Education

• B.A., Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas
  Majors: Political Science, History, Psychology, 1966
• M.A., graduate work, Hayward
  Major: Educational Administration, 1978
• Ed. D., University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
  Major: Organization and Leadership, 1983

Professional Employment

• Professor Emeritus, California State University at Hayward (CSUH), 1998-present
• Education Advisor, International Center for Educational Diplomacy, Palo Alto and United Nations, Egyptian, and U.S. LearnLink project to develop schools for Girls, Egypt, 1997-present
• Director, Center for Educational Leadership, CSUH, 1995-98
• Professor, Dept. of educational Leadership, CSUH, 1987-present; Dept. Chair, 1991-93, 1995-97
• Staff Development Specialist, Ministry of Education, Cairo, Egypt, 1989-91, Summer of 1993
• Director of Professional Development, Marin County Office of Education (MCOE), 1986-87
• Coordinator, Bay Area Regional Admin. Training Center, MCOE, 1984-86
• Director, Principal’s Center, MCOE, 1984-86
• Business, Educational and International Consultant, 1977-present
• Principal, San Jose Middle School, Novato USD, Marin County, 1981-84
• Curriculum Coordinator, Castro Valley USD, Alameda County, 1978-81
• Director, Reform in Intermediate and Secondary Education (RISE) Project, Castro Valley USD, Alameda County, 1977-81
• Secondary School Teacher, Junior and Senior High Schools, 1966-75
• Probation Officer and Social Worker, 1964-71

Research and Development Projects

• "A Study of High Leadership Capacity Schools," with 20 US-Canadian co-investigators. Lambert Leadership Development. 2003-2006.
• "Teacher Leadership" with Sarah Gonzales, CSUH, Center for Educational Leadership, 1998-00.
• "Emergence: A Study of a District in Transition," Saratoga, CA, Chief Investigator, 1992-98.
• "The Constructivist Leader." American Educational Research Association, New Orleans,
  April 1994.
• "Women's Ways of Leading." presentations at 10 research events.
• "Secondary Credit and Choice System in Egypt," Supreme Council of Universities, 1990-92.
• "Professional Development Environments n Restructuring Schools." A study of five school districts, Chief Investigator, 1986-88.
• "National Beginning Secondary Principals Study," Oxford University, Florida State University, CSUH, 1987-88, Co-Investigator.
• "Minority Access to Science and Math Careers," University of California, Berkeley, and Berman-Weiler Associate Researcher.
• "Project EXCEL," a study of the organizational, curricular, and instructional development of a district, San Francisco, 1983.
• "A Critical Analysis of the Assumptions Held About Adult Learning by Policy Makers, Researchers, and Staff Developers," a dissertation study, University of San Francisco, 1983.
• "Middle School Instructional Study," Far West Laboratories, San Francisco, CA, 1982-83.
• "Reform in Intermediate and Secondary Education (RISE)," a study and project in secondary reform, State of California, Department of Education, 1975-78.

Recent Awards and Recognitions

• Professor of the Year, 1999-2000, California State University, Hayward.
• Building Leadership Capacity in Schools selected as Premium and Comprehensive Membership book (100,000 copies distributed), International Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development, fall, 1998.
• Professor of the Year, Phi Delta Kappa, 1997-98.
• Outstanding Researcher (significant grant acquisition, School of Education and Allied Studies), CSUH, 1997-98.
• National Book of the Year Award for The Constructivist Leader, National Council on Staff Development, 1997.
• Helen Heffernan Award, Outstanding Educator in California, 1996, awarded by the California Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
• Mentor of the Year (CSUH mentoring program), 1996.

