May we call on your support for our colleague in need? This year, AALA member Marina Hatfield has been battling a catastrophic illness. Due to extensive medical treatments, she had to initiate a formal leave of absence and has exhausted her full-pay and vacation days. For these reasons and now that Marina is approved to receive Donations for Catastrophic Illness (DCI) days, we are respectfully reaching out for your support. Read more information about the DCI Program here. 

 If you are able, please consider voluntarily donating one or more full-pay illness days to support her through this challenging time of completing treatment. Throughout her career, Marina has dedicated herself to serving our students and their families for over two decades. She has embraced many roles, starting as a teacher’s assistant after graduating as a student of LAUSD herself, and then, most recently, as an Operations Coordinator. She is a kind, reliable, thoughtful, and compassionate leader who is also the proud mother of a 4-year-old son. 

We appreciate you reading about our colleague in need. Brenda Fernandez is Marina’s DCI Coordinator. To voluntarily donate illness days to Marina Hatfield, please email Brenda Fernandez, Operations Coordinator, at bferna3@lausd.net and ask to obtain the DCI illness days donation form. Thank you in advance for your support!