On June 26, the PVUSD Board of Trustee approved three new members of Dr. Heather Contreras’ Cabinet: Jenny Im as chief business officer, Angelica Renteria as interim assistant superintendent of human resources, and Dr. Ivan Alcaraz as executive director of student support services.
Jenny Im
Im is advancing from director, fiscal services, which she has been since April 2023. She started her career at the Santa Cruz County Office of Education and has worked at the Sonoma County Office of Education and Petaluma City Schools. She has a background in the different functions of a school district such as accounting, payroll, budgeting, auditing and school finance.
She said, “We are at the advent of an exciting time in education in California with the state-wide focus on socio-emotional wellbeing, Universal Transitional Kindergarten, Universal Meals and the continued evolution of the Expanded Learning program, among other initiatives. At the local level, we have a talented and vibrant new Superintendent Dr. Heather Contreras, an engaged school community and exciting opportunities on the horizon such as the Community Schools Partnership Program grant and the upcoming November bond measure to modernize our aging facilities.”
She added, “I am deeply passionate about the intersection of school resource management and equity, and believe in our district’s mission statement to educate and support all learners in reaching their highest potential.”
Angelica Renteria
Renteria, the director of migrant and seasonal Head Start, started as an infant childcare aide in PVUSD in 1985. She advanced to infant toddler teacher, family childcare home coordinator, and compliance coordinator. Since 2014 she has been director of migrant and seasonal Head Start.
“I am highly motivated to continue to support the vision of the PVUSD leadership with the implementation of strong systems that will benefit staff and our student population,” she said.
She has a master’s degree in human development with a specialization in leadership and education & human services from Pacific Oaks College. She has an elementary school teaching credential from Escuela Normal para Profesores de Educación Primaria en Servicio con Sistema Abierto, Guadalajara Jalisco México. She was a Spanish literature major at Escuela Normal Superior Nueva Galicia, Guadalajara Jalisco México and earned her Licenciatura en Espanol. She also has a California Child Development Program Director permit.
Ivan Alcaraz
Alcaraz is advancing from director of student support services. He joined PVUSD in 2013 as an intervention counselor then became an Assistant Principal at Watsonville High School, and in 2019 became principal of Rolling Hills Middle School.
A resident of Watsonville, he is a former student of PVUSD. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in business management economics at UC Santa Cruz, his master’s in counseling and student personnel, master’s of education in administration and supervision and his doctorate in educational leadership.
“I’m excited to continue to serve my community in this new role,” he said.