RESUME

 

Don L. Mourton 

  44632 N. Fig Ave.

     Lancaster, CA 93534

Home –  (661) 948-3050 – dmourton@ridgecrest.ca.us

Work –  (661) 722-6303 – dmourton@avc.edu

http://www.ridgecrest.ca.us/~dmourton

 

 

Education

Institution

Degree

Major

Minor

1979-84

University of California,

Los Angeles

Ph.D.

Counseling Psychology

 

1969-72

California State University,

Los Angeles

MA

Psychology

Education

1966-67

Point Loma (Pasadena) College

BA

Psychology

Business

1965-66

California State University, Fresno

 

 

 

1963-65

Porterville College

AA

Psychology

Business

 

Credentials

 

·        California Community College Supervisor, Psychology Instructor and Counselor

·        Standard Elementary Teaching    

 

Employment History

 

July 1, 1999

to Present

Assistant Superintendent, Vice President-Student Services

Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, CA

 

 

 

Administrative duties include supervision and direction of the following:

 

Admissions and Records

Matriculation

 

Counseling Services

Financial Aid

 

International Students

EOPS/CARE Programs

 

Veteran’s Services

DSS Program

 

Assessment Services

Student Development

 

Scholarships

Commencement

 

Transfer Center

Student Discipline

 

Career Center

Student Orientation

 

Articulation

Enrollment Management & Outreach Services

 

Athletics Game Management

CalWORKS Program

 

Athletic Eligibility

Job Placement Center

 

Re-Entry Services

MIS

Serve as Acting Superintendent/President in President’s absence

 


1981 to June 1999

Vice President – Student Services (CSSO)

Cerro Coso Community College, Ridgecrest, CA

 

 

 

Administrative duties included supervision and direction of the following:

 

Admissions and Records

Athletics

 

Counseling Services

Matriculation

 

Job Placement

Financial Aid

 

Learning Assistance Center

Special Services (EOPS/DSPS/CARE)

 

Institutional Research

Personal Development Courses

 

International Students

Athletic Boosters Foundation

 

Veteran’s Services

Student Activities

 

Assessment Services

Commencement

 

Scholarships

Student Discipline

 

Transfer Center

Student Orientation

 

Student Employment

Off-Campus Student Housing

 

·        Team member of KCCD Banner Steering Committee

·        Team member of KCCD Banner Student Management and Information System

·        Chairperson of KCCD Banner Financial Aid Management and Information System

·        KCCD Student Services Committee

·        Serve as Acting President in President’s absence

·        Past Responsibilities – Food Service, Bookstore, Basic Skills

 

1976-80

Director of Guidance Services

Cerro Coso Community College, Ridgecrest, CA

 

 

 

Duties included supervision and direction of the following:

 

Counseling

Career Services

 

Job Placement

Testing

 

Articulation

Special Services (EOPS, DSPS, CARE)

 

Orientation

Relations with Schools

 

Staff Development

Personal Development Courses

 

Learning Assistance Center

Partnership Program

 

Basic Skills (English, Math, Reading)

Academic/Personal/Career Counseling

 

1975-76

EOPS Director/Counselor/Psychology Instructor

Cerro Coso Community College, Ridgecrest, CA

 

Duties included:

 

Development of new EOPS Program

Teaching:  Physiological Psychology,

 

Testing

Statistics, Effective Behavior

 

General Counseling

 

 

Other Employment

 


1974-75            High School Counselor, Sherman E. Burroughs High School, Ridgecrest, CA

1967-74            Vice Principal/Teacher, Woodville Elementary School District,

Porterville, CA

1972-74            Part-time Counselor, Icthus Associates,  Porterville, CA

1966-67            Part-time Assistant to Vocational Psychologist, Department of

Rehabilitation, Pasadena, CA

Program Development

 

Antelope Valley College

·        Implemented Computerized Assessment Program

·        Developed Matriculation Priority Registration System

·        Implemented New Outreach and Recruitment Program

·        Member of Strategic Planning and Budget Committee

Cerro Coso

·        Developed long-term institutional schedule for all Instructional programs

·        Computerized all student services operations

·        Integrated all specially funded projects into one program, Special Services (EOPS, DSPS, CARE)  Developed College Tutoring and Learning Assistance Programs

·        Implemented College Telephone Registration System

·        Implemented Optical Data Storage System for Records Office

·        Chaired College committee for Budget process development

·        Chairperson College long range planning for Extension programs

·        Member of Curriculum and Instruction Committee

·        Member of College Council (shared governance steering committee)

·        Member of Instructional Technology Committee

 

Related Professional Activities

 

Past Consultant:                         ACT ASSET Community College Users

 

Presentations and Workshops

·        League of Innovations National Conference - Student Services in the 21st Century, "Students as Paraprofessionals"

·        Kern Community College District - Student Services Conference "Computerizing Student Services Programs"

·        Naval Weapons Center Employees, Cerro Coso Staff, Porterville College, Bank of America - "Stress Management - A Quality of Life Decision"

·        Western College Reading and Learning Association - "A Comprehensive Community College Program for the Traumatized Student"

·        ACT Community College Conference - "A Mini-Workshop for New Computer Users"

·        GTE Telephone Corporation -  "Enhancing Quality of Life" Workshop"

·        The Department of Employment - Workshops in Career Decision Making

·        China Lake Naval Weapons Center - Life Planning Workshops

 

Publications

 

Healy, C. C. & Mourton, D. L. (1983). Derivatives of the Self-Directed Search: Potential Clinical and Evaluative Uses.  Journal of Vocational Behavior. 23, 318-328.

 

Healy, C. C. & Mourton, D. L. (1984).  The Effects of an Abbreviated Self-Directed Search on the Career Decision Competence of Community College Students.  The Vocational Guidance  Quarterly. 33, 1, 55-62.

 

Healy, C. C. & Mourton, D. L. (1984).  The Self-Directed Search: Personality Scales and Career Maturity.  Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance. 17, 1, 3-14.

 

Healy, C. C. & Mourton, D. L. Anderson, E.C. & Robinson, E. (1984).  The Relation of Career Maturity to Academic Achievement in Community College Students and Disadvantaged University students.  Journal of College Student Personnel. 25, 4, 347-352.

 

Healy, C. C. Mourton, D. L. Anderson, E. C. & Robinson, E. (1984). Career Maturity and the Achievement of Community College Students and Disadvantaged University Students. Journal of College Student Personnel 25, 4, 347-352.

 

Healy, C. C. & Mourton, D. L. (1985) Congruence and Vocational Identity: Outcomes of Career Counseling with Persuasive Power.  Journal of Counseling  Psychology. 32,  3, 441-444.

 

Healy, C. C. & Mourton, D. L. (1987) Career Exploration, College Jobs, and GPA.  Journal of College Student Personnel. 28,  28-33.

 

Healy, C. C.  Mitchell, J. M. & Mourton, D. L. (1987) Age and Grade Differences in Career Development Among Community College Students.  The Review of Higher Education 10, 3, 246-258.

 

Healy, C. C. Tailor, M. & Mourton, D. L. (1990) My Vocational Situation: Its Relation to Concurrent Career and Future Academic Benchmarks.  Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development 23,  3, 100-107.

 

Dissertation

 

“A Study of the Characteristics Which Relate to the Agreement of Expressed and Inventoried Interests.”

 

Professional-Organization-Membership

 

·        American Psychological Association

 

Community Service

 

·        Ridgecrest Community Hospital Foundation-Board of Directors

·        Ridgecrest Little League-Board of Directors

·        Icthus Associates (Community Youth Services) Board of Directors

·        Faller School Title 1 School Advisory Committee-President