contact us
To request an application packet and brochure, please complete the information request on our website or call us at (925) 631-4700. If you are interested in speaking to someone at the Kalmanovitz School of Education about a particular program, please contact the Director of Student Recruitment or the appropriate person for your area of interest, as listed below:
General Information (925) 631-4700
Student Recruitment
Director: Jane Joyce
(925) 631-4149
Credential Office
Credential Analyst: Mel Hunt
(925) 631-4727
Dean of the Kalmanovitz School of Education
Dean: Dr. Nancy Sorenson
Assistant: Edith Bizot (925) 631-4033
Associate Dean of the Kalmanovitz
School of Education
Associate Dean: Dr. Mary Parish
Assistant: Jackie Hoover (925) 631-4292
Early Childhood Education Program
Program Coordinator: Patricia Chambers
(925) 631-4036
Program Assistant: Ruby Fujimoto (925) 631-4722
Educational Leadership Program- Ed.D.
Program Director: Rebecca Proehl
(925) 631-4994
Program Assistant: Ronda Levy (925) 631-4690
Educational Leadership Program-Tier I Credential
Program Director: Bill Tschida (925) 631-8605
Program Assistant: Ronda Levy (925) 631-4690
Graduate Counseling Program
Program Director: Laura Heid (925) 631-4293 Admissions Counselor: Joel Gagnon (925) 631-4489
Admissions Counselor: Kathryn Mehler-Clark
(925) 930-0767
Program Assistant: Carol Kenney (925) 631-4723
School Psychology (PPS) Program
Program Coordinator: Amalia Aboitiz (925) 631-4720
Program Assistant: Carol Kenney (925) 631-4723
Montessori Education Program
Program Coordinator: Patricia Chambers
(925) 631-4036
Program Assistant: Ruby Fujimoto (925) 631-4722
Multiple Subject Program (Elementary Education)
Program Director: Laurie Edwards
(925) 631-8031 Admissions Counselor: Don Phelps (925) 631-4059
Program Assistant: Ruby Fujimoto (925) 631-4722
Reading and Language Arts Leadership Program
Program Director: Mary Kay Moskal
(925) 631-4726
Program Assistant: Jackie Hoover (925) 631-4292
Saturday Seminars (BTSA)
Program Director: Kathy Perez (925) 631-4506
Program Assistants: Lydia Wiley (925) 631-8124
Single Subject Education Program (Secondary Education)
Program Director: Gail Kirby
(925) 631-8177 Admissions Counselor: Don Phelps (925) 631-4059
Program Assistant: Cyndie Paul (925) 631-4724
Special Education Program
Program director: Gail Kirby
(925) 631-8177
Program Assistant: Cyndie Paul (925) 631-4724
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Program Director: Gail Kirby
(925) 631-8177
Program Assistant: Ruby Fujimoto (925) 631-4722
Teaching Leadership
Program Director: Kathy Perez (925) 631-4506
Program Assistant: Patrice Young (925) 631-4936
