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2006 Culminating Project Winners |
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Sheralyn Smith, Ed.D. |
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| Sheralyn Smith is Superintendent of Claremont Unified School District.
Sheralyn began her teaching career in Compton schools and held positions as counselor, vice-principal, principal, director of student services, and assistant superintendent in two districts. She is the author of "College: Making It Happen," which has been adopted by the California Department of Education as a guidebook for middle school parents and counselors. Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Sheralyn spent her school years in California. After attending Westlake School for Girls, she earned a bachelor's degree from CSU Long Beach, a master's degree from Loyola Marymount University and an Ed.D from the Educational Leadership Program at UCLA, where her culminating project was "College: Making it Happen." |
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Dan Chernow, Ed.D. |
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| Dan Chernow is Executive Director of the UCLA School Management Program, which is committed to the sustainable transformation of public schools into learner-centered organizations where all students can achieve at high levels. Previously, Dan was with Pacific Theatres Corporation for 32 years, where his last position was vice president and assistant general manager.
Dan is a former secondary school teacher who has served on the California State Board of Education (1982-1986) and the California Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission (1986-1992). He also served on numerous other committees and boards dealing with education and children's welfare. Dan received a bachelor's and two master degrees from CSU Northridge and his Ed.D. from the Educational Leadership Program at UCLA, where his culminating project was "A Study of the Integration of Computer Technology in the Teaching of Language Arts." |
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Lisa Sugimoto, Ed.D. |
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| Lisa Sugimoto is Vice President for Student and Learning Services at Pasadena City College. Previously, in her 30 years in community college administration, she held positions at Cerritos College and Long Beach City College.
Lisa also serves as chair of the Association of California Community College Administrators Management Development Commission. Lisa received a bachelor's from UC San Diego, and a MS and MBA from USC. She received her Ed.D from the Educational Leadership Program at UCLA, where her culminating project was "The Perceptions of California Community College Governing Boards in the Selection of a Community College Chief Executive Officer." |
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Nancy Greenstein, Ed.D. |
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| Nancy Greenstein has been Director of Police Community Services for the UCLA Police Department for nine years. Previously, she was the public safety administrator for the City of West Hollywood. She is often called upon to consult with local law enforcement agencies and community groups regarding public safety topics.
Nancy is the chair of the Santa Monica College Board of Trustees and serves on numerous area boards and commissions, including the Southern California ACLU and LA County West Vector District. Recently, she was elected to the Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center Board of Advisors. Nancy Is Co-Chair Emeritus of Santa Monica's for Renters' Rights, a local service and political force in the community. Nancy has a bachelor's degree from Boston University, a master's degree from UCLA and her Ed.D from the Educational Leadership Program at UCLA, where her culminating project was "Timely Warnings: Alerting and Protecting the Campus Community." |
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Yasmin Delahoussaye, Ed.D. |
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| Yasmin Delahoussaye has been Vice President of Student Services at Los Angeles Valley College for 10 years. In 1998, she created the Early Start Program, which places Valley College graduates into highly selective colleges such as Stanford, MIT, Yale, Dartmouth, Brown, UC Berkeley and UCLA.
Yasmin has been recognized for her work in reducing the amount of time that students in Los Angeles have to wait for their financial aid checks; organizing the 2001 Pershing Square student march and demonstration against statewide community college budget cuts; her work with LAUSD's Bridge to College Program for high school students failing the exit exam, and her creation of the One Stop Registration Day, which boosted enrollment at Valley College by over 4500 seats. Yasmin also heads a non-profit organization that introduces African American students to historically black colleges and universities. Yasmin received a bachelor's at CSU Los Angeles, a master's from CSU Northridge, and her Ed.D from the Educational Leadership Program at UCLA, where her culminating project was "Staying on the Transfer Path: A qualitative study of the factors that affect retention, persistence and transfer at a persistently low transfer institution." |
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