Dr. David Long
Dr. David Long was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Secretary of Education in
March 2007. In that role, he served as policy advisor to the Governor on education issues. Dr. Long has
more than 40 years of experience in the field of education, ranging from 21 years of classroom teaching to
the superintendency. He obtained his Ph.D. from Iowa State University. Prior to his appointment by the
Governor, Dr. Long was the Riverside County Superintendent of Schools.
He helped shape California Vocations Education policy as the California Secretary of Education. Dr.
Long continues to be deeply involved with policy, programs, and course development in Vocational
Education throughout the United States.
Dr. Long is a former President of the California County Superintendents Educational Services
Association (CCSESA). He is the Chairperson of the Federal Education Safe and Drug Free Schools and
Community Advisory Committee.
He has been honored as California Administrator of the Year by the National Organization of Partners in
Education, Superintendent of the Year, and received the Governor’s Award for school leadership. He was
also honored as the Inland Empire Entrepreneur of the Year for his innovative approach to raising student
achievement through the Riverside County Achievement Teams.
He has been awarded the prestigious Marcus Foster Memorial Award from the Association of California
School Administrators for outstanding leadership and significant contributions to public education by a
school administrator.
Dr. Long is deeply involved with communities. He served as a First 5 Riverside Commissioner, earned
the Lifelong Learning Award from the Boy Scouts of America, and was awarded both the Honorary
Service Award and the Golden Oak Service Award from the California State PTA.
Dave and his wife, Joanne, a principal in the Corona-Norco Unified School District, have two daughters,
Angelica and Vika. In addition, Dr. Long has four adult children and 15 grandchildren.
David Long, Ph.D.
636 Loretta Drive.
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Office: 616-616-6027
E-mail: dlong@dlassoc.com
Education
Ph.D., Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 1991
Master of Arts, Missouri State College, Kirksville, Missouri, 1966
Bachelor of Arts, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 1961
Professional Experience
2009-Present President & CEO of Dave Long & Associates
2007-2009
California Secretary Of Education (6.2 million students)
1999-2007
Riverside County Superintendent of Schools (422,200 students)
1992-1999
Superintendent, Lake Elsinore Unified School District,
Lake Elsinore, California (22,100 students)
1989-1992
Superintendent, Banning Unified School District,
Banning, California (5,100 students)
1987-1989
Assistant Superintendent, Mason City Community Schools,
Mason City, Iowa
1985-1987
Principal, Roosevelt Middle School, Mason City, Iowa
1982-1985
Assistant Principal, Mason City High School, Mason City, Iowa
1969-1982
Teacher, Mason City High School, Mason City, Iowa
1964-1969
Teacher, Clear Lake High School, Clear Lake, Iowa
1961-1964
Teacher, Sheffield High School, Sheffield, Iowa
Professional Accomplishments and Activities
 Honored as Superintendent of the Year.
 Received the California State PTA Distinguished Service Award and the State PTA
Honorary Service Award
 Awarded the Marcus Foster Memorial Award from the Association of California
School Administrators
 President of California County Superintendents’ Association
 Inducted into the Iowa Association of Tracks Coaches’ Hall of Fame
 Awarded Iowa State University’s Alumni Achievement Award
 Teacher and coach in Iowa for twenty-one years
 Created the Iowa Track Coaches’ Association
 Member of the California Interscholastic Federation Board of Governors
 Authored a book on “Cross County Running”
Professional Accomplishments and Activities (continued)
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Developed the first “differentiated assistance” model in the United States which
serves low performing schools. As California Secretary of Education, worked with
the California Department of Education and Education Coalition members to bring
this concept to fruition
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As Chairman of the National Safe and Drug Free Schools Commission, conducted
hearings in Washington, D.C., to develop policy, and reported directly to Secretary of
Education Margaret Spellings
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Responsible for policy review and development as California Secretary of Education
under Governor Schwarzenegger, which impacted 6.2 million students
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Conducted forums across the state of California to gather information and ideas
leading to implementation and educational reform. These forums were attended by
business leaders, educators, foundations, unions, and nonprofits
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Involved with the early development of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation
from the teacher quality aspect. Member of a “think tank” regarding creative ideas
and policy formulation on the federal level; traveled across the county to explain the
legislation
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Recently formed an educational consulting firm to work with districts and county
offices of education to improve achievement, place superintendents, and consult
with superintendents and boards of education
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Created the Achievement Collaborative, comprised of the California School Boards
Association (CSBA), School Services of California, and Dave Long & Associates. This
enterprise brings expertise regarding governance, finance, and instruction, offers
webinars, workshops, and analysis for systemic change in California education
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Initiated and established nationally recognized Riverside County Achievement
Teams (RCAT), which led to high levels of service and improved test results for
more than 120,000 students. Process became model for improving student
achievement in California
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Established a countywide data integration system to score and report test data
Other Professional Experiences
 Educational Analyst for Dubai and Abu-Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
 Speaker, AESA National Conference
 Speaker, Canadian Accountability Summit, Toronto, Canada
 Speaker, AESA National Convention, Marco Island, Florida
 Traveled and participated in Teacher Assistance Corps Seminars in Delaware,
Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Texas, and Nebraska
 Speaker and Presenter at many CSBA, PTA, CCSESA, and ACSA State Conventions.
