Theresa Nangle Obermeyer
   

Theresa Nangle Obermeyer
Theresa Nangle Obermeyer

EDUCATION

1975 DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY, Major: Education, Area of Concentration: Urban Affairs; Ph.D. Dissertation: "St. Louis Comprehensive Drug Treatment Center: A Case Study, 1974" which is an analysis of the multi-modality drug treatment approach, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, dissertation on file Alaska Section Loussac Library

1970 MASTER OF EDUCATION, National Defense Education Act Title VC Scholarship, 1968-70 St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri

1967 BACHELOR OF ARTS, Major: Political Science, Minors: English, History, Education, Maryville University, St. Louis, Missouri

CURRENT

Obermeyer Properties, Alaska Real Estate Broker since 1979

Alaska Type A Teaching Certificate since 1979

PAST

Anchorage School Board 1990-1994; Member, Anchorage School District, Anchorage, Alaska Public Office, seven member body elected at large throughout Municipality of Anchorage, 135,000 registered voters, three and a half years term of office

About 47,300 students or 38% of State of Alaska student population

Approximately 5,000 employees with 8 bargaining groups, the third largest public employer in State of Alaska next to state government and federal government

Budget FY 1993-94 $334,099,742

Anchorage School Board Treasurer, 1993

Attendance at all committee meetings including Audit, Policy, Agenda Setting, and Legislative

Representative from Anchorage School Board to joint committees of Anchorage Assembly including Site Selection, Education, and Consolidation Committees

Active involvement in Association of Alaska School Boards

National School Boards Association, Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE), elected alternate to 13 member Steering Committee April 8, 1994, organization includes about 14,000 member school districts and about 96,000 school board members

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Chapman University - Elmendorf and Fort Richardson, Alaska
1981-1993, Instructor., Introduction to Sociology, Telecommunications Assisted Program of Education (T.A.P.E.) Course and classroom instruction some semesters

McLaughlin High School - Anchorage School District
1984-90, Secondary Teacher, McLaughlin Youth Center, a juvenile detention facility, teacher Language Arts, History, Geography, General Education Diploma, computerized program of instruction, typing, etc.; election by 20 building level teachers to Representative Council, Anchorage Education Association 1987-90; Delegate Assembly, NEA-Alaska, 1988, 1989

University of Alaska, Anchorage - Anchorage Community College
1978-79 Director-Student Services,
Responsible for supervision of ten professional staff in Counseling Center and Adult Literacy Laboratory, all members of Alaska Community College Federation of Teachers with four support staff and fifteen Work-Study students

Supervision of all national and state testing effortsDevelopment of recruitment efforts by coordination with high school counselors and alumni speakers

Involvement in organizing and carrying out on-line and telephone registration with credit card payment of fees

Coordination of student activities program

Northwest Accreditation on sight visit for which student services portion of the review was written

Grant proposals written for Federal Women's Education Equity Act, American Association of Women in Community and Junior Colleges, and Alaska State Displaced Homemakers

Development of procedures for separation of all student services functions between Anchorage Community College and University of Alaska, AnchorageCoordination with Small Business Administration for short courses on small business and with Anchorage Chamber of Commerce for seminars on women in business

St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley - St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis Community College is a mufti-campus district with urban, suburban, and rural locations serving approximately 30,000 students

1973-78 Assistant Director-Student Activities

Maintenance and management of Student Center including budgets, capital improvements, community outreach, publications of handbooks, yearbooks and brochures, and reservation of facilities

Publication of "Women's Programs at Florissant Valley, 1978' through American Association of Community and Junior Colleges

Project Jordan: Fulbright Program, Study Group to the Middle East sponsored by League for Innovation of the Community College, United States Office of Education Program, publication of article on "Palestinian Refugee Camps," 1977

