Joseph Cucinotti

Joe Cucinotti (1978) received his BS degree in Fire Administration from Columbia Southern University where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. He was a Firefighter in the United States Air Force for two years and has worked for the City of Fountain Valley for over 30 years in the role of Interim Battalion Chief, Fire Captain, […]
LeRoy “Lee” Schiel

LeRoy “Lee” Schiel was installed into the Edison High School Hall of Fame for Tennis in 1974 because of a sweep on April 2, 1974, of the powerhouse Corona Del Mar High School’s tennis lineup not achieved by anyone else and not done since. After graduation from Edison, he entered the professional tennis world as […]
Dave Wetzel

Dave Wetzel, a graduate of UC Santa Barbara, received a BS in Business Economics. He played on the USA Jr National Men’s Volleyball team as well at UCSB, recently being inducted into the UCSB Hall of Fame with his ’89 team. Dave now runs the McKenna Claire Foundation for Pediatric Brain Cancer Research full time. […]
Bradford Salamon

After Edison, Bradford Salamon received an AA degree from Orange Coast College and then graduated summa cum laude from California State University, Los Angeles. As an artist, he has exhibited widely for 30 years, with 5 solo museum exhibitions, 38 group museum exhibitions, over 30 solo gallery shows, and work in over a dozen permanent […]
Sean Simonson

Following his graduation from Edison High School in 1992, Sean Simonson attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics. Sean enlisted in the Fire Academy and was appointed as a Firefighter for the City of Milpitas, California. Nearly a decade into his career, Sean had a mountain […]
David R. Montaño

David R. Montaño graduated from Edison as class Valedictorian and proceeded to become an academic leader at regional, national and international levels in music education and piano pedagogy. He holds many degrees, including a Doctor of Musical Arts in music education, with emphasis in piano pedagogy, from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. As […]
Rosemary Coffey Kunze

Rosemary Coffey Kunze is an educator, nonprofit leader, and community advocate dedicated to helping others reach their full potential. After graduating from Edison High School, she attended California State University, Long Beach and Concordia University Irvine, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and a Master of Arts in Education. She currently serves as a […]
Michael Perry

Michael Perry attended the University of Southern California where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Critical Studies of Cinema. After completing his film education Michael went to work for the Anaheim Fire Department as an Engineer and Paramedic where he created PSAs for the City of Anaheim. After 32 years with the fire department, he […]
Kendra Tarrant Rosales

Kendra Tarrant Rosales pursued her passion for education at California State University, Long Beach, earning a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Education in 2005, and a Master of Science in Educational Leadership from Cal State Fullerton in 2010. In fall 2005, she returned to her high school alma mater to begin her career in the […]