WHITNEY L. LAUGHLIN, Ed.D. Victoria, BC, Canada Santa Fe, NM, USA
Web site: www.whitneylaughlin.com |
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| EDUCATION | |
| 1993 | University of California at Berkeley Ed.D. Educational Administration and Nonprofit Management |
| 1987 | Harvard Graduate School of Education Ed.M. Administration, Planning and Social Policy |
| 1975 | Goddard College M.A. Spanish and Women's Studies |
| 1974 | Roger Williams College/University Without Walls B.A. Spanish and Women's Studies Certification, Spanish-Secondary Level |
| 1974 | C.A.L.E. Language Institute, Cuernavaca, Mexico Immersion Course (240 hours) for instructors of intensive Spanish |
| EMPLOYMENT | |
| 2003 to present |
Director and Founder of Graduate Horizons Summer pre-graduate school program for Native American college students |
| 1996 to present |
Director and Founder of College Horizons Program Summer pre-college workshop for Native American students |
| 1996 to present |
Educational Consultant in college, career and graduate school counseling |
| 1977 to present |
Consultant to schools and nonprofit organizations Expertise in: College Counseling, Organizational Assessment, Program Evaluation, Strategic Planning, Board Development, Start-Up Organizations, Marketing Audits. Clients include: Santa Fe and New Mexico Community Foundations, LightHawk, Coffee Kids, Wings of Change, New Mexico Environmental Law Center, SIPI (Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute), Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Talent Search, Yavapai-Apache Education Office, Seeds of Change/Gila International Center of Diversity, AFS (American Field Service), AISES (American Indian Science & Engineering Society), New Mexico Community Development Loan Fund, Macalester & Grinnell Colleges, Lester B. Pearson United World College of the Pacific, Phillips Academy (Andover), Hawaii Department of Education |
| 2001-2003 | College Counselor (part-time), Desert Academy, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| 1996-2000 | Native American Preparatory School (part-time) • Consultant (1998-2000) • Director of College and Career Counseling (1996-1999) • Director of Admission and Financial Aid (1996-1998) |
| 1994-1996 | Hawaii Preparatory Academy Director of Admission and Financial Aid |
| 1993-1994 | The Gila International Center of Diversity (a nonprofit organization) Executive Director |
| 1992-1994 | Southwest College Horizons (a nonprofit organization to help rural low income students go on to college) Founding Executive Director and creator of the Earth Bridge Project, a pre-college, intercultural environmental leadership program for low-income rural youth |
| 1987-1990 | Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque, New Mexico Director of College Counseling Program & Teacher of Senior Humanities |
| 1987 | A Better Chance, Boston, Massachusetts Researcher and Program Assistant |
| 1986-1987 | Harvard-Radcliffe Admissions Office Interviewer and staff member |
| 1977-1986 | Verde Valley School, Sedona, Arizona • College Counselor • Director of Admission and Financial Aid • Director of ESL program • Assistant Director, Mexico Field Trip Program • Coordinator, Minority Students • Faculty Representative, Board of Trustees • Teacher of Spanish, French, and E.S.L. |
| 1977-1978 | Coconino County Public Schools, Flagstaff, Arizona Founder and Coordinator, Sedona Community Schools Program |
| 1976-1978 | Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona Instructor, Spanish Immersion Program |
| 1976-1978 | Yavapai Community College, Clarkdale, Arizona • Instructor, Spanish and French • Instructor and designer of course on Women in Literature • Faculty Representative, College Senate |
| 1975-1977 | Yavapai-Apache Tribal Education Program, Middle Verde, Arizona • Coordinator/Instructor - E.S.L. and G.E.D. Preparation Programs • Instructor, Native American Literature and Culture • Author of annual grant proposals & Program Evaluator |
| 1973-1974 | South End Neighborhood Alliance, Boston, Massachusetts Instructor of E.S.L. in the Adult Education Program |
| 1971 | Chan Kom, Yucatan, Mexico Teacher of E.S.L. and Spanish in a Mayan village |
| PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES | |
| 1986 to present |
Presenter for national conferences including: National Association for College Admission Counseling; Secondary School Admission Test Board; American Indian Science and Engineering Society; National Indian Education Association; Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science; RETAIN (Recruitment and Retention of Native American Students to College); Gifted and Talented Education for Native People; the Bioneers; AFS (American Field Service).
Topics include: Pre-College Counseling for Native and Low Income Students; Recruitment and Retention of Native American Students; Intercultural Counseling and Communication; The Earth Bridge Project: An Intercultural Environmental Leadership Program; Student Financial Aid and Its Impact on Low-Income Students |
| 1989-1990 | Council for Advancement and Support of Education Commission on Student Recruitment and Retention |
| 1989-1990 | National Association of College Admission Counselors Admissions Practices Committee |
| 1989 | Western Regional College Board Faculty Member, Summer Admissions Institute |
| 1988 | Rocky Mountain Association of College and Admissions Counselors Organizer of Annual Meeting: "The Multicultural Perspective" |
| 1986 &1987 | National Association of Independent Schools Faculty Member, Summer Financial Aid Workshops |
| WRITING | |
| Book in progress | Counseling Native American Students to College |
| 2003 | Chapter One of the American Indian Student's Guide to College Success by Dr. Michael Pavel |
| 2001 | Native American Students - A Counselor's Perspective, Journal of College Admission. Spring 2001. |
| 1994 to 2001 | Contributor and Founding Editor: Annual College Guide for American Indians. Winds of Change Magazine. American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) |
| 1993 | Is Our Current Financial Aid Delivery System Failing to Meet the Needs of Low-Income Families?, National Association for College Admission Counseling, in Achieving Diversity: Strategies for the Recruitment and Retention of Traditionally Underrepresented Students. Recipient of the John B. Muir Writing Award. |
| 1992 | Access or Deterrence? Student Financial Aid and Low-Income Chicanos/Latinos. Special Edition: Chicanos in Higher Education. The Association of Mexican American Educators. |
| 1987 | A Financial Aid Officer's Primer, the Student Financial Aid Services Committee of the National Association of Independent Schools. |
| 1986 | From the Prairie to the Pacific: A Guide to 101 Western Colleges (unpublished). |
| 1975 | Compañeras de America (master's thesis), a 250-page anthology of contemporary women's writings, translated into Spanish. |
| PERSONAL INFORMATION | |
| Interests: backpacking, cross-country skiing, running, sea kayaking, cycling, mountain biking, international cuisine, gardening, health, yoga, music, and travel. Certificates: Wilderness First Responder; American Heart Association CPR. Fluent in Spanish and conversant in French. I have visited over 20 foreign countries and have lived in four. I have made on-site visits to over 600 colleges, universities, middle and secondary schools. | |