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ASCL Team Members
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Marc McCulloch has 20 years experience in private industry and education. Marc worked his way up the educational ladder, initially as a vocationally trained pipe fitter, and as a civil contractor for the U.S. Navy. Marc entered the post-secondary later on in life, completing a degree in Geology at California State University. He worked for Bechtel Petroleum Operations Inc. and Horizon Well Logging as a well-site geologist. He taught high school Physics, Physical Science, and Applied Science at North High School, Bakersfield Ca. He has a Master's in Educational Leadership from the University of La Verne and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from UCLA. Marc was the Technical Preparation Director for several community colleges in California, an instructor for Bakersfield College, a high school assistant principal at Delano High School, Delano California, a high school Principal at Tehachapi High School, Tehachapi California. Currently, Marc worked as a consultant for the Siemens Building Education Program for several years, focusing his efforts as a specialist in high school and college school improvement. In addition, Marc is president of ASCL (All Students Can Learn) Educational Services, INC. an educational consulting company catering to all aspects of K-20 education. Marc has a deep understanding and appreciation for curriculum and instruction, vocational education, and career preparation. He has extensive knowledge in career and technical education specifically in areas such as academies, small learning communities, Regional Occupation Programs, and career pathways. In addition, Marc is interested in technology and the use technology plays in young adult literacy and teacher instructional delivery.
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Troy has 18 years of career development experience in both higher education and private industry. With a Doctorate in Higher Education Management from UCLA and a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Arizona, he is a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC), a Certified Career Counselor (NCCC), and a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Illinois.
Some of his most prestigious accomplishments include: winning the National Association of Colleges and Employers Technological Innovation of the Year Award (Virtual Job Fairs) as well as the National Society of Experiential Education Employer of the Year Award.
After serving as a career counselor with the University of Arizona’s Career Center, Troy became the Director of Career Services for Roosevelt University in Chicago.
Currently, he is Executive Director of Career Services for SMU, in Dallas
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Prior to this appointment, Troy served 9 years as Business Development Manager and Director of College Relations for an international corporation where he earned an award for Innovative Business Solutions (2003) as well as a Global Recruiting Best Practices Award (2002).
In his spare time, he teaches career development courses for adult career changers, served as president of the Illinois Association of Cooperative Education & Internships, and was a committee member for NACE and several college-based career centers. He has authored 63 career management/student success articles and contributed to 2 books about transitioning from school to work.
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Donna
has been an educator for over 32 years with experience in grades K-12 and
has held various administrative and teaching positions. She has extensive
experience in assessments and test analysis, computer student information
systems (specifically SASIxp), curriculum articulation, safe school planning,
developing positive school environments, developing master schedules, teaming
and school-within-a-school concepts, and promotion of career awareness programs,
including the School to Career program.
Donna began her career in education in Los Angeles, teaching English and P.E. in grades 7-9. Returning to her hometown of Tehachapi, CA, she worked for Tehachapi Unified School District in many capacities: 7/8-grade English and P.E. teacher; junior high Counselor; junior high and high school Dean of Students; elementary, jr. high, and high school Vice-Principal; and jr. high Principal. District-level positions held include Research & Evaluation Coordinator, Safe Schools Coordinator, Computer Student Information Systems (SASI) Coordinator, Co-Chair of Assessments for Strategic Planning, and Mentor Teacher. As Mentor Teacher, Donna was responsible for analyzing state test results for the district, grades 1-12, to coordinate curriculum articulation. During that time, she developed the language arts standards and articulation guide for the district. Donna received her Bachelor of Arts in English/P.E. from the University of California at Los Angeles and Masters of Science in School Counseling from the University of La Verne. Credentials held are Standard Secondary Life Teaching Credential, Pupil Personnel Credential, and Administrative Services Credential. She also completed the Association of California School Administrators Personnel Academy. Special honors include: 1998 Co-Administrator of the Year for A.C.S.A. Region 11, Mentor Teacher for TUSD, Tehachapi High School Alumni of the Year 2003, Who's Who Among American Teachers 2004. Donna is a native Californian. She has two grown sons and her leisure time is spent reading, traveling with friends, watching sports, gardening and visiting with family. |
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Steve
has over 20 years of experience in education at both the secondary and collegiate
levels. He enjoys challenging and motivating students from a wide variety
of cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds by utilizing, creating, and implementing
original instructional curricula that employ technology, case studies, role
playing, simulations, and field trips.
