Meet the Members

Educated in Downey public schools. Attended California State University Los Angeles and Azusa Pacific College earning a Bachelor of Arts degree and two Master's degrees. Married for forty-nine years. Retired from the Montebello USD as the Director of Secondary Education in 2006. 

William R. Whitmore was a beloved teacher and director. He began his career with Montebello Unified School District in 1974 as an ROP Teacher and later became the Director of Multi-Pathways and Curriculum & Instruction in 2007. He retired after 33 years with the district. After retirement, he co-founded the Friends of Montebello Unified School District Foundation and continued his support with district programs and student scholarships. 

Mr. Whitmore is survived by his wife Joan Whitmore.

 A resident of Montebello for over 60 years, Richard's entire public school education was as a student of the MUSD, culminating in his graduation from Montebello High School, while serving as ASB President.  After graduating from Occidental College, he went to work for the City of Montebello, where he spent his entire 32 year career, the last nearly 20 years as City Administrator.  Richard and his wife, Janice, have four children, all MUSD graduates.

William Loose, Ed.D., has 38 years of experience working in California public schools as a teacher, district office administrator, assistant superintendent of human resources, deputy superintendent of fiscal and human resources, chief business officer, and superintendent. He began teaching at the university level in 2001, and continues to teach administrative classes in administrative credential programs committed to preparing the next generation of school administrators to lead California schools. 

President (2018-2020), former board member of the Montebello Unified School District (1991-1995), retired teacher (English Language Arts/Social Studies/AVID) and AVID Coordinator (1996-2018) at Jack F. Macy Intermediate, currently teaches as a substitute instructor at that same school, and is also a former paralegal/law office manager. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (California State University Los Angeles), and Masters degrees in Education and Educational Administration (Azusa Pacific University). Married to Richard Chavira, AIA (1974), mother to three adult sons, Anthony, Patrick, and Richard, graduates of Schurr High School, she is the proud recipient of the prestigious PTA Golden Oak Service Award (2014) which recognizes outstanding service to children and youth in the community.  

Most of my life has been associated with the Montebello Unified School District: first as a student, then as a teacher, and then as a parent of two sons who both attended Montebello Unified schools from kindergarten through their high school graduations. After graduating from Montebello High School, I attended Whittier College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education, and later a Masters of Arts degree in Administration. I am a past president and founding member of the Montebello High School Alumni Association. Continuing my interest and affiliation with the MUSD I am a founding member of the FMUSDF Board. I have participated in other organizations in the community promoting  higher education as goals for young people. 

He is a graduate of Stanford University who received law degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Georgetown.  He worked as a trial lawyer in Los Angeles for 31 years, including a 7-year term in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California (assigned to both the Civil and Criminal Divisions), a 3-year term as a litigation associate with the Chicago-based international law firm of Sidley & Austin, and 21 years as an in-house trial lawyer and litigation manager with the parent company of Southern California Gas Company (now known as Sempra Energy).In 2008, Mr. Clement left the practice of law and co-founded College Bound Today (CBT), a nonprofit college access mentoring program that is now an official program of the Montebello Unified School District.  Mr. Clement operated the CBT program for 12 years through June of 2019.  During his tenure at CBT, more than 1,300 MUSD high school students completed CBT’s 5-semester program and graduated from high school.  99% of those students went on to attend college, with the vast majority (85%) attending 4-year colleges.Mr. Clement is one of the original Members of FMUSDF’s Board of Director who signed the Articles of Incorporation and has served on the Board ever since.  He and his wife Jude recently moved to the Central Coast of California where they live in the new home they built on the shores of Morro Bay in a town called Los Osos.


 

Montebello High Grad, Cal-Poly grad, U.S. Army veteran, MUSD Board of Education 20 years, Board Pres. 4 times Montebello Dist. Realty Board member, Past Pres. Montebello Chamber of Commerce Director, Past Pres. Montebello YMCA board member Montebello Kiwanis Past Pres. Beverly Hospital Foundation board member Montebello Christian Fellowship member Friends of MUSD Foundation Board member Montebello High School Alumni Hall of Fame Inductee So. Montebello Irrigation Dist. Board of Directors My wife, Sylvia and my 3 daughters all MHS grads Both grandsons attended MUSD schools and are now college graduates. 

