1. David
Lasson
Seasoned
Academic
/
Experienced
K-­‐12
Teacher
/
Collaborative
Leader
dlasson@cal.berkeley.edu
Leadership
Experience
Dalton
Academy,
Peking
University
High
School,
Beijing,
China
2014-­‐present
College
Counselor
and
Humanities
Teacher
• Advise
40
seniors
seeking
admission
to
highly
competitive
(top
50)
American
colleges
and
universities
• Establish
relationships
with
admissions
offices
of
top-­‐ranking
schools
• Co-­‐design
and
co-­‐teach,
with
a
Chinese
colleague,
courses
in
Humanities
using
a
world
lit
curriculum
Beijing
No.
2
High
School,
Beijing,
China
2010-­‐2013
Founding
Department
Co-­‐Chair
in
Literature,
International
Division
• Researched
and
designed
rigorous
American-­‐style
literature
curricula
(World,
British,
American)
• Held
workshops
and
modeled
American
best
teaching
practices
for
Chinese
teachers
Center
for
Talented
Youth,
Stanford
University
Academic
Dean
and
Instructor
2008
and
2010
• Oversaw
the
academic
program
for
rising
6th
and
7th
graders
• Supported
and
reviewed
teaching
faculty,
both
orally
and
in
written
evaluations
• Comforted
concerned
parents
• Prepared
and
delivered
speeches
for
the
opening
and
closing
ceremonies
• Wrote
an
extensive
and
detailed
final
report
Summer
Institute
for
the
Gifted,
UC
Berkeley
2007
Dean
of
Student
Activities
• Arranged
programs
that
meet
the
cultural,
recreational,
and
emotional
needs
of
students,
grades
4-­‐11
• Collaborated
with
the
Site
Director
and
other
Deans
as
an
integral
part
of
the
management
team
• Acted
as
UCB
campus
liaison
in
order
to
secure
locations,
equipment,
and
transportation
• Planned
evening
programs,
Saturday
get-­‐away
days,
Sunday
special
events,
and
the
closing
celebration
Kaplan
K-­‐12
Learning
Services,
Los
Angeles
Unified
School
District
2002-­‐2007
Presenter
/
Site
Coordinator
/
Academic
Coach
• Delivered
professional
development
sessions
to
secondary
Math
and
English
Language
Arts
teachers
and
administrators
whose
students
had
not
yet
met
the
CAHSEE
(exit
exam)
standards
• Supervised
the
recruitment
of
students
into
the
program
• Conducted
classroom
observations
and
collaborated
with
instructors
and
principals
Baruch
College,
City
University
of
New
York
1998-­‐1999
Graduate
Advisor,
Zicklin
School
of
Business
• Represented
the
Dean
and
the
Director
of
Graduate
studies
at
college-­‐wide
functions
• Advocated
for
students
having
academic
difficulty
to
the
Graduate
Committee
of
Academic
Standing
• Evaluated
transcripts
an
waived
courses
• Wrote
official
programs
of
study
for
MS
students
• Evaluated
students
for
induction
into
honor
societies

2. University
of
Trento,
Italy
1993-­‐1997
Instructor
and
Chair
of
English
Courses
• Taught
and
advised
students
• Revised
curriculum
and
supervised
faculty
• Inaugurated
exchange
program
with
Hanoi
University
Il
Commune
di
Trento
1994-­‐1997
Coordinator
of
English
Courses
• Advised
the
City
Hall
of
Trento
on
best
practices
in
preparing
students
for
exchange
programs
• Interviewed
students
and
made
recommendations
for
scholarships
• Successfully
counseled
parents
on
the
many
benefits
their
children
would
gain
by
studying
abroad
Teaching
Experience
Calhoun
School,
Manhattan,
NYC
2008-­‐2009
Lower
School
Assistant
Teacher
• Taught
kindergarten
using
a
progressive/play
curriculum
• Prepared
detailed
and
individualized
semi-­‐annual
reports
for
each
child
• Served
on
the
Diversity
Committee
Teachers
on
Reserve,
Los
Angeles,
CA
2007-­‐2008
Substitute
Teacher
• Taught
Latin,
Spanish,
French,
History,
English
and
Humanities
at
independent
schools
Brentwood
School,
Los
Angeles,
CA
2001-­‐2002
Upper
Division
English
Teacher
• Taught
9th
and
12th
grade
English
and
a
drama
elective
• Served
on
the
College
Committee
• Founded
the
Peer
Tutoring
Program
Hackley
School,
Tarrytown,
NY
2000-­‐2001
Upper
School
English
Teacher
• Taught
10th
and
12th
grade
English
• Served
on
the
NAIS
Accreditation
Committee,
Classics
Department
• Revitalized
the
Peer
Tutoring
Program
The
University
of
Texas
at
Austin
1991-­‐1993
Teaching
Assistant,
English
Department
• Taught
and
advised
students
during
normal
class
time
and
held
extensive
office
hours
• Sat
on
a
committee
to
revise
the
English
major
and
select
a
new
department
chair
• Organized
programs
(forums,
films,
symposia)
to
enrich
the
undergraduate
experience
Baruch
College,
City
University
of
New
York
1997-­‐2001
Lecturer,
Weissman
School
of
Arts
and
Sciences
• Developed
curriculum
and
taught
required
courses
in
World
Literature
• Taught
courses
in
Italian
Language
(Rassias
method)
• Taught
composition
to
ESL
students

