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Home My WebLink About13B - WIB APPT JIMENEZ-HAMI REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: AUGUST 7, 2006 TITLE: APPOINTMENT OF MEMBER TO THE SANTA ANA WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD ~cwJ, 1\J.~ CITY MANAGER J.i RECOMMENDED ACTION CLER OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPR VED D As Recommended D As Amended D Ordinance on 1" Reading D Ordinance on 2"' Reading D Implementing Resolution D Set Public Hearing For UED TO MBER Appoint Dr. Ana Jimenez-Hami, Executive Dir ctor, O.C. Children's Therapeutic Arts Center to the Santa Ana Workfor e Investment Board. WORKFORCE INVESMENT BOARD RECOMMENDATION Recommended that the City Council appoint Executive Director, of the O.C. Children's Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board representative filling the Youth Community Dr. J'menez-Hami, Founder and Thera eutic Arts Center to the public sector member eat. By a vote of 18:0 (Chapman, Conrad, Didion, Kand Simon, Wadhera, Ward, Zarate, Zarate-Cervantes Meeting of July 14, 2006. DISCUSSION , Meza, absent) Oakes, Quarles, at its Regular On March 6, 2000, the City Council adopted a res lution establishing the Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board and app inted 35 members. In accordance with the federal legislation, a major'ty of the Board and the Board Chair must come from the private sector. he remaining Board seats represent education, non-profit organizations, 0 e-stop mandated partners and local labor organizations. Currently there are two mandated private sector development organization, one community based or vacancy seat on the Board. After an extensive interview process, the WIB is recommending this to the Board. 13B-1 vacancies, one economic anization and one labor ecruitment campaign and andidate for appointment Appointment of Member to the WIB August 7, 2006 Page 2 The community based organization nominee is Dr. Ana Jimenez-Hami, the Founder and Executive Director of the O.C. Children's Therapeutic Arts Center in Santa Ana. Her resume, biography and nomination form are attached (Exhibit 1). Staff will continue to work to fill the remaining vacancies on the Board. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. JiM Stephen G.~rding Deputy CitfManager of Development Services SGH/LS/FJ/mlr H:\ACTIONS\2006 CC\ApptMember WIB Jimenez 8-7-06.doc 13B-2 Ana Jimenez-Hami, PH.D. 17 Vetrina, Irvine, CA 92606 (949) 653 - 6342 (home) (714) 296 - 2191 (Cellular) occhildren@sbcglobal.net (e-mai1s) EDUCATION Ph.D. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. Major Programs: Educational Psychology and Special Education. Specialization: Exceptional students from diverse cultural and lin!;uistic populations. Society of Delta Epsilon 1993-94 Best Dissertation Award, USC AWARDS Community Building A ward, City of Santa Ana, 2006 Orange County Children and Families Commission Community A Nard, 2006 "Women who make a difference in Orange County", 2005 Orange County Human Relations Award, 2003 MANA National Organization, Arts & Culture Community Award 2002 Regional Center of Orange County, Professional Accomplishment Nomination, 2002 Society of Delta Epsilon 1993-94 Best Dissertation Award, USC Phi Kappa Phi Research Mentorship Award, USC, 1991-92 Education Graduate Organization Award, USC, 1990, 1989 Educare Scholarship, USC, 1989 Center for International Students Award, USC, 1989 PROFESSIONAL & TEACHING EXPERIENCE 1999- Dresent Chapman University Adjunct Faculty, School of Education, Department of Elementary :<:ducation. Courses: Second Language Acquisition, Literacy and Learning in :alifornia Schools Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center, FOlmder & Executive Director. Educational, therapeutic & after-school enrichment programs for (hildren with special needs and at-risk youth. 1997-1999 Private Practice. Private consultations with parents and children with special needs; consultant for Hope University. Research Assistant for UCLA, Socio-behavic ral Group. 1995 - 97 California State University, Northridge. Adjunct Faculty, S ecial Education Department, School of Education, Courses taught: "Instruction of Exceptional Pupils: Educational Assessment and Methods," Instruction of Exceptional Pupils: C( gnition and Communication," and "Theoretical and Empirical Bases of Education for Exceptio al Pupils with MildIModerate Disabilities." EXHIBIT 1 1 13B-3 University of California, Los Angeles. Researcher, Sociobehavioral Research Group, at UCLA. Worked with Dr. Claude Goldenberg on a longitudinal research project: "Promoting the Home- School Connections in an Elementary School Setting for Children of Diverse Cultural and Linguistic Backgrounds." 