Candidate for
Board Member; Pleasant Valley Elementary School District

EDUCATOR - ALUMNUS - PARENT - PHD

Well-prepared and inspired for college and beyond by my own Camarillo education, I want the same for today's students.

From Las Posas, Monte Vista, and Rio Mesa, I earned a BA with Honors from UCLA and PhD in Educational Psychology from Stanford. I have taught Preschool through Graduate School, and currently teach 8th grade Math/Science to at-risk and English language learners. I prepare today's students for tomorrow's opportunities.

My past, present, and future are invested in kids and in Camarillo.

GOALS:

• To build bridges and bring balance to the Board for real discussion and progress by openly considering all sides of issues for democratic, child-centered, fiscally-responsible and honorable leadership

• To make educational progress in addition to rationally managing the unification process

• To empower and compensate teachers, administrators, and staff to provide equitable, progressive educations for ALL students

• Teacher since 1993 in Traditional and Alternative Programs - Oakland, Palo Alto, and Conejo Valley Unified School Districts, Patten College, Stanford University
• Consultant - Bellwork Educational Materials
• Published Author and Conference Presenter
• Educational Researcher - Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA
• Evaluation Team Member - McDonnell Foundation for Educational Research
• Admissions Committee Member - Stanford University School of Education
• KidsVoting/Silicon Valley Education Committee and Technology Task Force Member
• Early Literacy Training Team - Palo Alto Unified
• Student Council Advisor - Palo Alto Unified
• Read to Succeed Coordinator - Palo Alto Unified
• School-Based Educational Technology Grant Writer - Oakland Unified
• Bilingual Aide - LA Unified

• PTA: Active parent and teacher member
• AAUW: Foreign Policy Discussion Group Facilitator; Script Editor/Portrayer of Historical Women in Camarillo schools each year
• Ventura County Women's Forum: Steering Committee Member
• Avon Breast Cancer 3-Day: 60-Mile Walker, Over $3000 raised

• PTA Honorary Service Awards (1997 & 2006)
• Stanford University School of Education Minority Research Grant
• UCLA Psychology Minority Undergraduate Research Award

• California Math Council (CMC)
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
• Conejo Valley Educators Association (CVEA)
• California Teachers Association (CTA)
• National Educators Association (NEA)

• Husband (13 years): Dave
• Daughters: Ages 9 and 1½
• Siblings: Debbie-Teacher; Tiffany-PhD Educational Technology; Tim-Navy Veteran, Doctor
• Parents: Corrine & Dave (Navy Veteran) - Owners, Earl Joseph Shoes