Background
Leader, Patricia Laureen was born on December 28, 1955 in Whittier, California, United States. Daughter of Billy Dan Kahler and June Eileen (Hart) Davis.
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Patricia Laureen Leader
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Education
Bachelor of Science cum laude, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1977; Master of Arts summa cum laude, San Francisco State University, 1978.
Career
Special day class teacher for visually impaired, Napa (California) County Office Education, 1978-1979;
vision specialist, Alameda County Office Education, Hayward, California, 1979-1982;
vision specialist, Alum Rock School District, San Jose, California, since 1982. Consultant Santa Clara County Office Education, San Jose, 1989. Private consultant San Jose, since 1991.
Conference presenter California Transcribers & Edns. of Visually Handicapped, Oakland, 1991, AER International Conference, Dallas, 1994. Member porgram quality review team Alum Rock School District, 1987. Department chairperson Alum Rock Visually Impaired Unit, 1985-1988, since 1990.
Instructor San Francisco State University, since 1994.
Achievements
Membership
Advisory committee member, assessment team member Santa Clara County Opens Regionalized Education Project for Visually Impaired, since 1992. Member Association Education & Rehabilitation of the Visually Handicapped (board directors, newsletter editor, representative Joint Action Committee since 1993, secretary/master calendar editor since 1993, editor director services to visually impaired since 1994), California Teachers Association, California Association Orientation and Mobility Specialists, California Transcribers and Educators of the Visually Handicapped, Delta Delta Delta (treasurer 1975-1976, vice president 1976-1977).
Connections
Married David Allen Leader, March 19, 1988. Children: Nicole Danielle, Andrew Bradley.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Republican