Education and Training

Ph.D.                      Educational Policy and Administration; University of California, Santa Barbara (1989)

M.A.                        Educational Administration; University of California, Santa Barbara (1983)

B.A.                         Major: Spanish   Minor: Anthropology; University of California, Santa Barbara (1974)

Education Abroad                   Language, Culture and Linguistics; Universidad de Las Americas: Puebla, Mexico (1972)

Employment Experience
10/16 – 6/17          Interim Executive Director/Superintendent, BRIDGES Charter School; Thousand Oaks, CA

8/16- present        Associate team member for superintendent and executive searches; Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates,

1/15- 4/15               Interim Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services, Oxnard School District; Oxnard, CA

7/13- 12/13             Interim Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, Oxnard School District; Oxnard, CA

8/12- present         Consultant to BRIDGES Charter School/Governing Board and River OaksCharter School/Governing Board:

Thousand Oaks, CA

2/12- 7/12               Interim Director/Superintendent, BRIDGES Charter School; Thousand Oaks, CA

1/11- 6/17                Adjunct Professor in Doctoral Program and Masters Program, California Lutheran University; Thousand

Oaks, CA

7/96 -7/10               Superintendent, Ocean View School District; Oxnard, CA

7/94 – 6/96             Associate Superintendent, Ocean View School District; Oxnard, CA

11/85 – 6/94            Principal, Mar Vista Elementary School (California Distinguished School) Ocean View School District;

Oxnard, CA

7/84 – 9/85              Project Coordinator, National Bilingual Validation Project; The NETWORK, Inc.; Andover, Massachusetts

9/81 – 6/85              District Curriculum Coordinator, Ocean View School District; Oxnard, CA

10/78 – 6/85            District Bilingual Director, Ocean View School District; Oxnard, CA

2/82 – 6/82              Supervisor of Bilingual Student Teachers, California Lutheran University; Thousand Oaks, CA

6/80 – 8/84              Migrant Summer School Principal, Mar Vista Elementary School; Ocean View School District; Oxnard, CA

5/77 – 10/78              Adult Education Teacher, English As a Second Language;Ventura Unified School District; Ventura, CA

9/75 – 10/78              Elementary Bilingual Teacher, Saticoy Elementary School;Ventura Unified School District; Ventura, CA

Areas of Training and Experience
·       Curriculum Realignment and Development for District (K-8)
·       Governance Team Training
·       Textbook Adoptions (K-8)
·       Staff Development and Training
·       Clinical Supervision
·       Bilingual/Bicultural Education
·       Migrant Education
·       Gifted & Talented Education
·       Special Education
·       Mentor/Coach for Superintendents
·       Policy Development
·       Facilities Oversight
·       Bond Elections
·       Teacher and Instructional Aide Supervision
·       Personnel and Human Resources Management
·       Certificated Negotiations
·       Community Involvement and Parent Advisory Committee Development
·       Parent Education and Training
·       State and Federal Validation Systems for Exemplary Programs
·       Project and Grant Writing: ESEA Title VII, Early Intervention for School Success
·       Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation Processes
·       Linguistics/Language Acquisition
·       Project Reader for Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs
·       California School Leadership Academy Trainer/State Task Force Member
·       Trainer and Presenter for Department of Education: State Validation Process, Accountability and Assessment,
Meeting Needs of LEP Students

California Credentials
·       Standard Elementary Credential, K-8 – Life
·       Bilingual Cross-Cultural Specialist Credential, K-12 – Life
·       Administrative Services Credential – Life

Professional Committees/Affiliations
·       Board Member for State Board of Directors, California Association of Latino Superintendents and Administrators (CALSA) (2010-2014)
·       Board Member for Clinicas del Camino Real Board of Directors (2011-present)
·       Committee Member, Ventura County Museum of History and Art (2001-present)
·       Committee Member, Rebozo Festival (2008-2014)
·       Girl Scouts of America, Parent Volunteer and Cookie Chair (1998-2011)
·       Public Schools State Accountability Act (PSSA) Advisory Committee Member (2006-2011)

·       California School Boards Association Superintendents’ Advisory Council (2007-2010)

·       Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team Governing Board (2008-2010)

·       Adjunct Professor, California Lutheran University (2007-present)

·       California Lutheran University School of Education Advisory Committee (2007-present)

·       California School Boards Association, Member (1996-2011)

·       Association of California School Administrators (ACSA), Member (1980-present)

·       ACSA Leadership Matters Statewide Task Force (2003, 2004, 2005)

·       ACSA Superintendents’ Council (2002, 2003)

·       California Association of Latino Superintendents and Administrators, Member (1995—present)

·       California Association of Latino Superintendents, 1st Vice President,  (2001-2003)

·       California Association of Bilingual Educators, (1978-present)

·       Association of Mexican-American Education, Member; State Conference Co-Chairperson (1981)

·       Phi Delta Kappa, Member (1985-present), Vice President in Charge of Research (1989-1990)

·       Board Member, Ventura Schools Federal Credit Union, 9 years

·       Ventura County Alpha Phi Alumni Group

·       Kappa Delta Honor Society

·       Business and Professional Women, Ventura County

·       California Scholarship Federation, Life Member

·       Board Member, Reducing Barriers for Hispanics Project, New England States/New York (1984-1985)

·       Eastern Educational Research Association, Member (1984-1985)

Publications
·       High Achieving Language Minority Students: Self Perceptions of Intellectual Competence. Doctoral Dissertation. University  of California, Santa Barbara: Graduate School of Education, 1989.
·       Pedagogical Validation for Bilingual Education Programs: The Definitive Process. The NETWORK, Inc., 1985. Kaiser, J. and Loucks-Horley, S.
·       Site Report of 35 Bilingual Education Program. The Projects and Their Validation Assistance Needs. The NETWORK, Inc., 1985. Kaiser, J. and Loucks-Horsley, S.
·       Teaching Bilingual Hispanic Children in a Low Income School. University of California, Santa Barbara:
Graduate School of Education, 1985. Trueba, H.T. and Cintron, J.
·       The Use and Abuse of Discourse in Interethnic School Encounters. Unpublished manuscript. University of California, Santa Barbara: Graduate School of Education, 1984. Cintron, J. and Trueba, H.T.

Honors
·       Administrator of the Year-Superintendent: Association of California School Administrators, 2004

·       CTA/NEA Gold Award: California Teachers Association, 2004

·       Latina Achievement Award: League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), 2004

·       Administrative Excellence Award: Association of California School Administrators Southern Ventura County Charter, 2004

·       Administrator of the Year, Region XIII: Association of California School Administrators, 2003-2004

·       Administrative Excellence Award: Association of California School Administrators Southern Ventura County Charter, 1997

References Available Upon Request