Kathleen C. Sadao
Program Specialist
Affiliate Since: 2001
Education, Training & Experience
- B A, Psychology – California State University (CSU), Chico
- MA, Special Education, Early Childhood Emphasis-CSU, Chico
- Ed.D., Educational Administration- University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Teacher Credential, Elementary-CSU Chico
- Specialist Credential, Learning Handicapped-CSU Chico
- Resource Specialist Certificate-CSU Chico
- California Clear Administrative Service Credential-Stockton Unified School District
Professional Affiliations
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Dr. Sadao has been affiliated with SEEDS as a core consultant since 2001. She joined the SEEDS staff in August 2005 as a program specialist with twenty-five years experience in the field of early childhood special education. Thirteen of those years were spent in the Western Pacific Region as a technical assistance coordinator and administrator providing assistance to Head Start and Special Education programs creating services for young children with disabilities and their families. Upon her return to California in 1997, she has been a college professor and district level administrator in the Stockton area. She has presented and published extensively in the areas of interagency and interdisciplinary collaboration, parent perspectives, and cultural diversity. She is affiliated with CEC/DEC and the American Educational Research Association.
