PTA Committee Member: Ana Espinosa-Rydman

Tell us about your background in education.
“I attended Mills Women’s College in Oakland though went on to complete an undergraduate program at UC Berkeley in Art History. Presently, I am focusing on an MBA program. While at Berkeley, I was involved with the PTA [at my son’s elementary school] and the Berkeley Schools Excellence Project, a local tax-supported program, for many years.”

What are your priorities, both short-term and long-term, with respect to improving upon our educational success as a district/
high school?
“Our PTA provides opportunities for parental involvement with PTA committees, such as the annual arts Reflections program, mini-grants and a communications committee. Our PTA provides student and teacher support in the forms of scholarships and mini-grants. The PTA is a resource for family and community to have a voice in creating strategies to improve upon student college readiness, enhance school programming and support positive behaviors in our school community.”

What would you like to say to the students of Alhambra High School?
“The AHS Administration and PTA are here to support and encourage AHS students’ desire to achieve their future goals, and we want to provide an academic foundation which will permit them to explore the world around them.”