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KARIN FREEMAN FOR SCHOOL BOARD 2010
"Excellence in Education"
KARIN FREEMAN'S
LEADERSHIP RECORD
EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
- Member, PYLUSD Board of Education since 1989
o Served as President five times
- Member, North Orange County Regional Occupational Program (ROP) Board of Trustees since 1991
o Served as President three times
- Member, former Yorba Linda Elementary School District Board, 1986-1989
- Member and past president, Orange County School Boards Association Board of Directors since 1993
- Member, California School Boards Association (CSBA) Delegate Assembly since 2002
- Member, Orange County Committee on School District Organization since 2007
- Validator, CSBA Golden Bell Award, four times
- Local Governmental Relations Chair, 2007-2009, CSBA
- Active leader in the merger of Placentia Unified with Yorba Linda Elementary School District in the late 1980's
EXPERIENCE AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL
- Past PTA President, Linda Vista Elementary School, two terms
- Past chairman of various committees including Science Fair and Carnival at Linda Vista
- Past Site Council member, Linda Vista Elementary
- Classroom volunteer: 9 years at Linda Vista Elementary, 5 years at Ruby Drive Elementary, and 4 years and ongoing at El Camino High School
ADDITIONAL CIVIC INVOLVEMENT AND ACTIVITIES
- Member, Yorba Linda Chamber of Commerce since 1984, serving terms on the Board of Directors and on the Executive Board
- Member, Education Committee, Yorba Linda Chamber of Commerce
- Member, St. Jude Hospital Community Benefit Committee since 1999
- Founding member and current liaison to schools and Chamber of Commerce, Yorba Linda Historical Society
- Member, Placentia Founders Society
- Member, Yorba Linda Veterans Memorial Committee, 2006-2009
- Steering Committee member, North Orange County Leadership Institute 1994-2000
- Treasurer, former education foundation (YL4Ed) for now defunct YLSD
EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL/ PERSONAL
- B.A., Political Science, UCI
- Masters in Governance, California School Boards Association (CSBA)
- Former technical English teacher, IBM Germany
- Formerly in management, Southern California Edison
- 1990 Recipient of Honor, Orange County Commission on Status of Women
- 2005 Recipient, Marian Bergeson Award as Outstanding Board Member in Orange County
- Married for 41 years with two children and one grandchild
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