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ALEX M. JOHNSON
Alex Johnson is Assistant Senior Deputy for Education and Public Safety to Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas.
Alex Johnson is Assistant Senior Deputy for Education and Public Safety to Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas. He was born, raised and educated in Los Angeles. He is the grateful beneficiary of Los Angeles public school teaching. He is the proud son of a retired Los Angeles public school teacher.
In his role as senior education policy advisor, Alex has worked closely with the Superintendent of the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) to preserve Head Start in the county’s Second District. He worked collaboratively with education advocates and First 5 LA on funding efforts to increase access to quality early childhood education programs.
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DR. GEORGE MCKENNA
During Dr. George McKenna’s tenure as principal of Washington Preparatory High School in South Los Angeles, students, parents, and community members witnessed firsthand the transformation of an inner-city high school that had been torn by violence, low achievement, and lack of community confidence into a school with an attendance waiting list and nearly 80% of the graduates enrolled in college.
Because of his success, Dr. McKenna’s programs have been widely modeled throughout the nation. In addition, his story of advocacy, commitment, and dedication to education has been documented in the award-winning CBS television movie entitled, “The George McKenna Story” starring Denzel Washington.
In addition to his well-documented teaching and administrative career in the LAUSD, McKenna served as Superintendent of the Inglewood Unified School District, Deputy Superintendent of the Compton Unified School District, and Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Schools in the Pasadena Unified School District. He currently serves as an educational consultant providing professional development and support to school districts and community organizations throughout the country.
A strong advocate of building stable communities from within, Dr. George McKenna believes that an educational system that emphasizes justice, equal opportunity, and non-violence, is the primary vehicle for positive change in a pluralistic and technological society.
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