Shelley Spessard

Shelley Spessard currently serves as the Director of Student Achievement and Success at Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District since August 2022. Prior to this role, Shelley held the position of Public Relations Officer at Laguna Beach Unified School District from April 2021 to August 2022. Shelley's extensive experience in education includes roles as Director of Marketing and Communication, School Principal, and Assistant Principal/Program Director at Stockton Unified School District between September 2014 and March 2021, as well as a 6th Grade Teacher and Administrative Designee at Lincoln Unified School District from 2005 to September 2014. Shelley's academic qualifications include a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership and Administration from California State University Stanislaus, along with several credentials and degrees related to special education, bilingual education, and teaching from CSU Stanislaus and Teachers College San Joaquin.