EL SOL ACADEMY - Key Persons
Angie Navarro Sigala graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1999 with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and a minor in Spanish Literature. She joined the Law Offices of John R. Alcorn in March of 2001 as a Paralegal. While working as a Paralegal, Angie attended Whittier Law School in the evenings. Angie graduated with a Juris Doctor degree in May of 2006.
She was admitted to the State Bar of California in December 2006. Angie was also admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Angie took and passed the legal specialization examination to become a Certified Legal Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law in October 2013. Her application for certification as a Legal Specialist is being processed. Angie is of Mexican heritage and fluent in Spanish. As a bilingual attorney, Angie is able to provide Spanish-speaking clients with the comfort of receiving legal services in their native language. In addition, she serves on the Board of Directors for El Sol Science and Arts Academy; a non-profit dual-immersion charter school in Santa Ana. Angie has received several awards such as the 2011 Business Woman of the Year from the National Hispanic Business Women Association.
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- Special Education / School Psychologist
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- Elementary Special Education Teacher
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- Academic Program Specialist
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- Director of Curriculum and Instruction
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- Middle School Special Education Teacher
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- Community Programs Assistant
The Board of Directors establishes policies and oversees the operation of El Sol Science and Arts Academy to keep the school in alignment with its mission and values. It provides leadership and supports strategic planning for the school's future success. Members of the Board are involved in the fields of law, finance, entrepreneurship and education.
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- Special Education Teacher
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- Community Programs Assistant
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- Director of Community Life and Early Childhood Education
- Director of Special Education
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- President
- Founder and Managing Partner of Sequence Venture Group
Sasha Talebi is the founder and Managing Partner of Sequence Venture Group, an early-stage venture capital investment and advisory firm headquartered in Newport Beach, California. Sasha has launched, led and funded businesses across a range of industries including wireless, enterprise software, financial services, clean energy, and medical devices just to mention a few. He plays a critical role in technology transfer and commercialization of advanced science projects through his relationships with public and private research groups.
He has managed alternative investment portfolios of hedge funds of various strategies on behalf of multinational family offices and private banks. He serves as an expert-in-residence for UC Irvine Applied Innovation and sits on the boards El Sol Science & Arts Academy, an inner city, dual-immersion charter school recently ranked number one in California, MondoTunes, an online music and video distribution platform partnered with Universal Music Group and VRS, a public-private partnership with California's DMV. He is a member of the Surfrider Foundation dedicated to protecting the oceans and beaches.
Furthermore, Sasha supports charity: water, a non-profit organization committed to bringing clean drinking water to developing countries. Sasha received his Bachelors of Science in Astrophysics and his MBA from University of California, Irvine.
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- Middle School Health Clerk
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- Dean of School Culture and Climate