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Devorah Lieberman
Devorah Lieberman
President, University of La Verne

Humboldt State

B.A. Communications Studies (1975)

San Diego State

M.A. Intercultural Communication (1977)
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  • In 2011, became the 18th president of the University of La Verne, and first female president in its 120 year history.
  • In 2011, appointed to the ACE Network Executive Board as a state liaison for Women in Higher Education and is currently serving a three-year term on the Western Association of Schools & Colleges (WASC) Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges & Universities.
  • In January 2012, named to the American Council of Education’s (ACE) Commission on Inclusion and to the Resource Development Committee for the Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities (HACU).
  • As part of a 30 year career in higher education, served previously as provost and vice president of Academic Affairs at Wagner College in New York.

Notable CSU Alumni in education

Robert AguilarFresno, San José
Superintendent, Delano School District

Fresno State

B.A. Education (1962)

San José State​

M.A. Education (1972)
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Mary BarlowBakersfield
Superintendent, Kern County Superintendent of Schools

Bakersfield
B.A., Psychology (1994)

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Donald E. CarterBakersfield
Retired Superintendent, Kern High School Distri​ct

CSU Bakersfield

M.A. Educational Administration (1985)Credential, Educational Administration (1985)
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Maria CasillasLos Angeles
Chief of School Family and Parent/Community Services, Los Angeles Unified School District

Cal State LA​

M.A. Education (1978)
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Sal CastroLos Angeles
Social Studies Teacher/Activist

Cal State LA​

Social Studies (1961)​
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Blanca CavazosBakersfield
Retired Superintendent, Taft Union High School Dist​rict

CSU Bakersfield
B.A., Liberal Studies (1980)
M.A., Bilingual Cross-Cultural Education (1987)
M.A., Educational Administration, (1992)

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Benjamin T. DuranStanislaus
Executive Director, Central Valley Higher Education Consortium & President Emeritus, Merced College

Stanislaus State

B.A. Spanish (1971)Credential Secondary Education (1974)​
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Vivian EkchianNorthridge
Superintendent, Glendale Unified School District

CSU Northridge

B.A., Political Science (1982) 
Credential (1987)
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education
Humboldt; San Diego