1946
Is born to parents David Amnon and Martha Fried.
1968
Graduates from San Francisco State University with a Bachelor of Arts in English and public speaking.
1984
Earns a Master of Science in bilingual cross-cultural education from Pepperdine University.
1997
Is named Teacher of the Year by the California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE).
1998
Is named Teacher of the Year by the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE).
1999
Works as a summer volunteer for a K-8 Mayan and Spanish reading literacy program in Mexico through today.
2013
Is selected by students for the Sierra Vista High School Outstanding Educator Award seven times, through 2019.
2015
Earns a Certificate of Completion in Applying the Quality Matters Rubric from Loyola Marymount University.
2016
Wins the Corazon Award from CABE.
2017
Is honored as the Sierra Vista High School Teacher of the Year.
2017
Is a presenter at Baldwin Park Unified School District’s Annual College Fair until 2019.
2018
Is the keynote speaker at the Migrant Youth Summit at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
2020
Receives an Alt-Instruction Certificate from California State University, Los Angeles.
2020
Is honored as the co-recipient of the 2019-2020 Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Education Awards Program.
2021
Is featured in The Daily Journal, Mohanraj, and the San Francisco Examiner.
2021
Completes technology training with Elaine Coates at Loyola Marymount University.
2022
Is honored as the namesake of Sierra Vista High School’s Charlene Fried Library.
2023
Is nominated as Woman of the Year and Educator of the Year by the California State Senator Susan Rubio.