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GERDA GOVINE, Ed.D -Office
Chief Executive Officer (FAX)
G. Govine Consulting
N. Mar Vista - Suite No. E-mail:
Pasadena, CA - Web site: www.govineconsults.com
Cell:
CEO, G. Govine Consulting, -present [Celebrating years in business]
Dr. Govine specializes in employment discrimination, labor, workplace and community/public policy issues focusing on eight () services: () expert witness; () litigation consultation; () training/facilitation; () public speaking () mediation; () assessment and research, () implementation of organizational diversity and change management programs, and () writing.
Executive Director, City of Pasadena Commission on the Status of Women,
Provided staff support to the commission and managed a four-person office, investigated sexual harassment and sex discrimination complaints, developed and facilitated mandatory sexual harassment training for over , Pasadena City Hall employees, coordinated, managed and solicited funds from individuals and the private sector; managed Commission’s annual woman’s conference, and hosted and solicited funding for the National Association of Commissions for Women’s (NACW) Convention, CA. Assisted with the creation of the Friends of the Pasadena Commission, a (c) () non-profit organization to help raise funds from public and private sources to supplement the Commission’s budget and enhance and expand services to the community.
Consultant to Dean, Division of Extended Education, California State University Los Angeles
Director of Outreach and Business Services, developed grant and program proposals, initiated and worked with contacts in the business community to expand services to downtown Los Angeles, designed and implemented a lunch-time speakers program with Grand Performances as a marketing strategy to introduce University programs and recruit attendees, provided organizational and team building staff training, wrote organizational policies and procedures for staff and the financial office, designed and offered career enhancement courses, served on in-house work committees, wrote reports and recommendations, represented the Dean at University, business and community meetings, conferences and selected boards of public and private organizations, and provided media opportunities for the Division of Extended Education and the University President’s office.
College/University Instructor, part-time,
Business Instructor, Glendale Community College, Glendale, CA
Business Instructor, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA
Management Instructor, Pacific Oaks College, Pasadena, CA
Sexual harassment prevention, diversity, expert witness instructor,
California State University, Los Angeles
Organizational Management Instructor, University of Phoenix, Pasadena, CA
National Director, Education, NAACP Headquarters, New York City.
Urban School Services Specialist, State of New York Education Department, Two World Trade Center, New York, New York.
Assistant Dean, School of Continuing Education, Bachelor of Professional Studies Life Experience Credit Degree Program, Pace University, New York City.
EDUCATION/TRAINING
Certificate, “Environmental and Public Policy Facilitation Training,” University of
California Los Angeles (UCLA), School of Law, Evan Frankel Environmental
Law & Policy Program; Western Justice Foundation, Pasadena; and The Keystone
Center, Denver, Colorado; September -, , Pasadena, CA.
Certificate of Completion, on-line course, “Protecting Human Research Subjects
In Social and Behavioral Research,” July , , University of California Los
Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles.
“A Personal Approach to Multiculturalism: Changing Racism and Other Isms,”
Four-Day Workshop, All Saints Church, Pasadena, CA., May -June , ,
Training organization: Visions Inc., Roxbury, MA.
“Gender Bias on the Silver Screen,” Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, April , , Los Angeles, CA.
Certificate of Appreciation, Mediation Program Participant, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, hours of volunteer service, August , Los Angeles District Office, Los Angeles, CA.
Participant, Mock Trial Workshop featuring Orange County Superior Court Judge David McEachen, David Holt, Esq., Namvar Mokri, Esq., and Michelle Mokri, Esq.,
, Forensic Expert Witness Association, Orange County, CA.
Certificate, Alternative Dispute Resolution Program, Pepperdine University, School of Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, August , Malibu, CA.
Ed.D, Higher and Adult Education; Adult Education Research, , Teachers
College, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
M.A., Higher and Adult Education; Adult Education Research, , Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
M.A., Business Education, , New York University, Major: teaching college/university level, New York, N.Y.
B.S., Business Education, , New York University, Major: teaching high school level, New York, N.Y.
Completed -hour faculty certification program to teach at the doctoral and master’s level, management, organizational and sociology courses, University of Phoenix, , Los Angeles, CA.
Participant, Leadership California Program, , Southern and Northern CA.
Organizational Diversity Training, two-week intensive program focusing on: designing and facilitating workplace diversity and sexual harassment training courses, workshops and seminars; facilitate focus groups, techniques of conducting follow-up interviews, , Pacific Management Systems, San Francisco, CA.
State of California Community College Teaching credential, (AKA Gerda Steele).
