9102 NE 100th Street
Vancouver, Washington, 98662
530-200-3546
gwr2013a@gmail.com
Academic Qualifications and Education
Community Service and Volunteer Efforts
References and Recommendations
Professional Employment
Technology and Media Services Supervisor, 2003-2017
Employed by the Corning Union Elementary School District (K-8), Corning,
California
Manage five school libraries,
ten computer labs, and one media center
Manage websites
for five schools and District, and coordinate assistant webmasters
Supervise six employees and provide services to 2,600 students
Teach productivity, educational, and web development software applications
Collaborate with teachers and administrators on many educational support
projects
Library and technology support fundraising projects
Manage school textbook acquisiton, distribution, and storage
Manage school consumables
acquisiton, distribution, and storage
Research, write and budget
manage many grants (EETT, Buses, etc.)
From 2004-2017 helped write and budget manage grant awards for over $4,100,000
Part-time classified supervisory employee, .6 FTE during academic school year
Prepared Annual Reports and give presentations to the Corning School Board.
District Librarian, Library Media Teacher, 1999-2003
Employed by the Corning Union Elementary School District (K-8), Corning,
California
Taught information literacy and provided readers' advisory services to students
Manage four school libraries,
four computer labs, and one media center
Manage websites
for four schools and District, and coordinate assistant webmasters
Supervised four employees
Developed four school library websites
Wrote grants and did fundraising for school libraries
Part-time certificated teacher, .6 FTE during the academic school year
Mind/Body Movement Arts Teacher, 2000-2020
Employed by the Tehama Family Fitness Center in Red Bluff
T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Qigong, and Fitness Instructor, 2000-2020
Yoga, Meditation and Fitness Instructor, 2004-2020
Valley Spirit Center Services,
Red Bluff, California
Web Publishing and Design Services, 1998-2023
Green Way Research, Red
Bluff, California and Vancouver, Washington
Library Administrator, 1984-1998
East County Region, County of Los Angeles Public Library System
Supervised 17 library managers, 1 assistant administrator, and 4 regional coordinators
Regional Administrator for 17 public libraries and 2 bookmobiles
Managed an operating budget of $11,860,000.
Automated Circulation System Implementation Steering Group Chairperson
Collection Agency Project Manager, Top Ten Productivity Award from Los Angeles County
County Library Strategic Planning Committee Member
Public Services Division leadership responsibility for many budget and personnel
projects
Public Services Personnel Committee member managing $45,000,000 budget
Administered the public library services provided in 13 incorporated cities
Developed the Public Services Management Information System
Led fundraising efforts in East Region that raised $1,873,000 from 1992 -1998
Led the development of the Library Activity Index and Management Information System
Represented library management in meetings with SEIU Union representatives
Served as the Acting Chief of Public Services Division on many occasions
Organized 263 part-time staff to circulate 3.7 million items to 483,000
registered users
Three new libraries constructed and seven remodeled during this period in East
Region
Oversight of facilities open 42,197 hours to serve 3.1 million walk-in customers
Leader of the East Region City Relations program with 13 incorporated cities
Responsible for investigating and resolving complaints, grievances, and problems
Held various committee and leadership positions with the California Library
Association,
American Library Association, and Los Angeles County
Managers Association.
