About CEED
Continuing Education (CEED), a unit within the Graduate School of Education at Portland State University, provides quality education to support the professional growth of preK-16 educators, trainers, and human service professionals.
CEED involves experts in academia and the community in all phases of the planning, development, and implementation of offerings in order to respond to professionals' continuing education needs with innovative and effective strategies.
We are conveniently located in downtown Portland, Oregon. Campus facilities provide a central site for those who work and live near the city. Programs are also offered throughout the metropolitan area and in select sites statewide.
CEED mission statement
Continuing Education in the Graduate School of Education expands the strengths and accessibility of the Graduate School of Education by offering innovative, flexible, and responsive programs, supporting lifelong learning of educators, trainers, and human service providers.
Staff
The CEED program and support staff have expertise in adult learning practices, and content areas, and provide support for our students and faculty. Listed below are our staff and their areas of responsibility.
| Name | Phone/Email | Areas of responsibility | |
| Cheryl Livneh Director, CEED |
503-725-4705 livnehc@pdx.edu Room #218 |
Associate Dean of GSE Director of Continuing Education |
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| Paul Beaulieu Office Specialist |
503-725-8279 beaup@pdx.edu Room #204T |
Registration/grade issues Cooperative program liaison General information |
Grading coordinator Registration packet coordinator |
| Diane Brunkow Admin Specialist |
503-725-5913 dianebb@pdx.edu Room #330 |
Early childhood and management support ECTC Personal services contracts SSCBT contact person |
ECTC conference/training liaison ECTC library |
| Nancy Eichsteadt Program Specialist |
503-725-5577 neichste@pdx.edu Room #412B |
Marketing coordination and production for CEED and GSE Newsletters, annual reports, websites |
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| Sherri Ellsworth Database Specialist |
503-725-8276 sle@pdx.edu Room #412 |
GSE/CEED computer support Accreditation processes Agency agreements NCATE |
Marketing mail lists Database maintenance Three-year approval |
| Mary Foltz Program Specialist |
503-725-4814 foltzm@pdx.edu Room #330 |
Early childhood and management Supervision |
Consulting |
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Kerry Goldstein |
503-725-8321 kerry.goldstein@pdx.edu Room #303 |
GTEP Part-time |
Added Elementary Endorsement Deepening Mathematical Understanding |
| Linda Jessell Director, CSS |
503-725-8150 ljessell@pdx.edu #206B |
Professional development Consulting and third party evaluations Center for Student Success (CSS) School improvement services |
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| Greta Krahn Program Specialist |
503-725-8554 krahng@pdx.edu Room #214 |
CEED assistant director ESL/Bilingual Endorsement |
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| Constance LaGue Admin. Specialist |
503-725-9519 laguec@pdx.edu Room #204S |
Operations coordinator for the Center for Student Success | Third-Party Evaluations Budget reporting Deepening Math publications |
| Kathy Lovrien Program Specialist |
503-725-8165 lovrienk@pdx.edu Room #319 |
Graduate Certificate in Addictions Counseling Behavioral Health School Counseling Trauma certificate |
Clinical Supervision Issues in Clinical Practice |
| Patty Maxwell Office Spcialist |
503-725-4720 maxwellp@pdx.edu Room #204P |
Letters of offer, budget, finance, supply ordering | |
| Jeremy McPherson Program Specialist |
503-725-4690 jmcpher@pdx.edu Room #412B |
Marketing coordination and production for CEED and GSE, social media, website | |
| Mark Mentzer Registration Coordinator |
503-725-4825 mentzerm@pdx.edu Room#206J |
Credit registration | |
| Kisha Milfort Office Specialist |
503-725-4707 ceed_event _support@pdx.edu Room #204Q |
Audio visual equipment Book and materials ordering |
Catering arrangements Room arrangements |
| Ruth Murray Program Specialist |
503-725-8579 murrayr@pdx.edu Room#310B |
Library/media advising | |
| Kristen Pilgrim Program Specialist |
503-725-4626 pilgrimk@pdx.edu Room #412 |
Initial and Continuing Administrator Licensure program | Curriculum and Instruction Master's – cohorts off-campus and online |
| Toni Plato Program Specialist |
503-725-4706 plato@pdx.edu Room #305 |
E-Learning OEA/NEA Online curriculum |
Training and Development Online program liaison |
| Julie Puris Program Specialist |
503-725-4628 purisj@pdx.edu Room #416 |
Early Childhood online courses Infant Toddler Mental Health |
Blended Early Education Specialist |
| Marion Sharp Program Specialist |
503-725-4876 sharpml@pdx.edu Room #416 |
Adoptions Certificate | Interpersonal Neurobiology |
| Chuck Smith Program Specialist |
503-725-5917 smithch@pdx.edu Room #330 |
Early childhood and management SSCBT, agency and organizational consultant |
Fatherhood training Center for Healthy Inclusive Parenting (CHIP) |
| Elizabeth Snyder Program Specialist |
503-725-9786 snydere@pdx.edu Room #318 |
READOregon Literacy and library contract classes |
Library Media Programs |
| Deborah Sommer Assistant Director |
503-725-8150 sommerd@pdx.edu Room #206B |
School improvement services through the Center for Student Success Professional development |
Consulting and third-party evaluation |
| Julie Wolleck Program Specialist |
503-725-8234 jwolleck@pdx.edu Room #317 |
Cooperative Credit Programs School District co-op contracts |
Service-Learning Added Elementary Endorsement |
| Tracy Williams-Murphy Program Specialist |
503-725-8102 tracy.williamsmurphy@pdx.edu Room #316 |
Special educator professional development | Secondary Dual Educator Program Autism certificate AddSpEd endorsement Aspergers/HFA certificate |
| Alan Willoughby Executive Support |
503-725-4671 walan@pdx.edu Room #204R |
Ktraks database entry Certificate of completion forms CEU clock hours/NBCC hours Associate dean support |
Open enrollment cancellations Repeat courses Courtesy appointments |
