Faculty & Staff

Doug Grove

Director of the Graduate Program in Education and Associate Professor of Education

• Ph.D. Education: Specialized in research design and statistics. Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
• M.S., Educational Leadership: California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA
• Preliminary Administrative Credential Awarded
• M.A., Education Technology from Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
• Clear Credential in English and Computer Application
• B.A., English from Concordia University, Irvine, CA

Dr. Grove teaches in the MA core: EDUG 606, Introduction to Educational Research: EDUG 610, Assessment and Evaluation.

Doug Grove VITA

Dolores Gaunty-Porter

Associate Professor of Education

• Ph.D. Reading: University at Albany, State University of New York Albany, New York
• M.A. Elementary Education – University Of Southern Mississippi – Hattiesburg, Mississippi 
• B.A. Elementary Education – La Universidad de Las Americas (University Of The Americas, formerly in Mexico City) Puebla, Mexico

Dr. Gaunty-Porter teaches the Multiple Subject Curriculum and Instruction cohort and the Multiple Subject reading modules.

Dolores Gaunty-Porter VITA

Magali (Mikki) Gil

Professor of Education and Anthropology

• Ph.D., Social Sciences, School of Social Sciences, University of California, Irvine
• M.A., Social Sciences, School of Social Sciences, University of California, Irvine
• M.A., Latin American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
• B.A., History/Anthropology, Hunter College, New York
• Professional Administrative Services Credential (Tier 1-11)
• Life Standard Teaching Credential, Social Science and Humanities
• CLAD Certificate

Dr. Gil teaches: ANTH/ENGL 453, Language, Culture and Linguistics; MA core EDUG 606, Introduction to Educational Research; EDUG 610, Assessment and Evaluation.

Mikki Gil VITA

Sylvia Kane

Assistant Professor of Education

• Ed.D., Educational Leadership, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA
• M.A., Education, California State University at Los Angeles, CA
• B.A., California State University at Los Angeles, CA
• Clear Multiple Subject Credential
• CLAD Certificate
• Clear Specialist Instruction, Reading and Language Arts

Dr. Kane teaches the Single Subject Curriculum and Instruction cohort.

Sylvia Kane VITA

Jerry Ternes

Professor of Education

• Ed.D., University of California, Los Angeles
• M.A., California State University, Dominguez Hills
• B.A., Vanguard University of Southern California

Dr. Ternes teaches EDUC 499C, Senior Capstone Seminar in the undergraduate program for Liberal Studies; EDUG 585, Advanced Student Teaching; EDUG 605, Current Issues in Education.

Jerry Ternes VITA

Adjunct Professors

Dixie Arnold

Chair, Liberal Studies and Assistant Professor of Education

Dr. Arnold teaches EDUG 557, Exceptionality and Health and Clear Credential Health course. She holds a Ed.D. from University of La Verne, an M.A. from United States International University-San Diego, and a B.A. from California State University, Long Beach.

Lori Brown

Instructor of Exceptionality. She holds an M.A. from California State University, Fullerton, and a B.A. from Biola University.

Karen Escalante

TPA Coordinator

• M.A. in Education, Concordia University
• CLAD/Clear Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, California State University, Long Beach
• B.A. in Deaf Studies, California State University, Northridge

Ken Killian

Liberal studies faculty member and instructor of the pre-requisite class EDUC 315, Teaching in a Multicultural Setting and the Clear Credential class EDUG 576, Advanced Use of Technology to Support Student Learning. He holds an M.S. from Indiana State University and a B.A. from Sterling College.

Sharon Lockett

Instructor of Single Subject reading course. She holds an M.S. from California State University, Fullerton, and a B.A. from Point Loma Nazarene University.

Sheri McDonald

Instructor of Single Subject reading course. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California, a M.S. from California State University, Fullerton, and a B.A. from University of California, Irvine.

H. Scott Paulsen

Lead university supervisor of student teachers. He holds an M.A. from California State College, Long Beach; and B.A. from Occidental College.

Renee Rose

Instructor of Multiple Subject Reading methods. She holds an M.A. in Education from Pepperdine University; and B.A. from Vanguard University of Southern California.

Bonnie Swann

Instructor of EDUG 574, Advanced Study of Teaching Special Populations. She holds an M.A. in Education from California State University, Fullerton; and B.A. from Temple Buell College.

Staff

 Randee Loya

Credential Analyst and Student Teaching Coordinator for the Graduate Program in Education

She graduated from San Francisco State with a B.A. in Sociology and New York University with a M.A. in Higher Education Administration. Randee comes to Vanguard most recently from Scripps College in Claremont where she was the Director of Student Activities and Orientation. She is committed to supporting students and is excited for her calling to serve Vanguard and the surrounding community. She is a member of the Teacher Education Advisory Council and Credential Analysts and Counselors of California (CCAC).

Randee was born and raised in Anaheim, California. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, singing, socializing her Rat Terrier Phoebe, and spending time with family and friends.

Michelle Romo

Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Education

She holds a B.A. in Music Education from Vanguard University and is working towards her M.A. in Religion, with an emphasis in Leadership Studies here at VU. She utilizes her excellent organizational skills to develop systems for overall program management and provide personalized support to teacher candidates. She is a member of the Teacher Education Advisory Council and Credential Analysts and Counselors of California (CCAC).

Michelle was born in New Zealand and grew up in Missouri, Northern California and the Big Island of Hawaii. Michelle’s interests include teaching music, singing, reading historical fiction, and keeping her two pugs, Mac and Bo, in line. Michelle and her husband, Nick, live in Costa Mesa.

Shelley Vaters

Senior Administrative Secretary

Shelley is a Southern California native and grew up in Northern California. Shelley and her husband Karl, have pastored Cornerstone Christian Fellowship in Fountain Valley for 19 years. They have three grown children: Veronica Vaters Beaver and her husband Sam; Matt, a 2011 Business major graduate from Vanguard; and Phil, who is a current English major at Vanguard.

Shelley comes to Graduate Education from the Liberal Studies department and Child Development Program. She started at Vanguard in 2003 and moved to Graduate Education in February of 2011. She enjoys spending lots of time with Karl, taking her golden retriever, Trixie, everywhere she can, Darth, her black cat who stays at home, reading, gardening, rock concerts and most of all with her family.