SUSAN PRITCHARD, Ph.D.
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Welcome. My name is Dr. Susan Pritchard and I am fondly known as “Dr. P.” I served nearly 33 years as a STEM educator in the La Habra City School District, and prior to that, was privileged to serve as a teacher and an administrator in private Catholic schools in Southern California. I recently completed four years of service as a Trustee on the La Habra City School District Board, finishing my term in office as the Vice President. I currently proudly serve on the La Habra Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Board as the First Vice-Chair. I truly enjoy working alongside our many small business owners in La Habra. Whether on the school board or as now, currently on the chamber board, I support public safety, fiscal responsibility, and positive community connections.
Having been elected, three times state-wide, to the California Science Teachers Association Board of Directors, I served a total of ten years. During my term as president I oversaw both the financial and expansion needs of the organization. Concurrently, I was appointed and served as a member of the California Teachers Advisory Council (Cal TAC). Out of over three hundred thousand teachers, only 12 are selected to serve on Cal TAC. It was an honor to be one of them for a little over four years. My responsibilities included collaborating with the California Chancellor’s Office, the California Board of Education, the National Laboratories, many state-wide technology and science companies, as well as local politicians. I am grateful for the leadership experience, networking connections and collaboration opportunities with science and technology businesses while I served on Cal TAC.
It is humbling to receive many accolades during my tenure as an educator. It was an honor to receive Congressional Recognition for Woman’s History Month of 2022 by Honorable Congresswoman Young Kim. As the teacher moderator for the La Habra Water Guardians, the team and I were honored on both floors of the California State Legislature in 2017. Additional honors include recognition as one of the OC Register’s Classroom Heroes of 2013 and one of the OC Register’s 100 Most Influential People of 2015. Other recognitions include a variety of education awards: Hughes Excellence in Science and Math Education, Project Tomorrow’s Vision for Excellence Award, and a Top-Ten National semi-finalist for the NSTA Shell outstanding Science Educator Award. As one who strived to be the “Johnny Appleseed of STEM,” I was thrilled to receive the 2016 STEM Teacher of the Year Award by Honorable State Senator Ling Ling Chang.
I am currently working on several books. The proceeds will support several charities. Please stay tuned for updates!
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CSU FULLERTON MASTERS IN LEADERSHIP
CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY Ph.D IN RESEARCH AND HIGHER EDUCATION
NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHER EARLY ADOLESCENCE SCIENCE
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