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UP CLOSE -- PAM COUGHLIN

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* CITY OF RESIDENCE: Rossmoor

* CITY OF WORK: Costa Mesa

* FAMILY STATUS: Married, two children

* EDUCATION: BA, Elementary Education, MA, Elementary Education,

Administrative Certificate, all from Northern Illinois University.

* PAST POSITIONS: Principal in Illinois, teacher for 13 years

* EXPLANATION OF JOB IN 15 WORDS OR LESS: To create a safe environment

where children can reach their full potential.

* YOUR GREATEST PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Having my two children and my

husband

* YOUR PERSONAL MOTTO: Work hard, try hard. Be kind to others.

* YOUR GREATEST EXTRAVAGANCE: Eating out a lot

* THE BEST BOOK YOU’VE READ: “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee.

* THE COMPACT DISC IN YOUR CAR RIGHT NOW: Randy Newman

* YOUR MOST TREASURED POSSESSION: My family

* WORD OR PHRASE YOU MOST OVERUSE: According to research ...

* WHAT CAN YOU COOK: Just about anything, if I have a recipe. But my

husband does all the cooking.

* A HABIT YOU WISH YOU COULD CHANGE: Becoming impatient with my children

* THE COLLEGE MAJOR YOU ALMOST TOOK: I always wanted to be a teacher

* YOUR LAST CHARITABLE ACT: Taking kids from my school to dinner

* AS A CHILD, WHAT DID SCHOOLMATES TEASE YOU ABOUT: My hair. It was

frizzy.

* WHAT IS IN YOUR TRUNK RIGHT NOW: Car jumper cables

* THE FIRST THING THAT ATTRACTED YOU TO YOUR SPOUSE: His sense of humor

* THE WORST IDEA YOU EVER HAD: When I decided to take out a home equity

loan that ended up costing us a lot more than it should have

* WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE BEEN VOTED IN HIGH SCHOOL: Fun person

* WHO ARE YOUR HEROES: The first principal I worked for when I was first

a teacher; the principal I worked with when I was an assistant principal.

* FAVORITE ESCAPE FROM REALITY: Traveling

* ONE THING YOU WOULD CHANGE ABOUT THE WORLD IF YOU COULD: I would hope

that everyone could be healthy and have enough to eat and a nice place to

live.

* YOUR IDEA OF EXERCISE: Rollerblading to Blockbuster.

* THE THING YOU DISLIKE MOST ABOUT YOUR APPEARANCE: My nose. It’s too

big.

* I HAVE A DREAM THAT: The children of Wilson school will grow up to be

productive, happy adults.

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