Background
Sparti, Cheryl Diane was born on February 3, 1930 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of Harold Emory and Lillian Nordica (Cosley) Counts.
Sparti, Cheryl Diane was born on February 3, 1930 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of Harold Emory and Lillian Nordica (Cosley) Counts.
Associate of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1951; Bachelor with honors, University of California at Los Angeles, 1953; Master of Science, University of Southern California, 1966.
Teacher, Los Angeles Unified School District, 1953-1954, 56-58;
training teacher, demonstration teacher, Los Angeles Unified School District, 1958-1967;
in-service teacher, parent education teacher, Los Angeles Unified School District, 1957-1970;
assistant principal, Los Angeles Unified School District, 1967-1972;
principal, Los Angeles Unified School District, since 1972;
teacher, Pepperdine U., Los Angeles, 1969-1973. Consultant marketing research in education, Los Angeles, 1956-1987. Panel member NBC-television, Los Angeles, 1973.
Partner multi-million business building, Santa Clarita, California, since 1987. Administrator School-Community Advisory Council, Los Angeles, 1966-1990, Local School Leadership Council, Los Angeles, 1989-1990. Coordinator, spokesperson video Drug Abuse Education for National Parent-Teachers Association/General Telephone, 1988.
Volunteer school activities, planting trees at schools, Los Angeles, 1953-1990, XXIII Olympiad, Los Angeles, 1984, television Sportsathon Parent-Teachers Association, Los Angeles Unified School District, 1978, Adult Literacy Program, since 1990. Administrator Adopt-A-School Program with General Telephone, Los Angeles, 1981-1990. Honorary life member California Parent-Teachers Association, Los Angeles, 1982.
Member Los Angeles County Art Museum, since 1976, Los Angeles World Affairs Council, since 1990, American Youth Symphony, Inc., since 1991. Santa Monica History Society, since 1991. Member National Association of Female Executives, Associated Administrators Los Angeles (secretary, committee member since 1967, Plaque 1990), American Society Professional and Executive Women, Women's Inner Circle Achivement, World Foundation Successful Women., Delta Kappa Gamma (president 1972-1974, Plaque 1974), Kappa Delta Pi (president 1970-1972, Plaque 1973), Alpha Gamma Delta.
Married Norman Thomas Zahn Junior, September 4, 1953 (divorced February 1958). Married Carlo Sebastian Sparti, August 12, 1961. Adopted children: Darrell H. and Farrell K. (twins).