Success Stories

By actively staying in touch with its alumni, the School of Education is able to qualitatively measure the impact of its curriculum. The following is a partial list of our most successful alumni, which we hope will demonstrate the concrete benefits of our programs to prospective students. Our graduates are making a difference in the world!

Catholic Educational Leadership

Brian Keene
Bishops' Staff, United States Catholic Conference, Washington, D.C.

Robert Teegarden
Director of Education, California Catholic Conference, Sacramento, California

Stephen Jensen
Vicar for Education, Diocese of Vancouver

Sister Elizabeth Galt, BVM
Superintendent of Elementary Schools, Archdiocese of Los Angeles, California

Dale Hoyt
Superintendent of Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas

Ann Manchester
Superintendent, Diocese of Oakland, California

John Collins
Acting Superintendent of Diocese of Santa Rosa, California

Lars Lund
Assistant Superintendent, Archdiocese of San Francisco, California

Penny Pendola
Assistant Superintendent, Diocese of Oakland, California

Stan Sobczyk, F.S.C.
President, Christian Brothers University, Memphis, Tennessee

Gustavo Ramirez, F.S.C.
President, Universidad La Salle, Sonora, Mexico

Counseling Psychology

Thomas H. Bornemann
Assistant Surgeon General | Deputy Director of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMSHA) | Mental Health Consultant to NATO | Rear Admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service | Recipient of the 1999 Distinguished Education Alumni Award

Rolla Lewis
Assistant Professor & School Counseling Coordinator, Portland State University | Director of the Portland State-David Douglas Community Collaboration, which provides after school counseling for students and their families.

Callie Saltzman
University of San Francisco

Deana Davis
University of San Francisco

B.J. Johnson
University of San Francisco

Ali Jenkins
University of San Francisco

International and Multicultural Education

Juanita Owens
Member of San Francisco School Board

John Bernard
Formerly Superintendent of Schools in Bakersfield, now Superintendent in Marin County.

Jan Mayer
State Department of Education, Sacramento, CA

Edith Yang
Professor, Foreign Languages, San Francisco State University

Greta Glugoski
Professor, School of Social Work, San Francisco State University

Edmundo Litton
Professor and Acting Associate Dean, Loyola Marymount University

Silvia Duarte
Faculty, Stanford University

Debra Luna
Assistant Professor, Elementary Education, San Francisco State University

Bev Hock
Instructor, Cañada College

Ryan James
EFL Instructor, Budapest, Hungary

Maria Norma Martinez
Director, Bilingual Education, Professional Development and Special Programs Department, San Jose Unified School District

Learning and Instruction

Stacy Wilson, Ed.D.
Research Consultant, California Postsecondary Education Commission

Dee Spencer, Ed.D.
Professor and Co-director of the Jazz and World Music Studies Program, San Francisco State University

Zina Mirsky, Ed.D.
Associate Dean, School of Nursing, University of California at San Francisco

Mary Darcy O’Quinn, Ed.D.
Professor, Education, University of Virginia

Odie Douglas, Ed.D.
Principal, Franklin High School. Elk Grove Unified School District

Joanne Galli-Banducci, Ed.D.
Education Faculty, University of California at Davis

Grant Goold, Ed.D.
Paramedicine Faculty, American River College; author: First Aid in the Workplace (2nd ed.) and Pediatric Emergencies

Jane Corbett, Ed.D.
Professor of Nursing, University of San Francisco; author: Lab Tests and Diagnostic Procedures with Nursing Diagnoses (5th ed.)

Hamid Khani, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor, Broadcast & Electronic Communications, San Francisco State University

Leamor Kahanov, Ed.D.
Program Director of Athletic Training, Department of Human Performance, San Jose State University

David Krapf, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor, Director of Teacher Education, St. Mary’s College

Jen Madigan, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor, Special Education, San Jose State University

Shira Lubliner, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor, California State University at Hayward; author: A Practical Guide to Reciprocal Teaching

Irene Nares Guizicki, Ed.D.
Associate Professor, School of Education, CSU, Monterey Bay

Suzanne Saxe, Ed.D.
President, Advance Consulting; author: The Consultative Approach: Partnering for Results

Michael Rouen, Ed.D.
Director of Production, Center for Professional Development, Stanford University

Shirley Thornton, Ed.D.
Deputy Superintendent of Education, CA. Department of Education,1986-1995; Professor of Education Administration, CSU, Sacramento

Hal Urban, Ed.D.
Author: Life's Greatest Lessons: Twenty Things that Matter (4th ed.)

Margaret Walsh, Ed.D.
Professor, School of Dentistry | University of California at San Francisco

Organization and Leadership

Martha Kanter
President of DeAnza College | 1990 Alumni Award | Recipient of the 1990 Outstanding Dissertation for Research on Community Colleges in California

Sam Swofford
Executive Director of the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing

Jamie Williams
Former San Francisco 49er | Film Producer, President of Y Motion

Dennis Chaconas
Superintendent of Schools for the Oakland Unified School District

Cynthia LeBlanc
Interim Superintendent, Hayward Unified School District

Richard Foley
Assistant Superintendent, San Mateo School District

Mark Avelar
Assistant Superintendent, San Mateo School District

Barbara Wright Sanders
Vice President of Academic Affairs, Chabot College, Hayward

Les Gottesman
Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, Golden Gate University