| Vitae
General Background
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Forty
plus years in Education: instruction and administration: K-12
and university levels |
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Eight
years in the Juvenile Justice system: local and state levels
with institutional, field services and supervisory experience |
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Fifteen
years as a Human Resources Consultant: Focusing on education,
diversity, human relations, organizational development, leadership,
conflict resolution and retreat and group facilitation |
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Ten
years in program development: program evaluation, proposal
writing, program design and implementation |
EMPLOYMENT
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Dates
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Employer |
Position |
| 8/90-Present |
Images
of a Culture
CEO, self-employed
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Owner |
Duties:
Human Resources consultant both nationally and internationally
conduction approximately 50-100 seminars annually on a variety
of topics related to multicultural education, closing the
achievement gap and effective institutional interventions
for working with students and families from the culture of
poverty. Management of a multifaceted business including the
publishing, and distribution of multi-ethnic fine art
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10/80-6/03 |
Palo
alto Unified School District |
Director,
Health/Human Services
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Duties:
As a member of the Administrative Management Team, provided
supervision for psychological services, health services, Social
Services, Attendance and Welfare, student discipline, special
education, gifted and talented education, alternative education,
Family Life Education, substance abuse education and prevention
and multicultural education.
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9/78-3/80 |
University
of Santa Clara
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Instructor |
Duties:
In the Graduate Division of Teacher Training, taught courses
entitled "Contemporary Issues in Developmental Psychology",
focusing on contemporary trends in child development, intellectual
and moral development, racial and ethnic identification as
well as the "Psychological Foundations of Education"
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3/73-2/80 |
Ravenswood
City School District |
Assistant
Superintendent
Director, Student Services
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Duties:
As a member of the Administrative Cabinet in a school district
serving students and families from lower socio-economic backgrounds,
supervised all personnel and programs in Curriculum and Instruction,
categorically funded programs, Pupil Personnel Services, including
psychological services, health services, special education,
gifted and talented education, attendance and welfare and
discipline. Responsible for the development of a centralized,
cost effective professional development program, a clearly
articulated management system for integrating programs and
procedures for improving discipline in the schools.
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3/72-3/73 |
State
of California Attorney General's Office |
Field
Duty
Crime Prevention |
Duties:
Program development in crime and delinquency prevention; served
as a consultant and trainer to law enforcement and correctional
agencies, community groups and school districts. Arranged
conferences and conducted research for educating the public
in areas related to consumer protection, crime and delinquency
prevention, intervention and program planning
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4/68-3/72 |
San
Mateo County Probation Department |
Probation
Officer
Assistant to Director
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Duties:
Supervised juveniles in custody and on probation in the community;
formulated treatment plans for delinquent, pre-delinquent
and dependent youth. Served as the Assistant to the Director
in a community- based Probation services unit and supervision
of the Intake and Investigation Unit. Trained and supervised
professional and professional staff and foster parents and
developed delinquency presentation programs.
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9/68-6/70 |
Stanford
University Department of Psychology
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Teaching
and Research Assistant |
Duties:
Taught and supervised undergraduate courses and research related
to Community Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Racism
and Prejudice, and The Psychological Dimensions of the Black
Experience
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2/64-9/67 |
New
York City Board of Education |
Junior
HS/High School
Teacher/Counselor
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| Duties:
Taught and supervised undergraduate courses and research related
to Community Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Racism
and Prejudice, and The Psychological Dimensions of the Black
Experience |
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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
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Graduate
University |
Stanford
University
Psycholoty Department
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9/68-6/78 |
Ph.D.
6/78
Social Psychology |
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Stanford
University
School of Education
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9/67-6/71 |
MA
6/71
Guidance/Counseling |
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San
Francisco
State University |
9/73-6/74 |
Fellowship
Program
Administration in
Special Education
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San
Jose State University
Educational Administration
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9/74-6/75 |
Administrative
Credential Program |
Undergraduate
University |
Fordham
University
School of Educatioin |
9/60-6/64 |
BS
6/64
Graduating Class |
Secondary
Education |
Xavier
University
Reparatory HS
New Orleans, New York |
9/58-6/60 |
Top
10%
Graduating Class |
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Cathedral
High School
New York, New York |
9/60-2/58 |
Moved
out of state |
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ADDITIONAL MAJOR PURSUITS
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- Licensed
Real Estate Agent/Broker, California
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1981-1990 |
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- Owner, Images
of a Culture: Fine Arts Distribution
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1989-Present |
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Personal
Data |
| Birthdate: |
October 6, 1942 |
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| Birthplace: |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| Languages: |
Entligh/Spanish |
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