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The Community Paper of Record
Vol. 55, No. 09
Serving the San Gabriel Valley Since 1966
May 02, 2018
El Monte Union Superintendent Named Cal Poly Pomona Distinguished Alumnus by Staff Writer El Monte
El Monte Union High School District Superintendent Dr. Edward Zuniga will be honored by the Cal Poly Alumni Association as its 2018 Distinguished Alumnus, recognizing the class of 1996 grad for his vision, leadership and willingness to give back to the El Monte community. Dr. Zuniga received the 2018 College of Education and Integrative Studies Distinguished Alumni Award during the Cal Poly Distinguished Alumni Awards Ceremony at the Sheraton Hotels and Resorts Fairplex Conference Center in Pomona on Friday, April 27. “Being named a distinguished alumnus is a tremendous honor, and I am humbled and thankful for this recognition,” Zuniga said. “The guidance and support I received at Cal Poly has resonated throughout my career as an educator and enabled me to reach professional heights. Thank you to Cal Poly Pomona for placing me among such an esteemed group of alumni.” Dr. Zuniga has been a part of the El Monte community his entire life. After graduating from El Monte High School in 1991, Zuniga earned
cision to stay in his hometown.” Cal Poly Pomona’s College of Education and Integrative Studies provided the tools and resources for Zuniga to complete his teacher credential training, shaping his vision to embrace hands-on learning concepts and implement curriculum centered on real-world problem-solving. Dr. Zuniga continues to support the university through his involvement in the California Teachers Summit, Teacher EducaEl Monte Union High School District Superintendent Dr. Edward Zuniga will be honored by the tion Job Fair, Human ReCal Poly Alumni Association as its 2018 Distinguished Alumnus on Friday, April 27. Zuniga source Panel and the Cal graduated from Cal Poly Pomona in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in history and a teaching Poly Pomona Alumni Ascredential. Photo Courtesy sociation. his bachelor’s degree in history and “Cal Poly Pomona is proud to beHe previously served teaching credential from Cal Poly Postow the honor of Distinguished on the El Monte City School Dismona. Alumni to Dr. Zuniga,” Cal Poly Ditrict Board and is affiliated with the He began his education career at El rector of Development John Huynh School Superintendents Association Monte High as a teacher and coach said. “Dr. Zuniga was chosen for his and the Association of California before transitioning into administraenthusiastic support of the El Monte School Administrators. He received tive positions, being named principal community, his visionary implemenhis master’s in educational adminisof South El Monte High in 2008, El tation of hands-on learning and his tration from Azusa Pacific University Monte Union assistant superintenhumble demeanor. Dr. Zuniga could and completed his doctoral degree in dent of human resources in 2012 and have taken his exceptional talents educational leadership at the Univerdistrict superintendent in 2016. anywhere. We all benefit from his deCal Poly Alum continued on page 8
Putting the “Care” in Chapcare by Staff Writer El Monte
For more than 35 years, Margaret “Margie” Martinez has served as an advocate for the low-income residents of Southern California. After receiving her undergraduate degree from Occidental College and her Masters in Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley, Margie has led a variety of community-based organizations that promoted health care access and workforce development. In 1994, she was named Executive Director of Clinica Oscar Romero, a health center serving the immigrant community located in downtown Los Angeles. In 1999, Margie was selected to lead ChapCare. During her nineteen year tenure, she has overseen ChapCare’s transition from a hospital affiliated clinic to an independent nonprofit health center; she guided ChapCare’s application and designation as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC); she directed the implementation of electronic health
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records, and she presided over the organization’s growth in recent years by leveraging opportunities made available through Affordable Care Act (ACA). ChapCare began providing highquality primary health care services in the underserved El Monte/South
El Monte region in 2013. ChapCare now operates 3 state-of-the-art health centers in the area, which provide a vast array of services including family medicine, pediatrics, OB/GYN, dental services, and behavioral health counseling. The health centers are open Monday – Friday, 8:00am –
5:00pm. All services are provided in a culturally and linguistically competent manner. For more information on ChapCare and its health center locations, please call (626) 398-6300 or visit www. chapcare.org.