Monarch Center Staff: Short Bios

Leonard Baca, Ed.D., is Professor of Education in the Department of Bilingual Special Education at the University of Colorado at Boulder and executive director of the BUENO Center for Multicultural Education. The BUENO Center has been in operation for 27 years and has generated nearly $50 million of external funding. BUENO projects involve teacher preparation as well as research and community outreach in the areas of bilingual, special, and multicultural education.
Dr. Baca is a member of several professional organizations including the National Association of Bilingual Education, Teachers of English as a Second Language, the Council for Exceptional Children, the National Association for Multicultural Education and the American Educational Research Association. He serves on the editorial boards of several journals including the Bilingual Research Journal, Multicultural Perspectives, and Remedial and Special Education. He has published extensively in professional journals and is nationally known for his expertise in the area of Bilingual Special Education.
Ed.D. Special Education, University of Northern Colorado, 1974.
M.A. Special Education, University of New Mexico
M.A. Religious Education, Conception Seminary
Leonard.Baca@colorado.edu

Philip C. Chinn, Ed.D., is Professor Emeritus at Cal State Los Angeles (CSU-LA) and previously directed CSU-LA’s Center for Multicultural Education. Dr. Chinn served as special assistant to the executive director for Minority Concerns and Development at the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). He has co-authored six textbooks, written several book chapters, is the author of journal articles on multicultural education and culturally diverse exceptional children, and has edited two monographs on culturally and linguistically exceptional children and youth and the exceptional Asian child.
Additionally, Dr. Chinn has been chair of the Division of Special Education, California State University, L. A., Vice President of the National Association for Multicultural Education, Emeritus Professor of Education, co-editor for Multicultural Perspectives, and a Commissioner for the California State Commission on Special Education.
Ed.D. Special Education, University of Northern Colorado, 1974.
pycc37@aol.com

Ladelle Olion, Ph.D., is Professor of Special Education at Fayetteville State University, a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina. Previously, Dr. Olion served as Dean of Graduate Studies and Continuing Education from 1988-2005. Under his leadership, the graduate program at Fayetteville State University grew from six to twenty-five Master’s program and one doctoral program. Other experiences include serving on the editorial Board of the Negro Educational Review, the Graduate Record Examination Board, Council of Graduate Schools Board of Directors, and the Windows of Opportunity Board. Dr. Olion also serves on seven national committees, and is currently the President of the 100 Black Men of Cape Fear Region, and Chair of the 100 Black Men National Scholarship Committee.
Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, MR, LD, ED - 1973, University of Connecticut
M.S. in Special Education, MR - Southern Illinois University
B.S. in Elementary and Special Education, MR - Southern Illinois University
Lolion@uncfsu.edu

Jim Green, Ed.D., confers on the content and process of services for Community and Tribal Colleges, identifying and facilitating prospective clients within this community. He is knowledgeable about the mission of the Monarch Center having worked closely with the previous Alliance project. Jim also has responsibilities as the Monarch Center Web Administrator. In this capacity, he is responsible for publishing and maintaining the website which links the participants and clients to the U.S. Dept of Education websites, sites of agencies and organizations affiliated and in partnership with the Monarch Center, and other sources of information for use in proposal development and enhancement.
Ed.D. in Educational Policy and Administration, 2006, University of Minnesota
M.Th in Religious Studies, 1987, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA
M.Ed. in Philosophy of Education, 1980, OISE, University of Toronto
B.A. in Philosophy, 1968, Boston College
jim@dailypost.com