3. Management
Experience
San
Francisco
Symphony,
Opera,
and
Ballet
1985-­‐1991
Development
Officer
(part
time)
• Raised
$300,000
through
a
phone
and
mail
campaign
• Researched
and
established
a
data
base
of
potential
major
donors
• Added
considerably
to
the
donor
rolls
of
these
organizations
Record
Factory,
San
Francisco
1991-­‐1985
Classical
Buyer
• Established
and
maintained
productive
relationships
with
vendors
for
a
chain
of
30
stores
• Created
a
market
for
compact
discs
• Consistently
exceeded
sales
goals
through
judicious
buying
and
attention
to
customer
needs
• Organized
successful
in-­‐store
appearances
by
artists
such
as
Placido
Domingo
and
Wynton
Marsalis
Harvard
Cooperative
Society
(“The
Coop”)
1979-­‐1981
Manager,
Record
Department
• Supervised
a
staff
of
50
employees
of
New
England’s
largest
record
department
• Increased
sales
significantly
through
motivating
staff
to
offer
superior
customer
service
• Consistently
increased
sales
by
persuading
vendors
to
take
careful
inventories
and
ship
promptly
• Created
a
market
for
cassette
tapes
• Convinced
some
two
dozen
local
municipal
and
academic
libraries
to
order
exclusively
from
the
Coop
• Coordinated
wildly
successful
in-­‐store
appearances
by
such
artists
such
as
Isaac
Stern,
Emmylou
Harris,
and
Klaus
Tennstedt
Selected
Community
Work
UC
Berkeley
Alumni
Association
Interviewer,
TAAP
and
Leadership
Awards
Program
2005-­‐present
• Interview
already
admitted
students
for
scholarships
based
on
need
and
merit
The
J.
Paul
Getty
Museum,
Los
Angeles
2005-­‐2008
Docent
and
Mentor
Docent
• Designed,
wrote,
and
led
Orientation
as
well
as
Architecture
&
Garden
tours
for
guests
of
the
Villa
• Promoted
learning
in
the
Family
Forum
Prep-­‐For-­‐Prep,
Trinity
School,
NYC
1997-­‐2000
Instructor
• Taught
courses
in
literary
analysis
to
disadvantaged
students,
grades
4-­‐8
The
Lorraine
Hansberry
Theatre,
San
Francisco
1989-­‐1991
Special
Development
Assistant
to
the
Artistic
and
Executive
Directors
• Designed
and
implemented
development
strategies,
increasing
gifts
by
325%
• Increased
subscription
rolls
by
240%
in
18
months
• Satisfied
special
requests
from
audience
members
• Supervised
front-­‐of-­‐house
activities

4. Il
Commune
di
Trento
1994-­‐1996
Study
Abroad
Advisor
• Consulted
with
city
hall
officials
on
how
best
to
schedule
after
school
language
courses
• Interviewed
students
for
scholarships
based
on
financial
need
and
academic
merit
• Convinced
parents
to
let
their
children
study
abroad
Adult
Learning
Center,
San
Francisco
1987-­‐1991
Instructor
• Tutored
students
preparing
for
the
GED
and
other
standardized
and
vocational
exams
Committee
To
Renovate
the
Strand
Theatre,
Dorchester,
Mass.
1978-­‐1980
Board
Member
Selected
Professional
Development
Middlebury
Summer
Language
Schools
2013
• First
Year
Mandarin
UCLA
2002-­‐2006
• Courses
in
Classics,
Old
Norse,
Old
English,
and
Indo-­‐European
Linguistics
Universidad
de
Barcelona
1995
• Certificado
de
Asistencia
con
Apovechamiento,
nivel
“Superior”
Università
per
Stranieri,
Siena
1989
• Attestato
di
Profitto
“Ottimo”
Selected
Academic
Honors
and
Scholarships
NEH
Seminars
for
Teachers
and
Administrators
2001
and
2003
Visiting
Scholar
• “Greek
Values
in
Crisis:
Thucydides,
Sophocles,
Plato”
• “Milton’s
Paradise
Lost
and
the
Contemporary
Reader”
Grant-­‐in-­‐Aid,
Committee
on
Medieval
Studies,
UC
Berkeley
1989
Borsa
di
Studio,
Istituto
Italiano
di
Culture,
San
Francisco
1989
Education
The
University
of
Texas
at
Austin
1991-­‐1993
MA,
English,
(additional
work
in
classics);
received
two
Professional
Development
Awards
University
of
California,
Berkeley
1987-­‐1990
BA,
English
(additional
work
in
Italian);
With
Distinction
in
General
Scholarship;
Phi
Beta
Kappa