Areas of Expertise
School leadership, school desegregation, magnet schools
Education
1998 Ed.D., Educational Leadership. University of North Florida
1973 M.Ed, Administration & Supervision, University of Florida
1962 B.S., Education, Jacksonville University
Biography
EMPLOYMENT
2009 - Assistant Professor, University of North Florida
Educational Leadership
2003-2009 Executive Director, Leadership Institute, Schultz Center for Teaching and Leadership
Jacksonville, FL
2000-2003 Director of Urban Initiatives, University of North Florida
1998-2000 General Director for Academic and Special Programs,
Duval County Public Schools
1990-1998 Director of Pupil Assignment and Magnet Programs,
Duval County Public Schools
1985-1990 Director of Pupil Accounting,
Duval County Public Schools
1978-1985 Principal, Duval County Public Schools
Oceanway 7th Grade Center; Douglas Anderson 7th Grade Center
1974-1978 Assistant Principal, Duval County Public Schools
Terry Parker High School, Fletcher Junior High School
1962-1974 Mathematics Teacher, Fletcher Junior High School
Awards
Duval County Teacher of the Year Finalist – 1974
Mulkeen Outstanding Dissertation Award – 1999
Distinguished Alumni Award, UNF - 2006
Women in Power Award, NCJW - 2006
Pi Kappa Phi Honorary Fraternity
Green Key Honorary Leadership Society
Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities
Affiliations
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCCD)
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Communities in Schools
Jacksonville Women’s Network
Leadership Jacksonville
JCCI
Elizabeth Edgar Hall
Oceanside Rotary Club
Publications & Presentations
2005 AERA Annual Meeting – “Assessing the Effectiveness of Principal Leadership Development Using CEOs of Major Corporations”
2001 AERA Annual Meeting – “Examining Indicators to Assess the Overall Effectiveness of Magnet Schools: A Study of Magnet Schools in Jacksonville, Florida”
2000 AERA Annual Meeting – “the Elusive Quest for School Desegregation: The Story of a Historically Black High School’s Journey”