This page serves as a listing of the Students of the Doctorate in Educational Leadership program. After graduation listings will include dissertation title and, when available, a link to the ScholarWorks listing for the dissertation.

Myrna Baylis

Path: Educational Leadership

Derek Bradley

Path: Educational Leadership, Higher Education

Experienced educator with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in Critical Thinking, Academic Advising, Microsoft Office, Communication, and Event Management. Strong professional with a Doctor of Education - EdD focused in Educational Leadership and Administration, General from California State University-Sacramento.

Jaimeson Daley

Path: Educational Leadership, P-12

Kluge-Ruhe staff and volunteers are thrilled to announce the appointment of Jaimeson Daley as Manager of Education and Programs.

Jaimeson has come to us from Sacramento, California, where he was an education associate at SFMOMA and consulted with the Manetti Shrem Museum at the University of California, Davis. Jaimeson is also completing his Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from California State University, Sacramento.

Jaimeson is moved by the welcome he’s received from staff, volunteers, and the UVA community since joining Kluge-Ruhe, and wants to reflect that enthusiasm through the experiences and programs he is planning.

While new to Virginia, he uses his free time with his family, revisiting his studio and art practice, and exploring long cycling routes.

Lindsay Thuy Dao

Path: Educational Leadership, Community College

I am an adjunct Lecturer for CSUS and the Supervisor of Allied Therapy for Sutter Health. I received my Masters in Healthcare Administration from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, and my research interest focuses on resiliency, mental health, trauma-informed care, and self-efficacy. My guilty pleasure is watching The Office, being in nature, road trips with my dog, and traveling both locally and internationally to seek out delicious vegan cuisine.

Ana Farina

Path: Educational Leadership, Higher Education

Dr. Ana Maria Farina is the proud daughter of Salvadoran immigrants and a first-generation Latina college graduate who has dedicated over 20 years to public education. She began her career as a history, psychology, and AVID teacher before serving as a middle school principal. Currently, she serves as the Director of Communications, Community Engagement, and College Readiness for Vacaville Unified School District. Ana grew up in Vallejo, CA, and is proud Vallejo Kid! As a first-generation college graduate, she deeply values the transformative power of education, both in her own life and in the lives of the students she serves. Her passion for education drives her commitment to ensuring that all students, especially first-generation and underserved populations, have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in college, career, and life. Her research interests include DACAmented educators, Chicana/Latina feminist epistemologies, and the use of convivencias in K-12 classrooms to foster inclusive and culturally responsive learning environments.

Catherine Forman

Path: Educational Leadership, P-12

Dr. Kate Forman, a Chicago native, has served as a public educator for fifteen years; she is an English teacher and Intervention specialist who has spent her time in the classroom crafting equitable practices to support diverse learners. Dr. Forman earned her B.A. in communications at Columbia College of Chicago and her Masters in Education at UC Davis; she re-entered the education learning sphere at Sac State’s Ed.D. program where she was nominated for the Outstanding Dissertation Award. She plans to use her dissertation, White Teachers, White Problems, White Solutions, as a launching pad for further study of White teachers in K12 spaces and the impact of whiteness in education. Her research interests include White teachers, new teacher development, curriculum and instruction, culturally responsive and sustaining teaching, and critical epistemologies.

Amanda Goldman

Path: Educational Leadership, Higher Education

Rita Good

Path: Educational Leadership, Higher Education

My passion is state and local government relations and working in the community to empower women and youth. I have over 35 years of leading groups in strategic planning and focusing on policy issues, as well as special projects. My work experience includes the ability to build effective working relationships and influence private, non-profit, public, State, and Federal organizations.

Freshta Gran Guzman

Path: Educational Leadership, Higher Education

Cassandra Henderson

Path: Educational Leadership, Higher Education

As a graduate with distinction with an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, my commitment to equity is both a professional stance and a personal mission. I am a solutions-driven leader with 16+ years of experience implementing collaborative, dialogic, relationship, and team-building strategies to transform workplaces and engage diverse stakeholders.

Prisila Isais

Path: Educational Leadership, Higher Education

Prisila Isais was born and raised in Sacramento, Ca. Proud of her Mexican roots and proud of her Sacramento community. For the past 10 years, Prisila has served the community through home visitation programs, empowerment workshops and through various in-person events. In her current role, she supports families in becoming advocates in their children’s education and achieving their educational goals. Prisila’s parents migrated from Zacatecas, Mexico in search of opportunities for the children they would later have. Regardless of various challenges and with support from her parents, Prisila completed her undergraduate degree at UC Davis and completed graduate level work at California State University, Sacramento. Prisila’s research interests include Latinx parent/family engagement, in particular Latina immigrant mother’s engagement and leadership development.

Latoya Jackson

Path: Educational Leadership, Community College

Director of Equal Employment Opportunity Diversity and Title IXTitle IX/Equal Employment Opportunity. Equity-Minded Employment Recruitment and Retention Advocate/Practitioner, Transformative Leader, Self-Reflective Educator, Empathetic Communicator, Courageous & Uplifting Leader, Freedom Dreamer, Innovative Leader

Kaylyn Lumsden

Path: Educational Leadership, P-12

Juliet Maestas

Path: Educational Leadership, Community College

As an Tribal Education advocate, providing college and career pathways my expertise in higher education leadership and tribal education consulting is now at the forefront of advocating for and enhancing opportunities within tribal communities.

Jerel McGiffert

Path: Educational Leadership, Community College

I serve as an advocate for a variety of student populations.

Tracie Noriega

Path: Educational Leadership, Higher Education

I am a second generation Filipina -American, Wife, and Mother of 4, who currently serves the students of San Lorenzo Unified as the Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services. This is my 24th year as an Educator having served as a teacher, site administrator, and district office administrator. A few other roles in which I serve are as the President of FAEAC (Filipino-American Educators Association of CA) and as the Equity Chair and State Committee representative for ACSA (Association of CA School Administrators) Region 6.

Education became the route I chose to take as I was inspired by my high school teachers who supported me as a teen mom struggling to balance motherhood, education, and what I realized was then an abusive marriage. It was Ethnic Studies that helped me to understand my experiences as the daughter of Filipino immigrants living in a predominantly white neighborhood. It was Ethnic Studies that helped me to realize the detrimental relationship patterns I was perpetuating for myself and my son and allowed me to heal. It was Ethnic Studies that then became my core as a future Educator. It is Ethnic Studies and its values that continue to keep me centered as an Educator today and always.

Maria Ximena Ospina

Path: Educational Leadership, Higher Education

An advocate of accessible and equitable education with diverse experience in social change organizations and higher education institutions. A firm believer that through restorative justice, innovation, compassion, and collaboration, our world can take progressive steps to heal and strengthen our global community.

Marvin Reed

Path: Educational Leadership, P-12

Marvin Reed is an accomplished educator and leader residing in the Bay Area, dedicated to inspiring and empowering the next generation. He holds a B.A. in Sociology, an M.A. in Higher Education and Leadership Policies, a Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential, an Administrative Services Credential, and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership.

Kanwardeep Singh

Path: Educational Leadership, P-12

Ruth Williams

Path: Educational Leadership, Higher Education

Ruth Williams is the staff director of the new college, The Black Honors College, that was launched this fall 2024. Her job is to ensure newly enrolled students receive the support they need to graduate.

Grace Yates

Path: Educational Leadership, P-12