EXPERT WITNESS EXPERIENCE
. Sexual Harassment/Sex Discrimination Cases
Testified
Noreen Crane v County of San Diego ()
Defendant – County Agency: Office of County Counsel
San Diego, CA
Defendant verdict
Dixson v Inglewood Unified School District ()
Plaintiff - Law firm: Johnson and Slaton
Los Angeles, CA
Plaintiff verdict
Sukenic v. Maricopa County (-)
Defendant - Law firms: Jones, Skelton & Hochuli,
P.L.C. and Green & Baker
United States District Court, Phoenix, AZ
Defendant verdict Sexual Harassment claim
Settled
Lewis v. Gallin Morey Associates ()
Defendant – Law firm: Edelstein, Laird and Sobel
Los Angeles, CA
Settled
French v Family Fitness (-)
Defendant - Law firm: Prindle, Decker and Amaro
Long Beach, CA
Settled
Shaer-Ryzow v Bear Stearns ()
Plaintiff – Law firm: Solomon, Saltzsman & Jamieson
Los Angeles, CA
Settled
Jones v. Jacobs ()
Plaintiff - Law firm: DeBose and DeBose
Los Angeles, CA
Settled
Mesa v Boy Scouts of America ()
Plaintiff - Law firm: Joseph C. Hopkins
Pasadena, CA
Settled
Roy C. Wilson v. California Casualty Management Company ()
Defendant - Law firm: Cooper White and Cooper
Los Angeles, CA
Settled
Lyons v Gallagher ()
Defendant - Law firm: Giovanniello & Schrieffer
Orange County, CA
Settled
Judy Thorp v Performance Restaurants ()
Defendant - Law firm: Diepinbrock and Costa
Los Angeles, CA
Settled
Cynthia Jafari v Cooper- Standard Automotive Inc., et al ()
Defendant – Law firm: Walter & Haverfield LLP
Cleveland, OH
Settled
Church v. Aladdin Manufacturing, et al (-)
Plaintiff – Law firm: Madison Harbor, A Law Corporation
Anaheim & Orange, CA
Settled
Panter v. California Institute of the Arts et al ()
Plaintiff - Law firm: Gillam
Los Angeles, CA
Settled
Theresa Bryant, Juanita Cyprian, LaCreasha Lawrence
and Florelle Baptiste v. Coliseo Housing Partnership,
United Housing Preservation Corporation, Housing
Preservation Associates, Inc., Alton Management
Corporation, Charles Harley, Alpha Property
Management, Inc., Alpha Property Management , Inc. ()
Defendant – Law firm: Tharpe & Howell
Sherman Oaks, CA
Settled at Trial: November ,
Olga Taylor Kent v. San Diego Unified School District and Hometown
Buffet ()
Defendant - Law firm: Higgs Fletcher & Mack
San Diego, CA
San Diego Superior Court, San Diego, CA
Trial date: February ,
Settled
Walden v. Pluria M. Marshall, Jr. ()
Plaintiff – Law firm: Lynberg & Watkins
Los Angeles, CA
Federal Court, Los Angeles, CA
Trial date: May ,
Settled
Jennifer Sorensen v. Midwest Television, Inc. ()
Plaintiff – Law firm: Thompson & Alessio, LLP
San Diego, CA
Deposed: June ,
Settled: October ,
Sexual Orientation
Duncan v. Los Angeles Police Department ()
Plaintiff – Law firm: JD Cantor
Los Angeles, CA
Trial date: February ,
Settled
. Race Discrimination/Harassment
Testified
Etter v. Veriflo Corporation ()
Defendant - Law firm: Littler, Mendelson, Fastiff, Tichy & Mathiason
San Francisco, CA
Defendant verdict
Settled
Zelleke v White & Case ()
Defendant - Law firm: Littler, Mendelson, Fastiff, Tichy & Mathiason
Los Angeles, CA
Settled
Nancy Bomn v Noel A. Gage ()
Defendant - Law firm: Littler, Mendelson, Fastiff, Tichy & Mathiason
Los Angeles, CA
Settled
Gilliam v Moreno Valley School District ()
Plaintiff - Law firm: Gronemeier & Barker
Pasadena, CA
Settled
Hall v USS Posco ()
Defendant - Law firm: Littler, Mendelson, Fastiff, Tichy & Mathiason
San Francisco, CA
Settled
Matthews v Pacific Maritime Association, et al ()
Defendant - Law firm: Margolis & Morin and Law Firm of Marc Coleman
Long Beach, CA
Settled
Ersie Everette et al v Skyview Memorial Lawn, Inc. (-)
Defendant - Law firm: Littler, Mendelson, Fastiff, Tichy & Mathiason
San Francisco, CA
Settled
Richard G. Nickelson v TRW, Inc. (-) Race and age discrimination
Plaintiff - Law firm: Rivkin, Radler & Kramer
Pasadena, CA
Settled
Thomas Hughes, Jr. v County of San Diego (-)
Defendant – Law firm: Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps
San Diego, CA
Settled
Charles L. Walker v American Airlines ()
Defendant - Law firm: Littler, Mendelson
Los Angeles, CA
Settled
Hernandez v City of Los Angeles ()
Plaintiff – Organization: Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)
Los Angeles, CA
Settled
George Zraick v Asia Source, Inc., et al ()
Defendant - Law firm: Huber Samuelson
Northern CA
Settled
Ivan Sweets, Michael Sweets, Tim Snyder and Caneil Hunter v. Sterling Construction, Inc. ()
Plaintiffs - `Legal entity: Lawyers and Advocates for Wyoming
Jackson, Wyoming
Settled
Brin v. NAASCO - Law firm: Klinedinst, Fliehman & McKillop ()
San Diego, CA
Defendant
Settled
McHerrin v Duplo ()
Law firm: Scott and Whitehead
Newport Beach, CA
Defendant
Settled
Jacob et al v Premier Parks, Inc. ()
Defendant - Law firm: Prindle, Decker & Amaro
Long Beach, CA
Ten defense verdicts
Riggins v City of Pasadena ( )
Plaintiff – Law firm: Gallagher & Gallagher
Los Angeles, CA
Settled
Williams et al v Dean Foods of California ()
Defendant - Law firm: Littler Mendelson
San Francisco, CA
Settled
Calhoun v North Orange County Community College District ()
Defendant – Law Firm: Declues & Burkett LLP
Santa Ana, CA
Settled
Levingston et al. v. Albertson’s Inc., et al.
