Director of Programs

Education and Professional Development

University of Redlands: BA History with emphasis on pre-history  and history of California Native People.  Included courses in Middle East History, Ancient and Modern Chinese History, European History, and history of western United States since 1840.

Tracker School:  Successful completion of Standard Class, Advanced Standard, and Advanced Tracking and Awareness

Wilderness Awareness School: Successful completion of 6-day Wilderness Walkabout, 6 days trekking in eastern Washington with just clothes, a water bottle, and a knife.

The Children of the Earth Foundation: Successful completion of Teacher Training Class

Permaculture: Successful completion of Permaculture Design Course

Teaching experience, starting with most recent

Lead Instructor, Weekly Home School Field Programs:  Earthroots Field School

Curriculum Consultant: School garden programs, Tustin Memorial Academy Public Elementary School, Tustin, CA

Curriculum Consultant: Archery in Schools Program, California Dept of Fish and Game

Curriculum Consultant: Teacher Training Curriculum Development and Implementation, Inside the Outdoors/BEST (Building Environmental Stewards for Tomorrow) Teacher Training Program, Orange County, CA

Naturalist and Guest Instructor: Environmental Nature Center, Newport Beach, CA

Lead Naturalist and Traveling Scientist: Inside the Outdoors, Orange County, CA

Tutor: Grades 6-12; Essay Writing, Critical Reading, Grammar, English Language-Arts; Smart Start Academy, Mission Viejo, CA

History Teacher: Grades 7 and 8; The Pegasus School, Huntington Beach, CA

Ameri-Corps VISTA: (One year of full-time national service within the United States.)  Supervisor for academic after-school program for at-risk students, grades 1-6, Santa Rosa, CA

Aquatic Director: Shoreline Swim School, Irvine, CA