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Dave has been in education over 35 years and began his teaching career in 1972 serving his first eleven years as a classroom teacher in grades 4-8. He received his B.A. Degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and holds Master's Degrees in both school administration and human resources and organization development from the University of San Francisco. From 1984 until 1998, Dave worked in Clovis Unified School District as a teacher, coach, resource teacher, and principal. From 1998 to 2003, he served as the Executive Director of the California School Leadership Academy at the San Joaquin Valley Leadership Center of the Madera County Office of Education. From 2003 to 2006, he continued this work in the region as the Director of Regional Leadership Services with Madera County. Since 2001 Dave has been an Adjunct Faculty member at Fresno Pacific University teaching in the Graduate Division of the School of Education in curriculum leadership. Starting in July 2006, Dave began his own leadership consulting business, The Central Valley Leadership Alliance, serving teacher-leaders, principals, and district-level administrators with an emphasis on Cognitive Coaching^SM.

Dave has been involved in Cognitive Coaching^SM since 2001 and facilitates the Foundation Seminar for educators on all levels in the Central Valley of California. He is also a facilitator for Stephen Covey's Seven Habits of Highly Effective People and conducts numerous workshops for educational leaders, including Finding Results Through Continuous Improvement, School Leadership Teams at Work, Leading Differentiated Instruction, Understanding Cultural Proficiency, Leading Curriculum Design, The Leader in Building Collaborative Teams, Understanding the Power of School Culture, The Leader in Empowering Others, and The Servant Leader in Our Schools Today.

Dave and his wife Beverly have been married for 36 years and have three adult children ages 24, 26, and 28. The Derbys have resided in Fresno since 1984. Both Beverly and Dave have been employed in education since 1972 and continue to enjoy careers in teaching and leadership training. Beverly is a mentor and coach in primary education and early childhood education. She has been a first grade teacher for 31 years and has built her expertise around beginning reading and writing. She serves as a Master Teacher, BTSA Support Provider, and Mentor in Clovis Unified School District, training new teachers in the art and skill of teaching.

David M. Derby, Director, Central Valley Leadership Alliance (CVLA) &
     Adjunct Faculty, Fresno Pacific University
Fresno, California

Telephone: 559–259–4104
E-mail: dderby@cvlaweb.com
Web site: http://www.cvlaweb.com/