Details

First Name	Manuel
Last Name	Colón
Nickname	manuel
District	Anaheim Union High School District
City and State	Anaheim, CA
Experience	Chief Academic Officer, Anaheim Union High School District Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services Anaheim Union HSD Principal Savanna High School, Anaheim Union High School District Principal Sycamore Junior High School, Anaheim Union High School District ACSA Certified Coach AVID Regional Coordinator, Los Angeles County Office of Education
Locations of Experience	San Jose, Baldwin Park, Anaheim, Los Angeles County

Journey

I'm here because	Why me? Life and professional experiences. Why this? It is the most important work. Why here? Transformative Why now? Imperative
I got here through	Don’t take things personally. We can only control what we can control. Be the change you want to see and model it for others.
My hope for this community	My greatest hopes are to have meaningful conversations that make a difference for school leaders and support school leaders in transforming education for all students.
I can support you with	Be patient, be intentional, be kind.
Favorite role in education	Teacher, seeing the light bulb go off is uplifting and euphoric.