OBJECTIVE:         To be part of a collaboration focused on education services k-12.
 

DEGREES AND
EDUC.
ADMINISTRATION:  ITHACA COLLEGE - B.F.A (THEATRE ARTS)

                                    LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY-
                                    M.A., EDUCATIONAL COUNSELING
                                    PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES CREDENTIAL
                                                (CSU DOMINGUEZ HILLS) EDUCATION

RELATED
EXPERIENCE:        LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
                                INGLEWOOD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
                                COMPTON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Professional Experience

*Applied use of video camera to improve educational processes
*Organized community volunteer programs
*Public speaker/advocate on educational issues
*Trained teachers in the application of updated materials and
methodologies in order to improve education services
*Taught/counseled in bilingual setting using both English and Spanish
*Designer and Editor of web page focused on education
*Community organizer of intercultural dialogue since 1988
*Applied group/ individual counseling techniques and strategies in
order to facilitate the development of adult collaboration
*Designed & Facilitated public forums since 1988
*Designed and Implemented tutoring and after school
programs

EXTRA
CURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES :    * Volunteer coordinator of college coun. for L.A.U.S.D
                             High School students k-12.
                          * Facilitator of forums on k-12 education, College
                             Admissions, Workplace Ethics, and Nature Art Collage

SPECIAL
INTERESTS:     * video, sports, creative writing, nature art collage, MLK, Jr.


SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
A creative, energetic, motivated, and thoughtful educational leader with 16 years experience in public education. Linguistically proficient, having over 25 years of experience bridging communication lines within multicultural communities and organizations. Adept leadership, interpersonal and motivational skills consistent with Total Quality Management philosophy. Ability to bring parents, students, staff and community members from diverse backgrounds and disparate abilities to work together as a unified team. Effective oral and writing skills. At ease handling multiple projects at the same time with equal competency. Viewed as a knowledgeable, reliable, and resourceful person with a positive attitude. Computer literate. My most significant achievement has been the creation of a purposeful approach to education that inculcates a college vision in elementary school students.


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Education Counselor having served at all levels in schools k-12 since 1987

Presentations:

2009       Western Association of College Admissions Counselors- Annual Conference
Title:        College and Beyond: Counteracting Cultural Isolation in Public School
Focus:     Defining why college admissions counselors need to support elementary schools’ efforts
                 to inculcate a college and career vision via students attending an extended day program.

2006       College and Beyond Secondary Youth Forum- Loyola Marymount University
Title:        College Admissions and You- sponsored by Dr. John Reilly
Focus:     Presentation and open dialogue between secondary students from Spanish
                 speaking and African American backgrounds designed to strengthen college focus.

2006        Jefferson Park Education Collaborative- Celerity Nascent Charter School
Title:        Education: The Most Powerful Tool for Gang Intervention
Focus:     The active formation of a community-wide process to consciously involve parents and
                 other stakeholders to begin developing the most viable education process by taking into
                 consideration the prevailing root causes of failure among youth.

2006       California School Counselors Association- CSU Long Beach Conference
Title:        A School Counselor’s Focus on Leadership
Focus:     within a multicultural setting, the particular emphasis being on forming a community-wide
                 education program between a traditional elementary school and a new charter school.

2004         Western Association of College Admissions Counselors- Annual Conference
Title:         The Miner’s Canary: Enlisting Race, Resisting Power, Transforming Democracy
Focus:      A three-dimensional critical analysis of a book concerning race relations & power.
                  Collaborating authors Dr. Lani Guinier and Gerald Torres.

2000         CEPA Conference Organized by Dr. Fred Rodriguez (CSU Dominguez Hills)
Title:         …and What About the C Student?
Focus:       A view delineating the need for a collaboration of international educators centered in the
                   Americas. A proactive approach to addressing life issues of the “average” student.

 

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