Elena Garcia-Yoshitomi Ed.d.

Elena Garcia-Yoshitomi Ed.D. serves as the Principal at Ventura Unified School District since August 2022, following a tenure as Principal at Santa Barbara Unified School District from July 2019 to August 2022. Prior experience includes serving as Assistant Principal and Instructional Coach at Oxnard School District from August 2015 to June 2019 and August 2014 to June 2015, respectively, along with a teaching position at Conejo Valley Unified School District from August 2006 to June 2014. Elena holds a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership and Administration from California Lutheran University, alongside a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership, a Single Subject Credential in Secondary Education-Spanish, and a Teaching Credential in Elementary Education. Elena completed undergraduate studies at UC Santa Barbara, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish.