Susan Beth Leeds-Horwitz

Background

Leeds-Horwitz, Susan Beth was born on March 14, 1950 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of Henry Herbert and Lee (Weiss) Leeds.

Education

Bachelor, California State University, Northridge, 1971. Master of Education, University South Carolina, 1973. Administrative credential, University LaVerne, 1984.

Career

Itinerant speech pathologist Los Angeles City Schools, 1973-1974. Severe language disorders teacher Los Angeles County Board Education, Downey, California, 1974-1988. Teacher on special assignment Santa Clarita Valley Special Education Local Plan Area, Newhall, 1986-1988.

Coordinator special programs, testing, evaluation and migrant education Castaic (California) Union School District, 1988-1994, administrator, 1988-1994. Educational consultant Richmond, California, 1994-1995. Coordinator grants and project development Glendale (California) Unified School District, 1995-2000.

Director special projects, grants and technical Beverly Hills (California) Unified School District, 2000—2002. Director special projects Santa Paula Elementary School, Santa Paula, California, 2002—2004. Educational consultant, grant writer Ira Nelken & Associates, Inc., since 2005.

Adjunct professor National University, since 1998.

Achievements

• Susan Beth Leeds-Horwitz has been listed as a notable educational consultant, grant writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, American Speech Lang and Hearing Association (certified), Southern California Association Alumnae Panhellenic (president 1993-1994), Down Syndrome Congress, Association California School Administrators, Southern California Council Alumnae Panhellenics (president 1993-1994, representative since 2006), San Fernando Valley Panhellenic Association (representative 1976-1996, president 1993-1995, representative since 2005), Glendale Schools Management Association, Santa Clarita Valley College of C. (education committee, anti-gang committee, teacher tribute committee), Delta Kappa Gamma, Alpha Xi Delta (chapter director CSUN 1977-1987, chapter development director SDSU 1987-1989, national scholarship committee 1986-1988), Edna Epperson Brinkman award 1985), Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Rho Building Corporation of Alpha Xi Delta (president since 1996).

Connections

Married Stanley Martin Horwitz, November 28, 1975. 1 child, Brian David.

Father:

Henry Herbert Leeds

Mother:

Lee (Weiss) Leeds

Spouse:

Stanley Martin Horwitz

child:

Brian David Leeds-Horwitz