John Birkhauser, Ed.D.

Administrative Services Program Director - Bakersfield

Bakersfield Center
Telephone: 661-617-3240
Fax: 661-617-3218
Email: jcb@fresno.edu

What programs do you teach in?

• Administrative services

Education

• B.A., Pepperdine University
• M.A., counseling, U.S. International University, San Diego, CA
• Ed.D., school psychology, U.S. International University, San Diego, CA

Share why you teach at FPU

• I enjoy sharing my knowledge and learning from the students. I especially love the opportunity to share my faith while I teach.

Honors and awards

• California Distinguished School Principal, 2002
• ACSA Elementary Principal of the Year, 2001

Professional and service experiences

• My teaching career started as a kindergarten teacher in Escondido, California. I taught in elementary schools for ten years in grades K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th. During that time I completed my master’s in counseling and doctor of education degree in school psychology. I was a school psychologist for one year before moving to Bakersfield, California, to become a coordinator of pupil services(including special education) and assistant principal at Richland School District in Shafter, California. In 1988, I was selected for an elementary principal position in the Panama Buena Vista Union School District. I was a principal for nineteen years before moving to my current position at the district office as director of personnel.

Professional Affiliations

• Association of California School Administrators (ACSA)

Personal Experiences

• I volunteered along with my wife in the youth department at Laurelglen Bible Church for over ten years.