MOVERS & SHAKERS
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Rob Chandler
• CEO, FAIRMONT PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Age: 55
Status: Married, with 12-year-old twins, and 26- and 29-year-old sons
Favorite class in school: Constitutional law, taught by a former attorney general of Nigeria
Career fact: “I used to drive tractors and trailers over the road wearing a starched Brooks Brothers shirt and cowboy boots.”
Dream job: “I’m one of those few people in the world who loves what he does, and it’s because I have an incredibly supportive owner and I’m surrounded by an amazing faculty and staff.”
Facing the recession – which temporarily cut into the enrollment growth of 57-year-old Fairmont Private Schools – Rob Chandler decided to think out of the box. Actually, out of the country. He spearheaded a curriculum-sharing partnership with a network of preparatory academies in China, allowing Orange County’s largest non-sectarian private school to expand internationally. China had to be impressed with the track record of Fairmont’s five O.C. campuses (P-12). Among Fairmont’s achievements: In 2010, 86 percent of Fairmont Prep’s 136 graduates were accepted into the nation’s top 100 colleges and were awarded more than $1.4 million in scholarships. Fairmont is so confident about student progress that it publishes a report card each year detailing academic milestones as well as arts and athletic achievements.
Looking to the future, Fairmont is continuing to forge educational partnerships overseas – in Vietnam and Korea – and is also pursuing opportunities in Russia and India.
This summer, Fairmont Education Group launched Thesys International, a company that partners with public, private and charter schools to offer hybrid or “blended” education programs. Thesys delivers a turnkey solution involving Web-based curriculum, a Learning Management System (LMS), teacher professional development and virtual teacher assistance.
Once his homework is done, Rob heads offshore to indulge in his passion for blue-water fishing.
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Don Craig | Colin Baden | Rick Hadley | Dan Young
Michelle Tingler & Debbie Devine | Mark Manguera
Paula Golden | Peter F. Bastone | Rob Chandler
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Will Kempton | Scharrell Jackson | Jeff Moore
The six who climbed Mt. Everest
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Age: 55 Status: Married, with 12-year-old twins, and 26- and 29-year-old sons Favorite class in school: Constitutional law, taught by a former attorney general of Nigeria Career fact: “I used to drive tractors and trailers over the road wearing a starched Brooks Brothers shirt and cowboy boots.” Dream job: “I’m one of those few people in the world who loves what he does, and it’s because I have an incredibly supportive owner and I’m surrounded by an amazing faculty and staff.” Facing the recession – which temporarily cut into the enrollment growth of 57-year-old Fairmont Private Schools – Rob Chandler decided to think out of the box. Actually, out of the country. He spearheaded a curriculum-sharing partnership with a network of preparatory academies in China, allowing Orange County’s largest non-sectarian private school to expand internationally. China had to be impressed with the track record of Fairmont’s five O.C. campuses (P-12). Among Fairmont’s achievements: In 2010, 86 percent of Fairmont Prep’s 136 graduates were accepted into the nation’s top 100 colleges and were awarded more than $1.4 million in scholarships. Fairmont is so confident about student progress that it publishes a report card each year detailing academic milestones as well as arts and athletic achievements. Looking to the future, Fairmont is continuing to forge educational partnerships overseas – in Vietnam and Korea – and is also pursuing opportunities in Russia and India. This summer, Fairmont Education Group launched Thesys International, a company that partners with public, private and charter schools to offer hybrid or “blended” education programs. Thesys delivers a turnkey solution involving Web-based curriculum, a Learning Management System (LMS), teacher professional development and virtual teacher assistance. Once his homework is done, Rob heads offshore to indulge in his passion for blue-water fishing. OCMETRO'S 2010 HOT 25 HONOREES
Michael Stebner | Jim McCluney | Robert Braithwaite Denise Hazime | Mark P. Robinson Jr. | Mo Honarkar Laura Davick | Troy & Josh Rodarmel | Gary Brahm Don Craig | Colin Baden | Rick Hadley | Dan Young Michelle Tingler & Debbie Devine | Mark Manguera Paula Golden | Peter F. Bastone | Rob Chandler Kate Duchene & Vicki Dallas | Gary W. Matkin | LPA Will Kempton | Scharrell Jackson | Jeff Moore The six who climbed Mt. Everest BACK TO MAIN PAGE PAST HOT 25 HONOREES |
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