Los Angeles Education Corps Board of Directors

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Bruce Saito

Bruce Saito is a pioneer in the conservation movement, beginning his career at the California Conservation Corps in 1977 as a training academy instructor.  In 1986, he co-founded the LA Conservation Corps and devoted 30 years of service there before returning to the CCC as its director.  In 2014, the LAEC’s flagship South LA campus – which he established – was renamed in honor of Bruce, as Saito High School. Bruce has served as president of the national Corps Network’s board of directors and was honored with Corps Legacy Achievement Award in 2014.  He has served as vice-president of the CA Association of Local Conservation Corps (CALCC). Bruce is currently a board member of LA County Beaches Commission, River LA, the Friends of Manzanar, the Little Tokyo Senior Nutrition Center, the Corps Network and the Durfee Foundation.

Dr. Terry McAteer

Dr. Terry McAteer recently retired as the County Superintendent of Schools for Inyo County. Prior to that he served in the same capacity for Nevada County, which is outside of Sacramento.  Over the years he has melded his varied experiences as a doctoral recipient from the University of San Francisco, a superintendent, a publicly elected official, and even as a high school social studies teacher early in his career, to become one of the pioneers in the charter school field and one who is deeply committed to creating educational reform for underserved communities.

Harry Petersen

Harry Petersen is currently the Vice President of Trakkx and was previously the Vice President of the Santa Catalina Island Company.  He oversees millions of dollars in construction projects, properties, and environmental mitigation efforts.  Prior to this, he owned and operated for 22 years his own construction and design firm, Sierra Remodeling, which specialized in building clean energy homes and incorporating the use of alternative energies such as solar power.  Prior to serving on the board for Los Angeles Education Corps, he served as the president of the Inyo County Board of Education for eight years.