EDUCATION
1973
1987
1978
Doctor of Philosophy, Multilingual/Multicultural Education
Minor concentration in Instructional Design
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida
Master of Arts, Cross-Cultural Communication
Assemblies of God Theological Seminary
Springfield, Missouri
Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education
Evangel College
Springfield, MO
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2007 – Present VANGUARD UNIVERSITY
Costa Mesa, California
1/2009–Present President
2007–2009 Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs
2000 – 2007 BIOLA UNIVERSITY
La Mirada, California—Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
1988 – 2000
1996–2000
EDUCATIONAL TESTING, SERVICE
Princeton, New Jersey
Program Administrator IV, Center for Higher Education, Research
Division
Summer, 1999 Guest lecturer, National Education Examination Authority (NEEA),
Beijing, China
Summer, 1998 Guest lecturer, TESOL Summer Institute, American University,
Washington, DC.

1993–1995 Associate Program Director, International Language Programs
Summers
1992, 1994 Visiting Scholar, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan
1988-1993 Associate Program Director, International Language Programs; Director,
Test of Written English (TWE) Program; Director, TOEFL Research
Program
1987 – 1988
1984 – 1987
1983 – 1987
EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, Dept. of Foreign Languages and
Bilingual Studies, Ypsilanti, Michigan—Visiting Assistant Professor
SOUTHEAST MULTIFUNCTIONAL RESOURCE CENTER
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Miami, Florida—ESL Consultant and Teacher Trainer
1980 – 1983
1978 – 1980
CENTER FOR INTENSIVE ENGLISH STUDIES
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
Tallahassee, Florida—Student Affairs Coordinator/ESL Instructor
MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Omaha, Nebraska—ESL Program Director/Instructor (K-12)
1973 – 1976
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
Omaha, Nebraska—ESL Instructor/Curriculum Coordinator
KORAES GREEK ORTHODOX SCHOOL
Palos Hills, Illinois—Elementary Teacher
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
TESOL Summer Institute, 1982. Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
TESOL Summer Institute, 1979. UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
DISTINCTIONS
•
Evangel University Distinguished Alumnus Award 2012
• Orange County Business Journal 2011 Women in Business Award
• OC Metro 2011 Top 20 Women to Watch
•
Yearbook dedication, Vanguard University 2010
•
Award of Excellence, Biola University, 2006
• Biolan of the Year, 2003-04
• Award for contributions to research and design of TOEFL 2000, Educational Testing
Service, 2001

