Leadership & Board of Directors
Beverly L. Young, Ph.D.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Dr. Young also taught at UCLA before she started at California State University, Fullerton as an Associate Professor in the College of Education. In 1997, Dr. Young moved to the California State University Chancellor’s Office where she served in statewide administration, eventually as the Systemwide Assistant Vice Chancellor in Academic Affairs.
In addition, Dr. Young has served as the Chair of the WestEd Regional Educational Laboratory Board of Directors, a Commissioner on the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, the Chair of the Far West Regional Laboratories Board of Directors, an invited member for the University of Michigan Advisory Board for Teaching Works, and as an Advisory Board Member of edTPA at Stanford University.
Dr. Young received her A.B. in English and Liberal Studies, her M.A. in the Diagnosis and Improvement of Reading, and her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction all from the University of California, Riverside. She is the author of numerous publications on teachers and educator preparation.
Dr. Young comes to Above & Beyond with many years of experience, beginning as an elementary classroom teacher in the Banning and Anaheim Unified School Districts before advancing to the University of California, Riverside as a supervisor for the California New Teacher Project, as well as a supervisor and lecturer in Teacher Education.
