Olga Suro
314
Monterey Road, #5
South
Pasadena, CA 91030
(626) 799-0516
olgacsuro@aol.com
I was born and raised in Los
Angeles, California. My parents were born in Mexico. I have lived in Miami,
New York and San Juan Puerto Rico. I have 2 daughters, Maira and Yolanda. Yolanda is 34 years old and has mild mental
retardation. She’s currently attending a
special program for adults.
Committees Served: Los Angeles
Unified School District.
- President
of Community Advisory Committee
- Founding
Member & President of Bilingual Special Education Committee
- Executive
member of Bilingual-Bicultural Committee
- School
Reviews of Special Education Programs
- Member
of State Wide Community Advisory Community, Mandated by State of California.
- Family
Liaison for the Eastern Los
Angeles Regional Center
for the Developmentally Disabled- 5 years.
- Started
present support groups at Perez Special
Education Center,
Los Angeles Unified
School District.
- Started
dances also at Perez Center
- Reviewed
California’s Special
Education school programs for the state.
- Commissioner
of Special Education, Los Angeles
Unified School District.
- Guest
speaker at the first Inter American Symposium between Mexico
and U.S.
I have presented numerous workshops
at various statewide and national conferences.
I’ve been a guest speaker at local events, I am a parent advocate and
have worked with many parent support groups.
I’ve been associated with Fiesta Educativa since 1983, as a
participating Board Member and Officer.