Dr. Brooke Soles, Ed.D., grew up in rural Wisconsin where she attended public schools. As an Assistant Professor of Educational Administration and Leadership at the California State University San Marcos (CSUSM), she teaches courses in the M.A.Ed. and University of California, San Diego/CSUSM Joint Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership. She holds a B.A. in Spanish and Education from the University of Wisconsin, Platteville, a M.Ed. from the University of California, Los Angeles, and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from the University of California, Berkeley. Prior to higher education, Dr. Soles served for 15 years as a K-12 bilingual Spanish and English teacher and administrator in the San Francisco and Los Angeles Unified School Districts (LAUSD) in both traditional public and charter schools primarily at the secondary level. She also served as a Los Angeles County Office of Education Administrator. Dr. Soles completed her service as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Honduras and a Board Member of both the Los Angeles Neighborhood City Council and the Gay and Lesbian Administrators and Allies of the LAUSD. She currently serves as a Board Member with the California Association of Professors of Education Administration (CAPEA). Her current scholarship interest includes culturally proficient educational practices, learning and teaching in educational leadership, and online teaching and learning. Dr. Soles is a Senior Associate for the Center for Culturally Proficient Educational Practice (CCPEP).
