MAGALI (MIKKI) GIL, Ph.D. Vanguard University Professor of Graduate Education & Anthropology mgil@vanguard.edu Office:

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1 MAGALI (MIKKI) GIL, Ph.D. Vanguard University Professor of Graduate Education & Anthropology Office: Education Ph.D., Social Sciences, School of Social Sciences, University of California, Irvine Program: Social Networks Analysis/Mathematical Social Science. Concurrent coursework in the Graduate School of Management M.A., Social Sciences, School of Social Sciences, University of California, Irvine M.A., Latin American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles B.A., History/Anthropology, Hunter College, New York California Education Credentials Professional Administrative Services (Tier I-II), California Community College Instructor, Ethnic Studies, California Pupil Personnel Services, California Life Standard Teaching, Social Science and Humanities, California CLAD Certificate, California Professional Affiliations American Educational Research Association (AERA) American Association of University Women (AAUW) Association of Curriculum and Development (ASCD) California Council on the Education of Teachers (CCET) Council on Education and Anthropology (CEA) Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Independent California Colleges & Universities for the Education of Teachers (ICCUCET) Society For Applied Anthropology (SFAA)

2 Higher Education Experience Professor of Graduate Education and Anthropology, Vanguard University of Southern California (1999-Present) Tenured professor of educational research in the MA Core in Graduate Education (MAE); focusing on coursework in educational research, educational issues, curriculum development, assessment and evaluation, language and culture. California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC): member of accreditation team for implementation of SB2042 Credential in the Multiple and Single Subject coursework (TPE, TPA, Student Teaching Module, induction programs, and articulation with school districts). Attend workshops sponsored by California Council for the Education of Teacher on CSTP, SB2042, NCLB, Professional Learning Communities, California Standards, and Induction. ICCUCET Board member and Secretary for eight years (Independent California Colleges and Universities Council for the Education of Teachers). HACU/President s Liaison to Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities as well as Liaison to Hispanic Educational Endowment Fund (HEEF); four years. Campus Diversity Framework; authored first institutional framework for Vanguard s systematic approach toward diversity initiatives; document sent to WASC Dec Focused on five domains: access, retention, curriculum, campus climate and institutional leadership. Visited various institutions for comparative analysis of diversity programs in higher educational institutions. Diversity Recruitment: Worked closely with high schools in Santa Ana to increase minority leadership via access to post-secondary training; participant in parent-community workshops and faculty professional development; founder of VU Teach Scholarship targeting minority students; mentor of twelve minority students through BA/MA pipeline. Graduate Academic Affairs Committee (ten years): Graduate Education representative. President s Council (six years): elected faculty representative to the President and the Board of Trustees. Attended Annual Board of Trustees Plenary sessions. Promotion and Tenure Committee (four years): faculty representative. WASC Coordinating Team: member to plan for institutional effectiveness; represented the institution to the WASC Commission, San Jose, California (2007). Teacher Education Advisory Council (TEAC); member for sixteen years; founder of VU TEAC Banquet and Advisory Council to Teacher Education, consisting of community partners (school principals, administrators, teachers, business leaders); TEAC received high commendations in CCTC 1996 Accreditation Visit. Search Committees (eleven years): participated in various faculty and administrative Vanguard search committees (Provost, Education, Spanish, Anthropology positions).

3 Community: member of Century High School E-Business & TEACH Advisory Board, California Partnership Academy. Collaborator with community public schools: Spurgeon Intermediate Faculty Staff Development, Century High School TEACH Academy Retreat, Century High School Exit Portfolios, Kaiser Elementary Parent Workshops, Century High School PFO, Newport Mesa Unified School District Administrative Staff Development; other staff development professional endeavors to support teachers and students increase student achievement. Campus Community: Speaker in various professional functions: VU Annual Women s Leadership Conference; Social Science Colloquium; Women s Core Seminar; Anthropology Club; and Student Life Workshops. Director, Graduate Program in Education, and Professor of Graduate Education and Anthropology, Vanguard University ( ). Recruited for director role of newly formed comprehensive graduate program in Education, leading to the Master of Arts in Education. Concurrently taught coursework in Educational Research, Assessment and Evaluation. Founder of Action Research Symposium, MA in Education. Coordinated and implemented a newly designed CLAD Emphasis teaching credential for both the Multiple Subject and Single Subject Credentials. Approved by CCTC in Coordinated and developed the Master of Arts in Education, including both a credential and MA Core component. Approved by WASC in Designed curriculum and wrote the first Graduate Education catalog. Developed an MA Core implementing a rigorous practitioner-based educational research experience focusing on both quantitative and qualitative methodologies for research design. Developed an infrastructure to support student success in the MA Core: workshops in SPSS for data analysis and APA for scholarly literary style. Developed support systems/infrastructure, including the hiring of faculty and staff, to support the new VU graduate teaching credential program and the new MA program. This included coordination of program relocation to new facilities to support the expanding program and enhance a professional image. Coordinated the program s first three major accreditation reviews: CCTC, RICA and WASC (1995, 1996, 1997). Developed internal and external articulation partnerships with higher educational institutions for teacher induction models. Participated in various community advisory groups and workshops to enhance articulation between OCDE and higher educational institutions to support RICA, CLAD, and SB2040.

