Corporate Board of Directors

Ms. Sandra Garner has devoted more than 40 years to working with the public sector and educational organizations to help resolve issues and overcome challenges. She was born and raised in Chino, attending El Rancho Elementary school (now home to Oxford Prep Chino Valley). She graduated from Chino High School, Chaffey College, and Cal State Fullerton. Ms. Garner also holds a Master’s degree in Education from Claremont Graduate University.

Early in her career, she was elected to serve as President of the Chaffey Community College Governing Board. She went on to serve as Campaign Manager, and then Chief of Staff, for Congressman Jay Kim of the 41st District, which, at that time, incorporated areas of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Orange Counties. She was a founding faculty member of Don Lugo High School in Chino where she taught for 13 years. Most recently, she worked with Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona as a faculty member in the Department of Social Medicine and Healthcare Leadership.

Ms. Garner brings her sincere passion for education, justice, and public service to the Oxford Preparatory Academy organization. Her expertise, talent, and professionalism brings additional strength and diversity to our Board as they promote, guard, and guide the mission and vision of the school.

Ms. Garner shares, “I promised my Goddaughter, who is in the 3rd grade at the Oxford Prep Chino Valley campus, that I would do everything I can to help save her school. She’s my heart and I know how special this school is in the lives of all of the children who attend OPA.”

Mr. Alberto Diaz brings with him 25 years of Information Technology experience as well as 22 years of business ownership and management. In these roles he has gained experience working with teams, coordinating with vendors, negotiating contracts, reviewing financial reports, and more. Additionally, Mr. Diaz is experienced in Board service, Brown Act, and procedural duties, having served on his Homeowners Association Board for 14 years and serving as Board President for the past 10 years.

Mr. Diaz’s commitment to OPA began in May of 2010, after he and his wife attended a Parent Information Meeting. Even though his triplets were not yet old enough to attend OPA, he stepped in to volunteer, devoting years of service to coordinate internet and phone services for the Chino Valley SOC campuses. He is an inaugural Founding member of OPA-Chino Valley.

His most recent contribution was taking the lead at customizing and implementing the Visitor Management System for Chino, and later for the SOC campus.

Mr. Diaz’s service on the OPA Board is a continuation of his love and commitment to our schools. His desire is to contribute his knowledge and experience to keeping the OPA legacy going strong for the many years to come.

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Mr. Raymond Jackson is a U.S. Coast Guard veteran with more than 20 years of professional and executive level experience. He joins the Oxford Preparatory Academy Board of Directors with the stated objective of helping OPA thrive!

During his years in the Coast Guard, Raymond was part of the Waterways Management (WAM) team tasked with annually reviewing waterway usage and specifically identifying opportunities to improve safety. Facilitating federal and local municipality cooperation was a key ingredient to the very successful WAM program.

Raymond received his MBA from Pepperdine University. During his time here, he nurtured his passion for managerial accounting with specific interest in KPI’s and performance metrics. As the Founder and President of a premier integration service provider, Raymond has extensive experience building and developing high performing teams, developing strategic relationships and implementing result-focused solutions.

Mr. Jackson also brings a great deal of construction management experience gained while working with some of the most well-known builders in the United States. Raymond holds many professional licenses in both California and Texas.

In addition to OPA, Raymond serves on his local Community Association Board of Directors in Laguna Hills, as well as a Commercial Property Owners Association in Irvine.

With his twin boys and daughter attending Oxford Prep, Raymond is fully committed to being a great steward of the Oxford Preparatory Academy dream.