LAAFB Pete Taylor
(left to right) Retired General Thomas Schwartz, Military Child Education Coalition Board of Directors chairman; Teresa Barrow-Mohammed, 61 MSS Airman & Family Readiness Center; Elois McGehee, Los Angeles Unified School District; Essie Whitworth-Nurse, former 61 MSS Airman & Family Readiness Center; Melanie Arvonio, 61 MSS Airman & Family Readiness Center; and Dr. Mary Keller, MCEC executive director come together at the 10th Annual MCEC's 2008 Conference held at Grapevine. Texas, July 23. Los Angeles Air Force Base and local Los Angeles schools won the "Pete Taylor Partnership of Excellence Award" for their outstanding joint venture in educational success for military children.