Educators

Teacher Grant Program

Winners will be awarded $500 each to help fund special classroom and/or virtual learning opportunities for their students.

California Credit Union

1. Potina Yi, St. Francis Xavier School, Burbank Private

2. Kathleen Pickard, Badillo Elementary School, Charter Oak Unified School District

3. Jessica Garcia, California Elementary School, Hacienda La Puente Unified School District

4. Ralph Gomez, Academic Leadership Community at Miguel Contreras Learning Complex, Los Angeles Unified School District

5. Patricia Chavez, Chatsworth Charter High School, Los Angeles Unified School District

6. Megan Cai, Glen Alta Span School, Los Angeles Unified School District

7. Jeanine Flier, Mount Gleason Middle School, Los Angeles Unified School District

8. Jenna Lederer, Panorama Senior High, Los Angeles Unified School District

9. Keegria Banks, Phineas Banning High School, Los Angeles Unified School District

10. Cynthia Abbott, Washington STEAM Multi-Lingual Academy, Pasadena Unified School District

North Island Credit Union

1. Michael Flores, Emerald Middle School, Cajon Valley Union School District

2. Shawna Benge, Empower Academy, Cajon Valley Union School District

3. Roel Mislan, Feaster Charter School, Chula Vista Elementary School District

4. Margaret Schlomer, Rosebank Elementary School, Chula Vista Elementary School District

5. Michele Kmak, La Mesa Arts Academy, La Mesa-Spring Valley School District

6. Steven Aldridge, Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School, Oceanside Unified School District

7. Teagan Keyser, Aseltine School, San Diego Private

8. Ryan Odegard, School for Entrepreneurship and Technology, San Diego Unified School District

9. Maura Leonard, Diegueno Middle School, San Dieguito Union High School District

10. John Oly Norris, San Dieguito High School Academy, San Dieguito Union High School District

Since the creation of the program in 2012, the credit union has awarded $125,000 in teacher grants to benefit students across Southern California.