Recent Experience Summary
Board certified educational therapist.
Learning Specialist at the Carey School in San Mateo.
Employed by the Children’s Health Council in Palo Alto, conducting parent education workshops.
Completed the Mel Levine Schools Attuned course, and progressed to be come a Schools Attuned facilitator.
Named professional development leader for Schools Attuned, through CHC.
Taught the Introduction to Educational Therapy class through UCB Extension.
Qualifications
Education
1993- 1997 San Francisco State University
M.Ed., Special Education, emphasis on Learning Handicapped
Educational Therapy Certificate
Resource Specialist Certificate
California Multi-Subject Teaching Credential
California Teaching Credential in Special Education (emphasis Learning
Handicapped)
1989 University of California at Santa Cruz B.A., Psychology
Specialized Professional Trainings
Lindamood-Bell: LIPS, Visualizing & Verbalizing
Project Read:
Phonics/reading, Framing Your Thoughts, Comprehension
Semple Math
Strategic Instruction Strategies (SIMS):
Sentence writing, Paragraph writing, Comprehension through Visualization, Word Attack, Editing
Schools Attuned – Mel Levine
Professional Associations
Association of Educational Therapists
Learning Disabilities Association
International Dyslexia Association
Academic Awards
UCSC – College Service Award
SFSU Outstanding College Service Award
SFSU Distinguished Graduate Student Award
SFSU highest honors
Presentations
Association of Educational Therapists
“Have You Ever Tried” at national conference
Panel on Semple Math program
Panel on current issues in private practice
San Francisco State University lecture: setting up a private practice
University of California at Berkeley Extension: panel on setting up a private practice
Katherine Delmar Burke School in-service: presented to faculty on ADHD and girls
Cathedral School for Boys: presented to parents, teachers and students on subjects ranging from local resources, to technology, to an overview of learning disabilities