Boskovich, Ogdon ready to tackle Ocean View school issues
Angelique Flores
The Ocean View School District welcomed two familiar faces to the
board of trustees as Barbara Boskovich and Pam Ogdon were sworn in during
Tuesday’s board meeting.
The 53-year-old Boskovich, a longtime Huntington Beach resident, moved
to the area justso her children could attend Ocean View schools.
A vocal opponent to the district and the city in renting out the
closed Crest View School site to Wal-Mart, Boskovich prides herself with
being “in tune to the community.” After encouragement from friends and
community members, Boskovich decided to run for a board seat.
Boskovich attended Hunter College in New York, but decided to get some
world-experience through travel. Having traveled to almost every state in
the United States, as well as Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic,
Canada, Japan, Denmark and Bermuda, Boskovich says she still likes
Huntington Beach the best.
A New York native, Boskovich came to the West Coast when her job
transferred her to California. During this time, she worked for the
government in the Department of Health Education and Welfare [now the
Department of Health and Human Services], Social Security Administration,
Department of the Navy and the Veterans Administration [now the
Department of Veterans Affairs].
Her career slowed down after getting married and having children. As
her children got older, she worked in marketing and promotions for
California Surf, a professional soccer team, and for Asics Tiger Corp.
At the same time, Boskovich volunteered at the now closed Crest View
Elementary as well as Mesa Middle and Ocean View high schools. In 1977,
she started the first AYSO pee wee soccer program in Huntington Beach and
served as commissioner, coach and referee.
“I’ve done a lot things, and it’s always around kids,” she said.
Boskovich now consults for Scholastic Coach Magazine for the Gatorade
Circle of Champions program.
Her two sons are now grown, and she has two grandchildren with whom
she enjoys spending her free time.
“Life has been good to me,” she said. “It’s time to give back.”
Like Boskovich, Ogdon wants to restore trust in the district and open
up lines of communication.
Ogdon, 39, has been a fixture at Circle View Elementary School where
her two children have attended for the past six years.
Another longtime Huntington Beach resident, she has served as vice
president of fund-raising at Circle View and is entering her third year
as Parent Teacher Organization president. Her desire to serve the
students has kept her busy at the school and now at the district.
“The need was there, they needed help fund-raising, help in the
classroom,” Ogdon said. “My husband and I made the decision for me to be
a stay-at-home mom, so it enabled me to do that.”
Like Boskovich, Ogdon ran for the position after much prompting from
her friends and teachers in the district.
“Initially I said no and rejected the whole idea,” she recounts. “But
they convinced me that I could serve not just one school, but serve 15
schools in the district.”
Ogdon earned her bachelor’s degree in political science at the UC
Irvine. She considered going into law, but instead got married and
started a family.
For a few years, she worked as a real estate agent. Now, she is a
consultant to kidney transplant patients at the UCLA Medical Center.
However, her energy has been centered on children. She is a team mom
for soccer, baseball, basketball and other youth sports.
Besides her hard work as a volunteer in schools and youth sports,
Ogdon has a reputation for her gourmet cooking, namely her special
balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing that has become a favorite among the
teachers.
The two ladies, who have been busy visiting every school and learning
the ropes, look forward to serving the Ocean View community.
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