Professional Organizations

• American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chair, Division A Leadership Section, 2001
• California Association of Professors of Educational Administration (CAPEA), President, 1993-94
• California Collaborative for Educational Leadership, Chair
• Association for Supervision of Curriculum Development (ASCD). Literary reviewer, presenter, research evaluator, planner. Alexandria, Virginia. California ASCD, charter member.
• The Leadership Network, a partnership of Alameda and Contra Costa offices of education, the California School Administrators, and CSUH. Planner and chair.
• American Educational Research Association (AERA). Presenter, researcher, critic, converter, discussant.
• Association of California School Administrators (ACSA). Planner, regional officer and president, presenter.
• National Principals’ Center Network. Board member, international conference designer and host. Harvard University.
• Professional Development Consortium. Board member.

Publications

• "Lasting Leadership: a Study of High Leadership Capacity Schools," The Jossey-Bass Reader on Educational Leadership, 2nd Ed. San Francisco: John Wiley & Sons. 2007.
• "Lasting Leadership: a Study of High Leadership Capacity Schools," The Educational Forum. Kappa Delta Pi. Vol. 70. No.3. Spring, 2006.
• "Constructivist Leadership," The Essentials of School Leadership. Brent Davies, Ed. London: Paul Chapman Publishing and Corwin Press. 2005.
  
• Leadership Capacity for Lasting Improvement. ASCD, June, 2003
• Building Leadership Capacity for School Improvement. With Alma Harris, Open University Press, June 2003.
• "Leading as a Form of Learning: Implications for Theory and Practice." The Changing World of School Administration. NCPEA 2002 Yearbook.
• The Constructivist Leader, 2nd Edition, with Deborah Walker, Dianne Zimmerman, Joanne Cooper, Morgan Lambert, Mary Gardner and Maggie Szabo. Teachers College Press, Columbia University. 2002.
• "Teacher Leadership in Professional Development Schools: Emerging Conceptions, Identities, and Practices." Journal of School Leadership. With Sarah Gonzales.Volume 11, January, 2001.
• "The Petulant Pendulum," Educational Leadership and Administration. The Annual Journal of the California Association of Professors of Educational Administration, Fall 2001.
• "Essential Actions for Building Leadership Capacity." In Ecoliteracy: Mapping the Terrain. Berkeley, CA.: Center for Ecoliteracy, 2000.
• Review - Hero’s Journey by C. Moffitt and J. Brown. Journal of Staff Development. Spring, 2000.
• Review - What’s Worth Fighting for in the Principalship, What’s Worth Fighting for Out There, What’s Worth Fighting for in the School. M. Fullan and A. Hargreaves. Educational Leadership, April, 2000.
• Building Leadership Capacity in Schools. Alexandria, VA: ASCD. 1998.
• "How to Build Leadership Capacity." Educational Leadership. Alexandria, VA.: ASCD. Vol. 55, April, 1998.
• "Building Leadership Capacity in Schools." Educational Leadership and Administration. The Annual Journal of the California Association of Professors of Educational Administration. Vol. 9, Fall, 1997.
• Who Will Save Our Schools? With Karen Kent, Anna Richert, Michelle Collay, and Mary Dietz. Sherman Oaks, CA.: Corwin Press, 1997.
• "Constructivist Leadership Defined." School Administration: The New Knowledge Base. The Fifth Yearbook of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration. Louis Wildman (Ed.). Lancaster, PA.: Technomic Publishing, 1997.
• "New Roles for Leaders: A Dialog between Linda Lambert and Thomas Sergiovanni." Moderated by Fritjof Capra. The Networker. California Staff Development Council. Vol. VII, Spring, 1996.
• "Leadership Capacity: An Invitation to Discourse." The Journal of CAPEA. California Association of Professors of Educational Administration. Vol. 8, Fall, 1996.
• "The Imperative of Teacher Leadership." Mentor Teacher Connections. A Newsletter of the California Department of Education, Vol. II, Winter, 1995.
• The Constructivist Leader, with Deborah Walker, Dianne Zimmerman, Joanne Cooper, Morgan Lambert, Mary Gardner and P.J. Ford Slack. Teachers College Press, Columbia University. 1995.