Candidate for
Board Member; Orinda Union School District

REBECCA "BEKKI" VAN VOORHIS-GILBERT, JD, MSW, PhD

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Social Welfare 1999 University of California, Berkeley

Advanced to Candidacy with Honors 1997

Luxembourg Income Survey Workshop, 1997 Differdange, Luxemboug

M.S.W. 1995 University of California, Berkeley

J.D. University of San Francisco 1990 Admitted to California State Bar, Member # 148111

Institute for International and Comparative Legal Studies, 1988 Moscow University, Moscow, USSR

B.A. Psychology/Psychological Services 1987 University of San Francisco, Honors

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Associate Professor (with tenure) 2004-2005 Department of Sociology and Social Services California State University, Hayward

Assistant Professor 1999-2003 Department of Sociology and Social Services California State University, Hayward

Summer Faculty 2000 School of Social Welfare University of California, Berkeley

Lecturer 1997-1999 Department of Sociology and Social Services California State University, Hayward

Research Associate 1995-1996 Comparative Family and Poverty Research Center Center of Social Services Research University of California, Berkeley

Research Associate 1993-1995 The Child Welfare Research Center University of California, Berkeley

Internship 1993-1994 CenterForce, San Quentin Prison, San Rafael

Counselor 1992-1993 Bonita House, Dual-Diagnosis Residential Treatment Berkeley

Attorney at Law 1990-1991 Gordon & Rees, San Francisco

Law Clerk Gordon & Rees, San Francisco 1988-1990

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Chair, Parent Education, Wagner Ranch School, Orinda 2009-2011

Member, Wagner Ranch Technology Committee, Orinda 2010-2011

Presentation, "Helping Your Child Make Friends", Highlands Preschool, Piedmont 2010

Advisory Board Member, Camp Galileo, Lafayette 2009-2010

Presentation, "Developmental Parenting", Highlands Preschool, Piedmont 2009

Founder and President, Save Environmental Education in Orinda (SEE) 2009

Volunteer, Measure B, Orinda Unified School District, Orinda 2009

Co-Chair, Class 25th Reunion, The Head-Royce School, Oakland 2009

Member, Advisory Board, Friends of the Wagner Ranch Nature Area, Orinda 2008

Volunteer, GRIP Family Shelter, Souper Kitchen, Richmond 2008 to present

Advisory Board Member, Seneca Center for Children and Families, San Leandro 2008 to present

Chair, Hospitality, Committee, Wagner Ranch School, Orinda 2007-2008

Volunteer, McCormick for City Council, Campaign, Orinda 2007

Representative, Legislative Committee, Wagner Ranch School, Orinda 2006-2007

Chair, Friendship Day, Wagner Ranch School, Orinda 2006-2008

Think First Instructor, Wagner Ranch School, Orinda 2005 to present

Founder, J. D. Van Voorhis Memorial Scholarship in Environmental Law, 2005 Boalt Hall School of Law, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

Chair, Monster Mash, Wagner Ranch School, Orinda 2005

Chair, 20th Class Reunion, The Head Royce School, Oakland 2005

Founder, Chair & Host, Season of Sharing (Gift-Giving Event), 2005 to present Seneca Center for Children and Families, San Leandro

Coach, OYA Soccer, Boys Soccer, Orinda 2004-2007

Room Parent, Wagner Ranch School, Orinda 2004 to present

Advisory Board Member, Mayor's Task Force on Homelessness, Orinda 2003

Chair, Graduation Committee, ("My Day") TOPS, Orinda 2003, 2004

Chair, Maintenance Committee, TOPS, Orinda 2002-2004

Chair, Development Committee, Highlands Preschool, Piedmont 2001-2003

Co-Chair, Alameda County, Children and Families Commission 2000-2002

Advisory Board Member, Alameda County Fost-Adopt Specialists, Oakland 1994-1996

Internship, Children NOW, Oakland 1994

Founder, COAFCO, Foster Care Non-Profit, 1993-1995

Internship, The United Way, San Rafael 1993-1994

Volunteer, CASA, San Francisco 1992-1993

Volunteer, California State Bar's Family Law Center, Volunteer 1989-1991

Volunteer, Battered Women's Alternatives, Martinez, 1989-1990

Contra Costa County Crisis and Suicide Prevention Hotline, Volunteer 1986-1988

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

CSU Hayward, Department of Sociology and Social Services 2004-2005 Chair, Departmental Tenure-Track Search Committee