Member of the Administrative Council of the County of Los Angeles Public Library
System
Retired in 1998 after a 32 year career in public services in Los Angeles
County
System Audio-Visual Services Coordinator, 1982-1984
Member of the Administrative Council of the County of Los Angeles County Public
Library System
Supervised 9 audio-visual services and 3 media production employees
Developed the Management Film Showcase Program for the Los Angeles
County Managers
Association
Implemented VHS videotape collections
Expanded vendor and ordering options
Oversight of numerous media production projects
Coordinated and trained 6 Regional Media Services Coordinators
Developed and marketed the County Library Management Media Collection
Planned Media Services move into the new Library Administrative Headquarters
Facility
Implemented the County Library Audio-Visual Services Newsletter
Member of the Administrative Council of the County of Los Angeles Public Library
System
Regional Audio-Visual Services Coordinator (Librarian IV), 1981-1982
Southeast Region, Norwalk Regional Library Headquarters, County Library
System
Led numerous media production projects
Coordinated media services at 22 County libraries
Acting In-Charge as needed at numerous libraries in the Southeast
Region
Reference librarian at the Regional Headquarters Library in Norwalk
Represented SEIU Union employees in meetings with library management
Library Manager (Librarian IV), Reference Librarian, and Audio-Visual Librarian,
1975-1981
East Los Angeles Library, County of Los Angeles Public Library System
Supervised 2 librarians, and 15 other employees
Co-writer of the Chicano Resource Center Grant, 1976
Developed the Chicano Resource Center Media Collection, 1977-1981
Library Manager (Librarian II) and Children's Librarian, 1974-1975
Bell Gardens Library, County
of Los Angeles Public Library System
Supervised 4 employees
Chairperson, Bicentennial Commission, City of Bell Gardens
Reference Librarian (Librarian I), 1973-1974
Compton Library, County of Los Angeles
Public Library System
Helped develop the African-American Resource Center collection
Acting Library Manager
United States Air Force, Staff Sergeant, Personnel Specialist, 1969-1973
Keesler Air Force Base, Air Training Command, Biloxi, Mississippi
Officer Records Review and Personnel Information Systems Section
Supervised 2 employees
City of Commerce Public Library, 1963-1969
City of Commerce, California
Chief of Technical Services and Librarian, 1968 -1969
Reference Assistant and Supervisor, 1965 -1968
Library Circulation Services Clerk, 1963 -1965
Academic Qualifications and Education
Master of Science, Library Science, University of Southern California, 1967-1968,
3.5 GPA
Full-tuition scholarship award from USC
Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, California State University at Los
Angeles, 1963-1967
Honors at Entrance Certificate
Graduate Studies, 28 Units, Philosophy, California State University at Los
Angeles, 1974-1977
Graduate Student of the Year Award, CSULA, 1976
4.0 GPA
Graduate Studies, 32 Units, Education, California State University at Chico, 1999-2003, 3.8 GPA
Honors Diploma, Cantwell Catholic High School, Montebello, California, 1963, 3.8 GPA
St. Alphonsus Catholic Grammar School, K-8, East Los Angeles
American Library Association
Los Angeles County Employees Retirement
Association
International Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan Association
Aerobics and Fitness Association of America
Tai Chi for Health Community
California Yoga Teachers Association
American Association of Retired
Persons
Tehama County Commission on Aging
Gerber School District Elected Board Member
University of Southern California Alumni Association
AARP
Community Service and Volunteer Efforts
Tehama County Commission on Aging, 2005-2007
School Board Trustee on the Board of Trustees of the Gerber
Union Elementary School District (K-8),
Red Bluff, Tehama County, California, from January 2000 until November 2004
Literary Festival Committee member, Tehama County, California, 1999-2015
Web Publisher, Green Way Research, 1993-2023
String Figures performer at schools, libraries, and community events since 1975-2017
Substitute Teacher, Tehama County Schools, K-12, 1999-2017
Adult Literacy Tutor, Tehama County Public Library, 1998-2000
Served as a Juror on 5 County Court Trial Cases
Valley Friends of the Libraries, San Gabriel Valley, California, 1995 -1997
Helped in convincing voters to pass the Los Angeles County Community Libraries
Facilities Bond measure in
1997
Organized and expanded fundraising efforts in the East
Region of the County of
Los Angeles Public Library through a donation program, Friends of the Library
efforts,
grant writing, and an active city relations program. We raised $1,873,000
from
1992-1997 in East Region.
Hacienda Heights Public
Library, Friends of the Library, 1983-1998
Helped with fundraising events, hosting speakers, and lobbying for library
improvements.
Karen Garofalo, my wife, was President of the Hacienda Heights Friends of the Library
from 1985-1992,
and the County of Los Angeles Public Library Citizen of the Year in 1993
AYSO soccer referee, 1985-1989
United States Air Force, Staff Sergeant, Personnel Specialist, 1969-1973
Cloud Hands Blog 2005-2023 1.8 million downloads
Green Way Research I published hundreds of hypertext documents 1999-2023. Over 150 million downloads
Reviews: Awards and Kudos for my Web Publishing and Publications
Scores of my poems, articles, aphorisms, timelines, and short
essays have been published at
other websites, and in print articles, newsletters, newspapers, and books.
