Academic Preparation
- Master of Arts - Educational Administration
- Bachelor of Arts - English
Professional Credentials
- National Board Certification - Adolescent-Young Adult English Language Arts
- State of California Teaching Credential - Educational Administration
- State of California Teaching Credential - English-Language Arts
- Gifted & Talented Education Certification
- SDAIE Certification
Professional Contributions
Scholarly Activity (examples) :
- California Teachers Summit: Better Together
- Google Summit: Google Crash Course
- Students Stand With Malala: "Medicine, Science, and Malala!: A Lens for Careers" Project
- Smithsonian Center for Learning & Digital Access, Smithsonian Quests Program
- Smithsonian Institution-Japanese American National Museum: "My American Story" Pilot Project
- Japanese American National Museum Education Committee
- California Literature & Reading Project
Professional Support (examples) :
- LAUSD Teacher Support Unit - Facilitator
- LAUSD BTSA Co-Instructor, Support Provider
- LAUSD Textbook Selection Committee
- LAUSD Local District - Literary Task Force; Textbook Alignment Design; Literacy Cadre
- Magnet School Coordinator
- Mount St. Mary's University - Associate Professor, Education
- Master Teacher - CSUDH, CSULB, USC
- Mentor Teacher
- WASC Leadership Teams
- Professional Development Coordinator / Teachers' Instructional Leadership Team Lead
- Gifted and Talented Program Coordinator
- Department Chair
- Small Learning Community Lead
- Grade Level Teacher Lead