy spans over two decades.

Bowman has significant experience with developing high level strategic relationships with major philanthropists, corporations, and foundations for the sole purpose of impacting the long term well being of the community.

Her success includes raising significant seven figure gifts where her role was strategist, collaborator, and facilitator as well as chief officer associated with securing the necessary resources to develop critical projects impacting social change.

A mentor and advocate, she has held leadership positions with councils and advisory boards, including Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates Steering Committee on Youth and Education, the Bay Area Foundation Advisory Council to End Homelessness, among others. She has served as a leader in major educational associations, was named one of eight in the executive level “Women in Leadership Program for the Association of Theological Schools” and completed the Harvard Institutes for Senior Executive Leadership.

Bowman is a single mother of two children, Faith, 14 and John, 12. Bowman graduated from Dominican College of San Rafael and completed graduate coursework in Social Ethics from the Graduate Theological Union.

John Sugiyama

EUSD Superintendent

BY AMANDA MARTINEZ // Retired for almost two years, former superintendent of Dublin John Sugiyama received an unexpected phone call from the Alameda County Office of Education, asking him if he would come back. “They informed me that Emery may be in need of an interim superintendent and asked if I would be interested in being considered for the position,” he said.

In early September, the Emeryville school district found itself suddenly without a superintendent following the abrupt departure of Stephen Wesley, who stepped down after it was discovered his resume was filled with phony credentials.

By October 1, the school board had come to a unanimous decision to hire John Sugiyama during a closed session.

Sugiyama is new to the Emery school district but he is no stranger to the Bay Area. After attending schools in San Francisco and Berkeley, Sugiyama made Northern California his home base, working in Alameda, Pleasanton and Dublin school districts throughout his 35 years in education.

With a wide range of experience on his side Sugiyama says he has “hit the ground running.” Now, one month into the job InEmeryville staff talks to John Sugiyama about coming out of retirement, what he will do for the school community, and how joining the Emery School district is like coming home.

Ingrid Fraunfelder

Amyris Biotechnologies
Executive Assistant & Volunteer Coordinator

Well, I’m not a scientist… but I’m working with them because I’m commited to making the world a better place. We need smart scientists who can solve some of the world’s most complex puzzles like Malaria, HIV and global warming. When the company was founded, scientists from Amyris started work on an affordable anti malaria medication. These days the focus is on a renewable fuel that people can use instead of gasoline. We want to make the world a better place not only across the globe but in our own backyards and our local schools.

Life Outside of Work:

I love to travel. The picture above is from Angkor Wat, Cambodia, one of my favorite places in the world. I enjoy spending time with close friends and family, cooking new recipes, playing soccer, listening to NPR interviews, dancing and watching movies on the big screen.

Advice:

Trust your instincts, they are usually right on target. Have fun every day, work hard, stay positive and always, always look out for one another J !

Melodi Dice

EUSD School Board, Novartis

Melodi Dice has a deep history with the Emery Unified School District, graduating from Emery High School, now Emery Secondary School, in 1993. A resident of Emeryville for almost 20 years, she has lent her leadership continuously to the district and its schools while in high school and then again after college.

During high school, she was a proud member of Rotary/Interact Club and continues to embrace their motto, “Service Above Self.” A student internship through a partnership with Chiron Corporation (now Novartis) offered Melodi the opportunity to know and understand business environments. That early partnership has fueled Melodi’s professional success as she is currently employed as Head of Patent Services, Vaccines and Diagnostics for Novartis!

Melodi graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Fashion Merchandising and a minor in Business Management from Bennett College in Greensboro, NC. Most recently, she completed her Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) at Holy Names University in Oakland, CA.

Melodi continues to prove her commitment to our schools by serving as an Emery USD Trustee for two elected terms. And, her history with our district continues to deepen through her family’s next generation – her much beloved niece – informing Melodi’s understanding of what our schools need today.

“I believe it is imperative that I participate in this community as this community gave me so much during my youth. I am excited to serve the people of Emeryville as a member of the tremendous team of Emery Unified School District. The families in Emeryville should know that I am working hard to ensure our kids have opportunities that only a few of us in my time were allowed.”

Henry Der

Four Freedom Fund – Public Interest Projects

Henry Der is a senior program officer at the Four Freedoms Fund, a national funders’ collaborative housed at the Public Interest Projects, Inc. He is working with immigrant rights groups across the nation to advance immigrant integration, including the legalization of 12 million undocumented immigrants, and defense of rights. For more than 22 years, he was the executive director of the San Francisco-based, membership-supported Chinese for Affirmative Action, working to promote the civil rights of Asian American and other racial minority groups in employment, education, voting and access to public services. A former Peace Corps volunteer in Kenya, Henry has also served as Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction at the California Department of Education, with oversight responsibilities for programs that address the needs of adult immigrant, at-risk and special needs students. He was appointed by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to be the State Administrator to bring Emery Unified School District out of fiscal bankruptcy. Active in community affairs, Henry is leading coalition efforts to promote equal educational opportunities and access for immigrant students at the City College of San Francisco.

