Anteaters in Education Alumni Chapter
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Anteaters in Education Board Liaison to the UCI Alumni Association Carolyn Brothers (B.A., Psychology '78, Credential '80) is a facilitator/trainer for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UCI. She has taught in the San Jacinto and Garden Grove Unified School Districts and at Coastline College and Chapman University. She is one of the founders of the Resource Library for the Boys & Girls Club in Garden Grove. Ms. Brothers graduated from UCI in 1978 with a degree in psychology and later received two teaching credentials from UCI.
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Anteaters in Education Vice President Dr. Tracy Carmichael (B.A., Criminology, Law & Society '03, Ph.D., Education '13) is president and chief strategy officer for Project Hope Alliance, which serves kids and youth experiencing homelessness within the public school system. She previously worked for 10 years as an executive officer with Think Together, a statewide educational organization. Dr. Carmichael is skilled in nonprofit management, research design, program evaluation, fund development, and public speaking. She holds a B.A. in Criminology from UCI, an M.A. in Educational Research from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in Education from UCI (2013).
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Belinda Espinoza, (B.A., Social Sciences '05), is a teacher at a foster agency in Fullerton. She has worked in the field of education for more than 20 years in various roles and has worked in case management for three years. She graduated from UCI with a B.A. in Social Sciences, earned her Social Science credential from Chapman University in 2008 and is currently attending college to earn a master's degree in Education. She has a passion for working with older youth – she studied to be a history teacher but her career path took a turn and she taught Spanish online and as a private tutor for many years. She also has a passion for writing and started working on a blog with a team of women she grew up with and continues to write for the OC family lifestyle blog, Living Mi Vida Loca. Her hobbies include travel, reading, watching documentaries and spending time with her loved ones.
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Dr. Wenli Jen, (B.A., Social Sciences '03, Credential '04), is chief executive officer of Integral Prudence Solutions. Dr. Jen has 20 years of consulting experience in leadership, strategic planning, cultural competency and program development with more than 10 years of experience directing prevention programs: child abuse, substance abuse and gang prevention. She also works with mental health and community health initiatives. Jen earned her Administrative Credentials; her Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential with CLAD; and a B.A. in Social Science with a specialization in Public and Community Service, minor in Educational Studies from UCI.
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Blaine Jones (Credential '13) teaches Earth Science, AP Environmental Science, and Digital Photography, and serves as the varsity boys golf coach at the Samueli Academy Charter High School in Santa Ana, where he was also a founding teacher. Before a career change to education, Mr. Jones worked as a senior hydrologist in water resources engineering, focusing on the modeling of large-scale flooding disasters. Jones holds a B.S. in Ecology from Emory University, an M.S. in Physical Geography from the University of Southern California, and earned his teaching credential from UCI in 2013.
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Kim MacKeand (B.A., Economics '04, Credential '05) graduated with an Economics degree and minors in Education and Management from UCI. She received her Social Science Credential from UCI and her master's degree in Education and her Administrative Credential from Chapman University. While attending UCI, she volunteered with an organization, Share Tutorial Project, to partner with the Santa Ana Unified School District tutoring students in their after-school program. During her senior year, she worked as a tutor for the Santa Ana Unified School District. Tutoring students during college inspired her to become a teacher. She currently teaches high school History in Riverside County and has served as a basketball coach and a club advisor.
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Anteaters in Education Events Chair Yvonne Mansouri (B.A., Psychology & Social Behavior '04, MAT + Credential '05) Yvonne Mansouri graduated UCI with a B.A. in Psychology & Social Behavior from UCI School of Social Ecology in 2004 and received her Master of Arts in Teaching and Credential in 2005. Ms. Mansouri has more than 20 years of experience working and volunteering in the field of education, serving as an elementary school teacher, BTSA Support Provider, an instructor in the Gifted Students Academy and, for the past ten years, as owner and tutor of Cambridge Learner’s Academy. She also actively serves in her children’s PTA program, holding positions as president, drama & theater coordinator and math teams director. She is a member of the California Science Teachers Association (CSTA), National Honor Society in Psychology (Psi Chi), and American Montessori International (AMI). She also holds a certificate from UCI in Gifted and Talented Education.
