UP CLOSE -- PAM COUGHLIN
* 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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