Tool Belts, Anger, and Sunflowers
Pacific Oaks Children’s School instructor Victor Soto is teaching four-year-olds skills to help them navigate the seesaws of the real world as well as those on the playground.
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Giving Babies the Respect They Deserve
Author and PO alumna and teacher Ruth Anne Hammond is encouraging childcare professionals, students, and parents to let babies run the show.
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Trains Teachers and Leaders to Change the World
Sarah Therberge believes “useful, relevant, and meaningful learning will rock your world.” A PO class she took 15 years ago continues to impact her today.
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Teaches Students to Take a Stand against Bullies
An anti-bullying program initiated by PO alumna Olivia Brown has put her school at the forefront of the anti-bullying movement.
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Sees Herself in Her Students
A Pacific Oaks student in the human development and teacher credentialing programs creates an activity to engage students and lands a publishing contract.
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TCS ES Board of Trustees

Ricardo "Richard" Grunsten (Chair)
Chairman, Marketing Support Inc.

R. Edward Bergmark, Ph.D. (Vice Chair)
Founder (Retired), Optum®/UnitedHealth Group Inc.

Richard A. Chaifetz, Psy.D.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ComPsych Corporation

Dean Chung, M.B.A.
Director, Insightout

Allen J. Cizner, M.B.A.
President, Knowledge Corporation

Steven H. Cohen, J.D.
Attorney at Law, Cohen Law Group, P.C.

Dorothy Farris
Regional Sales Director West, Veeam

Bruce A. Fox, J.D.
Partner, Neal Gerber & Eisenberg, LLP

Linda Havard, M.B.A. (Vice Chair)
Chief Financial Officer, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

William Houston, M.S.M.
Chairman, Elsworth & Associates


Michael Horowitz, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer, TCS Education System

Kevin Kotecki, M.B.A.
President, Mike's Hard Lemonade Company

Joe Layng, Ph.D.
Director Learning Sciences, Mimio

George P. Mitchell
Director of Diversity Management (Retired), Commonwealth Edison

Steven Nakisher, Psy.D.
President & Chief Executive Officer, Center for Personal Development

Douglas Patinkin
President, MBM Company Inc.

Mary Turner Pattiz, Ph.D.
Board member, DARE, Musicians Assistance Program, COACH for Kids

Matthew Sauer, M.B.A.
Portfolio Manager, Lateef Investment Management

Rev. Mary Tudela, M.B.A.
Former Executive Director, Samaritan Counseling Center of the Northwest Suburbs