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Chuck and his wife Tricia moved to Glendora in 1987 specifically because of the outstanding reputation of the schools. Their two daughters, Alison and Sarah, received their K-12 education in the Glendora Unified School District, their undergraduate degrees at Wesleyan and St. Lawrence Universities, and their Graduate degrees in Law and Social Work at USC.
Dr. Gomer is currently the Vice Chairman of Pediatrics for Faculty Affairs and a professor of Pediatrics and Radiation Oncology at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. He is also the Director of the Radiation Biology Cancer research Laboratory at Children's Hospital Los Angeles where he is an internationally recognized expert on the medical applications of lasers. Chuck was the Founding Director of the Children's Hospital Research Institute and he has been a scientific advisor to the National Institute of Health, the National Cancer Institute, and the Department of Defense. Chuck teaches graduate students and medical residents. He also mentors high school, college, graduate school and medical school students in his laboratory.
Chuck was first elected to the Glendora Unified School District Board of Education in 1997. He is currently serving his fourth term as President of the Board. He is the Board representative to the Glendora PTA Council and a member of the District's College Going Culture Committee. Chuck is most proud of the educational achievements of our students, the continued focus on rigorous and relevant course work, the outstanding efforts of our talented and dedicated teachers and staff, the increased involvement and support of our parents and community, the active partnership the District enjoys with the City of Glendora, and the financially sound and balanced budget the District diligently works to maintain.
Experience - Leadership - Involvement
Glendora Unified School District
- President, Board of Education: 1999-2000, 2004-2005, 2007-2008, 2012-2013
- Member, College Going Culture Committee: 2007+present
- Board Representative, PTA Council: 1998+present
- Science Moderator, Elementary School Science Bowl: 2008-present
- Junior Achievement Civics Program, Classroom Volunteer: 2000-present
- One-to-One Tutoring Volunteer, Barton Reading Dyslexia Program: 2008-present
- Partnership in Reading Classroom Volunteer: 2001-2008
- School Site Council Member - Sellers: 1995-1996, Goddard: 1996-1997
City of Glendora
- Member, Police Chief Selection - Oral Board Panel: 2010
- Graduate, Glendora Police Department Citizens Academy: 1999
Community Service
- President, EYE-DAS Foundation: 2004
- President, Glendora Kiwanis Club: 2006-2007
- Organizer and Co-Chair, Partnership in Reading Kiwanis School Program: 2001-present
Glendora United Methodist Church
- Member: 1991-present
- Head Usher: 1997-present
University of Southern California
- President of the Faculty: 2013-2014
- Chair, Appointments, Promotions & Tenure Committee, School of Medicine: 2004-present
- Member, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center: 1986-present
- Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Radiation Oncology: 1982-present
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
- Vice Chair of Pediatrics for Faculty Affairs: 2000-present
- Member, Department of Pediatrics Leadership Committee: 2009-present
- Director, Radiation Biology Cancer Research Laboratory: 1989-present
- Founding Director, CHLA Research Institute: 1992-1995
- Member, CHLA Board of Directors: 1992-1995
National Leadership Service
- National Institutes of Health; Radiation Therapy Review Committee: 2008-2012
- Department of Defense; Biomedical Research Advisory & Review Committee: 2009-2011
- UC-Irvine Cancer Center; Scientific Advisory Board: 1997-2003
- National Cancer Institute; Program Project Advisory & Review Committee: 1997-2001
- National Institutes of Health - Chairman, Radiation Research Review Committee: 1992-1994
- Editorial Board Member - Lasers in Surgery and Medicine: 1997-present
- Editorial Board Member - International Journal of Radiation Biology: 2001-present
Awards and Honors
- 2013: Glendora Community Heroes (with Tricia Gomer) - LA County Fair
- 2012: ThinkCure Grant Awardee - LA Dodger's Cancer Research Charity
- 2012: California State PTA - Golden Oak Service Award
- 2012: University of Southern California - Provost's Award for Mentoring
- 2012: Dougherty Lifetime Research Achievement Award - Roswell Park Cancer Institute
- 2010: Glendora Council PTA - Child Advocate Award
- 2009: University of Southern California - Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Mentoring Award
- 2006: California State PTA - Continuing Service Award
- 2003: Glendora Council PTA - Child Advocate Award
- 2003: University of Pennsylvania - Yuhas Award for Excellence in Radiation Research
- 2001: Glendora Council PTA - Child Advocate Award
- 1989: National Institutes of Health - MERIT Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research
- 1989: Children's Hospital Los Angeles - Smith Award for Excellence in Pediatric Research
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