 Presenter: National, State, and area-level meetings. Topics: Teaching for
Improvement of Instruction, Objective Writing, Test Item Construction, and Mastery
Learning
 Consultant: Leadership, Climate, Group Processing, Supervision and Evaluation,
Working with Difficult People, Discipline, Accountability and Achievement, Data and
Data Analysis, and Systems Analysis
Professional Membership
 California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA), State
President
 California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA),
Board of Directors
 Southwest Administrators Association (ACSA), Charter President
 Association of California School Administrators
 American Association of School Administrators
 Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
 National Association of Secondary School Principals
 National Middle School Association
Community Relations
 Honored as “Man of the Year” in the community of Canyon Lake, California
 Served as Proposition 10 Commissioner
 Blood Bank of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties Board Member
 Initiated an annual “Educational Summit, “ with more than 400 attendees
 Riverside County United Way Educational Chair
 Community Involvement: Rotary Club, Church Board Member, American Cancer
Society, Boy Scout Fund Drive, Juvenile Court Services Committee, Community
Networking Program, Board Member of Chemical Dependency Services, Advisory
Board Member of Midwest Region Five (Department of Education), and Board
Member of Foundation for the Retarded of the Desert
MONTE E. PEREZ, PH.D.
Président, Los Angeles Mission Collège
Sylmar, California
Dr. Perez graduated from James A. Garfield High School in East Los Angeles, obtained his bachelor’s degree in
Social Science Government at California State University, Los Angeles, and his master’s and Ph.D. in Public Policy
and Administration from the University of Southern California. His higher education career began as the assistant
director of Admissions at Stanford University. Subsequently, he served as the director of the Educational
Opportunity Program and Student Support Services at California State University, Los Angeles while also teaching
Political Science and Chicano Studies. He implemented numerous outreach and retention programs at Stanford and
California State University, Los Angeles. Selected as a policy fellow for the U.S. Department of Education, he
became the Secretary’s senior policy analyst with expertise in financial aid, workforce education, TRIO, and youth
employment. Upon returning to California, he was appointed the director of Community and Organizational
Relations for the Educational Testing Service’s Western Regional Office and later promoted to Regional Office
Director.
In 1997, Dr. Perez joined the National Hispanic University (NHU) in San Jose, California as the director of
Institutional Research and was promoted to provost and vice president of Academic Affairs. He engineered the
successful WASC accreditation for NHU as the first Latino non-profit independent senior college on the West
Coast. Dr. Perez was instrumental in the design and building of NHU’s library and learning resource center. In
2004, Dr. Perez was selected as the vice president of Student Services at Golden West Community College in
Huntington Beach, California where he was a senior administrator engaged in construction, enrollment growth
initiatives, accreditation, and fiscal management.
Dr. Perez has participated in numerous academic presentations including his papers on the integration of academic
affairs and student services at Oxford University, revising the California Master Plan in Higher Education at the
University of Vienna, and a presentation on Exemplary Enrollment and Retention Strategies in Community Colleges
at the Education Testing Service’s National Community College symposium. Dr. Perez also serves on the national
Board of Governors for the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities representing 250 two year and four
year colleges and on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Work Force Boards that oversees the
implementation of federal employment and training programs.
On July 1, 2008 Dr. Perez became the President of the Moreno Valley Campus. Moreno Valley College prepares
students for vocational careers as Emergency Medical Technicians, Dental Hygienists, Dental Assistants, and Bio
Technologists. In addition the College offers vocational training in air conditioning, applied digital media,
architectural graphics, automated system technicians, C++ programming, computer applications, Cosmetology,
electronics, Fire Technology, and Engineering.
On May 2011, Dr. Perez assumed the Presidency of Los Angeles Mission College (LAMC) serving Los Angeles
San Fernando Valley and is one of the nine colleges of the Los Angeles Community College District. LAMC
prepares students for vocational careers in accounting, administration of justice, child development, computer
applications, computer science information technology, food and nutrition, gerontology, marriage and family life,
finance, food service management, interior design, paralegal studies, retail management, animation and 3D Design,
Graphic and Web Design, Video Production, Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts.
MONTE ELLIOTT PEREZ
Abbreviated Resume
BUSINESS:
13356 Eldridge Avenue
Sylmar, CA 91342
(818) 364-7795
perezme@lamission.edu
EDUCATION
HOME:
2677 Centinela Ave. #101
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 749-9674
1976- Doctor of Philosophy, Public Policy, Planning and Administration, University of Southern California
1974- Master of Public Policy, Planning, and Administration, University of Southern California
1969- Bachelors of Arts, Social Science Government, California State University, Los Angeles
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2011- Present: President of Los Angeles Mission College, Los Angeles Community College District
2008-2011: President of Moreno Valley, Riverside, California
2004-2008: Vice President of Student Services, Golden West College, Huntington Beach, CA
2000-2004: Provost/ Vice-President of Academic Affairs and Administration, National Hispanic University, San Jose,
CA
1986-1995: Executive Director, Southwest Field Office, Educational Testing Service, Phoenix, AZ
1982-1986: Director of Research and Grant Development, California State University, L.A, Los Angeles, CA.
1980-1982: National Director, Council of Opportunity in Education, Washington D.C.
1977-1980: Senior Policy Analyst, U.S. Department of Education.
1975-1977: Director, Contract and Grant Development, Rio Hondo College.
1971-1975: Director, Educational Opportunity Program, California State University, L.A.
1969-1971: Assistant Director of Admissions, Stanford University
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Board of Governor, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
Commissioner, Work Force Investment Board, Los Angeles County
Board of Director, National Association of Work Force Boards