Charles Gandara

Charles Gandara received a Bachelor’s degree in History and a Master’s in Multicultural Education from California State University, Dominguez Hills.  He also holds a current California Single Subject Teaching Credential.  He spent four and-a-half years teaching high school Social Studies and coaching high school baseball. 

His years in the classroom and the knowledge gained in Graduate School on how youth and adults learn helped him transition from educating teenagers to training adults.  Charles spent three years training teachers, counselors, school administrators and youth leaders in mediation, conflict resolution and leadership.  He has traveled the country training hundreds of people from various backgrounds.

He has spent the last two years in human resources serving as the Training & Development Manager for a Southern California based independent grocery chain with 4700 employees.  There he has engaged in management training, employee development, program development and has helped the company receive national recognition for its development of a turnover reduction program.