Centro de Estudios Hispánicos

A. Private Sector Management Experience

1984-1985	Vice-President, Education Division, Attaché Software, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Generation and implementation of division’s business plan; production of six sets of tutorial packages to train users in four accounting software modules, a word-processing application, and an introduction to microcomputing module; established national consortium of community colleges and hardware and software manufacturers as a means to disseminate accounting software and tutorial packages for use in college accounting classes.
1982-1984	International Manager, International Distribution, International Division, Dysan Corp., Santa Clara, California. Profit and loss responsibility for international distributor operations. Established and managed division’s computer media distributor network in Australia/New Zealand, Asia (excluding Japan), Latin America, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Spain and Portugal. Extensive travel to above regions to establish and maintain projected network goals. Conceptualized and designed division’s advertising strategies and promotional materials (extended to worldwide operations). Related responsibilities: comprehensive and by-country/by-distributor budgets; retention and promotion of staff, including area manager in Spain; pricing; and overall business decisions. Operations met 100% of budget goals during 1982-83; 1983 revenues increased 163% over 1982. Excellent profit margins maintained in both years.
1982-1984	International Manager, International Distribution, International Division, Dysan Corp., Santa Clara, California. Profit and loss responsibility for international distributor operations. Established and managed division’s computer media distributor network in Australia/New Zealand, Asia (excluding Japan), Latin America, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Spain and Portugal. Extensive travel to above regions to establish and maintain projected network goals. Conceptualized and designed division’s advertising strategies and promotional materials (extended to worldwide operations). Related responsibilities: comprehensive and by-country/by-distributor budgets; retention and promotion of staff, including area manager in Spain; pricing; and overall business decisions. Operations met 100% of budget goals during 1982-83; 1983 revenues increased 163% over 1982. Excellent profit margins maintained in both years.
1978-1982	Regional Manager, International Distributor Operations, International Division, Memorex Corporation, Santa Clara, California. Managed international distributor network representing computer media and equipment products, including telecommunications products. Management regions included Latin America, Middle East, Eastern Europe (via Austria), Asia/Pacific, and Africa. Performance highlights: introduced Memorex telecommunications display stations and controllers into Argentina, Chile, and Saudi Arabia; organized Memorex International’s first worldwide Distributor Conference (Silverado, California); responsible for conducting computer media sales and product training throughout subsidiary and distributor networks within Asia/Pacific, Africa and Latin America. Consistent beyond-quota performance; highest gross margin, highest profit-before-tax, lowest operating expenses in Memorex worldwide distribution organization. Extensive travel throughout regions.
1968-1969	Director of Sales & Promotions, Institute of Modern Languages, Mexico City, Mexico. Managed branch office in San Angel Inn (Mexico City), established developmental reading and study skills operations in Guadalajara, Jalisco (Mexico), sold and serviced contracts to professionals, private corporations, government, and private schools in Mexico City and Guadalajara.

B. Public and Educational Sector Management Experience

2002-2004	Dean, School of Education and Clinical Studies. Responsible for all aspects of leadership and management associated with School, which is comprised of (a) five Departments of Communication Disorders, Education, Leadership Studies & Human Sciences, Psychology, and Sociology, each having a Chair; (b) two client service clinics (Communication Disorders and Psychology); (c) two research centers (Leadership Studies and Sociology); and (d) a Child Development Center and St. Martin Hall, a preK-8 school. The School has two doctoral programs (PhD in Leadership Studies and a PsyD in Psychology), as well as Masters and Undergraduate programs in all departments, and certificate/licensure programs in Communication Disorders, Education, Psychology, and Sociology.
Aug 1998- Dec 2000	Chair, School of Education, University of Texas at El Paso. Supervised 21 full-time faculty and 30 part-time faculty; operating budget of $1 million. Hired six new faculty members during service as Chair.
1994-1998	Associate Dean, College of Letters & Science, University of California, Davis. As Associate Dean, served as Director, University of California Educational Research Center (UCERC) and Co-Director, Joint Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership (JDPEL). The JDPEL, an innovative cohort-based program of doctoral study in education, involved faculty from UC Davis, other UC campuses, and the California State University, Fresno. JDPEL had 37 intersegmental faculty members teaching in three areas (core courses, specialization courses, dissertation-related courses). The program accepted twelve to fourteen students each year since its inception in 1991. As of 1998, there were 29 graduates. Forty-nine percent of its students were minority group members; the same percentage were women. The UCERC supported regional research and development activities that had implications for improving education throughout California and the nation. The UCERC—whose formal operations began in July, 1994—conducted sponsored research and outreach in the areas of communication, culture, and technology. From January 1996 to Summer 1997, it generated approximately $250,000 in grants and contracts for local research and outreach in K-12 schools.
1990-1994	Director, I Teach Program, School of Education and Office of Undergraduate Studies, California State University, Bakersfield. Implementation of a long-term teacher recruitment and academic support program targeted at secondary school students, particularly from culturally diverse backgrounds. Program promoted and sponsored activities that identify and nurture students’ interest in completing their college degree and pursuing a career in education. Initiated summer academic camp for students.
Feb-Jul 1987	Coordinator, Latino Graduate Student Training Seminar, Inter-University Program for Latino Research and The Social Science Research Council, held at the Stanford Center for Chicano Research, Stanford University, Stanford, California. A summer institute in social science research and methodology for Hispanic doctoral students from across the U.S. Assisted co-directors of seminar (Drs. Albert Camarillo and José Cuéllar) in planning (February-June) and implementing (June-July) 17 sessions presented by 11 Hispanic scholars regarding social science issues and methodological frameworks, particularly from interdisciplinary perspectives.
1974-1975	Supervisor, Grant Development Unit. Planning Division, Economic & Social Opportunities, Inc. (Community Action Program, Santa Clara County), San Jose, California. Organized, developed and supervised proposal writing component consisting of three staff members. Supervised development of 23 proposals, developed library of information sources, worked with elementary school districts and community colleges in proposal activities for bilingual and drop-out prevention programs.
Sep 1972- Sep 1974	Coordinator, Bilingual Studio/Laboratory Resource Center, San Jose Unified School District, San Jose, California. Designed Center for development and display of bilingual curriculum materials and their use by teachers; selected, purchased, and controlled library holdings for Center; designed and produced prototype curriculum units in Spanish for use in bilingual classes; provided in-service sessions for teachers in children’s literature and drama using Spanish as the medium of instruction; supervised materials production of the Center’s four resident artists. The Bilingual Studio/Laboratory was conceived and directed by Dr. Ernesto Galarza.