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About Me
January 2020 – Present: Faculty Supervisor, University of Phoenix
January 2016 – June 2019: Assistant Superintendent, Instructional Services, Pasadena USD
October 2013 – January 2016: Director, College & Career Pathways, Pasadena USD
August 2006 - October 2013: Principal, McKinley K-8 School, Pasadena USDÂ
July 2003-August 2006: Assistant Principal, Curriculum & Instruction at Pasadena High School
March 2001-July 2003: Assistant Principal at Hoover High School, Glendale USD
Sept. 1998-March 2001: Teacher Specialist at Hoover High School, Glendale USD
October 1991 – August 1998:  Language Teacher at Hoover High School, Glendale USD
2006- 2012Â Â Claremont Graduate University: Ph.D. in Urban Leadership (May 2012)
1991-2000  California State University at Northridge: Administrative Credential (December 2000), Master’s Degree in Educational
Admin. (June 2000) with distinction, Secondary Single Subject Teaching Credential –French (1993), Suppl. ESL Credential and CLAD (1996)
1987 –1989  Pepperdine University: Completed courses in the MBA program
1982– 1986  UCLA: Bachelor of Arts degree (double major) in Economics/International area emphasis & French Literature (1986)
Bio
Marisa Sarian has led collaborative instructional teams at multiple schools and at the district level for the past 20 years, and has been a successful administrator at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. During her tenure as Assistant Superintendent in Pasadena Unified School District, she supervised district level departments and 15 schools, providing support and on-going professional development to principals, assistant principals and guidance counselors. Throughout the years, she also made strong connections
with post-secondary institutions and business and community organizations. Serving ethnically diverse students and increasing their college and career opportunities has been
her passion. As a first-generation immigrant, an English Language Learner, and first in her family to attend college, she understands the complexities of acquiring the social capital needed to succeed in college and in the work force.