Class Notes Newsletter Fall 2014 Nancy Shelnutt MAT ’14 is high school mathematics teacher at Rockdale County High School in Conyers, Ga. She teaches mathematics to ninth grade students. Alyssa Shepherd Moore MAT ’14 is a teacher at Augustus F. Hawkins Schools for Community Action (LAUSD) in Los Angeles. Hawkins High School is a pilot school that was founded by teachers. There are three schools for community action on one campus. Each school has its own principal and funding code. RISE (Responsible Indigenous School of Entrepreneurship, C:/DAGS – Critical Design and Gaming School, and her school CHAS – Community Health Advocates. They are located just south of USC at 60th and Hoover. Hawkins is entering its third year of instructional excellence.
Shamsiah is also facilitating leadership programs for the Ministry of Education, particularly for school leaders. Dana Jo Tate EdD ’14 is a professor, teacher education at Cal State Long Beach. Lauren Terschluse MMFT ’14 is a residential therapist at Optimist Youth Homes and Family Services in Highland Park, Calif. Shalyn Tharayil ME ’14 is a college counselor at Alliance College Preparatory Public Schools in Los Angeles. Ken Tokunaga MAT ’14 is an eighth grade U.S. history teacher at Crown Preparatory Academy in Los Angeles.
Jennifer Sieh MAT ’14 is an EFL instructor at Gyeongnam Province Office of Education in Namhae, South Korea.
Crystal Turner EdD ’14 is an assistant superintendent in the Tustin Unified School District.
Minkyung So MFT ’14 is an FSP clinician at Pacific Asian Counseling Services in Long Beach, where she provides mental health services to Asian Pacific Islanders with severe mental illnesses.
Starleen Van Buren EdD ’14 is the director of the Small Business Development Center at El Camino College. She manages and directs the operations of the center, an economic development program of El Camino College funded in part by the Small Business Administration.
Jessica Stamen MAT ’14 is a sixth grade ELA teacher at Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy (part of the PUC Charter School Network) in San Fernando, Calif. Edgar Stepanyan EdD ’14 is a teacher at Hoover High School in the Glendale, Calif. Stacee Stricker MAT ’14 is an English teacher at the Performing Arts Community School @ Diego Rivera Learning Complex in Los Angeles. Stacee teaches high school English literature classes. Kenisha Strong ME ’14 is an academic programs instructor/coordinator with Hawaii Job Corps. Shamsiah Zuraini Kanchanawati Tajuddin EdD ’14 is a senior lecturer/director of the Institute for Leadership, Innovation and Advancement at Universiti Brunei Darussalam. As the director of the Institute for Leadership, Innovation and Advancement, Shamsiah is responsible in developing and coordinating executive leadership development programs for leaders from private and public institution in Brunei. In addition,
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Jennifer Sarah Weinman EdD ’14 is director of student and academic services at University of Nottingham Ningbo Chinca in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. She leads academic services, counseling, human resources, organization and people development and projects office units for 6,500 students and 700 staff members. Jennifer serves on the management board driving strategic direction and development of the campus. Oryla Wiedoeft EdD ’14 is an elementary school principal in the Redondo Beach Unified School District. Brooke Williams MAT ’14 is an ESL Instructor at FLS International in Philadelphia, Pa. Maritza Williams MAT ’14 is a lead kindergarten teacher at Chattahoochee Hills Charter School in Palmetto, Ga. Shawn Wolfe MAT ’14 is an English as a second language program developer at West Virginia Regional Education Service Agency III in Charleston, W.Va.
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