Fontana Unified
School District
History of FUSD Board of Education - 1956 to Present
FUSD's Board of Education having a bit of fun in a picture from Fohi's 1963 Yearbook:
Board Members (listed alphabetically):
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| Laura Abernathy-Mancha | James A. Altman | Beverly Appelbaum | Jesse Armendarez | |
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| Joe Armendarez | Kathy Binks | Frank Bitonti | Ayanna Blackmon-Balogun, Ed.D |
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| Emmett Chambers | BarBara L. Chavez | Larry J. Clark | Lorena Corona | |
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| Timon E. Covert | Harold F. Crawford | Rue Dene Doolin | Robert Dopf | |
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| Howard C. Edmiston | Leticia Garcia | Peter Garcia | Sophia Green | |
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| Henry (Gus) Hawthorn | Ben F. Hearne | Dr. Morton Heydenreich | Danielle Holley | |
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| Gary D. Honaker | Harry Iverson | Elizabeth Knott | Antonette LaBaw | |
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| Rick McClure | Frank B. McVicker | Henry C. Mizysak | Frieda Murray | |
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| Dr. Gerald L. Mraz | Jason O'Brien | Shannon O'Brien | Robert Olsen | |
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| Adam Perez | Dr. Arlene Piazza | John D. Piazza | Jennifer Quezada, Ed.D. | |
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| Thomas Rabone | Angel Ramirez | Julie A. Ramos | D. Wayne Ruble, Ed.D. | |
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| Mary Sandoval | E.L. Schreckengast | Marcelino Serna | Matt Slowick | |
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| Dicksie Spolar | Loas Stevens | William Tunney | Walter Wachtel | |
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| R.C. Wolf | Gordon Young |
Student Board Members (listed by term):
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| Isaac Rubalcava Kaiser High School 2015-16 School Year |
Giovani Hernandez-Parra Summit High School 2016-17 School Year |
Vanessa Torres Fontana High School 2017-18 School Year |
Jashandeep Lobana Kaiser High School 2018-19 School Year |
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| Juleny Ortiz-Contreras Jurupa Hills High School 2019-20 School Year |
Fatima Kamara Fontana High School 2020-2021 School Year |
Miranda Ordóñez Fontana High School 2021-2022 School Year |
David Muñoz-Padilla |
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Chronology of the Board
1956-1957
R.C. Wolf - President
Harold F. Crawford, Vice President
Frieda Murray, Clerk
Gerald L. Mraz
Robert Olsen
1957-1958
R.C. Wolf, President
Harold F. Crawford, Vice President
Frieda Murray, Clerk
Gerald L. Mraz
Robert Olsen
1958-1959
Harold F. Crawford, President
Robert Olsen, Vice President
Frieda Murray, Clerk
Gerald L. Mraz
R.C. Wolf - resigned 12/22/58
Robert Dopf - appointed 1/12/59
1959-1960
Harold F. Crawford, President - deceased 10/24/59
Robert Olsen, President - appointed - was Vice President
Frieda Murray, Clerk
Gerald L. Mraz
Walter Wachtel - appointed 11/24/59
1960-1961
Robert Olsen, President
Gerald L. Mraz, Vice President
Frieda Murray, Clerk
Robert Dopf
Walter Wachtel
1961-1962
Gerald L. Mraz, President
Walter Wachtel, Vice President
Dr. Morton Heydenreich, Clerk
Robert Olsen
John D. Piazza
1962-1963
Gerald L. Mraz, President
Walter Wachtel, Vice President
John D. Piazza, Clerk
Frank Bitonti - appointed 1/14/63
Frieda Murray - appointed 6/4/62
Robert Olsen - resigned 1/7/63
1963-1964
Walter Wachtel, President - resigned 11/19/63
John D. Piazza, President - 11/26/63, was Vice President
Rue Dene Doolin, Clerk
Beverly Appelbaum - appointed 8/19/63
Ben F. Hearne
Frieda Murray - resigned 7/1/63
R.C. Wolf - appointed 1/6/64
1964-1965
Ben F. Hearne, President
R.C. Wolf, Vice President - resigned 3/15/65)
