Experience

Family Resource Navigators (FRN)

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Jan 2009 - Present

  Create and Manage programs supporting families of children with disabilities and developmental delay. Lead parent leadership courses for system change and special education advocacy. Work with state and local interagency groups to create programs for youth, children and families Responsible for budgeting, human resources, grant writing and grant fulfillment for small nonprofit agency. Increase agency budget by 500% through increased contracts in 3 years of leadership. Create and Manage programs supporting families of children with disabilities and developmental delay. Lead parent leadership courses for system change and special education advocacy. Work with state and local interagency groups to create programs for youth, children and families Responsible for budgeting, human resources, grant writing and grant fulfillment for small nonprofit agency. Increase agency budget by 500% through increased contracts in 3 years of leadership.



Finding Solutions in Special Education

• Special Education Advocate

  • Jan 2006 - Dec 2008

  Codirect a consulting group providing advocacy and training on special education. Codirect a consulting group providing advocacy and training on special education.



Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Education Advocate

  • Mar 2002 - Jan 2006

  Assisted Parents with training and information on the special education process; design materials and curriculum for parents and professionals; delivered workshops for families and professionals; helped design survey materials on parent issues. Assisted Parents with training and information on the special education process; design materials and curriculum for parents and professionals; delivered workshops for families and professionals; helped design survey materials on parent issues.



University of Southern California

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Professor

  • Jan 1990 - Jan 1996

  Created and taught university courses in political science, research methods, survey design and multivariate statistics Conducted original research Published articles in scholarly journals Managed graduate student researchers Mentored young scholars Created and taught university courses in political science, research methods, survey design and multivariate statistics Conducted original research Published articles in scholarly journals Managed graduate student researchers Mentored young scholars