Who We Are

MfA SD seeks to improve the teaching and learning of mathematics in high-need secondary schools in San Diego by providing professional development, mentoring and other forms of professional support to teachers and their districts. 
 
MfA SD is the recipient of two National Science Foundation grants (Robert Noyce Teaching Scholarship Program) and location foundation support. 
 
MƒA SD is a consortium of three partner universities – California State University San Marcos (CSUSM), San Diego State University (SDSU) and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) – and five local school districts – Escondido Union High School District, Grossmont Union High School District, Oceanside Unified High School District, San Diego Unified School District and Vista Unified School District.

Past MƒA SD Advisory Board Members

Community
  • Sarah Breech, Teacher and Board Member, The Mara W. Breech Foundation
  • Barbara Bry, Chief Operating Officer, Blackbird Ventures
  • Brian Keating, Associate Professor, UCSD Physics Department
  • Peter Preuss, Founder, The Preuss Foundation
  • Patricia Winter, Former Director, BE WiSE (San Diego Science Alliance)

San Diego County School Districts
  • Steve Boyle, Superintendent, Escondido Union High School District
  • Ralf Swenson, Superintendent, Grossmont Union High School District
  • Duane Coleman, Superintendent, Oceanside Unified School District
  • Cindy Marten, Superintendent, San Diego Unified School District
  • Devin Vodicka, Superintendent, Vista Unified School District

Partner Universities
  • Katherine Kantardjieff, Dean, CSU San Marcos College of Science and Mathematics
  • Stanley Maloy, Dean, SDSU College of Sciences
  • Jeffrey Remmel, Associate Dean, UCSD Division of Physical Sciences
  • Manuel Vargas, Director, CSU San Marcos School of Education

Contact Us

Ovie Soto, Interim Executive Director, MƒA SD
Susan Millen, Program Manager, MƒA SD


Mailing Address                                   Physical Address
MƒA San Diego                                     University of California San Diego CREATE
P.O. Box 12387                                       9500 Gilman Drive, Mailcode 0036
La Jolla, CA 92039                                La Jolla, CA 92093-0036​
​(858) 822-6284 
Email: sandiego@mathforamerica.org​

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