Special education administrator
B. Rock Island, Illinois, July 24, 1949;daughter Wayne Eugene and Virginia Mae (Dewrose) West. Bachelor of Science, U. Iowa, 1971. Master of Science, U. Arizona, 1974.
Doctor of Philosophy University of Southern California, 1986.
Educational administration credentialU. Southern California.
Assistant director parks and recreation City of Moline (Illinois),1969-1974. Director speech pathology Institution Guatemalteca Sequiridad, PeaceCorps., Guatemala City, 1971-1972. Speech and language specialist Tucson School District, 1974-1975.
Aphasia teacher specialist, itinerant specialist Los Angeles County Schools, 1975-1977.
Program specialist in severe language disorder/aphasia Los Angeles County Superintendent Schools, 1977-1979, program administrator/communication disorders, 1979-1983, member budget standards committee 1979-1982. Member credential advisory board, communications department California State University, Los Angeles, 1978,assistant professor, 1977-1983, chairman sabbatical review committee.
Director special education Tucson Unified School District, 1983-1988. Superintendent Northern Suburban Special Education District, Highland Park, Illinois, 1988-1994.
Superintendent Santa Clara County Office Education, San Jose, California, 1994.
Art director the Great Stampede, 1981-1983. Board of directors department developmental disabilities Association Retarded Citizens. Board directors Tucson Chapter Diabetes Association, 1988, Pima Council on Developmental Disabilities.
Chairman special education advisory county Pima College Special Education.
Company-chair Mayor"s Committee Constitution Celebration, 1986.
Member California Speech andHearing Association (executive county 1986), American Speech and Hearing Association (certified clinical competence in speech pathology, convention committee 1979, commission on manpower 1982-1983, Arizona legislation councilor since 1986), American Speech, Language and Hearing Foundation (board director), Junior League of Evanston (board directors 1988-1990), Council Exceptional Children (legislation committee), Pi Beta Phi Alumnae, Phi Delta Kappa.
