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Branzei-Velasquez, Sylvia Carol was born on August 20, 1958 in Royal Oak, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Alexander and Sylvia Jean (Anderson) Branzei.
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Sylvia Carol Branzei-Velasquez
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Sylvia Carol Branzei-Velasquez, American Secondary education educator. Certified teacher, California. Norse Civic Association scholar, Detroit, 1976, Minority Education scholar California State Polytechnic, Pomona, 1985. Active Green Party, Oakland, since 1989; secretary Clover Gardens Neighborhood Association, Oakland, 1993-1995. Member National Science Teachers Association.
Education
Bachelor of Science, University of Michigan, 1980; teaching certified, University of Michigan, 1982; Master of Education, California State Polytechnic, 1986.
Career
Science teacher, The Buckley School, Sherman Oaks, California, 1983-1985;
science teacher, Marin Academy, San Rafael, California, 1986-1987;
science teacher and coordinator, Corden Redwood School, Alameda, California, 1987-1988;
chemistry outreach coordinator, Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, California, 1988-1991;
editor, writer, Addison-Wesley, Menlo Park, California, 1992-1994;
project co-manager, Project CREATE, Oakland, California, 1993-1995;
science teacher, Whale Gulch School, Whitethorn, California, 1995-1997. Educational consultant Hughes Galaxy Classroom, Los Angeles, 1990. Curriculum consultant National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, Mountain View, California, 1991-1992, Alameda County Office Education, Hayward, 1995.
Music consultant Davis St. Transfer Station, San Leandro, California, 1995.
Achievements
Membership
Active Green Party, Oakland, since 1989. Secretary Clover Gardens Neighborhood Association, Oakland, 1993-1995. Member National Science Teachers Association.
Interests
Connections
Married Brian Pascal Dunstan, September 18, 1982 (divorced March 1989). Married Byron William Velasquez, July 14, 1990. Stepchildren: Ian Mantha, Alison Mantha, Aaron Montgomery, Jon Robin Montgomery.