Plaintiff – Law firm: Shea Law Offices ()
Oakland, CA
Settled
Simon P. Moore v. American Medical Response (AMR)
Plaintiff - Law firm: Sterling & Sterling Law Offices (-)
Victorville Superior Court, San Bernardino County, CA
Trial date: July , , Case did not go to trial
Fazal et al. v. Thai Airways International ()
Plaintiffs – Law firm: The Gilliam Law Firm
Los Angeles, CA
Trial date: October ,
Settled August
Fred Crawford, et. al, vs. Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc.,
dba Magic Mountain, et al. ()
Defendant – Law Offices of Prindle, Decker & Amaro LLP
Long Beach, CA
Settled August ,
Johnson v. Hertz Local Edition Corp. ()
U.S. District Court Case No. CIV - MJJ
Plaintiff – Law firm: Shea Law Offices
Oakland, CA
Trial date: November ,
Settled November
Activities Club, Al Davis, Herman Clavon III, and
Norma Davis vs. Jones Management-Sunset, Inc., et al. ()
Defendant – Law firm: Burnham and Brown
Oakland, CA
Did not testify
Trial date: June , , Los Angeles
Defendant prevailed at trial August
Norma Johnson, et al v. Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., dba Magic
Mountain ()
Defendant – Law firm: Prindle, Decker & Amaro LLP
Long Beach, CA
Trial date: March , , Los Angeles
Settled February ,
Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc., a California corporation,
Alameda Auto Ventures, LLC, a Nevada limited liability
company d/b/a Ron Goode Toyota, a California corporation,
Leonard A. Goode, an individual, Superior Automotive
Group, LLC, a California limited liability company, Superior
Property of Clement Avenue, LLC, a California
limited liability company, Michael A. Kahn, an individual ()
Plaintiff – Roberts & Associates, LLP
Tustin, CA
Deposed: May ,
Settled: October ,
Retained
Raju A. Dahlstrom v. State of Washington ()
Plaintiff - Law Offices of Peter Geoffrey Cogan
Seattle, WA
Trial date: Pending
Appealed
Shelton v Perkins Elmer (-)
Plaintiff - Law firm: Van Smith
Oakland, CA
Case dismissed
Religious Discrimination
Owen v L’Anse Area Schools, et al (-)
Plaintiff - Law firm: Sommers, Schwartz, Silver & Schwartz
Michigan
Settled
Wrongful Termination
Xu v Farlong Pharmaceutical International, et al ()
Defendant - Law firm: Oswald and Yap
Irvine, CA
Settled
Nah v Radio Korea USA ()
Plaintiff – Law firm: Ralidis & Lee
Los Angeles, CA
Settled
LITIGATION CONSULTANT EXPERIENCE
Race Discrimination/Harassment
Danny Everett, et al v Premier Parks, et al. (-)
Defendant - Law firm: Prindle, Decker & Amaro
Long Beach, CA
Trial date: January ,
Two defense verdicts/race discrimination
Doyle v Lynch ()
Plaintiff - Law firm: Jay S. Rothman
Los Angeles, CA
Settled
Kardos v Performance Restaurants (-)
Defendant - Law firm: Solomon, Saltzsman & Jamieson
Marina Del Rey, CA
Settled
Stanley Foreman v Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Agency (LACMTA) ()
Plaintiff - Law firm: Joseph C. Hopkins
Pasadena, CA
Sexual Harassment
Yvonne Johnson v County of Los Angeles ()
Plaintiff - Law firm: Joseph C. Hopkins
Pasadena, CA
Plaintiff prevailed
Sheila McGee v Los Angeles County Transportation Commission (LACTC) ()
Plaintiff - Law firm: Joseph C. Hopkins
Pasadena, CA
Plaintiff prevailed
Cynthia Jafari v Cooper- Standard Automotive, Inc., et al ()
Defendant - Law firm: Walter & Haverfield LLP
Cleveland, OH
(subsequently designated as expert witness)
INVESTIGATIONS
NAACP National Director of Education (), Investigated race discrimination complaints filed by administrators, teachers, parents, and/or students against public school districts and boards and referred findings to in-house National office: New York City. Worked closely with selected branches experiencing challenged with local school districts, for example, closing of schools, and unlawful firing of teachers and administrators.
Executive Director, Pasadena Commission on the Status of Women, City of Pasadena (). Investigated and documented sexual harassment and sex discrimination complaints, and made recommendations to the City.
City of Arroyo Grande Police Department ()
Two () Sexual Harassment/Sex discrimination complaints
Arroyo Grande, CA.
Ridgecrest Community Hospital ()
Sexual Harassment complaint
Southern CA.
CAPA of California ()
Race Discrimination complaint
Southern CA.
MEDIATION EXPERIENCE
November , and November ,
“Empowering For Reconciliation with Justice: Learning from South Africa in a Consultation on Community Conflict Transformation,” Urban Leadership, Los Angeles, CA.
January , and February ,
Advanced Mediation Skills: Cross Cultural Negotiation Training, Los Angeles Superior Court, Los Angeles, CA.
Mediator, Small Claims Court, Van Nuys Courthouse, Van Nuys, CA.
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Mediator, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Los Angeles
District Office, Los Angeles, CA.
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Mediator, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington D.C., Appointed Mediator for Southern CA.
January , and February ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)-SMART (Shared Mediation Team) Employment Law Training, Greater Los Angeles Federal Executive Board and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Los Angeles District, CA.
March ,
Lead Mediator, Greater Los Angeles Federal Executive Board SMART (Shared Mediator Team), Los Angeles, CA.
May ,
Lead Mediator, Greater Los Angeles Federal Executive Board SMART (Shared Mediator Team), Los Angeles, CA.
November ,
Participant, th Annual Interactive Conference Southern California Mediation Association, “Mediation Goes Mainstream”, Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, CA.
November ,
Lead Mediator, Greater Los Angeles Federal Executive Board SMART (Shared Mediator Team), Los Angeles, CA.
January , -June
Appointed to Court ADR Panel of Mediators, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, Alternative Dispute Resolution Program, Los Angeles, CA.
March ,
Mediator, Paul Cabrera vs. Saeid Azizian, Law Office of Joe C. Hopkins, Pasadena, CA.
March , -
Mediator, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Headquarters,
Washington, D.C.
TRAINER/FACILITATOR
California Assembly Bill
Mandatory Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Supervisory Personnel
Gerda Govine, Ed.D. is a California State Bar Association MCLE Approved Provider
. credits (Approval period: January , -January , )
Trainer, L.A. Care Health Plan, February & , , and February , ,
three ½ hour sessions, Los Angeles, CA.
Trainer, Alzheimer’s Association, May , , May , and May , three ½
hour sessions, Los Angeles, CA.