• Who's Who in American Education, 1990
•
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 1984
•
Outstanding Young Women of America, 1982
• Recipient of University of Nebraska at Omaha fellowship to attend 1979 TESOL Summer
Institute, UCLA
SELECTED RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS, AND REPORTS
Completed Projects and Publications
Taylor, C. (2012). Leading a turnaround and the joy of a third class ticket. Longman, K. (Ed.) In
Thriving in leadership: Strategies for making a difference in Christian higher education .
Abilene, TX: Abilene Christian University Press.
Taylor, C., & Angelis, P. (2008). The evolution of the TOEFL. In Chapelle, C. A., Enright, M.
K., & Jamieson, J. M. (Eds.) Building a validity argument for the Test of English as a
Foreign Language . New York: Routledge.
Taylor, C., Jamieson, J., & Eignor, E. (2001). Trends in computer use among international students.
TESOL Quarterly.
Cumming, A., Kantor, R., Powers, D., Santos, T., & Taylor, C. [note authors listed alphabetically] (2000). TOEFL 2000 writing framework: A working paper . (TOEFL
Monograph Series Report No. 18). Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service.
Jamieson, J., Taylor, C., Kirsch, I., & Eignor, D. (1999). Design and evaluation of a computerbased TOEFL tutorial.
(TOEFL Research Report No. 62). Princeton, NJ: Educational
Testing Service.
Taylor, C., Kirsch, I., Jamieson, J., & Eignor, D. (1999). Examining the relationship between computer familiarity and performance on computer-based language tasks. Language
Learning, 49, 219-274.
Jamieson, J., Taylor, C., Kirsch, I., & Eignor, D. (1998). Design and evaluation of a computerbased TOEFL tutorial.
System, 26 , 485-513.
Kirsch, I., Jamieson, J., Taylor, C., & Eignor, D. (1998). Computer familiarity among TOEFL examinees.
(TOEFL Research Report No. 59). Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service.
Taylor, C., Jamieson, J., Eignor, E., & Kirsch, I. (1998). The Relationship between computer familiarity and performance on computer-based TOEFL test tasks . (TOEFL Research
Report No. 61). Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service.
Taylor, C. (1996) . A study of writing tasks assigned in academic degree programs: A report on stage 1 of the project. In M. Milanovic & N. Saville (Eds.), Performance testing, cognition and assessment: Selected papers from the 15th Language Testing Research Colloquium
(LTRC), Cambridge and Arnhem. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES AND
MEETINGS
Gendered Realities in Professional Opportunities and Compensation.
Invited presentation to
AAUW meeting, Orange, CA, April 2008.
Character Development and Spirituality: Using Quantitative and Qualitative Assessments.
Workshop organizer and presenter with D. DeRoulet, P. Hill, A. Hamilton. WASC
Conference, San Diego, CA. April 2005.
CCCU Off-campus Programs: A Reflection on How They Work and Their Value.
With D.
Dunnington, R. Gathro, D. Jessup. CCCU Chief Academic Officer Conference, San Juan,
Costa Rica, March 2004.
Assessing the Intangibles.
WASC Conference, San Diego, CA. April, 2002.
The Torrey Honors Institute: One Model of an Honors Program.
CCCU Chief Academic
Officer Conference, San Antonio, TX. March, 2002.
Refining TOEFL 2000 test frameworks through prototyping.
with A. Cumming, W. Grabe, J.
Jamieson, R. Kantor, S. Nissan, N. Nordby Chen, M. Schedl. Organized colloquium.
International TESOL. Vancouver, BC. March, 2000.
TOEFL 2000: A principled approach to test design. Session 1. Developing an overarching framework .
Chinese National Education Examinations Authority Invitational Conference.
Beijing, China. August, 1999.
TOEFL 2000: A principled approach to test design. Session 2. Developing frameworks for reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Chinese National Education Examinations
Authority Invitational Conference. Beijing, China. August, 1999.
Language learning background and TOEFL test performance . with A. Ginther & I. Kirsch.
International TESOL, New York. March, 1999.
Developing new frameworks for TOEFL 2000 . with F. Davidson, W. Grabe, J. Jamieson, I.
Kirsch, T. Santor, & B. Suomi. Organized colloquium. International TESOL, New York.
March, 1999.
Computers in language testing: Evaluating access and equity.
Invited paper. ACROLT, Haifa,
Israel. June, 1998.
The TOEFL CBT tutorial—Design and evaluation . Invited paper. ACROLT, Haifa, Israel. June,
1998.
A study of writing tasks assigned in academic degree programs: A final report.
Invited paper read as part of writing research colloquium. AAAL, Long Beach, CA. March, 1995.
Testing in the 21st century: Revising TOEFL and IELTS.
with D. Eignor. Invited paper for featured conference colloquium. International TESOL, Long Beach, CA. March, 1995.
TOEFL 2000: A project update.
with D. Eignor, M. Schedl, F. DeVincenzi. LTRC, Long Beach,
CA. March, 1995.
TOEFL 2000: Establishing the framework for a new TOEFL.
with D. Eignor, M. Schedl, & F.
DeVincenzi. International TESOL, Long Beach, CA. March, 1995.

A study of writing tasks assigned in academic degree programs: A stage II report.
LTRC,
Washington, DC. Also read as invited paper in TOEFL Research Colloquium. International
TESOL, Baltimore, MD. March, 1994.
The appropriate use of TOEFL and TWE scores.
TESL Canada National Conference, Halifax,
Nova Scotia. May, 1993.
A study of writing tasks assigned in academic degree programs: A stage I report.
LTRC,
Cambridge, England and Arnhem, Netherlands. August, 1993.
Recent developments in TOEFL language assessment research.
Organized colloquium.
Presenters included C. Alderson, R. Boldt, E. Cascallar, G. Hale, G. Henning, & M.
Wesche. International TESOL, Vancouver, British Columbia. March, 1992.
The impact of TWE reader qualifying criteria on TWE reader performance.
with J. DeMauro &
B. Henderson. LTRC, Vancouver, British Columbia. March, 1992.
SELECTED INVITED SEMINARS AND CONSULTATIONS
2000 – present
Various invited sessions at CCCU Women’s Leadership Development Institute, Sumas, WA,
June 2003-present.
Learning-centered program reviews and syllabus design.
Seminar conducted for study abroad program directors for the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU).
Washington, DC, June 2006.
Thinking about Administration? What I Love About My Work.
With Pat Anderson and Marie
Morris as facilitator at CCCU Women’s Leadership Development Institute. Sumas, WA,
June 2006.
What Emerging Leaders Should Know about Interviewing.
CCCU Women’s Leadership
Development Institute. Sumas, WA, June 2006.
Gendered Realities in Higher Education: Ways We Sabotage Ourselves . CCCU Women’s
Leadership Development Institute. Sumas, WA, June 2006.
Surviving Leadership: Sustaining Body, Mind, and Soul. CCCU Women’s Leadership
Development Institute. Sumas, WA, June 2006.
Books Every Leader Needs to Know: Key Gleanings. With the other 4 members of the Resource
Team. CCCU Women’s Leadership Development Institute. Sumas, WA, June 2006.
Top Three Life Lessons Gleaned from My Years in Senior Administration.
CCCU Leadership
Development Institute/Women’s Leadership Development Institute Reunion. Sumas, WA,
June 2005.
How to be Proactive in Shaping a Stellar Faculty.
with P. Anderson. CCCU Leadership
Development Institute/Women’s Leadership Development Institute Reunion. Sumas, WA,
June 2005.
Series of seminars and lectures offered in various graduate courses in School of Intercultural