Administrator of the Year, election by students, 1975, 1978

Development of procedures manual for student activities; writing and improvement of student government constitution; office ran all student elections; advisor to student government weekly meeting; organization and delivery of student government leadership retreats about three times a yearResponsible for supervision of all student events including dances, rock concerts, student travel program, clubs, Model United Nations, Black Culture Week, Women's Day, Family Fun Festival, Awards Banquet, Orientation, Missouri Association of Junior College Student Governments, Rap Sessions lecture series, performance in two student plays

United Way Director, 1975, 1978

North Central Accreditation written report submission each year for evaluation

Representative for a year long study for "Master Plan' for improvement of all areas of the multicampus district for the subsequent five years, 1976

Project India: Fulbright Program, Study Group to India sponsored by League for Innovation of the Community College; publication of article, "Local Government Structure," U.S. Office of Education, 1974

Development and teaching of original course, "Citizenship," for people intending to become naturalized citizens, Office of Community Services

Publication of original course, "Governance," Office of Community Services, presentation at National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, Dallas, 1975; teaching of course for credit for four years each semester to student leaders

Loyola College - Baltimore, Maryland
1972-73 Assistant Dean of Students

Major emphasis of position on programming, volunteer service efforts, orientation, residence hall administration, and publications

Title I Grant through University of Maryland and Loyola College, wrote Grant proposal and was Project Director of a study and production of a film on therapeutic community for drug abusers, 1972-73

Instructor, January Term course, "Experiment: Washington, D.C."

Lindenwood College - St. Charles Missouri 1969-70 Director-Student Activities

Organization of lecture series, cultural events, international club, residence hall program, and public relations with community

Student activities portion of North Central Accreditation report

Maplewood-Richmond Heights Junior High - Maplewood, Missouri
1971-72 Teacher Social Studies

St. Louis Community College at Meramec - St. Louis, Missouri
1971-72 Instructor, Introduction to Sociology

Washington University - St. Louis, Missouri
1968 Summer Supervisor, Bi-State Regional Medical Program, directing staff of ten in Missouri, Illinois medical survey

Federal Home Loan Bank Board - Washington, D.C.
1966 Summer Intern

Missouri State Employment Agency, Youth Opportunity Center - St.Louis, Missouri
1965 Summer Interviewer of applicants

CURRENT AND PAST LOCAL CIVIC AND PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT (Partial List)

Business and Professional Women: North to the Future; Anchorage Chamber of Commerce; Resource Development Council; Commonwealth North; Alaska Support Industry Alliance, American Arbitration Association; Anchorage Board of Realtors; Alaska State Board of Realtors; Alaska World Affairs Council; Anchorage Museum of History and Art; Alaska Zoo; National Women's Political Caucus; Anchorage Women's Symphony League; Common Sense for Alaska; Parents of Twins and Multiples Club; YMCA; YWCA; City View Little League; American Legion Baseball, active supporter of athletics; Imaginarium Science Center; Anchorage Council of PTAs; East High T-Bird Forum; LaLeche League; partisan political membership, numerous business, educational, cultural, and civic organizations.

HONORS AND LEADERSHIP OFFICES

Who's Who in America, Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who in American Education-Marquis, American Society for Public Administration: Southcentral Chapter President, 1981; Municipal Health Commission 1979-81; American Association of University Women Board of Directors, 1979-81, Member 1979-Present; Colonel John Mitchell Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Executive Board, 1978-95, Regent, 1992-94; Rogers Park Community Schools Board 1990-92, Associated Alumnae of the Sacred Heart worldwide, active involvement in church.

PERSONAL

Born July 25, 1945, Married December 23, 1977 Thomas S. Obermeyer, J.D., M.B.A., licensed attorney, State of Missouri, since April 27, 1990; four children: Thomas, Jr., born 1981; Jimmy born 1983; twins: Margaret and Matt born 1986.

REFERENCES AND DISSERTATION

Available upon request through Director, Career Center, St. Louis University, 221 North Grand Boulevard, Room 157, St. Louis, Missouri 63103.

P.O. Box 191078, Anchorage, Alaska 99519-1078 ~ (907)278-9455
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