Meet Our Principal
Dear Oscar De La Hoya Ánimo (ODLHÁ) Charter High School Community,
It is an honor to serve as principal of such a passionate and giving community. ODLHÁ is committed to serving each student by driving our mission of preparing all students for college, leadership, and life and providing the support necessary for students to feel safe and cared for by each one of our team members on campus. We are proud to continue to highlight that our school is among the top 10% of high schools as published by the U.S. News and World Report’s Best High Schools Ranking.
Our attitude of resilience is an integral characteristic of each one of our stakeholders – students, parents, staff, community partners. We will continue to strive regardless of the obstacles. The ODLHÁ family continues to come together (figuratively) to ensure our students receive the best education as we open our 2020 – 2021 school year on a Distance Learning platform. The commitment to our mission continues to live in our Distance Learning classrooms daily. ALL our students will continue to be prepared for college, leadership and life.
With gratitude,
Xochitl Avellan
Interim Principal and Area Superintendent

Our Team
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First Name | Last Name | Position |
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Angel | Aleman | School Operations Manager |
Joseph | Anderson | Biology Teacher |
Nancy | Andrade | Math Teacher |
Jesse | Berumen | Resource Specialist Teacher |
Terry | Brooks | English Teacher |
Marina | Capetillo | Special Education Teacher |
Suzy | Chavez | Counselor |
Johnny | Contreras | Campus Aide/Security Guard |
Marinela | Cortez | Chemistry Teacher |
Daisy | Diaz | Math Teacher |
Sarah | Flores | English Teacher |
Jesus | Flores | Social Science Teacher |
Veronica | Galang | Physics Teacher |
Martha | Gladin | English Teacher |
Eric | Gofen | Math Teacher |
Desiree | Guzman | Math Teacher |
Yael | Jimenez | Social Science Teacher |
Wonhee | Jung | Math Teacher |
Kim | Kawaratani | College Readiness Teacher |
Susan | Kim | Assistant Principal |
Jessica | Lopez | English Teacher |
Diana | Marin-Isaac | Special Education Teacher |
Elizabeth | Martinez | Parent Coordinator |
Sandra | Ochoa-Rivera | Spanish Teacher |
Robert | Pambello | Principal |
Sarah | Perales | English Teacher |
Juan | Perez | Spanish Teacher |
Yvonne | Pruitt | Social Science Teacher |
Edgar | Ramos | Spanish Teacher |
Rebeca | Renteria | Office Assistant |
Luz | Reynozo | Assistant Principal |
Kris | Sandeen-Barboza | Biology Teacher |
Perry | Shields | English Teacher |
Monica | Tello | Resource Specialist Teacher |
Quintan | Valles | English Teacher |
Marlon | Venegas | Physical Education Teacher |
Albert | Vidal | Campus Aide/Security Guard |
Jackie | Villalpando | Counselor |
Manuel | Zarate | English Teacher |