My name is Danyel Fogarty but I have gone by Dani my entire life. I grew up in a small desert town in San Diego county called Borrego Springs where I attened Borrego Springs Elementary School, Middle School and High School. I was extremely excited to graduate high school, get out of Borrego and see what else the world had to offer. Because my graduating class had twenty-four people I decided on choosing a small private college. I moved up to the LA area to Pomona, California and attened the University of La Verne where I majored in Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations. I loved my major but throughout college I worked at an elementary school and I knew being a teacher is what will make me happiest.
Technology plays a major role in my life. As a communications major at ULV I pretty much lived on the computer, doing graphic design and web design projects. I consider myself to be very computer savvy. Even though I own a PC I am just as familiar with the MAC and I would love to invest in one, but as an unemloyed college student I don't see that happening anytime soon. I am familiar with all types of programs ranging from dreamweaver, to photoshop, to QuarkXPress, to HTML coding. If you would like to see some of my work you can visit my portfolio web site.
Unfortunately I did not read CSUSM's mission statement before starting my pre req's for the teaching program but after reading it I believe focusing on diversity is very important. I worked as a teacher's assistant/tutor at a title I elementary school in Pomona, CA for three years. Working with low income, English Language Learners is the reason I decided to go back to school and get my credential.
