Expertise:
Ms. Nguyen's areas of expertise are in teaching kindergarten through 12th-grade students and teaching children with disabilities.
Major Product/SVS:
Community Services Including Information, Training, Resources and Support for Children with Disabilities and Health Needs and their Families
Favorite Business Publication:
Newsweek
Hobbies/Sports:
Baking, Swimming, Reading Technical Journals
Education Degrees:
Pursuing Master's Degree in Technology, Arizona State University; Bachelor of Science in Special Education and Elementary Education, Indiana State University (1975)
Affiliations Awards:
Arizona Education Association; National Education Association; Former Board Member, Special Olympics; Alpha Sigma Alpha-Beta Upsilon Sorority
What do you feel separates you from the rest of the professionals in your industry?:
Ms. Nguyen's personal history of growing up side by side with a twin with a cognitive disability and having a daughter who was medically fragile and the knowledge of disability advocacy this provided to her is what separates her from her peers.
What has been the most outstanding thing you have done thus far in your career?:
Ms. Nguyen's greatest career achievement was being elected the "Pride of Peoria" by her peers in the Peoria School District in 2006.
Charity:
Former National Philanthropic Chairman, Alpha Sigma Alpha-Beta Upsilon Sorority
Number Of Years In Profession:
34
Number Of Years In Current Position:
3
Extended Bio Profile:
Ms. Nguyen works as a community liaison for the transition committee of the Phoenix Unified School District and Mesa Public Schools.
Awards/Honors:
Pride in Our People Award (2004-2005); Nominee, Disney Teacher of the Year Award; Who's Who Among American Teachers