Experience


› Santa Ana Unified School District, Chief Communications Officer
› OC Department of Ed., communications specialist
› EdSource, college and career readiness reporter
› Orange County Register, education reporter
› Freelance photographer

Latest News

 

More students are 'college ready' but crowded campuses make it harder to get into CSU: Students face it increasingly difficult to gain entry to some CSU campuses.

​Number of college courses taught in high schools increasing statewide: A rapidly growing number of school districts in California offering dual, or concurrent, enrollment programs, which allow high school students to take college courses during the school day.

​​Outside the limelight, rural schools face challenges in finding, and keeping, teachers: For the past few years rural schools have struggled to recruit and retain teachers – and it’s only getting worse.

Fermin Leal

U.S. lagging behind in science and math; What are we doing about it? Students in countries including South Korea, Finland and China are learning science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) at a faster pace than Americans.

About me


COMMUNICATIONS

I am a driven communications professional with 20 years of experience writing breaking news, in-depth reports and features about local and national trends in education.




PHOTOGRAPHER

I love snapping pictures, mostly sports, travel and portraits. Over the last five years, I've worked to learn this new skill, and now hope to work part-time as a freelance photographer.