July 2017Â -Â Present | Associate Professor, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ Counseling | |
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July 2017Â -Â Present | Chief Diversity Officer, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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September 2015Â -Â Present | Member, Black Lives Matter Task Force through CCIE, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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September 2015Â -Â Present | Member, ODMI Task Force through CCIE, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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July 2014Â -Â Present | Director, Assessment and Accreditation search committee, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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March 2014Â -Â Present | Member, Hispanic Serving Institution CCIE Subcommittee, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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2013Â -Â Present | Advisor, Counseling Department Graduate Student Organization, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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2013Â -Â Present | Co-chair, College Committee on Inclusive Excellence, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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August 2013Â -Â Present | Facilitator, GUIDE (formerly Campus of Difference), Saint Mary's College of California | |
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July 2013Â -Â Present | Faculty Co-Director, High Potential Program, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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August 2013Â -Â Present | Member, Campus of Difference Task Team, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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August 2013Â -Â Present | Member, Hispanic Serving Institution CCIE Subcommittee, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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July 2013Â -Â Present | Program Director, College Student Services, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ Counseling | |
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July 2012Â -Â Present | Assistant Professor, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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December 2012Â -Â Present | Chairperson, KSOE Writing Proficiency Exam Committee, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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Present | Faculty Member, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ Kalmanovitz School of Education | |
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Present | Faculty Member, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ Counseling | |
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September 2017Â -Â January 2018 | Interim AVP for Student Success/SEAS Director/HP Director, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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2016Â -Â 2018 | Elected member, Program Review Committee, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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2017 | Chair, AVP for Student Success National Search, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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2017 | Chair, High Potential Program National Search - Director, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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2017 | Dean, Core National search search committee, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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2015Â -Â 2016 | Chair, High Potential Director & Assistant Director National Search Committee, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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2015Â -Â 2016 | Co-facilitator, KSOE diversity and inclusion workshop & continued Conversations, Saint Mary's College | |
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2016 | Co-Facilitator, KSOE Retreat, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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2016 | Member, KSOE Dean's Awards Committee, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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July 2013Â -Â 2015 | Member, KSOE Quality Improvement Committee, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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February 2013Â -Â 2015 | Member, Research Committee, Kalmanovitz School of Education, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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July 2013Â -Â 2015 | MemberSocial Justice Coordinating Committee, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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August 2012Â -Â May 2015 | Member, WASC Executive Steering Committee, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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2015 | Co-Chair, Intercultural Center Director National Search Committee, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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April 2014Â -Â July 2014 | Member, Support the Student Lifecycle Strategic Planning Task Force, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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June 2014Â -Â August 2014 | Undergraduate Pre-Enrollment team, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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February 2012Â -Â May 2014 | Member, Critical Friends Reading Group, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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May 2013Â -Â November 2013 | Member, Planning Committee Northern California Diversity Forum for Graduate Education, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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2011Â -Â 2013 | Memmber, KSOE Scholarship Committee, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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July 2011Â -Â July 2012 | Full-time Adjunct Faculty, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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June 2012 | Invited Moderator, Summer Leadership Institute, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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September 2012 | Member, Center for First Generation to College Studies Advisory Board, Saint Mary's College of California | |
