High School Director

SUZETTE HODNETT

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Whittier, Ca. 90602

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EDUCATION

! ! SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY

! ! DEGREE: Master of Science, Psychology/Counseling, Summa Cum Laude, 1978

! ! BOSTON UNIVERSITY

! ! MAJOR: Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, l976

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! ! CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON

! ! MAJOR: Creative Writing Dean s List: l971-l973

LICENSES ! Marriage and Family Psychotherapist, 1986

! Pupil Personnel and Community College Credential

TAI CHI: Sandan, 3rd degree black belt, Aikido-ai of Whittier. Sensei Frank Mc Gouirk.

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EMPLOYMENT

2008 - present: LIFE COACH

Blending my experience as a psychotherapist, tai chi instructor and artist

to bring physical and emotional health to young people

2008 - present CONSULTANT, L.E.A.R.N.

Executive coaching, facilitate professional development retreats, con ict resolution.

2008-present TAI CHI INSTRUCTOR,

Rio Hondo Community Extension Program, Yorba Linda Community Center.

! ! Whittier Community Center, La Mirada Community Center and Aikido-ai of Whittier.

2208-present INSTRUCTOR, CREATIVE WRITING.

! ! Rio Hondo Community Extension Program.

2008-present CONSULTANT, P.R.E.P. Program

Teach Tai Chi/Life Skills to at-risk youth at South El Monte High School and

! ! Whittier High School through a P.R.E.P. grant.

2006-2008 COORDINATOR. Touch Communications Home Massage. Long Beach, Ca.

! Consultant, creative director and outreach liason with the community. Co-author

of Home Massage: Transforming Family Life through the Healing Power of Touch,

1991-present: ARTIST:

Fine Artist:

! ! Exhibiting work in selected Fine Art Shows and Galleries throughout the U.S.

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Author/Illustrator:

! ! Wrote and illustrated a children s book series, What Would You Do If It Happened To You?

(publication pending)

! Artist in Residence: Colby School. Park City, Utah

Worked with at-risk youth to create an 8 x 8 framed ne art original to hang in the

! Park City City Hall Building. March/April 2003

Of cial Artist: Jack Murphy Stadium, l995

1986-1991: ! MARRIAGE AND FAMLY THERAPIST. Private Practice. San Diego, Ca.

1986-1991: ! DIRECTOR. Lakeside Counseling Center. Supervised all aspects of the facility. !

! Provided psychotherapy to individuals and families. Networked and consulted

! ! with schools, drug prevention councils and parent and teacher groups.

1980-1985! DIRECTOR. Lakeside Center for Teenagers.

1976-l979! DIRECTOR. Hillcrest Center for Teenagers. San Diego, Ca.

! ! Hired by the Mott Foundation to develop and implement programs for juvenile

delinquency in San Diego.

1978-1979 ! LECTURER. San Diego State University.

1985-l987 ! COLUMNIST. Daily Californian. San Diego, Ca.

! ! Wrote weekly column entitled Ask Suzette, an advice forum for teenagers and parents.

1976-l977 ! COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR. San Diego, Ca.

Worked as part of a small core group responsible for developing

! ! alternative and innovative approaches to human care.

1984-l987! GRAPHIC ARTIST. Linnie Cooper Foundation. San Diego, Ca.

! Hired to write and illustrate all brochures, yers and advertising copy

for their various programs.

l982-1990 ! GRAPHIC ARTIST/GRANT WRITER San Diego Youth Services,

! ! Drug Abuse Teen Theater Project.

! Responsible for all graphic relations -- brochures, posters, yers, and logos -- and

! ! grant writing.

PRIOR: ! COUNSELOR. Hancock Elementary School. San Diego, Ca.

SOCIAL WORKER. Roxbury Children s Services. Boston, Ma.

! ! TEACHER. Lewiston Jr. High School. Lewiston, NY

ADMINISTRATIVE ASST. Boston University Counseling Ctr., Ma.

! ! FOSTER PARENT. YMCA, San Diego, Ca.

INTERESTS: Travel, Tai Chi, Writing, People, Jazz, Bicycle Riding, The Power of the Human Spirit

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