Administration

Principle Mr. HollisPhillip A. Hollis - Principal (310) 454-4019

Mr. Hollis was hired as the new Principal at Marquez over the summer of 2006. He comes to us from Beckford Avenue Elementary School in Northridge, where he was Assistant Principal. He also held a split assistant-principal position for a year at Community Magnet in Bel-Air and Canyon Charter. Mr. Hollis earned his B.A. in environmental studies from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, B.Ed. from Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, teaching credential from UCLA, and M.Ed. from CSUN. Originally from Kakabeka Falls in Ontario, Canada, he came to Los Angeles in 1988 for a teaching position and has fam-ily that lives here. His aspiration for Marquez is first to attain California Distinguished School status and then to become a National Blue Ribbon school.Mr. Hollis loves to hike, play the piano, which he started just 1½ years ago, read courtroom mystery novels, play golf and spend time at his family home in Lake Tahoe. He spent a summer teaching English in Korea.

Vida Brucker - Assistant Principal (310) 454-4019

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Ms. Brucker has ben Marquez’ Assistant Principal since 2004. She started at Marquez in 1991 as a special day class teacher, resource specialist and inclusion facilitator.
Ms. Brucker’s husband, Alec, is an attorney specializing in employee benefits. They have two children: Greg is a music teacher working on his M.A. in Davis, and Laurie is a fashion designer living in New York. Ms. Brucker’s favorite things to do are traveling and spending time with family and friends. She received her B.A. in History and teaching credential from UCLA, an M.A. in Special Ed. and learning disability cre-dential from Mount St. Mary’s College, and an M.A. in Administrative Leadership and teaching credential from CSUN.

Lise Borja - Day Playground Supervisor

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  • Dane Calcote - LAUSD Crossing Guard
  • Michael Crawford (Fridays) - Instrumental Music Teacher
  • Annette Dominguez - Satellite Kitchen Supervisor
  • Aureliano Hernandez - Building and Grounds Worker
  • Dawn Miller - Plant Manager
  • Lashawn Thompson - Building and Grounds Worker
  • John Wrobel - School Psychologist
  • Nnodu Ojukwu - School Nurse