California Learning Strategies Center

 California Learning Strategies Center Fellows

Susan Goodkin (Executive Director) is a graduate of Harvard University, Harvard Law School, and Oxford University, where she was a Rhodes Scholar.  A former appellate attorney, Susan writes nationally on education issues.  She lectures widely on both legal and education issues, in addition to raising her two children. 

David Gold holds Harvard undergraduate and graduate degrees focused in applied economics, as well as a J.D. from Harvard Law School.  David taught economic theory at Harvard College, and his work on negotiation, economics and game theory led to his appointment to the Harvard Law School research faculty as the first Harvard Negotiation Project Fellow.  In addition to lecturing nationally on strategic issues in negotiation,  David  writes widely on both negotiation and education issues.

 Sonja Montiel is a former college admissions officer at UC Santa Barbara, founder of the college admissions counseling firm College Confidence (www.collegeconfidence.com) and the creator of the "College Road  Trip" admissions planner.  Sonja has a Masters Degree in Education from USCB.  In addition to college counseling, she helps younger students identify and work with their learning styles, understand their learning weaknesses, and focus on their strengths.