Nancy Dome

Embracing Culture – Cultivating Competence

Dr. Nancy Dome has been supporting children to overcome their barriers and developing educators for over 20 years. Starting her career as a Child Care Worker, she has always had a strong desire to support those students most at risk. Realizing the education track would allow her greater flexibility and reach than the social services track, she reeducated to become a teacher and spent 10 years working in multiple capacities, ranging from classroom teacher, Mentor Teacher and Teacher on Special Assignment, in the Juvenile Court and Community Schools in San Diego. Roles, which allowed her to train and support teachers in becoming more culturally competent educators for the diverse population they served.

Dr. Dome’s passion for education prompted her to obtain her doctorate in 2004, which allowed her to secure a tenure track faculty position at CSUSM in the College of Education. There she spent 7 years working with future teachers to build their capacity in the classroom with a social justice focus, building their awareness around the necessity of being culturally competent. During that time, Dr. Dome coordinated a College of Education program that sought to identify racially under-represented undergraduates and support them in becoming teachers to help diversify the workforce.

Today Dr. Dome continues her important work as Founder/CEO of Epoch Education who’s primary charge is to provide current, accessible and transforming Professional Development for educators on the topics of Equity, Critical Race Theory, and Culturally Relevant Teaching and Learning to support educators develop the necessary cultural competency needed to teach the growing diverse student body.

Specialties: Teaching, curriculum development (online and face to face), and Blackboard Learning System Administrator.