Bard De Vore, Ed.D., Founder 

Dr. Bard De Vore obtained a Bachelor of Arts in English from CSU Fresno, a Master of Arts in Cross-Cultural Education from National University in Fresno, and a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership, Administration and Policy from Pepperdine University in Malibu. He is an innovative academic leader who is focused on engaging with students and educators to meet students’ needs and to support student success. He has advanced relationship building and management skills, especially in alternative education and with at-risk youth. Dr. De Vore is an expert in online learning tools, data collection and analysis, curriculum development, classroom management, instructional leadership and strategic planning. 

For the Golden Charter Academy, Dr. De Vore offers expertise on employee and business development plans to enhance implementation and routine oversight. He has crafted business plans identifying both long term goals and also detailed, smaller goals to keep organizations on track, developing innovative and cutting-edge approaches at all levels with effective resource allocation and strategic planning. 

Dr. De Vore is an adjunct faculty member of National University in Fresno where he works with graduate students on development of their Masters Professional Development Quest Portfolio. He has been an Adjunct Professor at the University of Phoenix in Fresno where he employed a variety of teaching techniques to encourage student engagement and to cater to diverse learning modalities: lectures, discussions and demonstrations in the area of Action research, Writing, Language development, critical thinking and Literature.