Longtime Whittier Union educator Diana Salazar Valles will serve as the Assistant Principal of Business and Activities at Whittier High School starting in the 2019-20 school year, bringing years of veteran leadership and knowledge to the essential managerial position.
“I began in the District at 18 years old and never did I imagine that I would still be here 15 years later and have the impact on students in the variety of ways that I have,” Salazar Valles said. “I’ve been very grateful and fortunate for every opportunity that I’ve gotten and honored to be at Whittier High all these years.”
Salazar Valles, who is one of three educators transitioning into an administrative role, was hired as Whittier High School’s college center adviser in 2004. She became a counselor at Frontier High School in 2008 and guidance counselor at Whittier High in 2011. She was selected as director of the school’s New Horizons student support program in 2012.
“Our new administrators have a history of providing leadership and diligence throughout their careers at Whittier Union,” Superintendent Martin J. Plourde said. “We are excited to see the innovative approaches they will bring to the District community.”