Rue Dene Doolin, Clerk
Beverly Appelbaum
Harry Iverson - appointed
John D. Piazza
1965-1966
John D. Piazza, President
Harry Iverson, Clerk
Rue Dene Doolin
Ben F. Hearne
Loas Stevens
1966-1967
Loas Stevens, President
Harry Iverson, Clerk
Emmett Chambers
John D. Piazza
Gordon Young
1967-1968
John D. Piazza, President
Harry Iverson, Clerk - recalled 3/19/68
Emmett Chambers
Loas Stevens
E.L. Schreckengast - elected 3/19/07
Gordon Young
1968-1969
John D. Piazza, President
Loas Stevens, Clerk
Emmett Chambers
Howard C. Edmiston - appointed
E.L. Schreckengast
Gordon Young - resigned 8/21/77
1969-1970
Emmett Chambers, President
E.L. Schreckengast, Clerk
Howard C. Edmiston
Frank B. McVicker
Loas Stevens
1970-1971
Loas Stevens, President
E.L. Schreckengast, Clerk
Emmett Chambers
Howard C. Edmiston
Frank B. McVicker
1971-1972
E.L. Schreckengast, President
Howard C. Edmiston, Clerk
Frank B. McVicker
Henry C. Mizysak
Loas Stevens
1972-1973
Howard C. Edmiston, President
Henry C. Mizysak, Clerk
Frank B. McVicker
E.L. Schreckengast
Loas Stevens
1973-1974
Howard C. Edmiston, President
E.L. Schreckengast, Clerk
Gary D. Honaker
Frank B. McVicker
Henry C. Mizysak - resigned 8/1/73
Antonette LaBaw - elected 11/27/73
1974-1975
Frank B. McVicker, President
E.L. Schreckengast, Clerk
Howard C. Edmiston
Gary D. Honaker
Antonette LaBaw
1975-1976
Frank B. McVicker, President
E.L. Schreckengast, Clerk
Gary D. Honaker
Antonette LaBaw
William Tunney
1976-1977
E.L. Schreckengast, President
Gary D. Honaker, Clerk
Antoneete LaBaw
Frank B. McVicker
William Tunney
1977-1978
Antonette LaBaw, President
William Tunney, Clerk
James W. Altman - appointed 2/28/78
Timon E. Covert - 4/77
Frank B. McVicker - resigned 2/7/78
Dicksie Spolar - 4/77
1978-1979
William Tunney, President
Timon E. Covert, Clerk
James W. Altman
Antonette LaBaw
Dicksie Spolar
1979-1980
Timon E. Covert, President
Dicksie Spolar, Clerk
James W. Altman
Thomas Rabone - elected 11/6/79
William Tunney
1980-1981
Timon E. Covert, President
Dicksie Spolar, Clerk - 1980, President - 1981
James W. Altman
Thomas Rabone
William Tunney
1981-1982
James W. Altman, President
Thomas Rabone, Clerk
Timon E. Covert
Dicksie Spolar
William Tunney
1982-1983
Thomas Rabone, President
Timon E. Covert, Clerk
James W. Altman
Dicksie Spolar
William Tunney
1983-1984
Timon E. Covert, President
William Tunney, Clerk
James W. Altman
Thomas Rabone
Dicksie Spolar
1984-1985
William Tunney, President
James W. Altman, Clerk
Timon E. Covert
Thomas Rabone
Dicksie Spolar
1985-1986
Dicksie Spolar, President
John D. Piazza, Clerk - elected 11/85