As an alumnus and retired teacher of our school district it seemed a natural progression to join the board of FMUSDF and serve as founding president. I am proud and privileged to continue to serve on the board with oustanding individuals who value a rich and balanced education for children.  After retiring I wrote curriculum and was lead teacher for a pre-school program at Our Saviour Center in El Monte. For over three decades I have been an active member of the Music Center Education Guild and have found endless gratification in recruiting and organizing the 250 volunteers who help bring a day full of happiness to LAUSD and LACOE children who attend the annual Very Special Arts Festival. I find great joy in keeping a delicate balance between volunteering and home life. Coupled with being a wife, mother and grandmother, much of my time has been devoted to holding board positions and being a hands on member of many organizations. I was taught early in life that there is nothing more personally fulfilling than to help others.

She is proud to have served 36 years in the Montebello Unified School District. She began her career as an elementary school teacher at Suva Elementary and held various administrative positions throughout the district. She was privileged to serve as principal at Fremont Elementary and Macy Intermediate. Her tenure in MUSD ended at the district office first as the Director of the English Language Learner Program and later as the Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction.  

I spent 40 of my 65 years on earth as an educator in the Montebello Unified School District. In retirement, I continue to support and promote public education via my participation in several scholarship organizations, providing consultation and guidance in several public school districts and participating in the Friends of the Montebello Unified School District Foundation. Public service is my mission and it is what I do. Throughout all these years, my family has been a constant partner with me and they have consistently supported my efforts to successfully achieve the objective of my mission; to give each student the opportunity to be the best that he or she can be.

He has spent 42 years working for MUSD. He started as a classroom aide and retired as a Deputy Superintendent. Along the way, he worked as an Assistant Principal at various intermediate schools and Principal at Montebello Int. and Schurr High. He remains active in participating in various volunteer organizations and consulting for school districts. 

Dr. Kaivan Yuen, Member  He is the Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services with the Montebello Unified School District and oversees curriculum, instruction, and assessment, and the many award-winning programs in the district. He is originally from Oakland, CA and moved to Los Angeles to attend school at UCLA where he earned his B.A., M.Ed., and Ed.D degrees. He is married and spends most of his time with his two young children.  

 He is currently a Senior Specialist in Human Resources at Southern California Edison, where he has been since 2009. He is an active member and former Board member for the business resource group Latinos for Education Advancement and Development (LEAD). LEAD’s mission is to foster development for SCE employees, enable business strategy and give back to the community through outreach work.   He has served as a mentor College Bound Today working with high school students in Montebello.  Henry double-majored in Psychology and Economics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and earned his M.A. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at New York University (NYU). He graduated from Pioneer High School in Whittier and currently lives with his wife and their two “children” (cats). In his free time, he enjoys travelling with his wife (esp. Hawaii) and playing music (mostly drums).   image0image1image2image3image4

I am a graduate of UCLA School of Law and have been serving as a Federal attorney in Los Angeles for approximately 50 years.  

Teacher with Montebello Unified for 35 years. Have taught K-9th. grade, Math Specialist, Reading Resource Teacher, and Science Teacher. Bachelor's in Education from the University of NM. Cal-State L.A, Master's Degree in Linguistics, Claremont  McKenna, and Master's in Elementary  Science Teaching. MS in Science Harvey Mudd, Claremont. One of the Innovators of the Stem Program.

Married for over 50 years. Have two children. Daughter in the Health Field and a son presently working for Google. With two grandchildren.

Raised in the East Los Angeles and Montebello communities, Nancy Olivares is a proud Alumni of the Montebello Unified School District. After graduating Schurr High School, Nancy attended UC San Diego and received a degree in Political Science and Communications. During her college career, Nancy interned at the House Democratic Caucus in Congress under then Caucus Chair Congressmember Xavier Becerra. After returning back to her hometown, she went on to work at the office of Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis. Over the past few years, Nancy has worked advocating for policies to improve the wellbeing of children and youth at The Children’s Partnership – a California state wide children’s issues policy and advocacy non-profit. Currently, she is pursuing a Master’s in Public Policy at UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs and is a Graduate Student Researcher for the UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families. After she graduates, Nancy hopes to continue championing policies that support underserved children and families.

  A lifelong City of Commerce resident, and alumni of MUSD schools, and acknowledges the positive impact that his teachers, mentors and community members played in his life. In an effort to give back to his community, he's been an active member of his community, involved in civic organizations including the Commerce Sister City Association, volunteering in various local and statewide campaigns, and advocates for his community as a Community Services Commissioner and most recently as Vice Chairperson of the City of Commerce Planning Commission. As an Urban Planner for the City of Los Angeles, he works in researching and developing policies that promote a more equitable and sustainable City with greater access to resources and opportunities for all Angelinos. He received both his Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Sociology, and his Master's in Urban and Regional Planning from UCLA. He is happily married and spends his free time with family and friends exploring LA and surrounding communities.