CURRICULUM
VITAE
Marilyn J. O'Hair, B.A., M.S.
Marilyn
J. O'Hair, M.S.
Teacher
and tutor of English as a Second Languate (ESL)
San
Diego, California 92122
Telephone: +1.858.717.1733
Email: marilynohair@yahoo.com -or- englishinprovence.yahoo.com
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EDUCATION
1992 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SAN DIEGO,
San Diego, California
Professional
Certificate: Teaching English as a Second Language
Program
included specialized training in major competencies and knowledge
necessary to be a specialist in ESL field, including a foundation in
language acquisition theory, linguistics and grammatical
analysis, and development of classroom skills and effective
teaching techniques in teaching
and testing listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.
Sixty
hours of pacticum required.
1972 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY,
DeKalb, Illinois
Master of Science: Community
Mental Health
Program
emphasized interdisciplinary approach with course work in psychology,
sociology, marriage and family, counseling theory and practicum,
community organization, community mental health theory, and fieldwork.
1958 EARLHAM COLLEGE, Richmond,
Indiana
Bachelor of Arts:
Major - English and Education. Included
student teaching
English at the high school level
Minor – French. Included seven months of study in French
at the University of Geneva, Switzerland;
Institut de Touraine, Tours, France; and Institut Britannique, Paris,
France.
WORK
EXPERIENCE
March, 1992 to
Present
INSTRUCTOR OF ENGLISH
AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
Grossmont College, El Cajon, California
Summer,
1992 ESL Class on site at Chem-tronics Company,
El Cajon, California
(under contract with Grossmont-Cuyamaca College
District) (18 hours)
Spring,
1993 Substitute Instructor-Reading, Conversation, Grammar-Writing
Summer, 1993
Conversation
(6 levels), Substitute Instructor-Reading
Fall, 1993
Conversation, Oral Grammar, also Reading (15 hours)
Spring,
1994 Conversation, Oral Grammar
January, 1986 to
Present:
PRIVATE CONSULTANT
AND TRAINER IN HUMAN SERVICE
Special
expertise in mental health disaster planning and
intervention.
June, 1986 to
1998:
PRESIDENT, DISCRETE
DATA SYSTEMS, INC., La Jolla, California.
Administrative
and management duties in the development and manufacture of
medical instruments and computer software.
December, 1976
to 1996:
ADMINISTRATOR, BIO
PROCESS SYSTEMS, INC. San Diego, California.
Administrative
and management duties for FDA-approved
pharmaceutical research.
1970 to Present:
TEACHER/TRAINER
with numerous group
Presentation of over
60 classes, workshops, and trainings to administrators,
staff, and public groups. Provision of over 40 consultation sessions
with health professional administrators and staff regarding
program planning, treatment, and community
education programs. Provision of education, counseling, and
therapy sessions with diverse groups of people.
October, 1980 to
March, 1986:
PROGRAM CHIEF, MENTAL
HEALTH COMMUNITY SERVICES.
San Diego
County Mental Health Services, San Diego, California.
Administrative responsibility for planning, organizing, coordinating,
administering, evaluating, and preparing budget for county-wide program
of preventive outreach services, including crisis intervention,
consultation, community education and
organization, and programs for special populations such as seniors and ethnic
minorities. Hiring, supervision, and evaluation of
personnel. Planning,organizing, supervising disaster
intervention.
(Retired March 28, 1986.)
March, 1977 to
October, 1980:
MENTAL HEALTH
CONSULTANT II, Community Services Division
San Diego County
Mental Health Services, San Diego, California
Providing outreach
crisis intervention, staff training and consultation with
human care agencies, educational workshops forgeneral public, media
presentations; program planning and
evaluation, budget preparation and proposal writing. Special experience in
disaster intervention.
March, 1974 to
June, 1977:
MENTAL HEALTH
CONSULTANT I & II, Mental Health Advisory Board San
Diego County
Mental Health Services, San Diego, California.
Administrative
responsibilities for state-mandated advisory board
and six regional planning committees. Duties included organizing meetings and
tasks for volunteers, preparing reports and
recommendations for submission to Board of Supervisors, liaison activities,
recruiting and training board members.
October, 1972 to
July, 1973:
COMMUNITY MENTAL
HEALTH WORKER & COORDINATOR OF CRISIS LINE, Ben
Gordon
Community Mental Health Center, DeKalb, Illinois.
Providing individual,
marital, family, and group counseling; crisis
intervention; consultation and training with community agencies,
plus duties below.
March, 1972 to
October, 1972:
COORDINATOR OF CRISIS
LINE, Ben Gordon Community Mental Health Center, DeKalb,
Illinois.
