NSBN Announces Lucy Okumu as Executive Director of NSBN - LA

April 14, 2004

New Schools/ Better Neighborhoods is excited to announce the addition of Lucy Okumu as the executive director for New Schools Better Neighborhoods-Los Angeles.

Most recently, Ms. Okumu served as legislative deputy for City Councilmember Wendy Greuel with a focus on education, labor, and governance reform issues. Ms. Okumu holds a Masters degree in Public Policy from the University of Southern California and has worked in education policy with California School Boards Association, Los Angeles Unified School District, the USC School of Policy Planning and Development, and the USC Rossier School of Education Center on Educational Governance.