Demerris R. Brooks, EdD
Demerris R. Brooks, EdD, is the Interim Vice-President of School and Community Programs at the Child Mind Institute.
She oversees the operations of school-based programs teams delivering prevention services and clinical treatment to students in partner public and charter schools, and professional training to educators and school-based mental health professionals.
As a teacher and leader, Dr. Brooks has consistently centered and championed educational equity in public schools. Over the past three decades she has served in a variety of teaching and administrative roles on middle school and high school campuses, district and county offices, a charter management organization, and a public university.
Experience
- Director, Workforce Development & Organizational Culture, Santa Clara County Office of Education, San Jose, CA
- Interim Director, Student Involvement, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
- Interim Director, Disability Resource Center, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
- Ombudsperson, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
- Project Coordinator, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
- Adjunct Professor, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
- Director of Student Services, Aspire Public Schools, Oakland, CA
- High School Principal, San Jose Unified School District, San Jose, CA
- Director of Student Services, San Jose Unified School District, San Jose, CA
- High School Assistant Principal, San Jose Unified School District, San Jose, CA
- Middle School Assistant Principal, San Jose Unified School District, San Jose, CA
- High School English Teacher, San Jose Unified School District, San Jose, CA
Training
- Single Subject Teaching Credential, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
- Administrative Services Credential, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
Education
- EdD, Organization and Leadership, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
- MA, Educational Administration, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
- MA, Education, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
- BA, English Literature, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA