Email: JCapehart@gusd.net

College: California State University, Northridge (CSUN)

• B.S. in Kinesiology, Physical Education Option; Single-Subject Teaching Credential
• Teaching Credential, Michael D. Eisner College of Education
• Competed for four years on the track team as a pole vaulter

Hoover HS: 19th Year teaching Physical Education

• Co-Chair of the Physical Education Department (2024)
• Previously involved with Students Run Los Angeles (LA Marathon training group)
• Previously coached JV Girls Soccer and Track 
• Previously taught Health

• Favorite Teams: Carolina Panthers (pain), Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Dodgers, Brisbane Lions
• Played 8 years of Slow-Pitch, Co-Ed Softball
• Completed 7 Full Marathons (5 LA, Ventura, Chicago)
• Completed a Super Sprint Triathlon (in Ohio with family)
• Worked 11 Years at Los Angeles Valley College, Monarch Day Camp (Counselor and Operations Director)
• Visited 22 U.S. National Parks:
  • Grand Canyon (South via Helicopter), Gateway Arch, Yosemite (Half Dome Hike x2), Sequoia, King's Canyon, Joshua Tree, Olympic, Mount Rainier, Haleakala (Sunrise), Hawai'i Volcanoes, Bryce Canyon, Zion, Carlsbad Caverns, Guadalupe Mtns, Death Valley, Pinnacles (CA Condors!), Lassen Volcanic, Redwood, Channel Islands (Boat ride was a little rough), Crater Lake (snow in July?!?), Saguaro, Petrified Forest
• *Completed all 9 CA National Parks!
  • Priority to see Glacier, Yellowstone, and Grand Tetons in the near future.*
• Visited 22 States (Stayed overnight outside of the airport or drove through):
  • CA, NV, HI, OR, WA, AZ, MT, ID, UT, LA, NY, OH, GA, IA, IL, MO, NM, TX, AR, TN, OK, FL
  • +2: Technically stepped foot in Kentucky and Kansas (just inside state boundary)
  • Of these States I have visited, have been to 14 State Capitals:
    • CA, NV, HI, WA, AZ, ID, OK, AR, GA, OH, LA, IA, TN, UT
• Visited 4 Other Countries
  • England (London), France (Paris), Mexico, Canada (Edmonton, Calgary, Victoria, Vancouver)
  • *Definitely would like to go to Australia (Brisbane) and New Zealand someday soon.*
• Enjoy playing Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge and visiting Hogsmeade at Universal Studios Hollywood!