Lynn Ballard

Parent

Like Elphaba Thropp from the musical Wicked, Lynn is not purely wicked but she can be at times, particularly when it comes to advocating for equity in our schools. Lynn enjoys riding a broom. She not only enjoys riding a broom, she keeps motors attached to hers and encourages other parents to do the same.

Lynn has over two decades of experience in higher education, nonprofit administration, and organizational, community and economic development. She is a graduate of the University of Akron and Auburn University, where she taught in the Political Science Department as a Presidential Fellow. A former consultant to the U.S. Agency for International Development, Lynn has worked in urban and rural communities in the U.S. and Africa mainly on programs designed to expand educational and economic opportunities for minorities, low-income persons, women and youth. She was appointed by the National Park Service, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, to the Education and Interpretation Committee of the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, a $100 million project under development in Macon County, Alabama. She edited the feasibility study submitted to Congress. She is most proud of her service on the Advisory Committee for the Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care, which was established in partial response to President Clinton’s formal apology on May 16, 1997, for the federal government’s role in the Tuskegee Syphilis Study.

Lynn has lived in California since 2002. At Emery USD, she has been Director of Strategic Initiatives, founder of the Malcolm X Black Families Forum, a member of the Superintendent’s Parent Advisory Committee and a consultant on math and science initiatives. She has been instrumental in expanding opportunities for Emery students to take more rigorous courses. In 2005, Lynn successfully challenged Emery Secondary School, as well as prevailing assumptions about what ESS students are capable of achieving, by having her daughter and several of her 8^th grade classmates enrolled in Geometry, which they took parallel to Algebra 1. Today, those students are taking AP Calculus BC in their senior year having completed AP Calculus AB in the 11^th grade. From Lynn’s perspective, education equity is giving EVERY student an opportunity to achieve at their highest level, the focus of her work and advocacy at Emery.

Lynn is working on her first book which partially documents her journey at Emery and profiles some of the dedicated and often hilarious people she’s met in working towards social change.

John Quinn

EUSD State Trustee

John’s career in education spans 43 years, having served in San Francisco Unified School District as a teacher and counselor, assistant principal, and Principal of Galileo Academy of Science and Technology (1985-1996). In 1996 he became Associate Superintendent of SFUSD high schools and served in this leadership role through 2002. He subsequently headed the district’s Office of Equity Assurance and Charter Schools prior to becoming State Administrator for Emery Unified School District with the responsibility of leading this district in its transition from state to local control.

John currently serves as State Trustee for the Emery Unified School District, as Superintendent of the Montgomery Elementary School District in Cazadero, CA, and as board member of the Emery Education Fund and the San Francisco Coalition of Essential Small Schools.

Steve Rasmussen

Publisher and CEO, Key Curriculum Press

In 1971 Steven Rasmussen co-founded Key Curriculum Press. He is Key’s Publisher and CEO and President of KCP Technologies, an educational technology research and development company.

Mr. Rasmussen has worked for two decades on software development, including The Geometer’s Sketchpad geometry software. He was the first editor of Discovering Geometry: An Inductive Approach, a high school geometry textbook published by Key Curriculum in 1989. He is the author of Key to Fractions, Decimals and Percents, workbook series published by Key Curriculum Press with over 5 million in print.

Mr. Rasmussen has served as the Principal Investigator on two National Science Foundation projects: one to support teachers using technology in teaching geometry, and the other to promote discovery and cooperative learning through professional development.

Mr. Rasmussen has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and holds a master’s degree in mathematics education from Temple University. He taught secondary mathematics for seven years in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Emeryville, California.

Mr. Rasmussen serves on the Board of the Emery Education Foundation and the Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (COMAP) and is a Director of BSMARTE (Business for Science, Math and Related Technologies Education), an organization dedicated to education advocacy in California. Steve also serves on the advisory boards of the Center for the Study of Mathematics Curriculum, based in the
University of Missouri, the Friday Institute in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Women and Mathematics Education, an NCTM affiliate.

He has given hundreds of workshops and talks on mathematics and mathematics teaching at local, state, regional, national, and international professional meetings and has worked on projects with various agencies of ministries of education in Asia.

John Flores

Retired City Manager

John Flores has 30 years of administrative and managerial experience in municipal government serving 19 years as City Manager of the City of Emeryville. In that capacity, John was instrumental in the redevelopment of the City and in helping build strong relationships between the City and the Emery Unified School District.

John was one of the Founding Members of the Emery Education Fund, and he continues to play an important part in that organization. John was previously with the City of Oakland for 11 years, serving in increasingly responsible administrative roles leading to the position of Deputy City Manager.

John has a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Golden Gate University and an undergraduate degree in Social Science from San Jose State University.

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