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Additional Information |
| Adjunct Duties |
| Department Coordinator, FCCLA/FHA co-advisor, Honor Code Committee Chairperson, School Site Council, worked on the State Career Pathways & Articulation program through the dept of education, member of the Statewide Interiors Career Pathway Advisory Committee |
| Awards |
| Five summers ago I completed the writing of a teacher's manual and student workbook titled "Interior Design" published by TeachingPoint. I'm currently working on updating the book. It is now available for sale to educators for use in the classrooms throughout the United States. |
| Academic Background |
| B.S. in Home Economics, Cal Poly SLO. M.A. in Teaching from Grand Canyon University received May, 2003. |
| Family |
| Ed, my husband of 30+ years is a landscape architect; my son graduated from Chapman University with a degree in Film/Television Production and a concentration in production design has been busy in the industry since most recently in the area of set design. My graduated from Arizona State Univ. with a degree Elementary Education and played water polo. We have a Jack Russell Terrier and a cat. |
| Why did you become a teacher? |
| I enjoy being with students, and helping them become enlightened about the world they live in. |
| Years teaching? |
| I re-started my teaching career in 1991 in the Long Beach Unified School District at Hoover MS, Rogers MS and finally Long Beach Wilson HS. I came to FVHS in 1997. After leaving Cal Poly, I was a substitute in the Anaheim and Irvine districts and in the OC Court Schools. In between my substitute work and returning to the teaching field full time, I worked as both a Workers Compensation and Human Resources Administrator. |
| Personal Comments/Quotes |
| No man knows his true character until he has run out of gas, purchased something on the installment plan, and raised an adolescent.
–Mercelene Cox, writer |
| Interests & Hobbies |
| I personally enjoy boating, reading, scrap booking, computers and spending time with family. We have a place at Parker on the Colorado River which I really love going to for the boating and relaxation. My husband and I help my brother-in-law with his drag boat. I love to watch my kids, and students participate in the sports of water polo, soccer and swimming. |
| Most memorable moment |
| Milestone events involving my family, such as births, high school and college graduations. I'm also incredibly proud of our department students who participate in FHA and compete in the events. |
