Background
Ungar, Roselva May was born on October 31, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Daughter of John and Elva (Mutchler) Rushton.
Primary and elementary school educator
Ungar, Roselva May was born on October 31, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Daughter of John and Elva (Mutchler) Rushton.
Student, University Michigan, 1946—1948. Bachelor, University of California at Los Angeles. Master of Arts, Pacific Oaks College.
Recreation director, Detroit City Parks and Recreation, 1946-1950; recreation director, Los Angeles Unified School District, 1950-1952; teacher, Los Angeles Unified School District, 1953-1984; mentor teacher elementary education, Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, 1988-1994; teacher head start, Foundation Early Childhood Education, Los Angeles, 1965-1973; staff organizer, Early Childhood Federation Local 1475 AFT, Los Angeles, 1973-1979; staff representative, California Federation Teachers, Los Angeles.
Member Governor's Advisory Committee Child Care, Los Angeles, 1980-1983. Member National Parks and Conservation Association, Washington, since 1988, Sierra Club, since 1978. Volunteer Southern California Library.
Social Studies, Los Angeles, since 1989. Charter member Museum American IndianSmithsonian Institute, since 1994. National Center Early Childhood Workforce, Children's Defense Fund, S.W. Museum, Center Science in Public Interest, International League for Peace and Freedom, American Civil Liberties Union, Southern Poverty Law Center, Food First, Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute.
Board directors Foundation for Early Childhood Education, since 1997, Coalition Progressive Los Angeles. Member California Association Bilingual Education, Southern California Association, Association Education Young Children, Early Childhood Federation (president emeritus since 1979), United Teacher.L.A. (chapter chair 1984-1996, east area director and UTLA board directors since 1996), Coalition Labor Union Women (board member 1980-1986).
Married Kenneth Sawyer Goodman, December 26, 1946 (divorced 1950). Married Fred Ungar, June 22, 1952 (divorced 1977). Children: Daniel Brian, Carol Leslie, Lisa Maya.