1994-95 Loyola Marymount University. Visiting Assistant Professor, Special Education, School of Education at Loyola Maryount., Los Angeles, CA. Provided the Department Chair assistance with graduate and undergraduate advisement, taught three cross-cultural special education courses and provided research assistance in a federally funded research grant given to the department. Courses taught: "Introduction to the Exceptional FEP/LEP Student," "Informal Assessment and IEP Development for Students with Learning Problems," and "Assessment of FEP and LEP Children with Learning Problems." 1993 - 94 Loyola Marymount. Part-time Faculty, Special Education Program, School of Education, Los Angeles, CA. Course taught: "Informal Assessment and IEP Development for Students with Exceptional Needs" California State University, Northridge. Part-time Faculty, Special Education Department, School of Education, California State University, Northridge. Course taught: "Instruction of Exceptional Pupils: Educational Assessment and Methods." }989 - 1993 University of Southern California. Graduate Teaching AssistantlLecturer and Fieldwork Supervisor. Department of Elementary Education, School of Education, at USC. Taught and supervised undergraduate education majors at their school sites (elementary and secondary levels) regarding reading and writing methodology with pupils from diverse cultural and linguistic populations, as well as language minority exceptional children. Courses taught: "The Teaching of Reading and Writing: A Bilingual Emphasis on Language and Literacy. " 1987 University of Puerto Rico. Part-time Faculty, Department of Humanities at UPR, Ponce, Puerto Rico. Taught general music education courses to undergraduate (elementary) education majors. Courses: "Music in the Elementary Classroom," "Music Appreciation," and "Choir". Interamerican University. Part-time Faculty, Department of Music, San German, Puerto Rico. Taught an introductory music therapy course (emphasis on exceptional children) to undergraduate psychology, education and music majors. Course: "Introduccion a la Musicoterapia." [Introduction to Music Therapy]. 1985 Florida State University. Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Music, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. Taught general music courses for undergraduate students. EXHIBIT 1 2 13B-4 Courses: "Psychology of Music," and "Class Guitar". RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 1993 - 1997 "Promoting Home-School Connections in an Elementary School Setting for Children Of Diverse Cultural and Linguistic Backgrounds." Project coordinator: Dr. Claude Goldenberg. Sociobehavioral Research Group, University of California, Los Angeles, CA. '95-96: Emphasis on Parent Involvement '94-95: Qualitative analysis of Home-school Components '93-94: The use of Homework and the "homework liaison" 1992 - 93 "Teachers' Mental Models of Assessment of Literacy with Language Minority Students". Collected and analyzed interview data for the research study. Coordinator: Dr. Robert Rueda, Dept. of Educational Psychology, School of Education, University of Southern California. 1992 "Literacy Interventions' study with At-Risk Minority Inner-city Adolescents." Collected data for the study through interviews, assessments and field observations. Coordinator: Dr. Agnes Lin, Dept. of Curriculum, Teaching and Special Education, School of Education, University of Southern California. 1991 "The Early Literacy Project with Hispanic Children on Linguistic Minority Research Project." Coded and analyzed video tape data of teacher's "instructional conversation" sessions with language minority children. Coordinators: Dr. Robert Rueda, USC & Dr. Claude Goldenberg, UCLA. A Joint USC/UCLA Research Study. 