Speaking and Workshop Facilitation; Program Development and Administration; Instruction and Staff Development; Supervision; Consultation; Writing and Marketing materials for Teacher Education, Parent Education and Personal Growth.
 

Focus

Relationship, motivation and school success issues in adult-child relationships (for educators, parents, counselors, administrators, youth-care workers and other caregivers). Relationship and boundary issues in adult relationships. Entrepreneurial topics, particularly with regard to writing, publishing and marketing. Spiritual and personal development issues.
 

1983-

PRESIDENT, Instructional Support Services, Inc. and I.S.S. Publications, 1709 Father Sky Ct NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87112, USA.
 

International Consultant to schools, school districts, educational service centers and professional organizations, presenting inservice training, staff development and parent-education programs. Speaker to businesses, mental health and community organizations and women's groups.
 

Director of I.S.S. Publications, involved in all aspects of development, production, advertising, marketing, and distribution of books, educational games, and stationery items. Distribute for numerous independent publishers. Responsible for Web site design, maintenance and administration.
 

1999-2000

VOLUNTEER COUNSELOR & STAFF SUPPORT RESOURCE, Hogares Del Sol, Day Treatment Program for high-risk teens, Albuquerque, NM
 

1994-1996

VOLUNTEER TRAINING & STAFF DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE, Ernie Pyle Middle School, Albuquerque, NM.
 

1981-1995

INSTRUCTOR, Education-related classes at University of New Mexico, Western NM University, College of Santa Fe, Eastern NM University, Midwestern State University (TX), Adams State College (CO), Aurora University (WI) and University of Hawaii (Manoa and Hilo campuses).
 

1989-1991

ASSOCIATE EDITOR, Families in Recovery, a parenting magazine for parents in recovery and adult children from dysfunctional families.
 

1980-1983

PROGRAM COORDINATOR, APS-UNM Graduate Intern Program, Albuquerque Public Schools, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
 

Responsible for program development and administration, recruitment and screening of applicants, and program evaluation. Supervised performance of first-year teachers and led weekly seminars that addressed observed and expressed needs.

1980-1984

CLINICAL SUPERVISOR for Graduate Interns and preservice teachers. University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
 

1973-1980

CLASSROOM TEACHER, grades 1-5, middle school math. Pittsburgh Public Schools, Pittsburgh, PA.
 

1975-1978

COORDINATOR, VOLUNTEER COUNSELING & TRAINING PROGRAM, CRISIS INTERVENTION COUNSELOR, Pittsburgh Free Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA.
 

Health Communications
Deerfield Beach, FL

• High School’s Not Forever (July 2005)
• Creating Emotionally Safe Schools
• Mentors, Masters & Mrs. MacGregor: Stories of Teachers Making a Difference
• Parents, Teens & Boundaries: How to Draw the Line
• The Parent's Little Book of Lists: Do's and Don'ts of Effective Parenting
• Daily Riches: A Journal of Gratitude and Awareness.
   

• The Win-Win Classroom
• The Win-Win Classroom, Facilitator’s Guide
   

I.S.S. Publications
Albuquerque, NM

• The Beginning Teacher's Resource Handbook
• Rx: Handwriting
• Parents in a Pressure Cooker
• ParentTapes
• ParentTapes on CD
• TeacherTapes
• Plus stationery items and games for teachers and parents.
   

McGraw-Hill
Grand Rapids, MI

• Being a Successful Teacher
• 21st Century Discipline: Teaching Students Responsibility and Self-Control (Out of print with this publisher. A few copies may still be available through I.S.S. Publications.)
   

Quality Education Materials
San Pedro, CA

• Discipline & Achievement (Video)
• Connecting with Students/Connecting with Parents (Video)
• Responsibility, Respect and Relationships: Creating Emotionally Safe Schools (Video Series).
   

Modern Learning Press
Rosemont, NJ

• Parents in a Pressure Cooker, 2nd ed
• Parent Workbook
• Teacher Workbook. (These three books are now out of print.)
   

Magazine articles, excerpts and interviews for numerous publications. Details and copies available upon request.
 

Parents' Choice Awards; Athena Award for Excellence in Mentorship.
 

National Association for Self-Esteem; Adolescence Magazine; Theater-in-the-Making (local Shakespeare program for kids)
 

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, Pittsburgh, PA.

1977-1980

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY, Curriculum and Supervision. Concentration on Program Analysis and Design; Student Motivation and Empowerment. Dissertation entitled "Developing Responsible Learning Behaviors Through Peer Interaction."
 

1973-1974

MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING, Elementary Education. Teaching Internship with Pittsburgh Public Schools; specialization in Individualized Instruction.
 

1969-1973

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, Elementary Education, Comparative Literature.