Delores B. Lindsey, Ph.D.
Delores B.
Lindsey, Associate Professor at California State University, San Marcos, has served as a middle grades and high
school teacher, assistant principal, principal, and county office of education administrator. She is a Training
Associate for Cognitive CoachingSM and Adaptive Schools. Her primary focus is developing culturally
proficient leadership practices. She is co-author of Culturally Proficient Instruction: A Guide for People Who
Teach (2nd ed., 2005), Culturally Proficient Coaching: Supporting Educators to Create Equitable Schools (2007),
and Culturally Proficient Learning Communities: Confronting Inequities Through Collaborative Inquiry (2009).
Using the lens of cultural proficiency, Dr. Lindsey helps educational leaders examine their policies and practices,
as well as individual beliefs and values about cross-cultural communication. Her message to her audiences is focused
on socially just educational practices, culturally proficient leadership practices, and diversity as an asset to
be nurtured. Dr. Lindsey facilitates educators to develop their own inquiry and action research. Her favorite reflective
question is: Are we who we say we are?
Delores B. Lindsey, Ph.D.
2215 View Crest Glen
Escondido, CA 92026
Telephone: 760–798–4526
E-mail: dblindsey@aol.com