Fit for Learning

Meet our co-chairs: Carl Guardino and Eric Schlosser

The Advisory Council represents key stakeholders who provide direction, access to valuable resources, knowledge, experience, and credibility. The council includes teachers, school district leaders, health professionals, PTA, business and community-based organization representatives.

Linda Aceves Assistant Superintendent	Santa Clara County Office of Education
Catherine Albin, M.D. Chief of Pediatrics	Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara County
Dolores Alvarado Director, Community Health Promotion Division	Santa Clara County Public Health Dept.
Walter Bortz, M.D. Senior Advisor	Healthy Silicon Valley
Bonnie Broderick Program Manager, Nutrition and Wellness	Santa Clara County Public Health Dept.
Leona Butler CEO	Santa Clara Family Health Plan
Dennis Cima Vice President of Education & Public Policy	Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Pat Dando President/CEO	San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce
Pattie DeMellopine Chief of Staff for County Supervisor Kniss	Santa Clara County
Martin Fenstersheib, M.D., M.P.H. Acting Director and Health Officer	Santa Clara County Public Health Dept.
Marjorie Freedman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Nutrition and Food Science Dept.	San Jose State University
Mary Hoshiko Vice President of Program and Community Development	YMCA of Santa Clara Valley
Don Iglesias Superintendent	San Jose Unified School District
Beryl Israel Vice President, Account Services	3marketeers Advertising
Liz Kniss County Supervisor	Santa Clara County
Linda Lenoir District Nurse	Palo Alto Unified School District
Dan McClure Founder and Chief Executive Officer	Generations Community Wellness Centers
Ashlee Oh Community Benefit & Community Health Manager	Kaiser Permanente
John Poch Executive Director	Greater San Jose After-School All-Stars
Candace Roney Executive Director, Community Partnerships	Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
Gary Rummelhoff Member	Santa Clara County Board of Education
Amor Santiago, D.P.M., M.P.H. Director	Healthy Silicon Valley
Olivia Soza-Mendiola CEO	Mexican American Community Services Agency
Pam Von Wiegand Executive Vice President	YMCA of Santa Clara Valley
Andrea Wheeler fit for learning Chair	6th District PTA
Joe Fimiani Interim County Superintendent of Schools	Santa Clara County Office of Education

New ffl Coordinator
Michelle Mount, formerly a K-6 principal in the Cupertino Union School District, has taken on the role of ffl coordinator.

Recognition for ffl Campaign
Both the state and national school public relations associations have honored the campaign to promote ffl.

ffl Supporters Honored
School leaders and supporters of the SCCOE’s fit for learning program were honored at a first-annual “Recognition Event” at San Jose’s Tech Museum.

Program Awards - Read about recognition and honors that have come to ffl.

A Classroom and Its Pledge - To see how a group of students in San Jose worked to become fit for learning, watch this video.

Starting a Revolution - K.R. Smith teacher Peter Pham, whose class was the subject of the video, describes how fit for learning changed how he teaches—and how he lives.

Get the Guide

Need a copy of the fit for learning Resource Guide? You can download it here.

District Wellness Policies - View the policies that local districts have implemented to foster student wellness.