Beverly Swanson earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Master of Arts in Educational Administration at California State University, Long Beach.  With over thirty years in public education, twenty-one years were spent as an elementary school principal.  Beverly Swanson was also a Program Administrator for Title I and Expanded Learning Programs for three years.  Her work within expanded learning programs provided a vast array of experiences in writing plans and grants, budgeting and adhering to regulatory timelines, creating and monitoring program components, establishing systems to monitor staff, and meeting Federal Program Monitoring requirements.