Trainer, Wescom Credit Union, April -November , eight ½ hour
sessions, Pasadena, CA.
Trainer, Wescom Credit Union, May , & May , , two ½ hour sessions,
Tustin, CA., and Pasadena, CA.
Co-Trainer, with Attorney Angela Reddock, Reddock Law Group, Connex West
International Transportation Company, October -November , three ½
hour sessions, Los Angeles Office, Burbank and Glendale, CA.
Participant, E-learning sexual harassment prevention training Focus Group, led
by Informa Systems, San Antonio, Texas, Los Angeles Police Department
Academy, August , , Los Angeles, CA.
Reviewer/Evaluator, E-learning sexual harassment training module, August ,
, Informa Systems, San Antonio, Texas.
Workplace Diversity Activities
Facilitator/Training Designer, “Public Contact Skills,” “Managing Conflict and Change,” Sworn and non-sworn Communications Center staff, City of Pasadena Police Department (), Pasadena, CA.
Facilitator, Mayor’s Task Force on Housing, developed plan to create a non-profit housing corporation to build moderate and low-income housing, (), City of Monrovia, Monrovia, CA.
Facilitator, management and staff retreats, wrote organizational and programmatic policies and procedures, California State University, Los Angeles, Division of Continuing Education, (), Los Angeles, CA.
Facilitator, Educational Spokesperson/Curriculum Designer, Lawry’s Foods, to LA Unified School District students, personnel and the community- at-large, (), Los Angeles, CA.
Consultant Trainer, Pacific Management Systems, San Francisco. Conducted cultural diversity focus groups, provided training, facilitated post-training follow up, and conducted “Train the Trainer” sessions in the area of (sexual harassment, sex discrimination, sexual orientation, religious discrimination, and race discrimination to Fannie Mae Corporation employees.() in five locations: Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, GA.; Pasadena, CA; Chicago IL.; and Philadelphia, PA.
Facilitator & Project Manager, consultants providing cultural diversity training to restaurant managers (), Denny’s Restaurants, Flagstar Foods, southern and northern CA, and Chicago, IL.
Facilitator & researcher, staff training, “Diversity Issues in the Workplace,: AIDS Project LA, (), Los Angeles, CA.
Facilitator, “Cultural and gender diversity in the workplace training for staff, Clopton, Penny & Brenner Law Firm, (), Los Angeles, CA.
Facilitator, Commission Retreat, Pasadena Commission on the Status of Women, City of Pasadena, (), Pasadena, CA.
Facilitator, “Addressing Issues of Gender and Diversity in the Workplace,” City of Pasadena, Neighborhood Services Division, MASH Program, (), Pasadena, CA.
Facilitator, Organizational Development, City of Pasadena, Public Health Department, Pasadena/Altadena Health Partnership Project (), Pasadena, CA.
Facilitator, focus groups to identify community needs, Huntington Memorial Hospital, Community Outreach Department, (), Pasadena, CA.
Facilitator, Diversity Training for Managers, staff and counselors, Thunder Road Organization, (), Oakland, CA.
Facilitator, Diversity Training for Managers, staff and counselors, Conard House Organization, (), San Francisco, CA.
Facilitator, Inland Caregiver Resource Center, Provide organizational diversity and planning for managers, (-), San Bernardino, CA.
Facilitator, “Sustaining Diversity: The Opportunities and Challenges of Multiculturalism,” California Association of Non-Profits, September ,
Los Angeles, CA.
Trainer, “Diversity in the Workplace,” Trainer, Flintridge Foundation, (),
Pasadena, CA.
Facilitator, Training Designer, “Organizational Diversity for Managers,” Hollywood Records ( and ), Burbank, CA.
Facilitator, Staff Retreat, Pasadena City College, Corporate Connections, (August ), Los Angeles, CA.
Facilitator, “Managing Diversity in the Workplace,” Farmers Insurance Company, (August ), Simi Valley, CA.
Facilitator, Focus Group for Non-profit executive staff members and funding organizations, Leadership Pasadena, August , , Pasadena, CA.
Facilitator, Curriculum Designer, Managing Conflict workshops for social workers, Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, Inter-University Consortium, California State University, Los Angeles, , (-), Pasadena, CA.
Facilitator and program researcher, CORAL Project, James Irvine Foundation, Pasadena, CA. (-) Pasadena, CA.
Facilitator, “Leadership”, Pasadena Neighborhood Leadership Program, City of Pasadena, October , , CA.
Facilitator, “Working with Diverse Customer Populations,” Museum Stores Association Roundtable Meeting, October , , (Morning), Los Angeles, CA.
Facilitator, “Self Marketing,” Young African American Women’s Conference, Women at Work, October , , (Afternoon), Pasadena, CA.
Facilitator, Co-producer, “Economic Violence–Life Interrupted: Sexual Harassment and the Downward Financial Spiral of the Working Woman,” video, California Women’s Law Center Board, January , , Los Angeles, CA.
Facilitator, Annual Strategic Planning Retreat, Pasadena League of Women Voters, , Pasadena, CA.
Facilitator, “The New Role of the Working Woman”, Border Council of Arts and Culture/Consejo Fronterizo de Arte y Cultural and Centro de Humanidades, January , , Centro de Humanidades, Tijuana, B.C. Mexico.
Facilitator, “Economic Consequences of Sexual Harassment in the
Workplace,” Women at Work, January , , Pasadena, CA.
Co-Facilitator, “Economic Violence–Life Interrupted: Sexual Harassment”
Workshop, Friends of the Pasadena Commission on the Status of
Women, March , , Pasadena, CA.
Facilitator, & Management Consultant, Ability First, March -September , Inglewood, and Pasadena, CA.
Facilitator, John Muir High School Concept Group: To create an on-campus after school program for high school students. Participants: high school students, non-profit organizations, government agencies, and school district administrators, July -July , Pasadena, CA.
Facilitator, “Project Development,” Pasadena Neighborhood Leadership Institute Class, City of Pasadena, October , , Pasadena, CA.
