2022 - Present | Program Lead and Assistant Professor of Practice, University of the Pacific ‐ Benerd College | |
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2016 - Present | Director of Education, The Sarafian Foundation | |
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2021 - 2022 | Instructional Coach, PreK-6, Elk Grove Unified School District | |
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2021 - 2022 | Visiting Assistant Professor, University of the Pacific ‐ Benerd College | |
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2019 - 2021 | Educational Consultant, Collaborative Learning Solutions | |
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2002 - 2019 | Educator, Foulks Ranch Elementary Grades 1 and 2, Elk Grove Unified School District | |
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2000 - 2002 | Regional Director, California State University Sacramento, California Reading and Literature Project | |
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1996 - 2002 | Educator, Kindergarten, Galt Joint Union Elementary School District | |
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1999 - 2000 | Regional Co-Director, California State University Sacramento, California Reading and Literature Project | |
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1995 - 1996 | Educator, Greenbrook Elementary Kindergarten, San Ramon Unified School District | |
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1992 - 1995 | Educator, Assumption Elementary Grade 3, Diocese of Oakland | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Professional Service and Affiliations
2018 - 2022 | Equity Advocate, Elk Grove Unified School District | 2019 - 2021 | Co-founder, Elk Grove Wellness Collaborative | 2015 - 2019 | Leader, Foulks Ranch Guiding Coalition and Assessment Teams | 2015 - 2018 | Volunteer, Loaves and Fishes, Sacramento | 2018 | President, Benerd Graduate Student Association |
Honors and Awards
- University of the Pacific, Benerd College Doctoral Innovation in Research and Practice Award 2021
- University of the Pacific, Benerd College and Office of Financial Aid Dr. Agnes Soutar Robinson Endowed Scholarship 2019
- International Organization of Social Sciences and Behavior Research Best of Paper Award, Fall Conference 2018
- Elk Grove Unified School District Teacher of the Year 2015
- Sacramento Area Reading Association Lighthouse for Literacy Award 1999
2020 | Ph.D., Organizational and Educational Leadership, University of the Pacific ‐ Benerd College | |
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1999 | Certificate, AB 1086 Reading Instructional Professional Development Provider, California Department of Education and State Board of Education | |
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1995 | M.A., Curriculum and Instruction, California State University, East Bay | |
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1995 | Certificate, Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential; Cross-cultural Language Acquisition Development (CLAD); Children’s Literature, California State University, East Bay | |
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1988 | B.S., Physical Education, University of California, Davis | |
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