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Anteaters in Education President
Frank Olmos, (Ed.D. '10), is senior human resources analyst for the Los Angeles County Office of Education and adjunct professor at the Charter College of Education, California State University, Los Angeles. His background includes working with the Montebello Unified School District and for the City of Maywood. Dr. Olmos holds a B.A. in Political Science from UCLA, an M.S. in Public Administration from California State University, Los Angeles, and an Ed.D. in Educational Administration and Leadership from UCI (2010). |
Brenda Ramos, (B.A., Sociology and Education Sciences '19, MAT + Credential '20), while attending UCI, served as the Student Alumni Association President for the UCI Alumni Association and Young Alumni Council. There, she led the executive officers in coordinating UCI Homecoming activities, an alumni speaker series and student-alumni events. In the MAT program, she participated in the Dual Immersion Experience, teaching both kindergarten and fourth grade and received the Promising Master of Arts in Teaching Award in 2019 and the Chuck and Estella Acosta (CABE) Teachership Award in 2020. She currently works as a sixth-grade teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
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Anteaters in Education Treasurer Sabah Rashid, (MAT + Credential '04) is the author of Upside Down, a children’s picture book about perseverance, Sabah Rashid is an education consultant with the International Baccalaureate Organization’s Primary Years Programme (PYP). She is a workshop leader, school visiting team leader, and programme leader. She coordinates the PYP at Saint Andrew’s School in Boca Raton, Florida where she is also a library specialist. After graduating from UCI, Rashid taught on the international circuit at American schools in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Prior to returning to the U.S. in 2019, Sabah had been leading international schools and was the founding head of the Swiss International Scientific School in Dubai with a focus on bilingualism. She is passionate about bringing people together, especially third-culture kids and adults, and celebrating individuality and diversity.
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Mary Roosevelt (Credential '75), formerly program coordinator for the Multiple Subject Credential Program and director of external relations for the UCI Department of Education, received the UCI Medal in 1990. She also previously served as ambassador and board member of the UCI Foundation. She is a trustee of the Ecolint American Foundation, President Emeritus of the University of California Research Associates, and a Friend and Honorary Fellow of Griffith University in Queensland, Australia. Mrs. Roosevelt was principal of the Junior House at the United Nations International School in New York and also taught at the International School of Geneva in Switzerland, where she created the first draft of what is now the Elementary Curriculum for the International Baccalaureate.
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Anteaters in Education Communications Chair Megumi Tanaka (B.A., Education Sciences and Sociology '16) graduated from UCI in 2016 with a B.A. in Education Sciences and Sociology. Ms. Tanaka began her Special Education teaching at a high school in South Los Angeles as a Teach for America corps member in 2017. She obtained her Master's in Education at Loyola Marymount University in 2019 and was a Special Education Coordinator at a middle school in South LA. This year, she will be the founding manager of Student Services at a charter school in Las Vegas. As a DACAmented educator, Tanaka serves as DACA Advisory Board Member in Teach for America and spends her summer training incoming Teach for America corps members to support undocumented students.
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Pinyi Wang (B.A., Education Sciences '20) graduated from UCI with a B.A. in Education Sciences in 2020. She is currently a teacher at the Homewood Learning Center at Johns Hopkins University, where she also earned her master's degree. Wang has worked as a teacher assistant for K-12 schools and as a peer assistant in Edu 130 and Edu 137 at UCI. Ms. Wang is fluent in Chinese and English. She is currently a member of the Johns Hopkins University Chinese Scholars and Students Association (JHUCSSA) and volunteers as a representative of JHUCSSA to facilitate the Overseas Students Philanthropic Activity (OSPA).
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Jeff Johnston (Faculty Advisor) is a much-beloved lecturer in the UCI School of Education. He holds an M.S. in Sports Administration from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and an M.A. in Social and Religious Studies from the University of Southern California. His educational foci include ethics and education, principles and practices of coaching, afterschool sports and fitness, and health education for teachers. In 2015, Mr. Johnston was honored as UCI Lecturer of the Year during UCI’s Annual Celebration of Teaching.
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