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Participant and Presenter: Exploring the Intersections: Racial Justice, Our Lasallian Heritage, and the Catholic Tradition, Saint Mary's College of California | ||
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2016Â -Â Present | Hispanic Serving Institutions Federal Title III Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics and Articulation Grant |
Caminos a las Ciencias: Pathways to Science. | |
$2,700,000 | |
2015 | Federal SSS TRIO Grant |
Saint Mary’s College of California, High Potential Program | |
$1,100,000 | |
2014 | Assessment Grant |
Saint Mary's College of California | |
2014 | Assessment Grant: High Potential Program |
Saint Mary's College of California | |
2002Â -Â 2006 | Students First King, Chavez, Parks Initiative Select Student Support Services Grant |
Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth, Oakland University | |
$356,000 | |
2000Â -Â 2002 | Math Plus. King, Chavez, Parks Initiative Select Student Support Services Grant |
Oakland University, Michigan Department of Career Development | |
$450,000 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
2016Â -Â Present | Member, Association for the Study of Higher Education | 2016Â -Â Present | Member, National Assocation for Diversity Officers in Higher Education | 2013Â -Â Present | Member, International Social Justice Counseling Advocacy Consortium | 2011Â -Â Present | Manuscript reviewer, Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology Review Board | 2010Â -Â Present | Manuscript reviewer, Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education, and Development Journal Review Board | 2005Â -Â Present | Member, American Counseling Association | 2005Â -Â Present | Member, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision | 2005Â -Â Present | Member, Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues in Counseling Association for Lesbian, | 2005Â -Â Present | Member, Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development | 2000Â -Â Present | Clinical Supervisor, Strategic Counseling and Consulting | 1997Â -Â Present | Member, National Association for Student Personnel Administrators | 2015Â -Â 2016 | President Elect, Counselors for Social Justice | 2003Â -Â 2015 | Member, Counselors for Social Justice | 2001Â -Â 2011 | Mental Health Counselor - Bilingual, Easter Seals Centro Latino | 1997Â -Â 2011 | Special Instructor - Adjunct, Oakland University | 2006Â -Â 2007 | Adjunct Faculty, University of Detroit - Mercy | 2001Â -Â 2005 | Director, Center for Multicultural Initiatives, Oakland University | 1998Â -Â 2001 | Assistant Director, Center for Multicultural Initiatives, Oakland University |
Honors and Awards
- Keeper of the Dream Scholarship Awards 2000-2005
- 2017 – Saint Mary’s College Faculty Service Award
- 2015 - Saint Mary’s College Dean Thomas Earl Brown Faculty Award for exceptional commitment to the Black community.
- 2013 - Journal for Humanistic Counseling, Distinguished Reviewer
- 2013 - Invited to co-chair visioning process for ISJCAC
- 2013 - Invited to represent the Association for Humanistic Counseling at the Social Justice Leadership Development Project at the American Counseling Association National Conference
- 2012 - Saint Mary’s College-CA, Faculty Technology Group Grant Award
- 2006 - Oakland University Graduate Counseling Student Organization Support and Zeal Award (as Adjunct Faculty)
- 2003 - MACRAO EEOC Award Winning Program – OUTAS
- 2001 - Noel-Levitz Retention Excellence Award - OUTAS Program
- 2000 - Michigan Counseling Association Diversity Award for OUTAS Program
- 1999 - NASPA (National Association of Student Personnel Administrators) Exemplary Program, OUTAS
Courses
- Communications 101: First Year Experience
- Presentation and Facilitation
- Internship Seminar
- Group Counseling
- Counseling in a Diverse Society
- Techniques of Counseling
- Field Placement Seminar for College Student Services and Career Specializations
- Foundations in Higher Education
- Leadership for Social Justice - Ed.D program
- Law, Ethics, and Values
- Issues in Intercultural Counseling and Social Justice
- Field Placement Seminar for College Student Services and Career Specializations
- Social Justice in HIgher Education: Theory, Practice, & Research
- Foundations of Higher Education
2017 | National Association for Diversity Officers in Higher Education Standards of Professional Practices Institute | |
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May 2009 | Doctor of Philosophy Counselor Education, Oakland University | |
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June 2000 | Certificate, Institute for Emerging Women Leaders in Higher Education, University of Maryland at College Park | |
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August 1998 | Specialization Certification Child and Adolescent Counseling, Oakland University | |
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September 1997 | Specialization Certification Mental Health Counseling, Oakland University | |
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May 1997 | Master of Arts Counseling, Oakland University | |
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March 1983 | Bachelor of Arts History/Psychology, Double Major: Constitutional History of the United States & Psychology, Michigan State University | |
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Links
Contact Information
Office
Filippi Academic Hall - 215
Phone: 925-631-4306
Fax: 925-376-8379
Mail: P.O. Box 4350
Email: