Hello! Welcome to our American Government and Economics class at Estrella Foothills High School.  My name is Lee Tran and I am very excited to be here.

This year I am entering education and teaching after 18 years in the corporate arena.  During this time, I had worked as a senior executive at some of the largest multinational companies in the world.  Although, my long career had taken me to several different countries, I have mostly worked and traveled in Asia, Europe and Australia.

As a teenager growing up in the small town of East Hampton, Connecticut, I did not dream of living and working overseas.   However, I discovered early on that education and hard work can really take me wherever I wanted to go.   In 1987, I graduated from Brandeis University with a Bachelor degree in Computer Science .  Three years later, I went on to study International Business and Diplomacy, and in 1990, obtained a Master degree in Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School at Tufts University.

Having experienced success and enjoyment in my career, I want to bring my skills and passion to help young people obtain an meaningful education and prepare for a life of success ahead.

My fields of teaching are American Government and Economics.  It is my goal that this website will serve as a platform to supplement our classroom activities as well as a forum for discussion and exchange of ideas.  I hope you will find this website useful, insightful and interesting.

I’d like to thank Mr. Diller for giving me the opportunity to work with him in his classroom and I look forward to a fun and productive year with all of you.