Studies on language testing, survey research design, second language writing. Guest seminars in School of Business to female business students on being a Christian woman in the marketplace. Guest seminars on leadership organized by Student Affairs for student leaders on campus. Guest lectures in Sociology on gender issues.
1990 – 1999
Language Testing and the new TOEFL Computer-based Test . Invited seminars at Beijing
University and Qinghua University as guest of the National Education Examination
Authority (NEEA) in Beijing, China. August 1999.
Holistic assessment of writing proficiency . Invited seminar and plenary. TESOL Summer
Institute, American University, Washington, DC. June 1998.
Teaching and Assessing EFL Writing.
One of four visiting scholars for summer graduate institute for teacher training sponsored by Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan. August 1994.
Developing a writing assessment program. Presentation and workshops for members of the
World Bank, ETS, Princeton, NJ. February 1992.
Teaching and Assessing EFL Writing.
One of four visiting scholars for summer graduate institute for teacher training sponsored by Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan. August 1992.
1980 – 1989
The limited English proficient student in the mainstream classroom.
Presentation and in-service training for Novi Community School District, Novi, MI. November 1988.
Preparing the limited English proficient student for the cognitive challenges of the mainstream reading curriculum.
Presentation and in-service training for administrators, curriculum specialists and teachers, Dade County Schools, Miami, FL. 1988.
Practical ESOL methodology for content area teachers (Jr/Sr high).
Series of in-service sessions for classroom teachers for Mississippi State Department of Education; USM Gulf Park
Campus, Gulf Port, MS; Holmes Jr. College, Ridgeland Campus, MS; Itawamba Jr. College,
Tupelo, MS. June 1988.
Developing and implementing a sheltered English program in secondary schools.
Presentation and in-service training for Native Language Teachers in Memphis City Schools, Memphis,
TN. 1987.
Theories of second language acquisition.
Component of graduate course for ESOL Summer
Institute sponsored by Tennessee State Department of Education, Middle Tennessee State
University, Murfreesboro, TN. 1987.
SELECTED COMMITTEE WORK, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE, MEMBERSHIP
Orange County United Way’s Tocqueville Society. The OC Women’s Philanthropy Fund, 2012
– present.
The Pacific Club. A private business and professional leaders club in Newport Beach, Ca., 2012

– present.
CCCU Planning Committee for 2013 International Forum. 2011 – present.
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) regional accreditation association reviewer. 2009 – present.
WASC Steering Committee for review and 2010 WASC Handbook Review. 2010 - 2012.
National Steering Committee for the Network for Women in Ministry, Elected by Executive
Presbytery of Assemblies of God, 2010 – present.
General Presbyter, Assemblies of God, 2009 – present.
WASC Task Force on CFR 1.2/Transparency and Accountability. 2008 – 2009. Four-member
Task Force charged with creating a guide or resource to meet new WASC requirement.
Marketplace Women of Orange County. 2008 – present.
Leadership Development Institute Facilitator and Mentor, 2004 – present.
A leadership development institute offered each June for emerging leaders for the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU).
CCCU Student Academic Program Commission, 2003 – 2010.
Chair of Commission 2007-2010.
Six member commission to review and provide guidance for the CCCU off-campus and overseas programs. Committee meets twice a year to conduct business and program reviews. Reviews to date: Contemporary Music Program, Latin American Studies
Program, American Studies Program, China Studies Program, Oxford Studies Program,
Middle East Studies Program, Russian Studies Program, and Uganda Studies Program.
University Planning Group, Biola University, 2000 – 2007
Member of Executive Committee for UPG
Provost’s Administrative Council, Biola University, 2000 – 2007.
Council of Instructional Deans, Biola University, 2000 – 2007.
Member of ETS Internal Program Audit Committee, 1994 – 2000.
Member of ETS Human Subjects Review Committee for Research, 1994 – 2000.
Washington Crossing Christian School
Board member, 1994 – 2000. (Board Chair 1996-1998)
Chair, Curriculum Development Committee, 1996 – 1999
Washington Crossing United Methodist Church
Building Committee, 2000
Member of committee responsible for relocation, construction of new building and school facility, implementation of capital campaign.

European Association for International Education (EAIE) Conference, Milan, Italy, October
1995. Invited to represent TOEFL programs and ETS at 7th annual EAIE conference.
Member of Michigan State Dept. of Education Task Force on ESL Teacher Certification, 1987-
1988.
MITESOL Executive Board, Socio-Political Concerns (Liaison to Michigan State Dept. of
Education), 1987-1988.