Karen Hunter Quartz

Karen Hunter Quartz is the Director of Research of Center X, the home of UCLA’s professional credentialing and advancement programs for teachers and educational leaders.  In addition, she is Director of Research for the UCLA Community School, a new K-12 small public school that opened last fall within the Los Angeles Unified School District. Before taking the stage to chat about teacher rankings, she sat down for our In The Green Room Q&A.

Q. What surprises you the most about your life right now?

A.
That I get to work at a dream school downtown that I helped create, the UCLA Community School.

Q. If you could take only one more journey, where would you go?

A.
I’d stay here and create more schools.

Q. Who was your childhood hero?

A.
My dad.

Q. What do you consider to be the greatest simple pleasure?

A.
Food.

Q. Where would we find you at 10 a.m. on a typical Saturday?

A.
Cleaning my house.

Q. What do you do to clear your mind?

A.
Walk on the beach.

Q. What do you wish you had the nerve to do?

A.
Learn to speak Spanish fluently.

Q. Who is your favorite cocktail?

A.
Dubonnet.

Q. What profession would you like to practice in your next life?

A. I’d like to be a cook.

To read more about Quartz’s panel, click here.

*Photo by Aaron Salcido.