Facilitator, General Plan Update Workshop, “The Building Blocks of a Great
City, Planning Documents” City of Pasadena, July , , Pasadena, CA.
Facilitator, “Teen Girls Talk,” August , , Day One, Youth Month
Program, Pasadena, CA.
Facilitator, “Project Development,” Pasadena Neighborhood Leadership Institute
Class, City of Pasadena, October , , Pasadena, CA.
Coach, “Sensitivity in the Workplace”, International Creative Management,
Inc. (ICM) Los Angeles, December , -January , , Pasadena,
CA.
Facilitator, “Project Planning,” Pasadena Neighborhood Leadership
Institute, September , , Pasadena, CA.
Co-presenter with Luis Ituarte, “Poly Panting” Project, Leadership
Pasadena Class of , Consejo Fronterizo de Arte y Cultura (COFAC),
October , , Pasadena, CA.
Facilitator, “Healthy Families Cooperative” Task Force, Western Justice
Center Foundation, November - May , Pasadena, CA,
Facilitator, City of Pasadena Police Department Volunteer Steering
Committee Retreat, Community Service Section, February , ,
Pasadena, CA.
Facilitator, “Effective Use of Expert Witness,” Bridgeport Continuing
Education, February , , Sheraton Universal Hotel, Los Angeles, CA.
Consultant, Human Resources, Wescom Credit Union, March , ,
Pasadena, CA.
Facilitator, Mandatory (AB ) Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
for Supervisory Personnel, LA Care Health Plan, March , , Los
Angeles, CA.
Speaker, “Advanced Deposition Skills,” SEAK Expert Witness
Summit, (Joint event of SEAK and Forensic Expert Witness Association
(FEWA), March , , Newport Beach, CA.
Facilitator, Public Address Artists and citizen artists’ organization retreat,
April , , San Diego, CA.
Facilitator, “Looking at Institutional Racism/Developing ‘Monday Morning’
Tool Kit,” YWCA Pacific Region, Regional Meeting, Pacific Palms
Conference Resort, May , , Irwindale, CA.
Co-facilitator/Co-founder, “City Conversations About Race,” Office of
Creative Connections, All Saints Episcopal Church, October -present,
Pasadena, CA
Facilitator, Retreat Planning Meeting, Community Association Board,
BaumanCurry Public Relations, August , , Los Angeles, CA.
Facilitator, “Facilitation Skills for Effective Meetings.” Pasadena
Neighborhood Leadership Institute (PNLI), October , .
Facilitator, Community Dialogue, Blair High School, City of Pasadena,
October , , Pasadena, CA.
Facilitator, YWCA San Francisco-Marin, Board/Staff Retreat, October ,
, San Francisco, CA.
Facilitator, City of Pasadena Police Department Volunteer Steering
Committee Retreat, Community Service Section, November , ,
Pasadena, CA.
Facilitator, Pacific Oaks College, Core Faculty, Marriage and Family Therapy
Degree Program, December , -present, Pasadena, CA.
Interviewer, English Faculty, Linda Rose UCLA Doctoral Research Project,
Cerritos Community College, December , , Cerritos, CA.
Co-facilitator/Co-founder, “City Conversations About Race,” Office of
Creative Connections, All Saints Episcopal Church, December , ,
Pasadena, CA.
Coach/Train-the-Trainer, California Assembly Bill Mandatory Sexual
Harassment Training, January -, , Pasadena, CA.
Facilitator/Report Writer, “Community Discussion to Improve Birth Outcomes for
African-American Women,” USC Center for Premature Infant Health and
Development Institute for Genetic Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, and the
Pasadena Birthing Project, USC Center for Health Professions, February , ,
Los Angeles, CA.
ASSESSMENT/RESEARCH
Walt Disney Pictures and Television, Security and Traffic Management (), Researched and assessed, through one-on-one interviews utilizing customized interview instrument, race issues faced by hosts (security officers) in their interactions with each other. Made recommendations and developed on-going training and counseling, Burbank, CA.
Disney Worldwide Services, Incorporated () - Researched and assessed, through one-one-one interviews utilizing customized interview instrument, management issues as a basis for designing training and facilitation sessions for managers and staff, Burbank, CA.
Walt Disney Imagineering - Conducted “Study of Gender Issues in the Workplace,” (), a comparative analysis including recommendations based on the results of responses from professional women and men staff members. Managed a team of three interviewers utilizing a customized questionnaire and focus groups to solicit responses, Glendale, CA.
The Walt Disney Company Risk Management () - Researched, and assessed, through one-on-one interviews and customized questionnaire workplace issues, management style and impact, and working relationships. Provided recommendations. Burbank, CA.
WRITING
Selected Publications
Govine, Gerda, Cover article, “The State of ‘Affairs’ in the Workplace: Sexual
Favoritism,” PihraScope Magazine, Professionals in Human Resources
Association, September .
Govine, Gerda, “Impact of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on My Life,”
The Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley Journal Newspaper, Vol. XVI, January ,
, Pasadena, CA.
Govine, Gerda, “Discussion with Dr. Kumea Shorter-Gooden”, Co-Author ,with
Charisse Jones, Shifting: The Double Lives of Black Women in America, (Based
on the African American Women Voices Project), (), New York: HarperCollins,
The Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley Journal Newspaper, Three-part series,
Vol. XIV, October , November , and November , , Pasadena,
CA.
Govine, Gerda, “WomenGathering,” Business Life Magazine, October ,
Glendale, CA.
Govine, Gerda, Book Review, “I will Not Apologize: Uncompromising Solutions to Black America’s Dilemma in the st Century,” by Attorney Joe C. Hopkins, The
Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley Journal Newspaper, Vol. XIV, Number , May , , Pasadena, CA.
Govine, Gerda, “The Journey,” Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley Journal Newspaper, Vol. , No. , September , , p. ., Pasadena, CA.
