Experience

Brandman University - Chapman University System

• Adjunct Faculty

  • May 2011 - Present

  Psychology undergraduate classes and MFT preparation graduate level classesDeveloping class presentations and delivering top notch instruction to undergraduate students in: Child Development, Abnormal Psychology, Scientific Writing, Child Abuse and Cognitive Psychology. Delivering highly student rated graduate level classes in Chemical Dependency, Career Guidance Individual Assessment, Group Psychotherapy, and Practicum supervision.



Patty's Tennis

• Head Tennis Professional

  • Aug 2001 - Present

  Certified United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) Elite Professional. Tennis professional delivering exceptional lessons and coaching for children adolescents and adults. Coached High School Boy's and Girl's teams. Responsible for all racket related activities including stringing, recommendations tailored to playing style and sales. Web manager including development of webpage, updates and maintenance.Seminar speaker on Visualization and application of psychological relaxation techniques in tennis. Silver Medal winner USPTA national seminar contest. Worked with teams and individuals to apply psychological techniques to reach peak performance and flow.



ARRL

• United States
• Entertainment

• Member : Amateur Radio Operator, contestor

  • Oct 1977 - Present

  Amateur radio (ham radio) operator and contest operator in the ham radio community. Development of technology to communicate in a reliable manner via short wave communication. Use of Morse code at high speed and accuracy, Integration of computer control to record ongoing events and assist in the operation of complex communication in a high stress environment. Use of database to confirm data stream. Creative problem solving when in less then optimum environment to maximize output when presented with challenges. Regional and national recognition for accomplishments.



Granada Hills Charter High School

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations

• Administrative Director of Special Education

  • Jul 2015 - Jun 2017

  I have officially retired from Public Education.



Antelope Valley Union High School District

• United States
• Education Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Coordinator of Psychological Services

  • Jan 2011 - Jul 2015

  District level Special Education Administrator. Direct supervision of Psychological staff including evaluations, time management, consultation on all high profile assessments and assessments that may lead to a designation of Emotionally Disturbed. Developed and delivered in-service and training to Psychologists in assessment technique, therapeutic methods, organization skills, mindfulness and Special Education procedures. Developed staff wide training on behavior management. Trained Psychologists to deliver the behavior management training in smaller groups.Delivered mindfulness training with first year School Psychologist to the California School Psychologist's Association fall conference. Delivered multiple invited state level presentations regarding Sport Psychology and use of these techniques within the educational setting. Mentored multiple first year School Psychologists. Trained these next generation professionals in effective methods to organize their work activities to maximize production while minimizing stress. trained on advanced assessment techniques and advanced analysis and interpretation of existing data. Collaborated with outside agencies developing mutually beneficial Memorandums of Understanding designed to push services into the schools with little to no cost to the schools. Worked diligently to reduce the use of expensive out of state placements by providing appropriate programs and interventions within the school district resulting in more appropriate service to students and families and large cost savings to the district. Coordination and supervision of Psychological and Speech language services.services. Aligned practice and theory in the identification and service provision to Autistic and low functioning students. Collaborated with staff district wide to more efficiently order testing material resulting in reduction in of waste.

• School Psychologist

  • Sep 2008 - Jan 2011

• School Psychologist

  • Aug 2008 - Dec 2010



Dynamic Interventions

• United States
• Mental Health Care

• Co-founder. CFO. Licensed Educational Psychologist

  • Jun 2005 - Aug 2008

  Co- founder of private practice to provide high level service to special needs individuals. Provided assessment, consultation, counseling and group services. Provided internal consultation and designated financial management.



William S. Hart Union High School District

• United States
• Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• School Psychologist

  • Aug 2003 - Jun 2006

  Comprehensive site School Psychologist. Resolved large over-due assessment backlog. Developed resources to provide individual and group counseling, Provided individual assessment. Managed and supervised interns both in counseling and School Psychology. Coached varsity tennis team and assumed managerial duties for program.



Robbinsdale Schools

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care

• School Psychologist

  • 1983 - 2002

  Lead Psychologist for first ring suburban school district. All comprehensive site School Psychologist duties, managed non-public school service. Coached Varsity Boy's and Girl' tennis. Coached Chess team to 4 consecutive State Championships.



Northwest Athletic Clubs

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care

• Tennis Pro

  • 1998 - 2001

  Taught Group and individual lessons. Summer camps. Advanced player groups. Ran sanctioned tournaments. Pro 1 certified professional, United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA).