Mark A. Ewoldsen, Ph.D.
CAREER OBJECTIVE: To be part of a team that inspires all stakeholders to
develop their intellect and wisdom, develop the ability and desire to be
life-long learners, respect diversity, and be responsible citizens.
2005 – Present COLLEGE BOARD, Educational Testing ServiceS
AP Environmental Sciences Table Leader
AP Environmental Sciences Reader
1990 – Present LA Cañada HIGH SCHOOL, LA Cañada UNIFIED
Advanced Placement Testing Coordinator
Science Department Chair
Science Teacher - AP Environmental Science,
Biology, Chemistry, and Physics
WASC Visiting Team Member to
Wrestling Coach
1992 – 1996 CITRUS
COMMUNITY COLLEGE/PASADENA
1989 – 1990 Glendale High School,
Long-term Substitute in Social Studies – ELD and
Regular
1982 –
1984 BIOCHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT,
Teaching Assistant for Graduate Level Classes
1979 – 1980 MATHEMATICS
DEPARTMENT,
College Algebra Instructor
CREDENTIALS:
SDAIE
State of
EDUCATIONAL TRAINING:
Coordinated and participated in the development of
departmental and district curriculum
As Department Chair was member of Planning Team,
Instructional Council and Curriculum Council
Developed curriculum for AP Environmental Science for
LCHS
Wrote curriculum documents for Biology and Physics
District Grant recipient for interdisciplinary work
between Physics and Pre-Calculus
Developed and maintain web pages that give access to
schedules, worksheets, review information, links and grades
As Administrative Intern Participated in Case
Management meeting
Participated in Individual Educational Plan meetings
As Department Chair organized and maintained the
departmental budget
Worked from 1996 to present on School Site Council
(SSC)
Participated in budget decisions for SSC Budget
Worked from 2007 to present as School Site Council
coordinator
Maintained SSC,
As Engineer Assistant at JPL/NASA assisted in the
writing of grant to National Aeronautics and Space Agency
Supervision of extracurricular activities
Participated in Student Attendance Review Team
Participated in Expulsion Hearing
Testing – (Advanced
Placement Testing and Golden State Exams Coordinator)
Coordinated personnel, equipment, and facilities
Maintained secure environment for testing materials
Responsible for acquisition and return of testing
materials
Analyzed
Worked with administration to recruit and hire Science
personnel
Worked with department to develop, fulfill, and update
department goals
Developed and lead in-services on staff morale,
Middle-Student Achievement, Web page design, and Computer Grade-book
Worked on the La Cañada Unified School District’s K-12
Option Committee to decide on location and grade configuration of district’s
schools
Participated in the WASC process on development of
ESLR’s and on committee that focused on Excellence in Instruction
Discussed contract concerns and collective bargaining
as building representative for La Cañada Teachers’ Association
Creation of La Cañada Unified School and
Worked from 1996 to present on School Site Council
(SSC)
Participated and wrote School
Improvement Plan
Created and Maintained SSC Website
Worked closely with administrators,
staff, parents and students
Organized and orchestrated department meetings as
Department Chair
Technology coordinator for department to help
department members with hardware and software
Developed Department Web page
1996 –1997
Engineer Assistant
Investigated deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest
using radar images from the JERS-1 satellite
Designed a technique to detect a single microorganism
on the surface of a space vehicle
1987 – 1989 NORRIS CANCER CENTER,
Postdoctoral Fellow
Determined that excess copies of the cellular retinoic-acid
binding-protein (cRABP) in transgenic mice cause a reduction in the number of
B-lymphocytes in the spleen
Determined that a 51-kilodalton protein present on the
surface of melanoma cells is antigenic to cytotoxic lymphocytes
Determined that melanoma patients with abnormal blood
chemistry or hematological lab results
1980 – 1987 BIOCHEMISTRY
DEPARTMENT,
Determined that cytotoxic T lymphocytes
Determined that natural killer cells and lymphokine
activated killer cells
HONORS:
Associated Student Body Outstanding Teacher Award –
1993, 1995, and 2001
Associated Student Body Presidential Award – 2001
Who’s Who and Most Influential Teacher by former
students – 1995 to 2005
Phi Delta Kappa Member
Optical Society Grant Recipient for outstanding
Physics program
Assistant District
EWOLDSEN, MA, editor, 2009,
Labs for AP Environmental Science for Miller/Spoolman’s Living in the
Environmental Science, 16th Edition, Brooks/Cole.
EWOLDSEN, M.A., N.S. Ostlie and C.M. Warner. 1987. Killing
of mouse blastocyst stage embryos by cytotoxic T lymphocytes directed to M.H.C.
antigens. Journal of Immunology 138: 2764 - 2770.
Warner, C.M., M.S. Brownell and M.A.
EWOLDSEN. 1988. Why aren’t embryos immunologically rejected by their
mothers? Journal of Biological Reproduction 38: 17 - 29.
Harel, W., V.A. Li, A.C. Morse, J.
Kan-Mitchell, M.A. EWOLDSEN and M.S. Mitchell. 1989.
Cloning of T cells from melanoma patients treated with active
immunotherapy. Society of Biological Therapeutics,
EWOLDSEN, M.A., N.S. Ostlie and C.M. Warner. 1986.
EWOLDSEN, M.A. and C.M. Warner. 1983. Cytotoxicity of
natural killer (NK) cells towards preimplantation mouse embryos. West
Central States Biochemistry Conference,
REFERENCES:
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