Govine, Gerda & Charlotte Collins, Charlotte Collins, Study Guide, “Economic Violence—Life Interrupted: Sexual Harassment and the Downward Spiral of the Working Woman,” The Friends of the Pasadena Commission on the Status of Women, , Pasadena, CA.
Govine, Gerda, “The Deconstruction of Women Through the Eye of the Camera,”
Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley Journal Newspaper, Vol. , No. , p. ., July ,
, Pasadena, CA.
Govine, Gerda, “Race and Racism in the Workplace: A Closer Look,”
Professional in Human Resources Association, PIHRAScope Magazine, July
, Los Angeles, CA.
Govine, Gerda, Laying the Foundation: An Employer’s Guide to Developing an Effective Diversity Program Handbook, , Pasadena, CA.
Steele, Govine Gerda Co-author, Laurie Owyang. “After Texaco–Where Do We Go From Here?” The California Labor Letter, January , pp.-, Los Angeles, CA.
Steele, Gerda G., “The Reality of Sexual Harassment,” Business Life Magazine, May , pp. -, Glendale, CA.
Steele, Gerda G. and Joe C. Hopkins, Esq. “ABC’s of Workplace Sexual Harassment,” The Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley Journal Newspaper, April , , Volume V, No. ., Pasadena, CA.
Steele, Gerda G. “Ethnic Diversity in the Community,” Business Life Magazine, November , p. , Glendale, CA.
Steele, Gerda G. “Institutional Racism: Unfair, Unacceptable and Undercover,” The Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley Journal Newspaper, September , , Pasadena, CA.
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Selected events
Speaker, “He Said, She Said: Gender Diversity in the Workplace,” Jet Propulsion Laboratory Women’s Week Forum, March , Pasadena, CA.
Panelist, “Getting the Message Out: Diversity and the Media,” Second Annual National Diversity Conference, May , Chicago, IL.
Panelist, “Gender Issues,” Pasadena Women’s Day Workshop, Pasadena
Commission on the Status of Women, July , CA.
Moderator, City of Pasadena Town Hall Meeting, “Race Relations: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,” December , Pasadena, CA.
Speaker, Covina, Glendora, and West Covina Chambers of Commerce, ”Breaking Down Stereotypes: Race and Economics,” September , Southern CA.
Speaker, “Sexual Harassment,” Santa Monica Commission on the Status of Women, April , Santa Monica, CA.
Speaker, “Understanding Others: The Diversity Challenge,” Western Conference of Association Executives, May , Palm Springs, CA.
Panelist, “Doing Business with Minorities,” Glendale Chamber of Commerce, October , Glendale, CA,
Speaker, “Power Plays,” Daily News Los Angeles Women’s Career Conference, November , Los Angeles, CA.
Speaker, “Embracing Diversity in the st Century,” Southern California Edison/The Gas Company/GTE Conference, January , Irwindale, CA.
Speaker, “Affirmative Action Forum,” Westridge School, March , Pasadena, CA.
Speaker, “Multiculturalism as a Management Issue,” The Getty Museum, May , Malibu, CA.
Speaker, “Empowerment,” Pasadena Black Municipal Employees Association Women’s Luncheon, City of Pasadena, August , August , Pasadena, CA.
Speaker, Cerritos Community College, “The Art of Power Plays: A Vital
Leadership Tool,” Women in Action: Common Ground Conference, October , Cerritos, CA.
Speaker, “Gender Issues in the Workplace,” American Association of University Women, March , Pasadena, CA.
Speaker, “Expert Witness as a Career,” Women at Work, May , Pasadena, CA.
Speaker, “Working with Diversity,” Women in Management, Orange County Chapter, July , , La Mirada, CA.
Keynote Speaker, “Working with Diversity,” Women in Management th Annual Meeting, July , , Redondo Beach, CA.
Creator/Coordinator, “Celebrating Women,” a month-long series of lunch-time panel discussions about women’s issues. A joint project of California State
University Los Angeles and Grand Performances, California Plaza, October and October , Los Angeles, CA.
Speaker, “Diversity in the Workplace: Assessment and Recommendations,” (PIHRA) Professionals in Human Resources Association, District II and District IV luncheon, October and , , Glendale and Los Angeles, CA.
Speaker, “Promoting Diversity in the Workplace,” The Inter-Community Alternatives Network (I-CAN), Community Leaders Forum, January , .
Pasadena, CA.
Speaker, “Leadership Development,” Pasadena Host Lions Club, August ,
, Pasadena, CA.
Moderator, Candidates Forum Program: State Assembly District , State Senate District , and U.S. Congressional District , Regional Governmental Review Coalition, September , , La Cañada, CA.
Speaker, “Leadership Development,” Los Angeles County Institute Leadership Development Training Program, October , , Pasadena, CA.
Panelist, “Diversity Can Work,” Greater San Fernando Valley Business and Professional Women, February , , Los Angeles, CA.
Master of Ceremonies, th Annual Ruby McKnight Williams Awards Banquet, Pasadena Branch of the NAACP, March , , Pasadena, CA.
Speaker, “The Journey to Health for African-American Women,” Black Women’s Health Task Force and the Pasadena Black Infant Health Program, rd Annual Woman’s Health Conference, March , , Pasadena, CA.
Speaker, “Graduation of Bridging Resources in Technology and Education Scholarship Ceremony,” The Flintridge Foundation, June , , Pasadena, CA.
Moderator, “Preventing Youth Violence Forum,” Coalition for Zero Violence, October , , Pasadena, CA.
Moderator, “Raising Funds Amid Concerns,” A Special Conversation with the Funder, Flintridge Foundation, October , , Altadena, CA.
Speaker, “Motivating and Sustaining Volunteers/Community Organizing,” Pasadena Neighborhood Leadership Institute, October , , Pasadena, CA.
Speaker, “Benefits and Challenges of Leadership,” The College Women’s Club of Pasadena, November , , Pasadena, CA.
Co-producer presenter, Introduction of video, “Economic Violence–Life Interrupted: Sexual Harassment and the Downward Spiral of the Working Woman,” International Association for Feminist Economics Conference, Occidental College, July , , Los Angeles, CA.
Guest Lecturer, Loyola Marymount School of Law, Race and Gender Class, “Economic Violence—Life Interrupted: Sexual Harassment and the Downward Spiral of the Working Woman,” video lecture and discussion, October , ,
Los Angeles, CA.
International Speaker, Border Council of Arts and Culture/Consejo Fronterizo de
Arte y Cultura, (COFAC, and Centro de Humanidades, “The New Role of Women in
the Workplace in the United States,” January , , Tijuana, B.C., Mexico.
Speaker, Women at Work, “Economic Consequences of Sexual Harassment in the
Workplace,” January , , Pasadena, CA.
Friends of the Pasadena Commission on the Status of Women, Co-Facilitator,
“Economic Violence – Life Interrupted: Sexual Harassment” Workshop, March ,
, Pasadena, CA.
Guest Lecturer, Loyola Marymount School of Law, Race and Gender Class,
“Economic Violence—Life Interrupted: Sexual Harassment and the Downward
Spiral of the Working Woman,” video lecture and study guide discussion,
October , , Los Angeles, CA.
Panel Coordinator/Moderator, “Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Options
and Choices,” as part of the Women’s History Month activities, Friends of the
Pasadena Commission on the Status of Women, March , , Pasadena
Public Library, Pasadena, CA.
Workshop Presenter, “Sexual Harassment: Strategies and Techniques to
Reduce the Downward Financial Spiral of the Working Woman,” National
Association of Commissions for Women th Annual National Convention, July
, , Pasadena, CA.
Organizer & M.C. “Gendered Expressions: Women Artists Share Their Vision of
The World,” Friends of the Pasadena Commission on the Status of Women,
Celebrating Women’s History month, Pasadena Public Library, March ,
, Pasadena, CA.
Master of Ceremony, Day One Drug and Alcohol Prevention Program “Friend
Raiser Luncheon,” Altadena Town and Country Club, Altadena, December ,
, Altadena, CA.
Listed Speaker, Outstanding Women Speakers, Inc., International Speakers
Bureau, January -present, Ontario, Canada.
Master of Ceremony, Pasadena Police Department th Annual Black History
Celebration, February , , City of Pasadena, CA.
Panel Member, “What you really need to know! Celebration of Women’s History
Month, “The Friends Group” (of the Pasadena Commission on the Status of
Women), March , , Pasadena, CA.
Speaker, Contemporary Women’s Issues – “Speak Up, Speak Out:
Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace,” Women at Work, March ,
, Pasadena, CA.
Panelist/Commentator, “Public Philosophy Forum” & Scholars
Colloquium,” The Philosopher-Citizen Institute, Pasadena City College,
April , , Pasadena, CA.
Panelist/Commentator “Public Workshop on Ethics,” The Philosopher-
Citizen Institute, Pasadena City College, April , , Pasadena, CA.
Keynote Speaker, Women In Action, rd Annual Jackie Robinson Merit Awards
Reception, Pasadena Museum of California Art, June , . Pasadena, CA.
Keynote Speaker, Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers (EACE)
Annual Conference, “Diversity Unlimited,” August , , Norfolk, Virginia.
Panelist, COLORS Forum, “Race Issues in Pasadena”, All Saints Episcopal
Church, January , , Pasadena, CA.
Guest Speaker, “Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,” City of Cerritos, Martin
Luther King, Jr. Day Ceremony, Civic Center, January , , Cerritos, CA.
Panelist, Flintridge Foundation, Meet the Media Panel for Non-Profit
Organizations, February , , Altadena, CA.
Master of Ceremony, Pasadena Police Department Black History Month
Celebration Breakfast, February , , Pasadena, CA.
MEDIA
Press representative, The Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley Journal, National Council
of La Raza Annual Conference, “Town Hall: Leadership Across
Communities: Opportunities and Challenges in the st Century,” Los
Angeles Convention Center, L.A., CA, July , .
Gerda Govine-Ituarte, Columnist, “Nikki Giovanni: Queen of the Spoken Word,” As
We Speak, Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley Journal, February , , Pasadena,
CA.
Gerda Govine-Ituarte, Columnist, “Out of Cultural Context – The Amish in Tijuana,” As We Speak, Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley Journal, December , ,
Pasadena, CA.
Gerda Govine-Ituarte, Columnist, “Honoring Rosa Parks,” As We Speak,
Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley Journal, November , , Pasadena, CA.
Featured as social activist in “Power and Substance” article about
women in the San Gabriel Valley who make life happen, Pasadena
Weekly Newspaper, p. , November , .
Quoted in article, Anderson, Dianne, “Let’s Talk About Sex: California
seems to finally mean business with new sex harassment law,” Pasadena
Weekly Newspaper, Citybeat column, p. , October , .
Interviewed, “G. Govine Celebrates Years in Business,” The Pasadena/San
Gabriel Valley Journal, Vol. XVI, No. , Business and Finance Section, p. .
Pasadena, CA. March , .
Panelist, “Covering Intimate Partner Violence: Perspectives From the Media,” Roundtable Discussion Moderated by Pat Morrison, Hosted by Attorney Laurie
Levenson, Layola Marymount Law School, Los Angeles, CA., October ,
Co-Producer with Charlotte Collins, “Economic Violence–Life Interrupted: Sexual Harassment and the Downward Spiral of the Working Woman”, video, and video
Study Guide, a Project of the Friends of the Pasadena Commission on the Status of Women, Pasadena, CA. and WWAC Productions, Sierra Madre, CA, July .
Participant, “ROOTS–Celebrating Years!,” Television broadcast, NBC/Warner Brothers, Los Angeles, CA, January , .
Former Host/Producer, As We Speak, a live call-in television talk show on Pasadena Community Access Corporation (PCAC), channel , Pasadena, CA, .
Former host/producer EBONY, live call-in talk show KPCC, .FM, Pasadena, CA, January -March .
Columnist, “As We Speak,” The Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley Journal Newspaper, Pasadena, CA, -present.
Contributing writer, Business Life Magazine, Glendale, CA, -present.
Contributing writer, PIHRAScope magazine, Professionals in Human Resources Association, (PIHRA), Southern CA, .
Guest, Workplace Diversity Expert, NewsTalk Television, “Racism in the Workplace,” Los Angeles, CA, and New York City, June .
Guest expert, race relations, NBC Nightly News anchored by Tom Brokaw, segment, “Black, White and Angry,” July .
Interviewed, KCAL, Los Angeles Channel News, “Response to Gender Bashing,” Los Angeles, CA, December .
Co-Director & Co-Producer with Sarah Schneiderman, “Women for a Change” video, Pasadena, CA, March , .
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member, Forensic Expert Witness Association, . Orange County, CA.
Member (-present) & President, (-), Forensic Expert Witness Association, Los Angeles Chapter, Los Angeles, CA.
Member, Forensic Expert Witness Association State Board, (-), Northern and Southern California.
President, Friends of the Pasadena Commission on the Status of Women - c () non-profit (-present), Pasadena, CA.
Member, Public Address: Artists Shaping Public Space, comprised of artists
and civic leaders (January -present), San Diego, CA.
Former member, PIHRA, Professionals in Human Resource Association, (), Los Angeles, CA.
Past Chair, Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and Civic Association Board of Directors (July -June ), Board member, (July -July ), Pasadena, CA.
Former Board member, California Women’s Law Center (), Los
Angeles, CA.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Secretary, Board of Directors, West Colonial Village Homeowners Association,
Pasadena, CA., -.
Poetry reading, YWCA Pasadena-Foothill, Racial Justice Breakfast, Pasadena
Convention Center, October , , Pasadena, CA.
Member, City of Pasadena Neighborhood Summit Steering Committee, Office of
Neighborhood Connections, November -May , City of Pasadena,
CA.
Member, Hiring/Promotions Task Force, City of Pasadena, Human
Resources Division, October -Present, Pasadena, CA.
Coordinator & Panelist, “Tijuana Organic, Women’s Expressions Exhibit,” Ten
women artists from Tijuana, B.C., Mexico exhibition at Bronx River Art Center
(BRAC), Bronx, New York, November , -December , .
Co-sponsoredby Consejo Fronterizo de Arte y Cultura (COFAC)/ Border Council of
Arts and Culture, Pasadena, CA, & Tijuana, B.C., Mexico.
Organizer and Master of Ceremony, Celebration of Women’s History Month:
“Gendered Expressions: Women Artists Share Their Vision of the
World,” Friends of the Pasadena Commission on the Status of Women,
March , , Pasadena Public Library, CA.
Co-Founder, Border Council of Arts and Culture/Consejo Fronterizo de Arte y
Cultura (COFAC), (c)() non-profit international arts and culture organization,
-present, Pasadena, CA., Los Angeles, CA, & Tijuana, Baja California,
Mexico. Coordinator, “Primera Edicion” Fundraisers, July -present.
Coordinator, “Artwork from the Mega-Metropolis: Los Angeles, San Diego, and
Tijuana, B.C., Mexico,” Fundraiser, Consejo Fronterizo de Arte y Cultura
(COFAC)/Border Council of Arts and Culture, International non-profit
organization, March , -June , , USC Health Sciences Campus,
Institute for Genetic Medicine Art Gallery, March , -June , , Los
Angeles, CA.
Co-founder with Lorna Miller, “City Conversations About Race”, Office of Creative
Connections, Pasadena, -present, CA.
Coordinator, “Primera Edicion” Fundraiser, Consejo Fronterizo de Arte y
Cultura (COFAC)/Border Council of Arts and Culture, International non-profit
organization, July -, , Avenue Studio, Highland Park, CA; September -, , El Centro Cultural de la Raza, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA.; November
-, , Tijuana, B.C., Mexico; and December , -January , , The Metro Gallery, Pasadena, CA.
Local Planning Team, National Association of Commissions for Women’s th Annual National Convention, July -, , Pasadena, CA.
Capital Campaign Committee Member, Girls Scouts of America, Mt. Wilson Vista
Council, July -present, San Gabriel Valley, CA.
Former Member, Sustainability Task Force, Neighborhood Acting Together
Helping All (NATHA), a (c)() community-based non-profit organization,
August -, Pasadena, CA.
Co-Founder/Board Secretary/Grant writer, Consejo Fronterizo de Arte y Cultura
(COFAC)/ Border Council of Arts and Culture, (c)() non-profit international
arts and culture organization, www.cofac.org, -present, Pasadena, CA.,
Los Angeles, CA., & Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
City of Pasadena Council Members’ Compensation Committee, September-October -present, Pasadena, CA.
Member, The Dorland Mountain Arts Colony, Residents Program, Board of Reviewers, -present, Temecula, CA.
AWARDS/HONORS
Honoree “Then and Now: Celebrating Longtime Friends,” Women at Work,
Western Justice Center, May , , Pasadena, CA.
Featured in Gomez, Traude and Brian Bierry, Power of One: Pasadenans Shaping Our Community, as one of thirty-one Pasadenans, page , Pace Lithographers, October , Pasadena, CA.
Aspires West–Pasadena, “Role Model Award,” February , Pasadena, CA.
YWCA Pasadena, “Woman of Excellence Award in Business,” April , Pasadena, CA.
Who’s Who in Executives and Businesses, United States, - edition.
Outstanding Achievement Award, The Bemo Collection, , Pasadena, CA.
Recipient, Mary Lampsa Award for outstanding support and contributions to issues and programs impacting women, Pasadena Commission on the Status of Women, , Pasadena, CA.
Who’s Who in the West, California, .
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