Experience

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  Redwood city school district

  Oct 1996 - Feb 2006

  Director, early childhood education

  Responsible for operation and implementation of multi-site child development program. Included management of State funded program with an annual budget of $3.5 million. Supervised over 60 staff members, developed and implemented policies and procedures, ensured program compliance and successful integration of the preschool program with the elementary schools. Included grant writing, internal and external communication, construction projects, and NAEYC accreditation.

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  Uc berkeley

  Aug 2006 - Aug 2011

  Early childhood director

  Director of campus based child development program including the prestigious Jones Study Center on the UC Berkeley campus. This program included Infants, toddlers and preschool age children serving the faculty and students of the university. Responsibilities included budget, fund raising, administrative oversight, construction projects, strategic planning, collaboration with faculty and campus groups and programming for accredited program. Budget included private pay and California state subsidized funding. Show less

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  Santa clara county office of education

  Aug 2011 - Jan 2015

  Education program manager

  Under the direction of the Director, Head Start, planed, organized and directed the education component of the high quality Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Santa Clara and San Benito counties. Responsibilities included provision of technical assistance and monitoring of partner sites, directly operated sites, CLASS assessments, data analysis, budgeting, grant writing, and other functions related to improving the lives of children . Oversight included Disabilities Manager, Mental Health Services and classroom staff for over 2,300 children in two counties. Required extensive communication and collaboration skills to ensure the Performance Standards were met and children's programming was effective and properly executed. Show less

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  Self-employed

  Jan 2015 - Oct 2019

  Senior education consultant

  Currently working as an independent consultant for CHSA's Early Math Program, First 5 Santa Cruz County, CLASS assessments for FIRST 5 Santa Clara County, and providing technical assistance to programs needing support in the areas of Education, Mental Health, Disabilities and program management.

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  Bright beginnings

  Oct 2019 - Aug 2023

  Early learning systems manager

  Establish, maintain and update a comprehensive framework for results and support shared accountability for results in transforming systems to improve the well-being of children and their families. Recommend improvement priorities and projects (including developing preliminary scopes of work, and identifying relevant partners to join teams to develop and implement projects).Pilot collaborative projects that have potential for impact at scale, are actionable and evidence based Be a “sounding board” and provide counsel about key decisions and priorities. Recommend potential resources or funding sources to support projects, teams and implementation. When strategies are identified, influence community leaders to align resources with the solutions.Inspire others to believe problems are solvable, that progressive change can happen in our community. When decisions require courage, influence community leaders to pursue big change in outcomes. Share deep subject matter expertise, insights, and community knowledge to foster continuous learning with those working to improve early childhood development. Ways of engaging: Ensure that information about promising practices, research informed and evidence-based practices are available and easily accessible. Serve as thought-leader for innovative practices and new research.Provide advice and counsel to teams responsible for implementing projects and solutions.Find Bright Spots in our community where measured improvement is happening; share the stories and insights about what works; share kudos and recognition. Show less

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  Self-employed

  Aug 2023 - Jun 2024

  Early education specialist
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  David lyng real estate

  May 2024 - now

  Realtor

  My goal is to demonstrate the highest level of integrity and honesty to every real estate transaction! Serving the Bay Area and Central Coast of California.