CSU Hayward, Department of Sociology and Social Services 2003-2004 Member, Departmental Tenure-Track Search Committee

CSU Hayward, Masters of Social Work Program 2002-2003 Member, Admissions Committee

CSU Hayward, Department of Sociology and Social Services 1999-2002 Director of Field Work Program

CSU Hayward, Department of Sociology and Social Services 1999-2002 Chair, Social Services Option Coordinator

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles

Gilbert, N. and Van Voorhis, R.A. (2003) The paradox of family policy. Society , 40, (6) 51-56.

Van Voorhis, R.A. (2002) Different types of welfare states? A methodological deconstruction of comparative research. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare 29, (4) 3-18.

Van Voorhis, R.A. (1999) A socio-economic analysis of the three paths to social security reform. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare 26, (2) 127-143.

Van Voorhis, R.A. (1998) Three generations of comparative welfare theory: From convergence to convergence. . European Journal of Social Work 1, (2) 189-202.

Van Voorhis, R. A. and Gilbert, N. (1998) The structure and performance of child abuse reporting systems. Children and Youth Services Review, 20 (3) 207-221.

Books

Gilbert, N. and Van Voorhis, R.A. (Eds) (2003). Changing patterns of social protection. Rutgers, N.J.: Transaction Publishers.

Gilbert, N. and Van Voorhis, R.A. (Eds) (2001). Activating the unemployed: A comparative appraisal of work oriented policies. Rutgers, N.J. : Transaction Publishers.

Book Chapters

Van Voorhis, R.A. (2004) Motherhood. International Encyclopedia of Social Policy. London: Routledge.

Van Voorhis, R.A. (2004) Welfare regimes. International Encyclopedia of Social Policy. London: Routledge.

Gilbert, N. and Van Voorhis, R.A. (2003) Introduction: New configurations. In Gilbert, N. and Van Voorhis (Eds) Changing Patterns of Social Protection. Rutgers, N.J. : Transaction Publishers.

Van Voorhis, R.A. (2003) Social welfare under advanced capitalism: The U.S. response. In Gilbert, N. and Van Voorhis (Eds) Changing Patterns of Social Protection. Rutgers, N.J.: Transaction Publishers.

Van Voorhis, R.A. and Gilbert, N. (2001). Activating the unemployed: A comparative appraisal of work-oriented policies. In Gilbert, N. and Van Voorhis, R.A. (Eds) Activating the Unemployed: A Comparative Appraisal of Work Oriented Policies. Rutgers, N.J. : Transaction Publishers.

Park, N.H. and Van Voorhis, R.A. (2001). The United States: From welfare to workfare. In Gilbert, N. and Van Voorhis, R.A. (Eds) Activating the Unemployed: A Comparative Appraisal of Work Oriented Policies. Rutgers, N.J. : Transaction Publishers.

Gilbert, N. and Van Voorhis, (2001). Activating the unemployed: The challenge ahead. In Gilbert, N. and Van Voorhis, R.A. (Eds) Activating the Unemployed: A Comparative Appraisal of Work Oriented Policies. Rutgers, N.J. : Transaction Publishers.

Letters to the Editor Van Voorhis-Gilbert, R.A. (2008). The Orinda News. What happened to the hanging bridge?

Associations and Memberships:

California State Bar

Orinda Historical Society

The Head-Royce School Alumni Association

Parent Education Network

POISE