The Child Development Department

Professor Kathleen Bimber completed her undergraduate work at California State University Northridge, receiving her B.A. degree in Child Development. She received her M.A. degree in Education with a Specialization in Early Childhood Education from Pepperdine University. Ms. Bimber has an extensive background in the field of early childhood education and has worked with young children since 1972. In 1996 she transferred to Los Angeles City College from Los Angeles Southwest College where she taught in the Campus Child Development Center for 16 years. While there, Ms. Bimber was certified as a Mentor Teacher through the California Mentor Teacher Program and during the last two years was the director of the Campus Child Development Center. In addition to her experience with preschool children, Ms. Bimber also has extensive experience directing and working in school age programs.
Along with her Department Chair duties here at LACC, she teaches Child Development courses. Ms. Bimber is currently the Vice President of the Academic Senate and Curriculum Chair for the college. She is an advocate for children's rights and this passion comes through in her teaching.
 

Cheryl Werble, Vice Chairperson

Professor, Child Development
Administration Building 317   
Phone: (323) 953-4000 ext. 2292
Email: werblec@lacitycollege.edu
Office Hours: Tues. 3:30-4:30, Wed.11:00-12:30

Special Assignment: Early Literacy Project
Office Hours:  Mon. & Wed. 9:00-9:30; 
Tues & Thurs. 9:00-12:30

Professor Cheryl Werble completed her undergraduate work in Child Development at California State University Northridge. In 1975 she joined the faculty of the Los Angeles City College Campus Child Development Center. While teaching young children, she continued her education at the University of Southern California earning a Master of Science in Early Childhood Education and an Early Childhood Education Teaching Credential. In 1987 she became a full time faculty member of the Family & Consumer Studies/Child Development Department at LACC.

Mrs. Werble teaches Child Growth and Development and Programs/Curriculum courses. Her contribution to the Family & Consumer Studies/Child Development Department includes serving on the Educational Planning Committee and coordinating Workforce Education. Currently, she is coordinating a special program, which focuses on increased training and education for childcare providers, and enhances early literacy.  Additionally she is a coordinator of the Child Development Training Consortium and the CA Early Childhood Mentor Program. She has also served as Department Chairperson. She has a passion for teacher education and uses that energy to prepare students to enter the profession of early childhood development and care.
 

Nancy Washburn, Assistant Professor 

Child Development
Administration Building 317   
Phone: (323) 953-4000 ext. 2292
Email: washburn@lacitycollege.edu

Office Hours: Mon. 11:30-12:30; Tues. 12:45-2:45;
Wed. 2:15-3:15; Thurs. 2:15-3:15

Nancy Washburn completed her B.A. in Child Development and M.A. in Education at California State University at Los Angeles. She is in her four year as a full time faculty at LACC and as part of her departmental responsibilities co-chairs the Child Development certificate committee. As an adjunct faculty, she gained experience at Glendale Community College and Los Angeles City College in the Child Development Discipline. Nancy has been a Parent Educator for the past 16 years and has presented numerous workshops in the practice of parenting skills while raising three children of her own. Her leisure time is spent climbing mountain peaks and long distance running.
 

Patricia S. Schmolze received her M.A., Child Development, California State University, Los Angeles and her BA in Behavioral Sciences, Mount Angel College, Mount Angel, Oregon where she began her work in Early Childhood Education teaching part-time in a Cooperative Preschool founded by one of her Professors. Currently coordinator of Staff and Organizational Development, she is a Professor of Child Development at LA City College where she has been employed for over 20 years. During the first half of her work at City College she was an Instructor at the Campus Child Development Center serving children from ages two to five as well as adult students studying Child Development.

Patricia enjoys time with family and friends, a good laugh, learning new things, art and literature. She also enjoys writing and has published articles in the field of Early Childhood Education.