Associate of Arts in Spanish, West Hills College, Coalinga, California, 1962; Bachelor in Spanish and Life Science, California State University, Fresno, 1964; Master of Arts in Administration, California State University, Fresno, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy in Administration Higher Edition and Sociology, Michigan State University, 1971.
Teacher, head teacher, principal, Clovis (California) Unified School Dist, 1964-1970;
assistant professor education department curriculum and instruction college education, associate dir.Northwest Cmty. Education Development Center, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1971-1972;
superintendent schools, Sisters (Oregon) School District, 1972-1975;
superintendent schools, Redmond (Oregon) School District, 1975-1981;
county superintendent schools, Deschutes County Education Svc. District, Bend, Oregon, 1978-1981;
associate, deputy superintendent, Salem-Keizer Public Schools, Salem, Oregon, 1981-1986;
superintendent schools, Salem-Keizer Public Schools, Salem, Oregon, since 1986.
Member Executive Committee Coalition for Equitable School Funding, 1988-1991. Board directors Marion & Polk Schools Credit Union, 1992-1994, Salem Economics Development corporation, Northwest Regional Ednl. Laboratory, chair board equity committee.
Board of directors Salem Family Young Men’s Christian Association, 3rd Century Education Foundation. Past board directors Oregon Congressional Awards Council, Cascade Child Treatment Center. Board directors Salem School Foundation.
Active Oregon 2000 Committee, United Way, County Planning Commission, Economics Development Strategic Planning Group. Member panel Gannet Foundation. Member American Association School Adminstrs.
(chair suburban supts. advising committee 1990,Executive Committee 1992-1994, president elect 1994-1995, president 1995-1996, immediate past president 1996), Oregon Association School Executives (board directors, president 1990, chairsch. funding coalition 1992, Superintendent of Year award with American Association School Adminstrs. 1990), Rotary International.
