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I live in suburban Los Angeles with my husband, two daughters, a hamster, and a Beta fish. I have been working in higher education administration for more than 20 years and I hold an Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership from Pepperdine University. My interests include women's leadership, work-life balance, and youth soccer.
It’s time to…
10. put away hats and coats and break out the new (old) clothes!
9. decorate clay flower pot ... Read more...
It’s not every day that I have the opportunity to sit down with students and talk about their interests and aspirations, but it’s one of the most rewarding aspects of my work with graduate students. Our students range from those w ... Read more...
If you think gunshots, school lockdowns, and security are not an issue in your quiet suburban community, think again. Last week, just four blocks from our house, a school district police officer was shot on a street adjacent to the high schoo ... Read more...
I’m waiting. As we enter the second decade of the 21st century I’m still waiting for society – employers, public and private schools, summer camps, preschools, whole generations of women and men – to recognize, at long ... Read more...
My husband bought me a mailbox for my birthday. You read correctly – a mailbox. – and yes, it’s what I really wanted. After almost ten years in the same house with the saddest looking mailbox on the block, I finally go ... Read more...
For busy parents juggling kids, work, dentist appointments, soccer games, and the like, getting a cup of coffee is a no-brainer. My morning trip to the Starbuck’s across the street from my office has become so routine that ... Read more...
10. Limit your children’s exposure to commercial TV -- but not your husband’s.
9. If you’re exhausted just thinking about making that cookie tray/roasted vegetable soufflé/pie crust, buy ... Read more...
A Mom by any other name would be as sweet. Every mother I know juggles many roles and responsibilities, accompanied by various titles and names. Working mothers have formal job titles which all but define us 9 to 5, and of course, there are o ... Read more...
Sunday morning, 8:00 a.m.: I realize that I forgot to turn on the out of office message on my work email. I would be going to the California Women’s Conference on Monday, a truly empowering and inspirational day for women of a ... Read more...
Lately, I've been thinking a lot about my bucket list -- you know, those things that you want to do before you "kick the bucket." There are surely many things that all working mothers have in common on their bucket lists, whether or not they have con ... Read more...
