Jan White

In her 30 years as an elementary educator, Jan has taught all grade levels from Pre-K through 6th grade in Ohio, Los Angeles and San Jose. She served as a mentor teacher to her district in the areas of early childhood education and new teacher support.

She also presented annually at the California Kindergarten Conference and locally on the topic of early childhood education.

She served as the lead advisor for the Franklin McKinley New Teacher Project for three years, which served over 300 first and second year teachers. Through the New Teacher Center, Santa Cruz she provided professional development for new teacher advisors in Silicon Valley, San Luis Obispo, and San Mateo as well as coordinated the Silicon Valley Pre Intern Program.

She is now teaching and supervising student teachers at the National Hispanic University. She holds a Masters degree in both Mental Health Counseling and Educational Leadership.