Jan Harp Domene was a life-long Anaheim resident who was married more than 40 years to her high school sweetheart Greg Domene, also Class of ’69.

Jan dedicated her life to her family and the community. From serving as the president of the National PTA to working in her three children’s classrooms more than 30 years ago, Jan’s life centered around advocating for children. Jan and Greg’s children are all Colonist graduates and include Christina, Class of 1988; Kevin, ’92; and Kyle, ’95.

She started as Edison Elementary School’s hamburger chairman and became president of the Anaheim High PTA. She moved on to higher levels of the PTA and ultimately served as president of the national organization with a membership of more than 5 million parents, teachers and students, including 155,000 in Orange County.

For several years she commuted from Anaheim to the PTA’s Chicago headquarters and to the organization’s Washington D.C. policy office to oversee a 28-member Board of Directors and 70 staff members. In addition, she traveled around the world and the United States to visit individual school sites and PTA’s and to speak in front of governmental bodies, including the U.S. Congress. She later joined the AHS Alumni Association as board president and was elected to the AUHSD Board and served as a trustee until her passing.

Jan (Harp) Domene – Class of 1969