Adjunct Professor.  University of Redlands

2017 - present

• Teach multiple graduate level courses to pre-service K-12 educators including:

  • History, Politics, and Philosophy of American Public Education

  • Content Area Literacy

  • Secondary Instructional Methods and Curriculum Development​

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Assistant Principal III.  Santa Ana Unified School District

2017 - present

• Appointed to serve as school administrator at two intermediate schools (MacArthur and Villa).

• Supervise school safety program, athletic program, discipline program, attendance program.

• Supervise, train, and evaluate 30 certificated and classified staff members.

• Lead school-wide curriculum committees and professional development committee.

• Manage school plant.

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Program Director.  K-12 High Speed Network, Imperial County Office of Education

2016 - present

• Develop, deploy, and administer the statewide Technical Assistance Professional Development (TAPD) Cybersecurity Education Program serving K-12 local education agencies in providing cybersecurity awareness education for employees.

• Train and coordinate 113 cybersecurity education specialists as well as provide technical support for each deployment of the Cybersecurity Education Program for local school districts.

• Provide technical resources and research for school district personnel in the field of cybersecurity.

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Manager, Technology Integration Services. Santa Ana Unified School District

2015 - 2017

 

• Responsible for providing leadership in the planning, development, implementation, and administration of technology and services to support instructional services district wide, including educational computing systems, technical support services, software and hardware acquisition, and system design and installation.

• Provide support for planning, assessment and data collection of innovative projects and faculty professional development.

 

Director. San Diego County Office of Education

​2008 - 2015

 

• Supervise a unit of 13 educators, specialists, and technicians designing and producing dynamic online and blended professional development and training curricula.

• Direct the production of STEM-themed, online learning curricula for county schools.

• Conduct qualitative/quantitative research and prepare/present various studies, plans, and reports regarding student achievement as well as organizational effectiveness.

• Manage and monitor multiple state and federal programs including Title I and Title III.

• Coach classroom teachers in multiple school districts on instructional methodologies.

• Develop and implemented multiple, in-depth professional learning programs focusing on the integration of Common Core State Standards integration, education technology, 21st Century skills acquisition, performance assessment, project-based learning, digital literacy, cross-cultural academic language development, and intensive reading intervention.

• Administer the Technical Statewide Education Technology Service (TechSETS.org) project for the California Department of Education providing professional development resources for Chief Technology Officers and IT professionals in public education.

• Write statewide training curricula for teachers and administrators including programs such as Read180, Pearson Literature, NG/Hampton Brown’s EDGE and INSIDE (ELD and reading intervention) as well as Holt Literature.

• Consult with schools regarding appropriate instructional material adoptions and assessment processes.

• Manage multiple budgets ($2M+).

 

Senior Program Coordinator. Fresno County Office of Education

​2006 - 2008

 

• Provided countywide support for K-12 English learner programs using Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) and Project GLAD strategies

• Served as School Assistance and Intervention Team (SAIT) Lead working with multiple Program Improvement (PI) schools.  Projects included coaching teachers and administrators; extensive professional development services regarding instructional strategies; classroom coaching; statewide ELD testing management.

• Advised district personnel on restructuring systems and master schedules to align with state mandates as well as various applied linguistics and educational principles.

• Co-authored multiple EL Master Plans & supported/facilitated DELAC & ELAC meetings.

 

Researcher/Curriculum Developer. University of California, San Diego

​2003 - 2008

 

• Authored multiple state-mandated curricular institutes in English language Arts and ELD.

• Conducted professional research on subject such as academic English, grammar for English learners, writing skills, linguistics, instructional methodology, brain research, cooperative learning, pedagogy, etc.

• Presented professional development seminars/workshops on topics such as English Language Development (ELD), Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE).

 

Teacher/Categorical Programs Advisor. Los Angeles Unified School District

​2000 - 2006

 

• Coordinated bilingual education program with responsibilities such as appraising teacher performance, monitoring student progress, managing federal and state program audits, maintaining and developing program budgets, and equipment acquisition. Developed school-wide Small Learning Community plan as well as Single Plan for Student Achievement. Advised administrators on curricular program evaluation.  Co-developed school master schedule.

• Taught in the public school system with two years of experience with Special Education Inclusion model-based instruction. Duties included development of curricula, serving as department chair as well as computer laboratory coordinator.  Specialized in intensive reading intervention and language acquisition for English learners.