Thomas Rabone
D. Wayne Ruble, Ed.D. - elected 11/85
William Tunney
1986-1987
John D. Piazza, President
D. Wayne Ruble, Ed.D.,
Thomas Rabone
Dicksie Spolar
William Tunney
1987-1988
William Tunney, President
Kathy Binks - Clerk
John D. Piazza
D. Wayne Ruble, Ed.D.
Dicksie Spolar
1988-1989
D. Wayne Ruble, Ed.D., President
William Tunney, Clerk
Kathy Binks - elected 11/87
John D. Piazza
Dicksie Spolar
1989-1990
Kathy Binks, President
Dicksie Spolar, Clerk
John D. Piazza
D. Wayne Ruble, Ed.D.
William Tunney
1990-1991
Dicksie Spolar, President
John D. Piazza, Clerk
Kathy Binks
D. Wayne Ruble, Ed.D.
William Tunney
1992
John D. Piazza, President
D. Wayne Ruble, Ed.D., Clerk
Kathy Binks
Elizabeth Knott - elected 11/91
Dicksie Spolar
1993
D. Wayne Ruble, Ed.D., President
Kathy Binks, Clerk
Elizabeth Knott
John D. Piazza
Dicksie Spolar
1994
Elizabeth Knott, President
Kathy Binks, Clerk
Laura Abernathy Mancha - elected 11/93
John D. Piazza
D. Wayne Ruble, Ed.D.
1995
Kathy Binks, President
John D. Piazza, Clerk
Elizabeth Knott
Laura Abernathy Mancha
D. Wayne Ruble, Ed.D.
1996
John D. Piazza, President
Laura Abernathy Mancha, Clerk
Kathy Binks
Elizabeth Knott
D. Wayne Ruble
1997
Laura Abernathy Mancha, President
D. Wayne Ruble, Ed.D., Clerk
Kathy Binks
Elizabeth Knott
John D. Piazza
1998
D. Wayne Ruble, Ed.D., President
Elizabeth Knott, Clerk
Kathy Binks
Henry (Gus) Hawthorn - elected 11/97
Laura Abernathy Mancha
1999
Elizabeth Knott, President
Kathy Binks, Clerk
Henry (Gus) Hawthorn
Laura Abernathy Mancha
D. Wayne Ruble, Ed.D.
2000
Kathy Binks, President
Henry (Gus) Hawthorn, Clerk
Laura Abernathy Mancha
Rick McClure - elected 11/99
D. Wayne Ruble, Ed.D.
2001
Henry (Gus) Hawthorn, President
Laura Abernathy Mancha, Clerk
Kathy Binks
Rick McClure
D. Wayne Ruble, Ed.D.
2002
Laura Abernathy Mancha, President
D. Wayne Ruble, Ed.D., Clerk
Kathy Binks
Henry (Gus) Hawthorn
Rick McClure
2003
D. Wayne Ruble, Ed.D., President
Rick McClure, Clerk
Kathy Binks
Henry (Gus) Hawthorn
Laura Abernathy Mancha
2004
D. Wayne Ruble, Ed.D., President
Henry (Gus) Hawthorn, Clerk
Arlene Piazza, D.Min., Alternate Clerk - elected 11/03
Kathy Binks
Laura Abernathy Mancha
2005
Henry (Gus) Hawthorn, President
Arlene Piazza, D.Min., Clerk
Laura Abernathy Mancha, Alternate Clerk
Kathy Binks
D. Wayne Ruble, Ed.D.
2006
Henry (Gus) Hawthorn, President
Arlene Piazza, D.Min., Clerk
Laura Abernathy Mancha, Alternate Clerk
Kathy Binks
D. Wayne Ruble, Ed.D.
2007
Henry (Gus) Hawthorn, President
Kathy Binks, Clerk
Laura Abernathy Mancha, Alternate Clerk
Arlene Piazza, D.Min.
