EDUCATION/SPECIAL TRAINING

" English Textual Power (Pacesetter Training); The College Board, preparing, inspiring and connecting students to college and opportunity committed to equity and equality, the Long Beach English Textual Power Level 5 Institute, June 16-20, 2003.
" Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), two summer institutes, 2000 & 2001, San Diego, member of 10th-grade cluster team with AVID program at Wilson High School; Mission of AVID: "to ensure that all students, and most especially the least served students in the middle, be capable of completing a college preparatory path."
" Center for the Advancement of Philosophy in the Schools (C.A.P.S.), 2000, training at Department of Philosophy, C.S.U.L.B, implementing philosophy component to AVID classes at Wilson High School
" Advanced Placement French at Stanford University, Summer Institute, August 6-10, 2000
" Puente Workshop Series, in five parts, at El Camino College: "Successful Writers, Successful Instructors: Building a Community of Writers and Readers."
" Ph. D. (Dec. 1988) University of California, Irvine (French, Comparative Literature)
" M.A. (Dec. 1983) California State University, Long Beach (French)
" Clear Standard Teaching Credential
(June 1973): U.C. Irvine (English, Art History, Specialization in Secondary Teaching); (April 1997) C.S.U.L.B. (Introductory French, Clear Supplementary Authorization to a Teaching Credential)
" B.A. (Mar. 1972) University of California, Riverside (English, Art History)
(Summa Cum Laude) Junior year (EAP, 1970-71) University of Stirling, Scotland, U.K.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2004 Single Subject Credential Advisor and Coordinator, RGRLL, California State University, Long Beach.
2002-2004 English Department Head (9th & 10th Grades), Wilson Classical High School
1999-2004 English Teacher at Woodrow Wilson Classical High School, 9th-, 10th-11th-grade and 12th-grade Portfolio; French Teacher, French 3 (2000-2001)
1997-1999 English Teacher at Lindbergh Middle School, 7th grade, Long Beach, California.
1995-1997 Contractor at the Jackie Robinson Academy (K-8), middle school level, to develop, implement, help pilot and assess the French immersion curriculum; additional duties include assisting in the training of instructional aides assigned to the French Program.
1991-97 Instructor of French & English, part-time, beginning and intermediate levels (French), remedial writing (English), Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, California.
1992-97 Instructor of English & French, part-time, remedial and college composition, English literature (English), beginning-level French, El Camino College, Torrance, California.
1996 Writing Center Supervisor, part-time, El Camino College, Torrance, California.
1995 Consultant for development of intensive French for classroom teachers through the Center for Language Minority Education and Research (CLMER) & the Department of Romance, German, Russian Languages & Literatures, California State University, Long Beach.
1986-91 & Lecturer in French, California State University, Long Beach, including the
1993-95 teaching of advanced courses in French Phonetics and French Civilization.
1989-90 Lecturer of Comparative Literature, C.S.U.L.B.
1988-89 Lecturer in Humanities Core Course, University of California, Irvine.
1985-96 French Instructor, Saddleback Community College, Golden West College, Los Angeles Pierce College, Irvine Valley College, Orange Coast College, California.

PUBLICATIONS, LECTURES, HONORS FOR BALBOA FILMS

2001 Award of Merit, Presented by Long Beach Heritage "for significant contributions to the preservation of Long Beach through initiative, innovative leadership and exemplary effort."
2001 Certificate of Appreciation, Merit Award, Laura Richardson-Batts, Council-woman, Sixth District, City of Long Beach
2001 Certificate of Recognition, Merit Award, California State Legislature, Betty Karnette, Senator, Alan S. Lowenthal, Assemblymember
2001 Commendation, Merit Award, County of Los Angeles, Don Knabe, Supervisor, Fourth District
2001 Award for Excellence: Presented by the Long Beach Cultural Heritage Commission "for dedicated research, rediscovery and publication of the first book on the history of the Balboa Studios in Long Beach."
1999 Balboa Films: A History and Filmography of the Silent Film Studio, history of an innovative and prolific-but overlooked-silent movie studio in Long Beach, California, 1910-1925. Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN: 0-7864-0496-5
1999 Finalist, Theatre Library Association Award
1997 The Wide-Screen Film Festival, lecture on the history of the Balboa Studios, Carpenter Performing Arts Theatre, California State University, Long Beach
1997 Cinecon Convention, presentation on Balboa Studios, Glendale, California

OTHER PUBLICATIONS, GRANTS, AND HONORS

2003 "Racine, Faulkner: deux héritages culturels pour 'l'unique' Julien Green." Julien Green au confluent de deux cultures. Société internationale d'études greeniennes. Annales Littéraires de l'Université de Franche-Comté. 195-203.
1996 Recipient of Curriculum Development Funding for Business French course, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, California.
1994 "Le Visionnaire et Si j'étais vous…: deux romans de l'extrême." Lectures de Julien Green. Société internationale d'études greeniennes. Université du Maine. 153-59.
1990 "Mystères de la passion: Tradition de la passion." Revue des romans vingt-cinquante. Université de Lille 3. 65-73.
1989 "Analyse intertextuelle de Joseph Day: Un Moi livresque et multiple." Julien Green: Actes du colloque International 12 mai - 14 mai 1988. Université Lyon III. CEDIC. 174-81.
1988 Humanities Research Grant, University of California, Irvine.
1972 Member of Phi Beta Kappa, University of California, Riverside.