Recruiting,
screening, training, supervising volunteers for 24-hour
crisis telephone line. Administering and coordinating services
of
line with other mental health center functions.
February, 1959
to June, 1961:
TEACHER, Batavia
Junior High School, Batavia, N.Y.
Teaching grammar
and literature to 7th and 8th grade students.
FIELDWORK
AND RELATED VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
1990-2004
Tutor of English as a Second Language in English (ESL) in Action
Program, Univeristy of
California San Diego International Center.
1991-92
Practicum/student teaching in English as a Second Language classes
at Grossmont College.
1970-72
Crisis counseling line volunteer.
1972
Counseling intern at Northern Illinois University.
1972
Counseling intern with disturbed unemployed persons at Illinois State Employment
Service.
1972
Counseling intern at nursing home for seniors.
1970
Counseling intern at Singer Zone Center (psychiatric hospital),
Rockford, Illinois.
1970-72
Co-leader of personal growth and communication workshops.
1965-68
President and active member of DeKalb (Illinois) Cooperative
Nursery Schools.
1962
Leader for interracial girls' group at YMCA, New Haven,
Connecticut.
TEACHING ELS IN FRANCE
2003: Professor for class for French Students in ESL at the "Provence for You" estate
Bras, France (Provence)
PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
California
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (CATESOL)
Teachers of
English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Retired
Employees of San Diego County, Inc.
California
Retired County Employees Association
COURSEWORK
COMPLETED
FOR CERTIFICATE
IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
University of
California, San Diego, California
Introduction to
Teaching English as a Second Language
Theories of
Second-Language Acquisition and Applications to Teaching
Linguistics and
Grammatical Analysis
Teaching and
Testing ESL Listening and Speaking Skills
Teaching and
Testing ESL Reading and Writing Skills
Teaching
Language as Communication
Role of Grammar
in Teaching Language
Developing and
Organizing Audiovisual Materials for Instructional Aid
English for
Specific Purposes
The Successful
ESL Classroom: Classroom Management Techniques
ESL Practicum
(60 hours)
Additional
Graduate Level Courses
Psychological
Foundations of Education
Reading
Improvement in the Elementary School
SPECIAL
EXPERIENCE IN MENTAL HEALTH
DISASTER INTERVENTION
Involvement in
the following disaster situations has included many aspects of mental health
intervention: front line direct intervention with victims,
their families,
and others closely related to the disaster; organizing and coordinating
staff and community volunteers in intervening in a disaster;
working with
media; consulting with mental health workers actually involved in a disaster
situation in another location; training and consulting with
mental health
administration and staff who are preparing for a future disaster.
- PSA air
crash - San Diego, CA - September 25, 1978
-
Cleveland School Sniping Incident - San Diego, CA - January 29, 1979
- American
Airlines crash - Chicago (San Diego-based crew) - May 25, 1979
- San
Ysidro Massacre - San Diego, CA - July 18, 1984
- Normal
Heights Fire - San Diego, CA - June 30, 1985
- Cerritos
air crash - Cerritos, CA - August 31, 1986
PUBLICATIONS
"Aftermath of
Tragedy: Pain and Growth," San Diego County Mental Health,
WITS
Newsletter, October, 1979.
"Mental Health
Involvement in the Aftermath of a Disaster or Tragedy," March, 1985
(unpublished paper developed by request from presentation to State of CA
Conference of Mental Health Directors in October, 1984.)
PRESENTATIONS
National
Committee for Mental Health Education - San Francisco, CA - February,
1980
North County
Psychological Association - San Diego, CA - February, 1981
State of CA
Mental Health Training Center - Los Angeles, CA - May,1981
Forum for Death
Education and Counseling - San Diego, CA - September, 1982
State of CA
Conference of Local Mental Health Directors (special workshop) - San Diego,
CA - February, 1983
California/
Baja, California Bi-National Health Council - San Diego, CA - June, 1984
State of CA
Conference of Local Mental Health Directors - San Diego, CA - October,
1984
Consultation and
training - Monterey County Dept. of Emergency Medical Services
-Monterey, CA - January through June, 1986
Evaluators and
Planners from County Mental Health programs in Southern California
- July, 1986
Southern
California American Red Cross Disaster Institute - Claremont, CA - August,
1986
San Diego County
Mental Health inservice training - San Diego, CA - November, 1986
Riverside County
Mental Health Department - Riverside, CA - Consultation - August,
1986 through January, 1987; Staff training - January 12 & 13,
1987
American Society
for Health Care Education - San Diego and Imperial Counties Chapter -
San Diego, CA - October, 1987
1989 Earthquake
Preparedness Conference - "A Call to Commitment" - San Diego, CA -
Moderator of panel, "Psychological Response" - March 29 & 30, 1989
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