Anna Titus celebrates retirement from ABC Adult School with family and friends

Anna and Leroy Titus make a toast at her Retirement Celebration for 29 years of service with the ABC School District.



More than170 elected officials, administrators, friends, co-workers, out-of-town guests and family joined ABC Adult School Educational Services Office Manager Anna Titus June 27 for her retirement celebration at the Sheraton Cerritos Hotel as she began preparing for the next chapter of her life.
Titus was employed at the ABC Unified School District for over 29 years, spending her last 15 at the Adult School where she was in charge of all public relations and advertising. She began her career as a substitute working in almost every school in the district before coming to the administrative office where she worked with Dr. Helen Fried, Director of Educational Services/Staff Development. She credited Dr. Fried with inspiring her and serving as a role model during her 5 years in the department.
She served on several committees including: First School Closure Committee, Whitney Entrance Criteria Committee, School Site Council at three schools (where her daughters attended); PTA, PTO, and Boosters, and is currently chairperson of the District Closing the Achievement Gap Committee.
She has also served as President of the California Council for Adult Education (CCAE), site representative for CSEA at the Adult School, and has a Vocational Credential to teach at the adult school level.
This busy lady is also active in her community having served on the City of Cerritos Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration, a candidate for Cerritos City Council in 2007, an active member of the Artesia-Cerritos Woman's Club, and an alumnae member of the Orange County Links, Inc., a national/international service organization for professional women.
Asked what she plans to do with her time as she enters the next chapter of her life, Titus said, "I would like to continue giving back to my community through volunteering and service." Since retiring she has joined the Cerritos Chamber of Commerce as a community member, an organization she worked closely with as a representative of the Adult School.
She is the wife of LeRoy Titus, and the mother of three successful children: Shelley Price of Sugarland, Texas (Bobby); Sherre Titus of La Habra, and Shelbi Walker (Byron) of Signal Hills. Titus said she is the proud grandmother of four beautiful grandchildren: Mecca and Sean Price and Bethany and Olivia Walker.
She summed up the evening with the thought, “You must always give your best because you don't know whom you might be a role model and encouragement to.” Her greatest joy came when someone, whom she did not know, said he was who he was because of her examples.
Titus received numerous awards from local elected officials including the Office of Supervisor Don Knabe, Cerritos City Council and the ABC Unified School Board.
ABC Deputy Superintendent Mary Sieu said it had been a delight to work closely with Titus through the years. “Anna always reminded us to not forget the voices in the District who are not always heard, and she was a special friend to those who were underrepresented in the District.” ABC School Board President Celia Spitzer said, “Anna Titus unselfishly dedicated her life to the service of others, and she will be missed.”