Shelley Lavonne Olson

Background

Olson, Shelley Lavonne was born on August 7, 1951 in Sacramento. Daughter of Joseph Albert and Esther Alexandra Olson.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Massachusetts, 1974; postgraduate, Juilliard School, 1974; Master of Education, U. Houston, 1979; Doctor of Education, U. Houston, 1987.

Career

Head music department, Academia Cotopaxi, Quito, Equador, 1973; teacher music, Colegio Aleman, Mexico City, Mexico, 1976-1977; instructor in English, Hollywood English Center, Kyoto, Japan, 1977; supervisor foreign language and English as Second Language student teachers, U. Houston, 1980-1981; assistant instructor in Spanish, University Texas, Austin, 1983-1984, 86-87; consultant seminar teaching, North Carolina Public Schools, since 1987; fellow, North Carolina Center for Advancement of Teaching, Cullowhee, 1987-1990; senior fellow, North Carolina Center for Advancement of Teaching, Cullowhee, 1990-1991; Center associate, North Carolina Center for Advancement of Teaching, Cullowhee, since 1991; research associate, Wake Forest U., Winston-Salem. Researcher U. Massachusetts, Orebro, Sweden, 1972. Music consultant Ballet Folklorico Ecuatororiano, Quito, Fall 1973.

Seminar speaker in field.

Achievements

• Shelley Lavonne Olson has been listed as a noteworthy Education consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member ASCD, National Association Bilingual Education, Teachers English Speakers of Other Langs., American Ednl. Research Association.

Connections

Married Dilip Kumar Kondepudi, October 23, 1987.

Father:

Joseph Albert Olson

Mother:

Esther Alexandra Olson

Spouse:

Dilip Kumar Kondepudi