While serving as a resource teacher, he has led colleagues in developing prototype social science curriculum for high schools in California. He has also served as part of the team that wrote, constructed, and evaluated statewide assessments in economics, government, and U.S. history. For the past 4 years he has been invited to present at the California Council for the Social Sciences and the California League of High Schools on alignment, creation, and implementation of the social science standards into an effective classroom curriculum. Steve has taught in Minnesota , Wisconsin , and California. He is currently teaching Advanced Placement (A.P.) courses in economics, government, and U.S. history, as well as general-level and college-prep courses in economics, government, and Academic Decathlon. He has also taught classes in psychology, sociology, world history, A.P. European history, and geography. In addition, Steve teaches U.S. history and world history at the collegiate level. Steve serves as a Mentor Teacher helping to train new teachers seeking teacher credentialing in California . He also holds a level- 3 California Technology in the Classroom certification that allows him to certify teachers for credentialing. Steve received a Bachelors of Arts in history and a Bachelors of Sciences in Education from the University of Minnesota , Minneapolis . He has also earned a Masters in History from California State University , Bakersfield. Awards include a National Endowment for the Humanities Grant, Paramount Corporation Grants, National Foundation for the Teaching of Economics awards, awards for economic studies at St. Mary's University, Los Angeles and California State Universities at Davis and Sacramento, an Agriculture in the Classroom grant, and an American Petroleum Institute Grant. Published works include economics and history curriculum along with two history books for which he served as the primary research assistant. He is a member of the Californian Teachers Association, American Historical Association, National Council for the Social Sciences, Who's Who for American Educators, and the California Council for the Social Sciences. Steve enjoys reading, golf, scuba diving, and traveling with his family. |
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Like her grandmother, mother and many of her aunts and uncles, Harriet has
dedicated much of her life to being an educator. Harriet's education began
in the south at a private segregated school. Through the tutelage of her
family and her past and continued involvement in the civil rights movement,
Harriet understands the correlation of an education to one's growth as a
human being and its absolute necessity in society today.
While working as a sleep-in maid and scrubbing floors to pay for her education, Harriet graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from South Carolina State College with majors in Biology and Psychology. She counseled and taught socially disturbed students from the New York City School System at Wiltwyk School for Boys. She then spent several years as a Probation Officer in the Ulster County Probation Department. Harriet worked as a Probation Officer for the Court of Common Pleas in the City of Philadelphia while simultaneously earning a Master of Social Work Degree from Temple University. Harriet spent the next 15 years as a Probation Officer Supervisor in Philadelphia during which she was a GED instructor and became a Major in the United States Army Reserve. Harriet spent several years as a criminal justice system consultant to the Philadelphia People's Bail Fund and is currently the Coordinator of the Learning Center and GED Chief Examiner for District 1199C Training and Upgrading Fund, and an Adjunct Professor at Camden County College. Harriet has always been active in her community. She has been involved in such organizations as Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Wome's League for Minority Education, Black Professional and Business Women of Southeastern Chester County, NAACP, PTA, Chester County Association for Aids and many others. |
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Amy
has worked in college administration at both public and private universities
for over 13 years. She has done hundreds of workshops on leadership, time
management, study skills, and mentoring.
Amy began her career as a Resident Director at American University. After relocating to Los Angeles, she became an Assistant Dean of Students at UCLA. In this capacity, she taught a class, "Academic Success in the Undergraduate Experience," and counseled students in academic, behavioral, and personal difficulty. She spent one year as Associate Director of Residential Life and Staff Development at the University of Miami and then returned to Los Angeles to the position of Assistant Dean of Students. Amy now serves as Director of Student Services for UCLA's Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. In this capacity, she advises students on their academic degree progress and manages services for over 1200 students. Amy received her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Emory University in Atlanta. She then studied both high school counseling and college student affairs while earning her Master of Education in Counseling at the University of Virginia. Amy also earned a Doctorate of Education from UCLA in Educational Leadership. |
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Dick
has spent 38 years in education in public and private junior high and high
schools. He has served as a math teacher, a counselor, Vice-Principal, Principal,
and Superintendent of the Tehachapi, CA, School District. In addition, Dick
has taught community college courses.
Born in Illinois, Dick attended high school in California. He received his Bachelors in math from St. Mary's University, Texas, before entering the field of education. Prior to settling in Tehachapi, Dick taught math at Notre Dame High School, followed by teaching in Iceland and Germany. He earned his Masters degree in Education Administration from the University of Northern Colorado. Dick maintains life credentials for secondary school teaching and administration. He is a life member of the Association of California School Administrators. Special honors and interests include being President of the local educational foundation, honorary member of Warrior Baseball Hall of Fame, winner of Staff Member of the Year for Tehachapi High School, and Honorary Member of the Future Farmers of America. Leisure time activities for Dick are spending time with his children in Orange County, California, travel, and attempting to master the "zen" of golf. |
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Leighton
now resides in Hawaii after 35 years in various full-time educational positions.
The author of numerous grant- winning applications, Leighton understands
how to design successful programs that are motivating and meet the needs
of students, teachers, administrators, and communities.
