Hello, my name is Carol Pirsztuk, Executive Director of the El Segundo Education Foundation (ESEF)(Ed!). ESEF and El Segundo Unified School District (ESUSD) would like to thank the community for its continued support. As a community based non-profit, we at ESEF believe that the “who, what, why, and how” of the foundation should be transparent, and all community members feel connected. To achieve this goal, we have prepared a list of Q&A’s that we will be posting on our FB and website over the next few days. We hope this information is beneficial and we look forward to working together as a community. We encourage people to ask questions and leave comments.

Question 1 of 8:
Who is Ed!? ESEF is a non-profit organization run by a volunteer board including parents, community members, local business partners and a small staff. In addition to the board, ESEF has liaisons from the School Board, PTA, School District, and City Council.

The  El Segundo Education Foundation appoints Carol Pirsztuk, Interim Executive Director

El Segundo, Calif., December 22, 2011 – The El Segundo Education Foundation (Ed!) will start the New Year with a new leader for the foundation. The foundation has appointed Carol Pirsztuk as interim executive director to continue its mission to raise funds to support and enhance programs at the El Segundo Unified School District (ESUSD).  The previous executive director, Adam Aberman has moved onto new opportunities. The foundation wishes Adam success in the future.

The foundation has pledged $750,000 to ESUSD for this school year. These funds have enabled the district to continue offering 17 programs that were either scheduled to be scaled back or eliminated due to the State of California budget cuts. Carol’s focus in the next few months will be to continue to raise the funds for the foundation to honor that pledge.

Richard Lundquist, ESEF Chairman stated “Carol is well qualified to lead the foundation. She is a graduate of El Segundo High School and Loyola Marymount with a BA in Economics and a BBA in Business Administration.  Carol’s most recent position was as a vice president, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment where she managed sales planning, analytics, reporting, merchandising, communications and budgeting for the company. We are delighted that Carol has agreed to accept this position.”

Carol is also the co-owner of two businesses in El Segundo, The Glass Idea Company and Kelly’s School of Irish Dance. She is a member of the El Segundo Chamber of Commerce, a board member of the Middle School PTA and currently responsible for the “Boost Your School” Campaign for Ed!

Carol Pirstztuk stated, “I grew up in El Segundo and my children are students in ESUSD. My family directly benefits from the excellent education provided by the school district. I am proud to lead the foundation as we meet the challenges to provide a 21^st century education for the children of El Segundo.” Carol will focus on open communication between the community and the foundation. “I am committed to work with parents, businesses and the community to meet the challenges of overcoming the significant budget cuts the district has experienced during the past five years.”

The foundation will begin the search for a permanent executive director and hopes to fill the position within the next few months. 

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