6130 N. Teilman 1101
E. University
Fresno, CA 93711 Fresno,
CA 93741
(559) 439-2762 (559)
442-8296
fax (559) 442-8259 lynnb@scccd.com
Master of Arts, Speech Communication; California State University, Fresno; 1980
Bachelor of Arts, Speech Communication; California State University, Fresno; 1976
Instructor, Communication Arts Department
My classload has included Community Involvement, Public Speaking, Interpersonal Communication, Group Communication, Persuasion, and Argumentation. Campus responsibilities include:
Community Connection Service-Learning Center 2001-Present
Project Director, Service-Learning Center
Communication Arts Department Chair 2002-2004
Academic Standards Committee 1995-Present
Chair 1998-2003
State Center Community College District Common 1999-Present
Catalog Committee
Honors Advisory Committee 1997-2000
Institutional Planning Committees
Community Partnerships 2000-Present
Student Services Subcommittee 1998
Students in Free Enterprise 1996-2001
Advisory Board
Service-Learning Mini-Grant 1998
Habitat for Humanity Campus Service Project 1997-1998
California State University Fresno 1981-1996 and
Lecturer, Department of Communication 1999-2002
Communication Training and Consulting 1987-1996
I ran my own consulting business, focused primarily on training in communication skills and organizational management.
Help In Emotional Trouble, Inc 1975-1978
Executive Director
I was accountable for the operation of Fresno’s 24- hour, crisis intervention, suicide prevention, information and referral hotline. I supervised the work of more than fifty staff and paraprofessional hotline volunteers. My duties and responsibilities included agency administration, crisis intervention counseling and assessment, community education including television and radio presentations, personnel supervision, staff training, grant writing and financial management.
California Community College Chancellor’s Conference on Service-Learning
1998, Long Beach, CA
1999, San Francisco, CA; Presentation: “Service-Learning in the Humanities”
2000, Long Beach, CA; Presentation: “Service-Learning in the Language Arts”
California State Tech Prep Conference
1997, Anaheim, CA; Presentation: Tech Prep Integration
1998, Anaheim, CA; Presentation: “Service-Learning”
1999, Sacramento, CA; Presentation: “Service-Learning and Career Development”
2000, Anaheim, CA; Presentation: “Service-Learning in the Humanities”
2001, Anaheim, CA; Presentation: “Service-Learning in the Language Arts”
2002, Anaheim, CA: Presentation: “Garnering Campus Support for Service-Learning”
California Campus Compact
1994, California Campus Compact Statewide Conference; , Palm Springs, CA;
Presentation: "Garnering Student and Faculty Support for Service Learning.”
2001, California Campus Compact Regional Faculty Institute on Course Construction,
CSU Fresno.
2002, California Campus Compact Consortia; Securing Financial Support for Service-
Learning Programs; Belmont, CA.
Campus Compact National Center for Community Colleges
1999, Scottsdale, AZ; National Service-Learning Conference
2000, Scottsdale, AZ; National Service-Learning Conference
2000, Prescott, AZ; Introductory Institute on Service-Learning
2001, Scottsdale, AZ; National Service-Learning Conference
2002, Woodland Hills, CA; National Service-Learning Conference; Preconference
Presentation: “Service-Learning Strategic Planning
Nov. 2002, Training and Technical Assistance on Service-Learning and Strategic
Planning for Service-Learning for Hawaii Campus Compact, at Guam Community College and at Northern Mariana’s Community College.
May 2003, Scottsdale, AZ; Presentation: “Strategic Planning for Service-Learning”
Campus Outreach Opportunity League
1995, Tempe, AZ; National Service-Learning Conference
Peralta Community College District
2003, AACC Regional Faculty Training Workshop on Service-Learning; “Service-
Learning: The Basics”
State Center Consortium
1998, Fresno City College; Presentation: “Service-Learning Training Workshop”
1999, State Regional Conference; Fresno, CA; Presentation: “Service-Learning”
1999, State Center Community College District, Flex Day Conference; Presentation:
“Service-Learning”
2000, State Regional Conference, Fresno, CA; Presentation: “Service-Learning”
2002, State Regional Conference, Fresno, CA; Presentation: “Service-Learning: Making
the Community Connection”
Western Campus Compact
2001, Berkeley, CA; Service-Learning Conference
2002, Portland, OR; Service-Learning Conference
2003, Bellevue, WA; Presentation: “Strategic Planning for Service-Learning”
Preconference Workshop