Dr. Tom Johnstone served for 38 years as an educator. After serving the Lennox School District community for over 28 years, Dr. Johnstone served as superintendent in the Wiseburn Unified School District from 2008-
2018. Among his accomplishments as superintendent in Wiseburn are the successful culmination of a 13-year struggle to achieve K-12 unification, a successful $89 million bond election, and the construction of a $160 million
state-of-the-art high school.
His education career he served as a social studies teacher, middle
school counselor, an elementary assistant principal and principal, a Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment, and ten years as the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources.
Dr. Johnstone earned his Bachelor’s Degree in history at the University of Santa Clara, a Master’s Degree in Latin American History from UCLA, a Master’s Degree in Counseling from Loyola Marymount University, and his doctorate in Institutional Management from Pepperdine University.
Dr. Johnstone believes strongly in giving back to his community, and most specifically, activities that support children. He coached Little League, girls’ softball and AYSO soccer. He serves on the Board for St. Margaret’s
Center in Lennox and served for 10 years as Chairman of the Board for Diabetic Camping and Education Services, which supports outdoor science programs for children with diabetes.
Dr. Johnstone is an active member of the Hawthorne/Los Angeles International Airport/Lennox Rotary Club and Rotary Club of Westchester for the past twenty-one years held leadership roles in both the HLL and in Westchester Rotary Clubs.
Professionally, Dr. Johnstone was an active member of the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) for 34 years, including serving as State Chair or the ACSA-CAPEA Committee for three years. Dr. Johnstone
also served as a Board Member for the School Employers Association of California (SEAC) for 9 years including 3 years as the Chair of the Board. He currently sits on the Board for DaVinci RISE Charter High School.