| Education |
| Master of Science, Psychology, Counseling: San Jose State University Bachelor of Science, Psychology, (Developmental), University of Santa Clara Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management: Harvard Business School, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Employment |
| Parent Services Project, Inc. San Rafael, CA NATIONAL TRAINER, 2005- present Contracted to develop and implement Parent Leadership Institute for the Marguerite Casey Foundation in Atlanta and Kansas City. The PLI develops parents’ leadership capacity and is infused by family support principles. DeAnza College: Child Development and Education Department Adjunct INSTRUCTOR, 1990 – present, Includes instruction, course development, overseas teaching. Santa Clara University, Graduate School of Counseling Psychology and Education: LECTURER, adjunct 2000 – present Manzanita Solutions: President: Consultant, Keynote Speaker & T rainer, 1998 – present, Non-profit consulting, training and presentations in leadership, family support, early childhood education, non-profit management and advocacy. Estrella Family Services, San Jose, CA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, 1986 – 2005 Directed non-profit agency providing comprehensive child development and family services to 300 children: infants thru 12 yrs. and sent 700 Kids to Camp. $1.5 million budget funded thru State, local, United Way and private dollars, staff of 30, Successfully completed $1.6 million dollar new building and capital campaign. Economic and Social Opportunities, Inc. CHILD DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST, 1984-1986 Coordinated child development services for a family child care network, preschool and after school center. Duties included assessment, parent education and curriculum development. Santa Clara County of Education: TEACHER, 1979-1984: Head Start, Migrant, State Preschool and General Child Care. |
| Membership |
| Santa Clara County Child Care Local Planning Council: Oversees priority setting for child care funds and strategic planning. Co-chair 1991 – 2007. Member 1991- present San Jose Advisory Committee member: John S. and James L. Knight Foundation 2004 - present Community Advisor: San Jose Junior League 2004 - present Santa Clara University: The Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education Advisory Board member; Member Autism Advisory Board in Graduate School of Education: 2005- present Commissioner, FIRST 5 Santa Clara County Commission: oversight and direction of the $23 million annual Prop 10 allocation, Past Chair and Chair of Personnel and Finance; 2001 - 2007 Board member: American Leadership Forum: Silicon Valley, Co-chair of Selection committee 2001-2003, Chair of Board Development Committee 2003– present, Senior fellow: 1999- present Advisory Board member United Way Silicon Valley Success by Six, 2003- 2005 State President, California Child Development Administrators Association, (CCDAA): 1992- 1993, Member 1984 – 2005 President, Board of Directors, Parent Services Project, Inc. (PSP) National Board, 1995 – 1998 Founding President, Child Development Policy Institute (CDPI) 1993- 1995 |
| Awards |
| John W. Gardner Leadership Award from the American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley, 2004 Kindred Spirit Award: Children’s Discovery Museum, 2004 Bay Area Child Caring Man of the Year: Bay Area Male Involvement Network, San Francisco, 1998. IGNATIAN AWARD: Santa Clara University Alumni Association in Recognition for Distinguished Service to Humanity, 1992 |
| Consultation Services: |
| Fundraising and Fund Development Plans Strategic Planning and Operational Planning Visioning Board of Directors Relations and Recruitment Non-profit Management: Practices and Policies Strategic Staffing, Supervision and Organizational Structures Strategic Management of Non-profit Agency The California Child Development System and Non-profit Child Development Agency |
| Presentations andPublications (partial listing) |
| Reviewer: Making Room in the Circle: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Families in Early Childhood Settings; Lesser, Burt and Gelnaw, 2005 Family Support Principles in Action: Working with Parents Training: Ft. Collins and Canyon City, Colorado USA Child Care Senior Management Leadership Series: Atlanta, Georgia, El Paso, Texas, Denver, Colorado Keynote Address: Every Family Matters: Embracing Lesbian, Gay, Transgender Families in Early Childhood Education, San Francisco, CA Keynote Address: Family Support Principles: Parent Services Project National Conference: Emeryville, CA For the Good of the Cause: publication: profiled case study on Board building lessons from Highly Effective Nonprofits, 1998 Male Involvement in the Lives of Young Children: Keynote speaker: San Mateo Child Care Coordinating Council Annual Meeting, and Bay Area Male Involvement Network Conference Harvard Family Research Project: preparing Providers to Deliver Family Support in Child Care Settings: interviewee for research publications |
| College Course Load: |
| Working With Language Diverse Families, Graduate Course Child, Family and Community Interrelations Supervision and Administration I: Personnel & Management* Supervision and Administration II: Leadership* Middle Childhood and Adolescent Development Partnerships with Families Early Childhood Mental Health Seminar and Fieldwork** *Courses taught in Taiwan as well as locally ** Designed course and received college approval |
| Presentations and Workshops |
| Customized workshops, in-service days, presentations and courses for staff, administrators, supervisors, parents or policy makers |
| Topics include: (partial listing) |
| Parents Engagement and Parent Involvement Parent Leadership Family Support Principles and Practice Leadership and Supervision Male Involvement and Father Engagement Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Families and ECE Involvement Developmentally Appropriate Practices and Environments ADHD and other Behavioral Challenges with Ages and Stages |