Meet The 2023-2024 OPA-MS Honour Society

Honour Society is made up of hard-working parents and teachers who serve as volunteers. 

	Corina Lopez (CO-PRESIDENT) Corina is a dedicated wife and proud mother of two amazing boys, aged 14 and 1. She became part of the OPA family in 2015 when her 8th Grader started Kindergarten at SOC. When she is not spending quality time with her family, you'll often find her at a baseball field, spending time at the river, going to amusement parks and taking road trips.
	Monique Lopez (CO-PRESIDENT) Monique is a seasoned OPA family member, joining the SV campus, and SV Honour Society when the school opened in 2016. She's had two sons graduate OPA-SV (2018 and 2021), and her daughter is in 6th Grade at MS this year. When she's not doing Honour Society duties, you'll find her at various sporting events for her kids - softball, ice hockey and college football - she's a busy mom. Monique also loves to shop, host her family for pool parties and enjoys good food.
	Cheri Quigley (CO-VICE PRESIDENT) Cheri has a 6th grade son at OPA-MS and a daughter who graduated last year from OPA SOC and is now a freshman in high school. Her family has been a part of the OPA family since 2020. She joined OPA-MS Honour Society as Co-Vice President this year because she wants the opportunity to help set the stage for an amazing first year for our Middle School students. Previously, she was Dean of Student Development at OPA SOC Honour Society, was co-room mom and volunteered for many of our fun OPA student activities, fundraisers and events. Cheri runs her own Marketing and PR firm, Fernleaf Marketing Group, loves to travel and is a country music fan. Her favorite family Fall tradition is going apple picking in Oak Glen to make delicious homemade apple pies and applesauce!
	ERIN RAZBAN (CO-VICE PRESIDENT) Erin has been an OPA parent since 2018 with her eldest son in 6th grade at the middle school and youngest son in 4th grade at OPA-SV. When she is not volunteering for Honour Society, she is typically teaching geography at a local college, traveling the world or cooking up a delicious meal. She's lived in France and wrote her master's thesis on wine geography! You'll also find her racing sailboats.
	ALLISON PARADA (AUDITOR) Allison is a superstar mom of twin 6th Grade girls, joining the OPA family when her daughters started kindergarten. You’ve likely seen her volunteering at numerous SOC events over the past seven years. She’s the kind of person who always has a big smile on her face, even when she’s explaining how to tell her girls apart for the 100th time. She previously served on the SOC Honour Society, and this year takes on the role of Auditor for MS Honour Society. The Parada family are self-confessed National Park junkies - 25 visited to date. When they’re not off camping or hiking, you’ll often find Allison strolling with her family down Main Street USA at Disneyland.
	CELESTE BOWDEN (DEAN oF COMMUNICATIONS) Known for her weird accent and mop of curls, Celeste and family moved from New Zealand to Mission Viejo 8 years ago. She’s mum (not mom) to 6th Grade Twins – Eli and Harper, who started SOC in kindergarten, and she is also an OPA Parent Ambassador. Celeste is the founder of the local OC Kiwi (New Zealander) Group and will happily educate you on all things ‘Kiwi’ at any chance she gets. And don't get her started on wine or rugby... You’ll often find the Bowden’s playing tourist, locally and around the country. To date, their adventures have seen them visit 39 American States and over 20 National Parks.
	VACANT (DEAN OF FUNDRAISING) Coming soon
	JAMIE TOCZEK (Dean of Student development) Jamie is a fun loving mom of 3, with a daughter in 7th Grade at OPA-MS. Her family loves visiting amusement parks, museums and zoos. She is a huge LOTR/Hobbit fan, loves the theater and her favorite animal is a Sloth. When Jamie is not 'being' creative producing phenomenal escape rooms for our students to enjoy at the Fall Carnival, you'll find her actual being 'part of the creative' as a Pageant of the Masters cast member.
	Pinky Shingala (DEAN OF Spirit) Pinky and her family have been part of OPA since 2018. Her eldest daughter, Kavya, is in 6th grade and youngest daughter, Dia, in 4th grade at SV. When Pinky is not organizing OPA-MS Spirit, she works as a Registered nurse at Kaiser. She is looking forward to being more involved with our school and is thrilled to be a member of the Honour Society team
	SHALINI RAMASWAMY (DEAN OF volunteers) Shalini is another overachieving twin mom, her boys are in 6th Grade. The boys have been with OPA since kinder and they loved their time at SOC. She has always volunteered at class and school events, so is using her expert volunteer status to assist as Dean of Volunteers for the Middle School this year. Shalini loves to plan trips, hikes, plays, movies and other activities with her family, and holidays usually involve a board game showdown! In her free time you'll find Shalini reading and watching thriller shows.
	COURTNEY GARFINKLE (PARLIAMENTARIAN) Courtney joined OPA SOC in 2019, rolled up her sleeves and immediately threw herself into volunteering in the school community. Along with being a current OPA Parent Ambassador, she has previously served as SOC Honour Society's Vice President and President, and has stepped up as Parliamentarian for our MS Honour Society this year. Courtney has a 6th Grade son and between chauffeuring him to multiple sports and taking care of their German Shepherd, you'll find her singing, modeling and exploring her family ancestry. Her family enjoys traveling and being actively involved in serving their community.
	PEGGY GUNAWAN (recording secretary) Peggy has a son in 6th Grade at OPA-MS, and a daughter who graduated from OPA in 2022. As a serious note taker, she's excited to join Honour Society this year as our Recording Secretary. Peggy loves to eat, listens to music, attends concerts and musicals, reads manga, and travel.
	VERONICA WONG (VP of finance) Veronica and family joined the OPA middle school community just last year and she is mom to two boys, including a 7th grader at OPA-MS. With the formation of the new OPA-MS Honour Society this year, she jumped straight into something she is familiar with – accounting and finance.  She is a licensed California CPA and has been in charge of the SEC reporting group of a local company in the technology space for the past eight years. In her spare time, she enjoys planning new food and travel adventures.