4 Adjunct University Teaching ( ) Physical Anthropology, Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, California Cultural Anthropology, Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, California Cultural Anthropology, Southern California College (now Vanguard University), California Men and Women in Leadership, Southern California College (now VU), California Organizational Behavior, Southern California College (now VU), California Public School Experience Principal, Fullerton Union High School, Fullerton Union High School District, California, Responsible for the comprehensive administration of the high school (population 1,400), including developing educational plans for the school; staffing; research development; implementing and evaluating programs and instructional strategies; developing a plan for staff development; conducting financial planning and budgetary processes; and, assuming responsibilities, leadership and management of all other aspects of the school's programs. Coordinated institutional effort toward Golden Bell Award in technology. Coordinated major grant of five million dollars, with OCDE and community LEAs, to enhance student achievement among at-risk students. Assistant Principal of Curriculum, Century High School, Santa Ana Unified School District, California, Recruited to open a brand new comprehensive high school, integrating technology across the curriculum and non-traditional school models (school-within-a-school structure). Implemented integrated curriculum using computerized network systems, block scheduling, study tutorial and advisement, personalized education, career path programs, and "houses/villages" to support instruction and student achievement. Responsible for instructional program, professional development, master schedule, interdisciplinary curriculum, and parent engagement. Honored by faculty with Administrative Apple Award for professional support of teachers. Participant in California High School Networks Project Participant ( ); District Second to None Council ( ); CSLA (California School Leadership Academy); Restructuring Network Participant ( ); Coalition of Essential Schools Participant ( ). District Administrative Liaison, Foreign Language ( ); District Sex Education Task Force Member ( ); District College Night Coordinator ( ); District

5 English Language Development Task Force Participant ( ); District Recruitment Team Member ( ); District Mentor Teacher Team Member ( ). Program Specialist and Director of Career and College Guidance, Saddleback High School, Santa Ana Unified School District, California, Supervised College and Career Education Curriculum to service school population of Community liaison with public agencies, service clubs, business leaders, and parent groups. Implemented Career Beginnings Program (Rancho Santiago College sponsored program). Participant in articulation programs with the University of California, Irvine, California State University, Fullerton, and Rancho Santiago College. WASC/SDE Visiting Committee Member (1985) Accreditation Review, Los Angeles Unified School District, Kennedy High School. WASC/SDE Visiting Coordinator (1987) of the Joint Process Accreditation Report, Saddleback High School, Santa Ana Unified School District. Directed staff in-service on Model Curriculum Standards relevant to the Joint Process Accreditation Review Process. Saddleback High School received maximum six-year accreditation renewal status. Report received honorary commendation by Visiting Committee. Compliance Review/SDE Coordinator (1984, 1986). Saddleback High School, Santa Ana Unified School District. Coordinated Quality Review/Evaluation. Program Coordinator (1985), EUREKA California Career Information System. Implemented computerized network system of college and career guidance information across the curriculum (first time in Santa Ana Unified School District). Business Partnership Coordination ( ). Saddleback High School and: IBM, Southern California Gas Co., The Los Angeles Times, UNYSIS, Grace Co., COMPRI Hotels. Acted as liaison and coordinator of partnerships. Curriculum Coordinator ( ), Career Planning and Social Science Curriculum, Saddleback High School, Santa Ana Unified School District. Social Science Middle and High School Teacher Saddleback High School, Santa Ana Unified School District. Taught American History, World History, Economics and Government, and Career Planning. Curricular leadership role. Lathrop Intermediate. Santa Ana Unified School District. Taught Civics, Bilingual U.S. History, and Spanish. Wadleigh Intermediate School, New York City. Taught Civics. First full-time teaching position in Harlem community in New York City.

6 Diversity Experience Founder of TEACH & E-Business Scholarship Program, Vanguard University. Mentored twelve minority scholarship winners during undergraduate and graduate experience at Vanguard University Authored VU Campus Diversity Framework, WASC Document. Dec/Jan Visited higher educational institutions for comparative study of diversity and diversity score cards. HACU and HEEF Liaison representing Vanguard University. Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities and Hispanic Educational Endowment Fund China Delegation Co-Leader. People to People International Exchange Program. People s Republic of China. Coordinated and co-led exchanges and workshops with 51 international delegates presenting during a 16 day exchange program; over 2000 Chinese professionals attended the workshops Educator in urban minority communities. Twenty-five year experience as an educator in Santa Ana Unified School District, largest school district in Orange County, California, with majority student body representing minority groups. Liaison to English Language Learner Program, Liaison to Foreign Language Program, Liaison to Bilingual Parent Association. Prior to Santa Ana, teaching experience in urban school in Harlem, New York Volunteer in urban schools in NYC Teen Challenge Volunteer, NYC. Worked with at-risk youth in street gangs in Brooklyn, New York. Program co-sponsored by church related agency focusing on at-risk urban youth. Bilingual and Bi-cultural personal experience; Oral and written proficiency/fluency in Spanish. Extensive travels outside of USA.