Biographical Sketch
Superintendent’s Biography
- Worked in a variety of child care, camp and special education settings in college, including as a Children’s Program Director at a family camp in Sequoia National Forest for 10 years
- BA-Liberal Studies/MA in Special Education from California State University Northridge
- Started in education as a teacher’s aide in 1985
- Taught 5th/6th grade in LAUSD for two years 1986-87 while completing a special education credential and master’s degree
- Taught special education in public schools from 1987-1992
- Taught Preschool and worked as Sales and Promotions for a Cross Country Ski Lodge/Family Camp for a year
- Taught Middle School at the California School for the Deaf 1993-1995
- Worked in Pajaro Valley Unified School District from 1995-2012
- General education and Special Education Teacher
- Instructional Coach/Literacy Coach
- Assistant Principal
- Principal
- Long-time member and teacher leader with the California Reading and Literature Project
- Contributing author and/or trainer for educational programs, including Data-Driven Decision Making, Data Team Success Stories, Systematic ELD, Results and Houghton Mifflin Reading
- K-12 Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment, Santa Cruz City Schools, 2012-2017
- Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services, Hollister School District, 2017-2019
- Completed a doctorate in Organizational Leadership at Brandman University (Spring 2019)