Citations for
publication are found on the webpages listed above.
Teaching and Instructional Experience
Teaching Yoga, Tai Chi Chuan, and other fitness classes at the Tehama Family Fitness Center
in Red Bluff, California, from 2001-2018
Lecturer and workshop presenter on a variety of topics: web publishing, gardening, haiku and short poems, webpage design, string art, and fitness for seniors.
Teaching staff and students how to use Microsoft Office software, webpage design software, Internet software, and Follett Library software from 1999-2107
Library Media Teacher and District Librarian, certificated teacher, 1999-2017, for the Corning Union Elementary School District (K-8), Corning, California
Substitute Teacher Credential in the State of California (3/99-4/06) and have worked as a substitute teacher in Tehama County, grades K-12, from 1999-2017
Graduate Studies, 32 Units, Education, California State University at Chico, 1999-2003, 3.8 GPA
Mentor, trainer, instructor, staff developer, and management group leader while working as a Library Administrator, County of Los Angeles Public Library, 1984-1998
Line manager, supervisor, or coordinator with daily training, staff development, discipline, motivation and evaluation responsibilities from 1975-2017
I was born in 1946 and grew up with my two brothers in East Los Angeles in
the Bandini Barrio neighborhood.
Karen Eubanks and I were married in 1967. We raised a daughter, Alicia, and a son. Mick, in Hacienda Heights, California.
In 1998, we moved from a suburban and urban area in the San Gabriel
Valley, Los Angeles
County, to a rural area in Red Bluff, Tehama County, California.
We enjoyed gardening and outdoor recreation on our 5 acre rural property.
Our adult children are married with families, and live in Vancouver, Washington.
I am very active in many fitness programs both as a teacher and participant. I specialize in health, fitness and recreational activities for older persons.
I first read classical and modern Western and Eastern philosophers when I was
fifteen, and have since considered myself a person with a humanistic, pragmatic,
secular and
philosophical outlook on most matters.
Retirement Phases:
Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA), Retired after 30 years in 1998. Age 58.
Social Security (SSAN), Retired in 2016, Age 70.
California Public Employees Retirement (PERS), Retired after 19 years in 2017, Age 71.
Emergency 30-Day Substitute Teaching Permit, 4/1999 - 4/2018
Certified by the State of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
Certified by the Tehama County Department of Education
YogaFit Level 1 Teacher Training, 12/2004
YogaFit Level 1 Teacher Training, Reintegration, 12/2005
YogaFit Level 2 Teacher Training, 4/2005
YogaFit Level 2 Teacher Training, Reintegration, 1/2006
YogaFit Level 3 Teacher Training, 5/2005
YogaFit Level 3 Teacher Training, Reintegration, 3/2006
YogaFit Level 4 Teacher Training, 8/2005
Certified by YogaFit Training
Systems, California
Indoor Cycling Workshop Certificate, 6/2005
Aerobics and Fitness Association of America
Practical Pilates Workshop, 11/2005
Aerobics and Fitness Association of America
CPR and
AED, Healthcare Provider, BLS, 9/02 -1/2018
Certified by the American Heart Association
Community First Aid and Safety, 9/99 -
7/2018.
Certified by the American Red Cross
Tai Chi for Diabetes Instructor's Certificate,
10/2003
Certified by Paul Lam, M.D., Australia
Tai Chi for
Arthritis Instructor's
Certificate, 4/2/06
Certified by Troyce Thome for Paul Lam, M.D.
Karen Garofalo, Reiki Master, Services
References and Recommendations
Many of my former employees or supervisors are retired or have passed away.
Resume Updated on August 27, 2023
Michael P. Garofalo
9102 NE 100th Street
Vancouver, WA 98662
Cell Phone: 530-200-3546
gwr2013a@gmail.com
Website: www.egreenway.com
