Yvonne C. Leong

Background

Leong, Yvonne C. was born in Honolulu. Daughter of Henry Y. K. and Betty (C.) Ching.

Education

Bachelor in Speech/English, Humboldt State University, 1963; Master of Arts in Speech Education, Northwestern University, 1965.

Career

Teacher, Roosevelt High School, Honolulu, 1960; college instructor, Northeastern Illinois State College, Chicago, 1965-1966; speech instructor, forensics director, Chicago City College, 1966-1968; graduate school office coordinator, Illinois Institute Technology, Chicago, 1969-1970; principal, Language & Cultural School of Orange County, 1978-1980; coordinator cultural program, Language & Cultural School of Orange County, 1979-1987; executive director, Control Orange County Literacy Council, Santa Ana, California, 1989-1990; CASAS testing coordinator, Orange County Literacy Council, Santa Ana, California, 1989-1991; literacy/English as Second Language consultant, instructor, various organizations, Santa Ana, California, since 1988; literacy consultant, Head Start Orange County, Santa Ana, California, since 1991; literacy trainer, Hacienda (California) La Puente Unified School District, 1992; literacy trainer, Rancho Santiago College, Santa Ana, since 1992. Board directors Orange County Literacy Network, Santa Ana, since 1986. Director, trainer FV Literacy Centers, Fountain Valley, California, since 1986.

Master tutor Laubach Literacy Action, Syracuse, New York, 1982, supervisor, tutor trainer, since 1994. Conference workshop speaker in field.

Achievements

• Yvonne C. Leong has been listed as a noteworthy Literacy consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Leader, service team, community events chair WIGS-Girl Scouts, Fountain Valley. Board directors Chineses Association. Member California Literacy, Inc.

(field development Chairman, Board Of Directors since 1990, Orange County field representative volunteer since 1991, Outstanding leader 1989), Control Oragne County Literacy Council (board directors, advisory county, president, director training since 1982), Orange County Advancing Literacy (director, founder since 1992, Disneylandaward 1994).

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, reading.

Connections

Married Douglas H. Leong, August 1964. Children: Deborah, Darryl.

Father:

Henry Y. K. Ching

Mother:

Betty (C.) Ching

Spouse:

Douglas H. Leong

child:

Deborah Leong

child:

Darryl Leong