Joint Appointee: Sandra Hernández, Chair
Ms. Sandra Hernandez is first and foremost a parent of a La Puente High School graduate. She is deeply committed to the success of our students in the district. Ms. Hernandez brings with her 36 years of experience working in the library at Rio Hondo Community College. She has gained a thorough working knowledge of the California Education Code through her more than 10 years of experience as chapter president of the local California School Employees Association. She is a member of the shared governance structure of Rio Hondo College, ensuring multi-stakeholder representation of the campus community. She is a current Vice President on the Executive Board of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor and a current board member of Labor Community Services of LA. She earned a BA from UC Santa Cruz and lives in La Puente with her son who now attends Mt. San Antonio Community College. Ms. Hernandez’s second term and appointment is effective until December 2024.
Board Appointee: Andrew Tse, Member
Mr. Andrew Tse was appointed to the Personnel Commission as the Board of Education’s appointee in December 2023. Mr. Tse is serving in his first term, which is effective until December 2026. He has lived in the district for over 7 years and has a child that attends a school in the district. He has more than 20 years of experience in HR Operations, management, team leadership, and technology automation. Mr. Tse also has experience in real estate and has provided consulting services in Human Resources management to several local public agencies including the Chino Valley Independent Fire District, the City of West Hollywood, and the City of Los Alamitos. Some key roles that he has served in include Deputy City Manager for the City of Santa Maria and Administrative Services Manager for the City of Cypress. He has hands on experience in labor relations and the negotiations process having served on several bargaining teams including as Lead Negotiator for the City of Santa Maria that resulted in multi-year labor contracts with employee groups. Mr. Tse is honored to serve the HLPUSD community as a Personnel Commissioner.
Union Appointee: Felipe Arellano, Vice Chair
In December 2022, Mr. Felipe Arellano, a graduate from William Workman High School, who currently works with the Los Angeles Unified School District serving in the capacity of School Administrative Assistant, is honored to have been appointed as the union appointed Personnel Commissioner. He looks forward to working closely with and in support of the Classified Personnel serving the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District. He has been serving at Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet with LAUSD for the last 7 years as the School Administrative Assistant. Mr. Arellano has worked as a School Administrative Assistant with the LAUSD for over 15 years. Mr. Arellano is a strong believer in promoting a welcoming, clean, and safe learning environment for all stake holders. Thus, he has always been supportive of personnel growth in the worksite and includes cross-training within the personnel he supervises to make sure that services at each office within his school site will continue to be provided in the absence of any staff members. He believes the work that Classified Employees perform each day compliment the work Certificated Employees provide so students can be successful in achieving their goals. He has been part of the School Site Council and School Leadership Council thus continuously working with all stake holders with the goal of providing a welcoming and safe learning environment for all. As a Personnel Commissioner, Mr. Arellano looks forward to working with the Personnel Commission and brings his experience and knowledge to uphold the Merit System that he, himself, has grown professionally with at LAUSD. As a lifelong learner, he seeks to grow alongside the Classified Personnel in support of all the Classified Staff. Mr. Arellano is serving in his first term which is effective until December 2025.
Recognitions: LAUSD Classified Employee of the Year – 2021, LA County Classified Employee of the Year (Clerical and Administrative Services Category) – 2021, LAUSD Exemplary Classified Employee of the Year – 2023.