1989-90 "The OLE Research Project with Exceptional Linguistic Minority Students." Collected data through assessments, interviews and field observations. Coordinators: Dr. Robert Rueda, USC & Drs. Richard Figueroa & Nadeen Ruiz, UC-Davis. A Joint USC/UC-Davis Special Education Research Project. CONFERENCE AND PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS Jimenez-Hami, Ana. "Musicoterapia para Padres" (Music Therapy for Parents of Children with Special Needs" Fiesta Educativa, Orange County Annual Conference, Santa Ana College, 2004 Jimenez-Hami, Ana and Rueda, Robert. "Social Constructivism in Educational Settings: Studies of Latino and African-American Students" Symposium on culturally and Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Learners, New Orleans, Louisiana. January, 1997. Jimenez-Hami, Ana. "Music as Therapy: Listening to the Soul of the Child with Emotional EXHIBIT 1 3 13B-5 - Problems." Annual Conference of the Association for Transpersonal Psychology, Monterey, Ca., August 1995. , , , Jimenez-Hami, Ana. "Help-Seeking Behaviors of Hispanic *ementary School Children Engaged in Literacy Activities." Annual Meeting of the Arrerican Educational Research Association, New Orleans, April, 1994. , i I Jimenez-Hami, Ana & Goldenberg, Claude. "Promoting the H~me-school Connections for Latino Students through the Use of Homework and the H mework Liaison." Annual Meeting ofthe American Educational Research Association, New rleans, April, 1994. Jimenez-Hami, Ana. "Preliminary Findings of a Dissertati~n Study on the Nature of Hispanic Elementary School Children Engaged in Literacy Ac 'vities." The Seventh Annual Conference of the Linguistic Minority Research Institute, Unive ity of California, Santa Barbara. May, 1993. : , Jimenez, Ana. "La Integracion de la Musicoterapia en el Curriculo de Educacion Elemental" (Integrating Music Therapy in the Elementary Educafion Curriculum). Unversidad Catolica, Ponce, Puerto Rico, October 1987. Jimenez, Ana. "Musicoterapia para el Nino Impedido" (Music Therapy for the Exceptional Child). Universidad de las Antillas, Curacao. October, 1987. I Jimenez, Ana. "La Integracion de la Musicoterapia al progra*a de Estudios de Educacion Especial." (Integrating Music Therapy and Special Educati n). Center of Services for Children with Developmental Disabilities. Ponce, Puerto ico. May, 1987. i Jimenez, Ana. "Musicoterapia para Ninos con Problemas dellnesarrollo." (Music therapy for Developmentally Disabled Children). Panelist member at !the "VI Foro de Educacion Musical en Puerto Rico," Conservatorio de Musica, San Juan, Pue~o Rico. April 22, 1987 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Educational Research Association Council for Exceptional Children Association for Transpersonal Psychology National Association for Music Therapy COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center, Founder Santa Ana Federal Empowerment Zone, Youth Alternatives Coundll Member Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board, Member/Provider ! "ALMA", Association for Latino Mental Health Awareness in Orarge County EXHIBIT 1 4 13B-6 11 Summarized Biography Dr. Ana Jimenez-Hami Dr. Ana Jimenez-Hami is the Founder and Executive Director of the Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center, a community-based organization in Santa Ana dedicated to empowering at-risk youth and children with disabilities through arts, literacy and therapeutic programs. Also, she is a part-time faculty at Chapman University in the School of Education. She completed her undergraduate and masters degrees in Psychology and Music Therapy from Florida State University in 1986; and received a Doctoral degree in Educational Psychology and Special Education from the University of Southern California in 1993. Dr. Ana Jimenez is the recipient of: a (2006) community building award by the City of Santa Ana for her contributions to the Santa Ana community; a Human Relations award from the Orange County Human Relations Commission (2004); and a community building award in the fields of Arts & Culture by the National Organization of MANA (2003). Last year, she was nominated "Women Who Make a Difference" in Orange County, and was awarded a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition and Outstanding Leadership. Other nominations include the "Peter Hartman" award by the Orange County Children and Families Commission, and a "Professional Achievement" award by the Regional Center of Orange County. Her passion is to use the creative arts as a therapeutic intervention to heal children and youth with disabilities, empower at-risk youth though literacy and leadership development, and research educational methods that will empower the Latino community and underprivileged families to succeed in the academic world and reach for higher educational goals. 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