Lewis Center for Educational Research

Dr. Patricia Caldwell spent 20 years in the California community college system where she served as a counselor, instructor, academic department chair, dean, Vice-President/Assistant Superintendent and Interim President.   She also has over 20 years experience as a consultant to community colleges, public agencies, nonprofits, and state and county fairs primarily in the areas of strategic planning, management and board training, and organizational development.  In addition to her professional activities, Pat has always been very committed to community service, serving on the Board of Directors of the Victor Valley Chamber, Victor Elementary School Board, Victor Valley College Foundation Board, and Desert Communities United Way Board.  Pat has a dual Ph.D. from the University of California, Riverside in Politics of Higher Education and Management and Decision-making.  Additionally, she taught in the MBA program for the University of Redlands. Dr. Caldwell joined the Lewis Center for Educational Research Board of Directors in 2018.

Yolanda Carlos has over 30 years’ experience in early childhood education.  She has served as an instructor for Victor Valley Union High School District for 27 years and at Pacific Oaks College School of Education for 9 years as professor of the BA and MA Early Childhood Education degree programs. Professor Carlos holds a MA Ed in Early Childhood Education from Cambridge College.  She developed a (2021) micro credential: Social Emotional Learning and Cultural Identity for three CETYS campuses in Mexico and their Spanish speaking student teacher candidates. She has  presented over 5 TCS Globe Talks (2021) in partnership with STADIO South Africa University on COVID, Trauma, and other relevant topics; presented papers and workshops at State wide and international conferences: presenting at The Learner Scholar Conference, Belfast, Ireland Queen’s University on the topic of Anti-Bias through the Lens of the Practitioner (2019), Hong Kong International Conference on Education, Psychology, and Society (2018), China (2018) and California focusing on STEAM specialization developed for educators and a specialization in Trauma for teachers at the World Forum (2017).  Yolanda has also served in the non-profit community based organization, “A Better Way” as a parenting instructor and as a board member.  Yolanda joined the Lewis Center for Educational Research Board of Directors in 2022.

 

Dr. Steve Levin has worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory since 1990.  During that time, his research interests have included the Cosmic Microwave Background, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI), measuring magnetic fields in star-forming regions, looking for near-Earth asteroids, modeling radio emission from Jupiter’s radiation belts, and microwave observations of Jupiter.  He has done radio astronomy from large radio telescopes, mountain top research stations, the South Pole, high-altitude balloons, and spacecraft.  He is currently the Project Scientist for Juno, Lead Co-I for the Juno Microwave Radiometer, and Lead Scientist for the Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope project (GAVRT).  He has co-authored over 200 peer-reviewed scientific papers.  He was also an elected member of the board of education of Culver City Unified School District from 2013-2022, and is a frequent speaker on science topics at schools and public venues.  Dr. Levin graduated with a Ph.D. in Physics in 1987 from the University of California at Berkeley.  Dr. Levin joined the Lewis Center for Educational Research Board of Directors in 2023.

Dr. Omari Onyango is the owner and CEO of Palmdale Family Dental & Orthodontics. He has been the 1st Elder/administrator of SDA Fellowship of Rancho Cucamonga since 2006. He has served  as chair of the Kenya American Association for two terms and was a researcher at Center for Dental Research, School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University. Previously, he served as a note taker for the Board of Directors for Alliance for Multicultural Community Services in Houston.  He was also a college Professor in the Department Community Health, School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, where he taught courses in Health Services Management and Health Care Administration.  He also coordinated an international course for the training of Health Care Administrators for the continent of Africa.  Dr. Onyango graduated with a DDS in 1985 and Masters in Public Health in 1988 from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. He comes from a family of teachers.  Dr. Omari joined the Lewis Center for Educational Research Board of Directors in 2018.

Sharon Page is the owner/operator of The HR Edge in Victorville, California providing Human Resource consulting services to small and medium-sized businesses and organizations in the High Desert and Inland Empire. Sharon Page is an active member of both the IE SHRM and PiHRA Inland Valley chapters of the Society for Human Resource Management. She graduated from CSU, Northridge with a bachelor’s degree in Communication Science and Services and holds both the SPHR and SHRM-SCP certifications. Ms. Page joined the Lewis Center for Educational Research Board of Directors in 2018.

 

Marisol Sanchez is the proud second-generation Franchisee of 11 McDonald’s Restaurants in the High Desert and San Bernardino area. Marisol actively supports and serves the local community, families, and children through the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Food Donation Programs. Marisol currently serves on the Ronald McDonald House Inland Empire Board of Trustees. Prior to joining McDonald’s, she was a criminal prosecutor serving as Deputy District Attorney for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. She has extensive trial experience, trying both felonies and misdemeanors throughout Los Angeles County. Marisol graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California at Berkeley in 2002. She received her Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles in 2005. Marisol was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2005 and is still an active member.  Ms. Sanchez joined the Lewis Center for Educational Research Board of Directors in 2022.