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Beverly Berryman
President
Beverly Berryman
First Elected: 12/19/2016Term Date: 2018-20221659 N. Hale Fullerton, CA 92831(714) 525-9195
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Beverly Berryman was elected to the Fullerton School Board in November 2006. She has lived in Fullerton with her husband Kelly and her 2 children, Cory and Andrea since 1996. Beverly grew up in Pasadena, moved to Fullerton when she and Kelly were married and since then has lived in Huntington Beach, Pleasant Hill and Burlington, Connecticut. She and her family returned to Fullerton and her children attended Acacia Elementary, Ladera Vista Junior High and Troy High School.
Beverly has always actively participated in all aspects of the schools that her children have attended, actively being involved in the PTA and School Site Council. In addition to advocating for children at their school, she has been an active Girl Scout Leader, a Grade Level advisor for the Fullerton Chapter of the National Charity League, and is co-founder of the Crittenton Cookie Mom Auxiliary.
Development of children has always been Beverly’s focus. Beverly has participated in numerous Fullerton Elementary and High School district committees and study groups giving her insight into our student’s well-rounded careers – from kindergarten through high school. This includes 2 years serving as Fullerton Council PTA president.
Beverly is thrilled to serve as an elected representative for the community of Fullerton on the FSD School Board.
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Aaruni Thakur
Vice President
Aaruni Thakur
First Elected: 12/11/2018Term Date: 2018-20221401 W Valencia Dr. Fullerton, CA 92833
(714) 447-7410(Please be sure to include your e-mail address if a response is wanted)
Aaruni Thakur is a husband, father and attorney who grew up in Fullerton. He attended Orangethorpe Elementary and Nicolas Junior High. Aaruni and his wife, Pamela, met at Sunny Hills High School. They returned to Fullerton after UCLA and USD Law to begin their careers, raise a family, and be involved in the community.Their children attend Raymond Elementary. -
Leonel Talavera
Clerk
Clerk
First Elected: 12/15/2020Term Date: 2021-20241401 W Valencia Dr. Fullerton, CA 92833
(714) 447-7410(Please be sure to include your e-mail address if a response is requested.)
Leonel along with his wife Emmy have called Fullerton their home since 2010. Leonel grew up in La Puente most of his life and after meeting Emmy who grew up in Orange County, they knew Fullerton was the perfect place to raise their family. They have two sons, Gavin and Joshua. Gavin is finishing up his elementary years at Golden Hill Elementary. Joshua, who is just starting off his elementary journey, is a student at Pacific Drive School enrolled in the Dual Language Academy.
The Talavera family is passionate about baseball and the outdoors. Most time spent outside of work and school is spent on the baseball field. Leonel coaches both boys’ teams and has throughout their lives.
During the day through his work with Habitat for Humanity OC, Leonel encourages local stakeholders to collaborate to strengthen community assets and improve quality of life. He spends most of his time in the Woodcrest and Richman Park neighborhoods. Leonel is an advocate to engage residents, nourish positive interaction, and empower the community to make sustainable changes and become resident leaders that can advocate for themselves.
Leonel Talavera proudly joins the Fullerton School District Board of Trustees effective December 15, 2020. -
Janny Meyer
Member
Member
First Elected: 12/14/2010Term Date: 2018-20221016 N. Highland Avenue
Fullerton, CA 92835
(714) 871-6807(Please be sure to include your e-mail address if a response is wanted)
Janny was elected to the Board in December 2010. She moved to Fullerton in 1961 and attended Fullerton Schools. After Graduating and obtaining her credential from San Diego State University started her 34-year teaching career at Woodcrest Elementary School. She retired in June spending most of her career at Hermosa Drive School teaching 5/6 Grade Gate. During her career she was actively involved in numerous school district committees, School Site Councils, PTA’s, Teacher of the Year, and is a Board Member of FTF (Fullerton Technology Foundation) and FEF (Fullerton Education Foundation). Janny and retired Fullerton City Manager husband Chris are very active in Fullerton. Chris is on the Library Board, St. Jude Medical Center Board and an active Rotarian. Janny is involved in many organizations and civic activities in support of Fullerton. A Merit Badge Counselor for Boy Scouts of America she gives back to her community by helping support Scouting. She is a member of: Damas de Caridad, a support group for St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton Sister City Organization, League of Women Voters, Fullerton Republican Women, and Memorial Day Veteran’s Association. She is a Board Member for St. Jude Memorial Foundation and on the Board of Directors for CoreCare Inc.. Chris and Janny raised their son, Brandon, 30, in Fullerton where he attended Fullerton Schools and Graduated from Cal State Fullerton. He is now working for the Fullerton Police Department. Janny is honored to serve as a Board member as her passion, educating children, can continue. Her main goals for her position as a board member are Quality Education for All Students and Maintaining Fiscal Management.
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Hilda Sugarman
Member
Member
First Elected: 12/1/1996Term Date: 2020-20241401 W Valencia Dr. Fullerton, CA 92833
(714) 447-7410(Please be sure to include your e-mail address if a response is requested.)
Born and educated in San Francisco, Hilda attended Lowell High School, UC Berkeley and San Francisco State. Hilda literally married the boy up the block, Michael.
Hilda taught a few years while her husband was training. Her teaching experiences were in Hunters’ Point, Harlem, and Washington, DC. She loved it.
Mike, her husband, is an Internist/Rheumatoligist here in Fullerton. He is also President of the St. Jude Heritage Medical Group. They have two sons, Jason and Steven. The boys attended Richman, Laguna Road, Parks and Sunny Hills High Schools in Fullerton. Hilda was PTA President and Site Council President of these schools and President of Fullerton PTA Council. She also was team mom for the sport teams of the boys and sat on the Boards of the Fullerton Rangers, Boy Scouts and Golden Hill Little League. Mom Hilda has chaperoned trips to Washington, DC, Sacramento, US High School Select athletes to Russia, and Little League Players to their World Series. When the boys left for college, Hilda was on their college parent groups and even acted as a team mom. But that wasn’t the same as working here in Fullerton.
In 1996 Hilda was elected to the Fullerton School District Board of Trustees. She led the successful Bond Drive for improving school facilities. Some know her as a force for 21st century education and implementation of schools of choice in the Fullerton School District. Hilda serves on the Orange County School Board Committee. She also is an active member of the All the Arts for All the Kids Foundation, the Fullerton Excellence in Education Foundation, and the Assistance League of Fullerton. Nationally she serves on the Curriki Foundation and Project Inkwell.
The one thing that each of these activities have in common is their focus on children. Improving the quality of life and education of children is her passion.