KimOanh Nguyen-Lam, Ph.D

Current Positions:

  • Executive Director, Strategic Language Initiative Consortium, California State University System
  • Project Director/Research Associate, Center for Language Minority Education and Research, CSU Long Beach
  • Member, State Superintendent’s P-16 Education Council
  • Member, Measure C Citizen Oversight Committee, Coast Community College District, 2006-Present
  • Trustee, GGUSD Board of Education 2004-2008

Education Background:

  • Ph.D.: Transformative Learning, California Institute of Integral Studies, 2002
  • M.A.: Education Administration, Pepperdine University, 1990
  • M.A.: Education Psychology, United States International University, 1983
  • B.A.:  Psychology, CSU Long Beach, 1980

Language Ability: English, French, Spanish, and Vietnamese

Professional Experience:

  • University Administrator – 2003 - Present
  • University Professor, Lecturer: 1993-2004
  • Interim Executive Director, Education Research Center – CLMER: 2003 – 2005
  • Associate Director, Education Research Center – CLMER: 2005 – 2007
  • Teacher Educator – Professional Development Specialist: 1989 – 2003
  • Classroom Teacher – 1980 – 1993

Administrative and Fiscal Management Experience:

  • Project Director:
    • Title II:  STAR Teacher Project:  Teacher Professional Development – 2006- Present
    • Title II:  Transition to Teaching: Teacher Preparation Project, 2002 – present ($1.9 million)
    • Title III:  English Language Acquisition:  Preparing Teachers of English Language Learners, 2002 – present ($1.5 million)
    • PT3:  Preparing Tomorrow Teachers for Technology: LEARN – Learning Equity and Access Network, 2003 – present ($2.5 million)
    •  Title VII:  Preparing Teachers of English Language Learners, 1998-2002  ($1.3 million)
  • Interim Executive Director: Center for Language Education and Research, 2002-2005
  • Associate Director: Center for Language Education and Research, 2005 - 2007

Educational Leadership:

  • Serving on California Commission on Teacher Credentialing Advisory Panels and Curriculum Review Committees:

CLAD/BCLAD, SDAIE, SB 365, SB 2042, AB 1059, CSET Exam Development, PQR: Program Quality Review for School Districts, BIRC – Board of Institutional Review for Schools and Colleges of Education

  • President: National Association for the Education and Advancement of Southeast Asian Americans, 1998-2000
  • Board Member:  National Task Force on Recruitment, Preparation, and Retention of Highly Qualified Teachers and Teachers of Color, 1996-1998
  • Board Member: National Society of Instructional Technology, 2002 - present

Volunteer Work / Community Involvement:

  • President, La Quinta High School Parent-Teacher-Staff-Student-Organization, LQPTSSO, 2002-2004
  • Member,  La Quinta High School Parent-Teacher-Staff-Student-Organization, LQPTSSO, 2000-2004
  • School Site Council Member:  Mc Garvin Intermediate School 1998-2002; La Quinta High School, 2000-2004
  • GGUSD Committee Member:  Facility Management, Promotion and Retention, 2001-2002
  • Board/Committee Member: Melinda & Bill GATES Millennium Scholarship Fund, Establishing Criteria for Selection of National Gates Millennium Scholars, 2000-2002
  • Organizer, Teacher:  Training Summer Institutes for Community-based Heritage Language Schools and Centers, 2000-2002
  • Organizer and Instructor: Adult ESL Classes, 1998-2000
  • Organizer and Director: Language Program for Holy Spirit Church, F.V., 1998
  • Teacher: Holy Spirit Church Religious Ed, Fountain Valley, 1993-1995
  • Organizer and Instructor: Pre-school classes for Holy Spirit Church, Fountain Valley, 1990-1992