Julie Ramos - elected 11/06
2008
Laura Abernathy Mancha, President
Kathy Binks, Clerk
Julie Ramos, Alternate Clerk
Henry (Gus) Hawthorn
Arlene Piazza, D.Min. - deceased 2/08
Larry J. Clark - appointed 4/08
2009
Laura Abernathy Mancha, President
Henry (Gus) Hawthorn, Clerk
Julie Ramos, Alternate Clerk
Kathy Binks
BarBara L. Chavez - elected 11/08
2010
Henry (Gus) Hawthorn, President
Julie Ramos, Clerk
Laura Abernathy Mancha, Alternate Clerk
Kathy Binks
BarBara L. Chavez
2011
BarBara Chavez, President
Leticia Garcia, Vice President - elected 11/10
Kathy Binks
Sophia Green - elected 11/10
Henry (Gus) Hawthorn
2012
BarBara Chavez, President
Henry (Gus) Hawthorn, Vice President
Kathy Binks
Leticia Garcia
Sophia Green
2013
Henry (Gus) Hawthorn, President
BarBara Chavez, Vice President
Ayanna Blackmon-Balogun, Ed.D. - elected 7/13
Lorena Corona - elected 11/12
Leticia Garcia - recalled 7/13
Sophia Green - recalled 7/13
Shannon O'Brien - elected 7/13
2014
Henry (Gus) Hawthorn, President
BarBara Chavez, Vice President
Ayanna Blackmon-Balogun, Ed.D.
Lorena Corona
Shannon O'Brien
2015
BarBara Chavez, President
Lorena Corona, Vice President
Jesse Armendarez - elected 11/14
Mary Sandoval - elected 11/14
Matt Slowik - elected 11/14
Isaac Rubalcava, Student Board Member - term 2015-16
2016
Lorena Corona, President
Mary Sandoval, Vice President
Jesse Armendarez
BarBara Chavez
Matt Slowik
Isaac Rubalcava, Student Board Member - term 2015-16 Giovani Hernandez-Parra, Student Board Member - term 2016-17
2017
Mary Sandoval, President
Peter Garcia, Vice President - elected 11/16
Jesse Armendarez - resigned 1/17
Jason O'Brien - elected 11/16
Matt Slowik
Giovani Hernandez-Parra, Student Board Member - term 2016-17 Vanessa Torres,, Student Board Member - term 2017-18
2018
Peter Garcia – President
Jason O’Brien - Vice President
Matt Slowick
Mary Sandoval
Marcelino "Mars" Serna
Jashandeep Lobana Student Board Member - term 2018-19 Juleny Ortiz-Contreras Student Board Member - term 2019-2020
2019
Jason O’Brien - President
Marcelino "Mars" Serna - Vice President
Adam Perez – elected 11/18
Peter Garcia
Mary Sandoval
Jashandeep Lobana Student Board Member - term 2018-19 Juleny Ortiz-Contreras Student Board Member - term 2019-2020
2020
Marcelino "Mars" Serna Mary Sandoval - President
Adam Perez - Vice President
Joe Armendarez – elected 11/20
Jennifer Quezada, Ed.D. – elected 11/20
Mary Sandoval
Fatima Kamara Student Board Member - term 2020-21 Miranda Ordóñez Student Board Member - term 2021-2022
2021
Jennifer Quezada, Ed.D. - President
Joe Armendarez - Vice President
Marcelino "Mars" Serna
Adam Perez
Mary Sandoval
Fatima Kamara Student Board Member - term 2020-2021 Miranda Ordóñez Student Board Member - term 2021-2022
2022
Marcelino "Mars" Serna - President
Adam Perez - Vice President
Joe Armendarez
Mary Sandoval
Jennifer Quezada, Ed. D.
Miranda Ordóñez Student Board Member - term 2021-2022 David Muñoz-Padilla - term 2022-2023
2023
Marcelino "Mars" Serna - President
Adam Perez - Vice President
Joe Armendarez
Mary Sandoval
Jennifer Quezada, Ed. D.
David Muñoz-Padilla Student Board Member - term 2022-2023 Julieta Gutierrez Martin - term 2023-2024
2024
Marcelino "Mars" Serna - President
Adam Perez - Vice President
Joe Armendarez
Mary Sandoval
Jennifer Quezada, Ed. D.
Julieta Gutierrez Martin Student Board Member - term 2023-2024 Adriana-Rene Humber - term 2024-2025