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The following is a partial list of just a few of our successful alumni, which we hope will demonstrate the concrete benefits of our programs to prospective students.
Catholic Educational Leadership
Brian Keene
Bishops' Staff, United States Catholic Conference, Washington, D.C.
Robert Teegarden
Director of Education, California Catholic Conference, Sacramento, California
Stephen Jensen
Vicar for Education, Diocese of Vancouver
Sister Elizabeth Galt, BVM
Superintendent of Elementary Schools, Archdiocese of Los Angeles, California
Dale Hoyt
Superintendent of Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas
Ann Manchester
Superintendent, Diocese of Oakland, California
John Collins
Acting Superintendent of Diocese of Santa Rosa, California
Lars Lund
Assistant Superintendent, Archdiocese of San Francisco, California
Penny Pendola
Assistant Superintendent, Diocese of Oakland, California
Stan Sobczyk, F.S.C.
President, Christian Brothers University, Memphis, Tennessee
Gustavo Ramirez, F.S.C.
President, Universidad La Salle, Sonora, Mexico
Counseling Psychology
Thomas H. Bornemann
Assistant Surgeon General | Deputy Director of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMSHA) | Mental Health Consultant to NATO | Rear Admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service | Recipient of the 1999 Distinguished Education Alumni Award
Rolla Lewis
Assistant Professor & School Counseling Coordinator, Portland State University | Director of the Portland State-David Douglas Community Collaboration, which provides after school counseling for students and their families.
Callie Saltzman
University of San Francisco
Deana Davis
University of San Francisco
B.J. Johnson
University of San Francisco
Ali Jenkins
University of San Francisco
International and Multicultural Education
Juanita Owens
Member of San Francisco School Board
John Bernard
Formerly Superintendent of Schools in Bakersfield, now Superintendent in Marin County.
Jan Mayer
State Department of Education, Sacramento, CA
Edith Yang
Professor, Foreign Languages, San Francisco State University
Greta Glugoski
Professor, School of Social Work, San Francisco State University
Edmundo Litton
Professor and Acting Associate Dean, Loyola Marymount University
Silvia Duarte
Faculty, Stanford University
Debra Luna
Assistant Professor, Elementary Education, San Francisco State University
Beverly Vaughn Hock
Instructor, Cañada College
Ryan James
EFL Instructor, Budapest, Hungary
Maria Norma Martinez
Director, Bilingual Education, Professional Development and Special Programs Department, San Jose Unified School Distric
Learning and Instruction
Stacy Wilson, Ed.D.
Research Consultant, California Postsecondary Education Commission
Dee Spencer, Ed.D.
Professor and Co-director of the Jazz and World Music Studies Program, San Francisco State University
Zina Mirsky, Ed.D.
Associate Dean, School of Nursing, University of California at San Francisco
Learning and Instruction (cont.)
Mary Darcy O’Quinn, Ed.D.
Professor, Education, University of Virginia
Odie Douglas, Ed.D.
Principal, Franklin High School. Elk Grove Unified School District
Joanne Galli-Banducci, Ed.D.
Education Faculty, University of California at Davis
Grant Goold, Ed.D.
Paramedicine Faculty, American River College; author: First Aid in the Workplace (2nd ed.) and Pediatric Emergencies
Jane Corbett, Ed.D.
Professor of Nursing, University of San Francisco; author: Lab Tests and Diagnostic Procedures with Nursing Diagnoses (5th ed.)
Hamid Khani, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor, Broadcast & Electronic Communications, San Francisco State University
Leamor Kahanov, Ed.D.
Program Director of Athletic Training, Department of Human Performance, San Jose State University
David Krapf, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor, Director of Teacher Education, St. Mary’s College
Jen Madigan, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor, Special Education, San Jose State University
Shira Lubliner, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor, California State University at Hayward; author: A Practical Guide to Reciprocal Teaching
Irene Nares Guizicki, Ed.D.
Associate Professor, School of Education, CSU, Monterey Bay
Suzanne Saxe, Ed.D.
President, Advance Consulting; author: The Consultative Approach: Partnering for Results
Michael Rouen, Ed.D.
Director of Production, Center for Professional Development, Stanford University
Shirley Thornton, Ed.D.
Deputy Superintendent of Education, CA. Department of Education,1986-1995; Professor of Education Administration, CSU, Sacramento
Hal Urban, Ed.D.
Author: Life's Greatest Lessons: Twenty Things that Matter (4th ed.)
Margaret Walsh, Ed.D.
Professor, School of Dentistry | University of California at San Francisco
Organization and Leadership
Martha J. Kanter
We were excited to learn in April 2009 that Dr. Kanter was nominated by President Obama as Undersecretary of Education. She had been a very effective Chancellor of Foothill-De Anza College. She now oversees the nation's postsecondary education policy, federal student aid, adult education and vocational education.
She was a recipient of our 1990 Alumni Award and 1990 Outstanding Dissertation for Research on Community Colleges in California.
Sam Swofford
Executive Director of the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
Jamie Williams
Former San Francisco 49er | Film Producer, President of Y Motion
Dennis Chaconas
Superintendent of Schools for the Oakland Unified School District
Cynthia LeBlanc
Interim Superintendent, Hayward Unified School District
Richard Foley
Assistant Superintendent, San Mateo School District
Mark Avelar
Assistant Superintendent, San Mateo School District
Barbara Wright Sanders
Vice President of Academic Affairs, Chabot College, Hayward
Les Gottesman
Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, Golden Gate University
