Education
- University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA) BA Biology (major)/Chemistry (minor)
- San José State University (San José, CA) MA Biology
Awards/Positions
- East Side Union High School District Biology & Biotechnology Mentor
- Outstanding Science Teacher Award (Synopsys Silicon Valley Science & Engineering Fair)
- East Side Union High School District Innovative Teaching Award (Forensic Science)
- Santa Clara County Teacher of the Year (East Side Union High School District, San José, CA)
- Educational patent “Secrets of the Rain Forest” (protein isolation) – now marketed by BioRad
- National Biotechnology Education Conference (NBEC)-Biotech Educator Award
Course taught (HS/Community College)
- (Silver Creek High School-San Jose, Ca.) Chemistry, Integrated Science, Biotechnology, Biology, AP Biology, Forensic Science
- (Evergreen Valley College-San Jose, Ca.) Botany, Human Heredity, General Biology, Forensic Biology
References of former and/or current teachers, non-profit organizations, & companies with whom I have worked with. Please feel free to contact these individuals.
- Carol Piccolotti - Mercy HS, Burlingame, CA
- Riccardo Magni - Pioneer Valley HS, Santa Maria, CA
- Wendy Jordan - Evergreen Valley HS, San Jose, CA
- Huong Tran - Silver Creek HS, San Jose, CA
- Christina Dely - Oak Grove HS, San Jose, CA
- Maggie Connolly and/or Becky Collins - Granada HS, Livermore, CA
- Debra Dimas - Santa Teresa HS, San Jose, CA
- Grace Gould - Oak Grove HS, San Jose, CA
- Kara Marshall - Westmoor HS, Daly City, CA
- Ron Mardigian - BioRad, Hercules, CA
- Gary Robinson - Synopsys, Mtn. View, CA
- Katy Korsmeyer, Ph.D.,BABEC President (San Mateo, CA), SCCBEP Program Coordinator (San Jose, CA)
- Richard Farnsworth - Lawrence Livermore Lab, Livermore, CA
- Paul Kilkenny - East Side Union High School District, San Jose, CA
- Robert Ibarra - East Side Union High School District, San Jose, CA
- Jennifer Rilea - Fremont HS, Sunnyvale, CA
- David Menshew - Enoch's HS, Modesto, CA
- Frank Stephenson, Ph.D., -Senior Program Manager Technical Trainer Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA.
- Patricia Graham-Campus Director-Brandman University Santa Maria Valley Campus, Santa Maria, Ca.
- Dr. Megan Brown-University Prep Academy, San Jose, Ca.
- West Valley Community College (Saratoga, Ca.), Cheryl Brewer, Coordinator Summer College for Kids
- Biotech Partners (Berkeley, Ca.), Deborah Bellush, executive director
Contact Information
Mark Okuda
BioScience Ed. & Research (EIN # 20-8843356)
408-353-3303 (hm)
408-768-8394 (cell)