As Leighton sees it, "Education is all about building connections - connections to oneself and other humans, to prior knowledge, to further education, and future careers. A quality secondary program will kindle the same excitement about learning that you see in a kindergartner, and will produce graduates who are motivated, confident, responsible, and equipped with the tools they need to take on the world." His teaching experience started with airborne jet flight instruction in the U.S. Air Force, followed by high-school chemistry, physics, math, and computer science; and computer science at the college level. He was a high school Vice-Principal for Curriculum and a school district Superintendent. His education includes Bachelor's degrees in Geology and Chemical Education, certification as an Air Force pilot instructor, a Master's degree in Education, and completion of the School Leadership Team Program of the California School Leadership Academy. Leighton works with ASCL to apply for program funding for schools and communities, and he analyzes data to help guide ASCL's efforts into productive directions. |
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Anthony
J. "Tony" Rubino is the Chief of the Weapons Integration Branch
in the Engineering Directorate located at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
He supervises over 30 employees who conduct Development Test and Evaluation
of advanced integrated weapon systems and ensures newly developed aircraft
hardware and software will meet the warfighters' requirements.
Mr. Rubino was born November 22, 1963 in Mission Hills, California. He graduated from William S. Hart High School, Newhall, California in 1981. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from California State University, Fresno in 1988.
Upon graduation from California State University, Fresno in Dec 1988, Mr. Rubino was hired by the Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) and assigned to the F-16 Combined Test Force (CTF) as a Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared at Night (LANTIRN) Terrain Following Radar engineer where he performed Development and Systems Integration, Test, and Evaluation on F-16 fighter aircraft. While working as a LANTIRN engineer, he logged 57 hours and 40 flights in F-16 fighter aircraft as an operational support flyer. In Mar 1994, he was promoted to F-16 Block 10/15/30/40 Project Manager where he directed technical activities of 12 flight test engineers, 2 maintenance personnel and a data manager with an annual budget of $7.6M. In Oct 1996, Mr. Rubino was promoted to Assistant Flight Commander for F-16 Avionics and Armament where he led 85 engineers and technicians in flight test and evaluation of Radar, Armament, Electronic Warfare, Core Avionics and Human Factors with an annual budget of $26M. In Feb 1998, he was promoted to Flight Commander for F-16 Avionics and Armament where he directed a team of over 80 engineers and technicians in accomplishing USAF and Foreign Military Sales test programs with an annual budget of $16M. In Jun 1999, Mr. Rubino was selected to be one of the two AFFTC Test System Safety engineers in the AFFTC Test Safety office where he made significant improvements to the AFFTC Test Safety Training program. In Sept 2001, Mr. Rubino was selected to be the Chief of the Engineer Development Office where he and his team developed the foundation for all Engineering Directorate engineering personnel training. In Jul 2002, Mr. Rubino was selected as the Chief of the Weapon Systems Integration Branch which is responsible for performing weapons integration on major USAF aircraft.
Mr. Rubino has received many Performance Awards, Quality Step Increases and Time Off awards since 1989. While at the F-16 CTF, he was a productive member of the F-16 CTF Effective Sortie Process Action Team that won the AFFTC Commander's Quality Award for increasing effective flight test sorties. He has earned several certifications in the Acquisition Professional Development Program including Test and Evaluation (Level III), Systems Planning, Research, & Development (Level I), and Program Management (Level I).
Mr. Rubino is married to the former Tamyra Lynne Wiggins of Quartz Hill, California. They have twin sons, Brandon and Larry, and twin daughters, Laci and Lisa. |
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Jim has a quarter-century of educational classroom experience at the elementary,
secondary, and collegiate levels. For fifteen years, Jim has worked for
the California Department of Education (CDE) as an Education Programs Consultant
in areas including school improvement, standards-based education, educational
technology, categorical programs, middle and high school reform, and school
and district accountability. He has been the lead consultant in CDE for
a number of programs including Specialized Secondary Programs, High School
Pupil Success Initiative, and High Schools for the 21st Century. He has
been the principal writer for federal educational technology and high school
reform grants that secured millions in funding for California schools.
As a classroom teacher, Jim has taught Early Childhood Education, educational technology, reading, general mathematics, algebra, and Gifted and Talented Education for language arts and history/social studies. At the collegiate level, he has taught upper-division courses including courses on educational technology, cultural diversity, philosophy of education, and curriculum and instruction. Jim was the Co-Director of three Masters in Education cohorts. He has also served as a site and district Mentor Teacher, district curriculum specialist, site administrator, and district director of professional development and instructional technology. Jim has authored, co-authored, and/or contributed to several educational publications including Aiming High: High Schools for the 21st Century and the companion resource CD. Jim was a National Science Foundation Fellow for Project AIMS (Activities Integrating Mathematics and Science) and has received awards and recognition of service from state and federal organizations and agencies. |
