They have a grown son and daughter ... Last year's ranking: 16
21) YITZCHOK NEWMAN, 52, Long Beach ... Rabbi and dean of the Hebrew
Academy, a Blue Ribbon school, in Huntington Beach ... Students --
numbering 400 in preschool through 12th grade -- come from all over
Orange County and Long Beach ... He has been at the academy since 1973
and has held the dean's post for 20 years ... "Working with children and
watching them grow and being able to form their future and values and
education, it's very gratifying" ... Married to Amina for 30 years, and
they have 16 children -- oldest is 28, youngest is 2 ... Last year's
ranking: Unranked
22) CATHERINE FOLLETT, Age: won't tell, Corona del Mar ... Assistant
superintendent for instruction at Fountain Valley School District, which
won the second-highest score in the county on the Academic Performance
Index this year ... Began her tenure with the district in 1973 ... Member
of the Assn. of California School Administrators ... Started as a teacher
but soon moved into administration ... Born in Swathmore, Pa. ... Married
to Gordon ... Has two grown daughters ... Loves gourmet cooking ...
Enjoys tae-bo ... likes to read historical fiction and British detective
stories ... Last year's ranking: Unranked
23) ANN SULLIVAN, 47, Pasadena ... Principal of Huntington Beach
Seacliff Elementary School, the first new school to open in the city in
25 years ... Started teaching in 1975 at Walnut Valley Unified School
District ... Came to the Huntington Beach City School District in 1993
... Married to Pat ... Has two sons ... Likes reading biographies ...
Favorite was about Charles Lindburg ... Likes skiing, sailing, jet
skiing, para-sailing, scuba diving and snorkeling ... Worked as a swim
instructor and lifeguard ... Also enjoys traveling ... Favorite places
are Hong Kong and Australia ... Last year's ranking: Unranked
24) KENNETH YGLESIAS, 54, Huntington Beach ... President of Golden
West College, a post he has held for five years ... Under his
stewardship, the college has gone to a 16-week semester and raised $2
million ... Enrollment has risen to 12,300 students ... Worked as a
public affairs, educational officer in Israel for a time ... Earned his
doctorate in international education and educational administration from
USC ... Before arriving at Golden West, worked in the Coast Community
College District for 15 years ... Likes to garden, play basketball and
enjoys sporting events ... Also enjoys reading books on philosophy,
