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| CHIME Institute Leadership |
- Annie Cox, Executive Director Early Education Programs
Annie Cox is the Executive Director of Early Education Programs for the CHIME Institute. Her dedication is reflected in the successful operation of the Infant & Toddler and Preschool & Kindergarten Programs. Ms. Cox has contributed significantly to the development of the CHIME mission and philosophy, supported development of new programs including the CHIME Charter Elementary School, and mentored newer members of the staff and leadership team.
Her professional experience in the field of education extends for the past twenty years. Ms. Cox also has extensive experience working with adults with developmental disabilities. In addition, Ms. Cox provided early intervention services for young children with disabilities at UCLA and acted as an inclusion specialist for preschool children with disabilities in a full inclusion site. Ms. Cox has served as a part-time instructor, master teacher, and fieldwork supervisor for the Department of Special Education at CSUN. She currently trains and supports teachers in the field of Early Childhood Special Education and since 1989 has provided mentoring and supervision for university students at the CSUN.
- Erin Studer, Executive Director of
Charter School Programs for the CHIME Institute
Mr. Erin Studer is the Executive Director of Charter School Programs for the CHIME Institute. He holds a bachelor’s degree in religion with a minor in English from the University of Iowa, a master’s in special education from National University, and he was among the first cohort to graduate in 2011 from California State University, Northridge doctoral program in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. Mr. Studer began his educational career in 1998 with Summit View School, which offers comprehensive elementary, middle, and high school programs for students with learning differences. A few years later, he was asked to help open Summit View’s west campus in Los Angeles. Mr. Studer started his administrative career as an athletic director. He has also been a high school dean, a curriculum coordinator, and a principal. He has worked with students K-12 and at the college level and has provided training for hundreds of teachers in the areas of neurodevelopment and cooperative learning strategies. He has also consulted with several local schools and districts on the design and implementation of professional development programs.
- Jennifer Lockwood, CHIME Charter
School Principal
Jennifer Lockwood realized that education was the field she felt most passionate about while working towards her undergraduate degree in Theatre Arts. Ms. Lockwood had the privilege of teaching workshops for high school students in the areas of the Dramatic Arts. After receiving her Single Subject Teaching Credential in Language Arts, Ms. Lockwood taught Language Arts and Social Studies at Sylmar High School. In the summer, she traveled to Ghana where she taught English to girls at a UNICEF school through the program Global Volunteers. It was while working at Sylmar High School where a close friend encouraged her to bring her talents to a brand new charter middle school, CHIME. At CHIME she was able to refine her teaching skills and become a teacher of students of all abilities. Ms. Lockwood became a master teacher at CHIME and trained numerous student teachers in the area of Language Arts.Ms. Lockwood is a member of Pi Lambda
Theta, an International Honor Society and Professional
Association in Education. She is also a member of the
National Association of Secondary School Principals.
During her teaching career she also attended such
workshops and trainings as the Charter School
Leadership Institute, Schools Attuned, the 5th
Annual Southern California Teacher Forum on Holocaust
Education, What’s New in Young Adult Literature, AVID,
Teaching the Jane Schaffer Writing Program, and
Sopris West: Language.
Through assisting in the development of policies and procedures at the brand new CHIME Charter Middle School (2003), Ms. Lockwood developed an interest in school administration. She began her studies at California State University, Northridge in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies where she was able to obtain her Masters in Educational Administration. She now holds a Clear Administrative Services credential, able to serve in grades twelve and below.
In CHIME Charter Middle School’s fifth year of existence, Ms. Lockwood played an integral part in obtaining a five year renewal for the school. She then brought her renewal expertise to CHIME Charter School, where CHIME was able to obtain another five year renewal in 2011. She partnered with LAUSD and Amy Hanreddy in rewriting the charter document to reflect new policies and intimately describe CHIME’s programs. Ms. Lockwood was the principal of CHIME Charter Middle School for five years and is now honored to be the principal of CHIME Institute’s Schwarzenegger Community School in Woodland Hills, a K-8 campus.
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Peggy Berrenson, Financial Manager
Peggy Berrenson is the Financial Manager for CHIME Institute. In this role, Ms. Berrenson is responsible for preparation of financial statements and account reconciliations, and manages all aspects of accounting functions for the organization. She also prepares specialized oversight budgets and reports for LAUSD, LAUSD Nonpublic School/Agency Department, and NLAC Regional Center/Departmental Services Community-Based Day Programs. Finally, in her role as Financial Manager, Ms. Berrenson manages the organization’s cash flow and payroll responsibilities. Prior to this, Ms. Berrenson was the bookkeeper for CHIME Institute.
Before joining CHIME Institute in 1994, Ms. Berrenson provided administrative support at the California State University Foundation at Northridge’s College of Education. There she was responsible for interpreting and communicating standard university policies and procedures; supervising work of student assistants; preparing final form memoranda, correspondence and reports; keeping records and files, design and implementing web page for grant programs.
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Amy Hanreddy, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, CHIME Charter School
After working as an Inclusion Specialist in Simi Valley,
Amy came to work as a special education teacher at the
Elementary School in its second year, and has served the
school in various capacities ever since, including
serving as the Interim Executive Director for one year.
For several years, she has supported CHIME faculty in
the education of students who are gifted/high achieving,
constructivist learning, and meaningful learning
opportunities for students with moderate to severe
disabilities within general education classrooms. Amy
holds an MA in Special Education for students with
Moderate to Severe Disabilities, as well as National
Board Certification in the area of Exceptional Needs.
Amy is currently a faculty member in the Department of
Special Education at California State University,
Northridge, and is pursuing her Ph.D. in Education at
Chapman University.
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