New Principal Appointments in ABC Unified School District

Elliott ES Principal, Fran Barron

Whitney HS, John Briquelet

Dr. Mary Sieu, Superintendent of ABC Unified School District is pleased to announce the following new principal appointments and assignments beginning in the 2016-17 school year:

John Briquelet-Whitney High School

John Briquelet has been chosen as the Principal of Whitney High School in Cerritos. Mr. Briquelet has been a site administrator for the past 14 years. He served as a principal at both Loara High School in Anaheim Union High School District and El Modena High School in Orange Unified. Mr. Briquelet will ensure the continued success of all students and staff at the #1 high school in California.

Crechena Wise-Gahr High School

Crechena Wise has been selected as the Principal of Gahr High School in Cerritos. Ms. Wise has been an administrator in ABC for the past 10 years. She has served as the Principal of Tetzlaff Accelerated Learning Academy as well as the assistant principal at Ross Academy. Ms. Wise looks forward to building teams of educational leaders and maximizing student achievement at Gahr. Ms. Wise is currently a doctoral candidate at USC.

Frances Delaney-Brown-Elliott Elementary School

Frances Delaney-Brown is the new Principal at Elliott Elementary School in the City of Artesia. For the past 13 years, she has taken on leadership roles at the elementary school level. Most recently, Ms. Delaney-Brown has filled in as Interim Principal at Elliott and Niemes Elementary Schools. Her goal is to support students, teachers, and staff and to create an environment in which all students achieve.

Alejandro Gutierrez-Furgeson Elementary School

Alejandro Gutierrez will serve as the new Principal at Furgeson Elementary School in Hawaiian Gardens. Mr. Gutierrez has had a ten-year career in administration in the Los Angeles Unified School District. He served as an Assistant Principal, Instructional Specialist, and Coordinator at various elementary schools in LAUSD. Mr. Gutierrez endeavors to work with the Furgeson stakeholders to provide a rich learning environment for all students.

Principals with New Assignments

Principals with new assignments effective this fall include the following:

Kester Song-Tetzlaff Accelerated Learning Academy

Kester Song has been named the Principal of Tetzlaff Accelerated Learning Academy. Mr. Song has served as the Carmenita Middle School Principal for the past 5 years. He was also an assistant principal for 3 years at Artesia High School.

Linda Dohm-Aloha Elementary School

Linda Dohm will be the Principal at Aloha Elementary School in Hawaiian Gardens. She has served the last 8 years as the Principal of Willow Elementary School and prior to that the Principal of Furgeson Elementary School.

Eveline Huh-Willow Elementary School

Eveline Huh will be the Principal of Willow Elementary School in Lakewood. She has dedicated the last 7 years as the Principal of Palms Elementary School.

Mayra Lozano-Hawaiian Elementary School

Mayra Lozano will move to Hawaiian Elementary School in Hawaiian Gardens. Ms. Lozano served as the Principal of Furgeson Elementary School for the past 8 years. Prior to Ms. Lozano’s assignment as Principal she was a teacher at Furgeson for 10 years.

Julie Yabumoto-Palms Elementary School

Julie Yabumoto will be the Principal of Palms Elementary School in Lakewood. Ms. Yabumoto served as Principal of Aloha Elementary School for 10 years.