Curriculum Vitae
Lenton Aikins, Ph.D., J.D.
26873 Sierra Hwy., Suite 407
Santa Clarita, California 91321
Telephone: (661) 268-7377
Personal E-mail:
EMPLOYMENT:
A. Present Employment: In Process
B. Immediate Past Employment:
Director & Instructor at the Academia de Idiomas de Costa Rica (RICA), Nicoya,
Guanacaste, Costa Rica, From September 2004 to September 2007
C. Attorney at Law, The Aikins Law Firm, 1991-2004
Long Beach and Palmdale California. (Specializing in Sex, Race, Age & Disability
Discrimination)
D. Director & Instructor, Lenton Aikins Schools & Real Estate Company
E. Director, Arts & Sciences, Compton College
F. Director, Public Awareness Center, Santa Ana College
G. Assistant Professor, Pan African Studies, California State University, Northridge
H. Other Part-time and Semester Positions as listed below
EDUCATION:
A. Associate of Arts Degree: General Education, Metropolitan Business College,
Los Angeles
B. Bachelors & Masters Degrees in Government: California State University,
Los Angeles, California: Sub-fields: Comparative Government, Sub-Saharan
Governments; Constitutional Law & International Relations
C. CIDOC Language Institute Summer Program: Cuernavaca, Mexico (Spanish)
D. Doctor of Philosophy Degree: Political Science, University of Southern
California, Los Angeles: Sub-fields: Latin American Studies, Constitutional Law,
American Government and International Relations
E. Juris Doctor Degree: Western State University College of Law,
Fullerton, California
CREDENTIALS & LICENSES:
A. Credentials Held. (All Valid for Life)
1. Community College Chief Administrative Officer Credential
2. Community College Supervisor Credential
3. Community College Instructor Credential
Subjects: Government (Theory and Practice, Local and International)
Real Estate; Insurance; Ethnic Studies
4. Licenses Held--Licensed Attorney, State of California (State Bar#154110)
Licensed Real Estate Broker, State of California (#00599003)
EXPERIENCE:
A. Full Time Teaching Experience:
1. 2004-2007, Taught classes on Latin American Politics and Culture, Academia
de Idiomas de Costa Rica, Sociedad Anonima (RICA), Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
2. 1991-2004, Attorney at Law. Served as Supervising Attorney & Practicing
Attorney
3. 1979-91-Instructor and Developer of State Approved Vocational Educational
School Program, consisting of the following Courses: Real Estate Principles,
Real Estate Practice, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Appraisal, Legal Aspects
of Real Estate, Real Estate Economics, Real Estate Office Administration and
Escrow. Conducted Seminars for Continuing Education Real Estate License
Renewal Courses
4. Spring Semester1984 Instructor, American Ethnic Studies, Fullerton College,
Fullerton (One Semester Sabbatical Replacement) (Full-Time)
5. 1969-1974-Assistant Professor, Pan African Studies & Comparative
Politics, California State University, Northridge (Full-Time Tenure Position)
B. Teaching Experience: (Part-Time)
1. Fall 1996 --Spring 1999-Instructor, Business & Environmental Regulatory
Law, California State University, San Marcos (Taught One Course)
Supervisor: Dean Newton, Business Department
2. Spring 1988 to Spring -1990-Instructor, Legal Aspects of Real Estate Rancho
Santiago Community College (Newhope Campus) (Taught Two Courses)
Supervisor: Dean Saltarelli
3. Spring 1989 Instructor Business Law, El Camino College
Dean Hadley (Taught One Course)
4. Spring 1983 to Spring 1984-Instructor, Real Estate & Urban Land
Analysis, California State University, Fullerton (Taught One Course)
Supervisor: Dr. Bill Tsgaris
5. Fall 1974 to Spring 1976, Instructor, Political Science and Afro-Ethnics
Studies Courses, California State University, Fullerton (Taught Two Courses)
Division Dean
6. Fall 1967-Spring 1971, Political Science Instructor, Los Angeles
College, Los Angeles, California (Taught One Course)
Supervisor: Mr. Carney
C. Administrative Experience:
1. 2004-2007—Officially, President of Academia de Idiomas de Costa Rica, (RICA) Sociedad Anonima Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America
Responsible for directing and instructing, Scheduling of Classes, hiring staff of 12 instructors, arranging for tours, home stay for students and teaching classes.
2. 1978-91-Lenton Aikins Schools & Real Estate Office:
Director of Vocational Educational School Program, consisting of the
following Courses: Real Estate Principles, Real Estate Practice, Real Estate
Finance, Real Estate Appraisal, Legal Aspects of Real Estate, Real Estate
Economics, Real Estate Office Administration and Escrow. Gave Seminars
for Continuing Education Real Estate License Renewal Courses
3. 1975-1978--Director of Arts & Science, Compton College
Responsible for all Academic Areas, Arts, Humanities, Sciences, and
Social Sciences: Chair of the Curriculum Committee; Faculty Development,
Honors Program, Scheduling of Classes with Reporting responsibilities to
both the President and Vice-President of Academic Affairs
Supervisor: Dr. Abel Sykes
4. 1974-1975--Director of Center for Public Awareness, Santa Ana College,
Santa Ana. Conducted Training Seminars to Inform the Public of the law
of Affirmative Action; Immigration and Other Selected Topics
(Federally Funded One Year Experimental Program)
Supervisor: Dr. Rogers
LIST OF COURSES TAUGHT:
Introduction to Political Science
Comparative Government
Pan-African Studies Courses
Afro-American History
Intercultural Relations
American Ethnic Studies Courses
Real Estate Law
Real Estate Principles
Real Estate Practice
Real Estate & Urban Land Analysis
Business Law
Business Law: The Regulatory Environment
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS:
A. While African Americans Slept: Leadership by Parasites .(Canyon Country, CA:
Zit Publishers, Inc. 2008) ISBN: 978-0-9801594-0-0, 169 pages, includes table of
contents and index
Published On-Line-EzineArticles.com-Expert Author Series
B. “Spanish Verbs, The Beginner’s Challenge,” Part I, 2006
C. “Spanish Verbs, The Beginner’s Challenge,” Part II, 2006
(Second of a Five Part Humorous Series on Learning Spanish)
D. “Spanish Verbs, The Beginner’s Challenge,” Part III, 2006
E. Consumer Awareness for Real Estate Licensees:
(Department of Real Estate Approved 21 Continuing Education Hours
1985, 1987 and 1989, Approved by Department of Real Estate, 1985, 1987
and 1989)
F. Ethics, Professional Conduct and Legal Aspects of Real Estate:
(Department of Real Estate Approved 21 Continuing Education Hours.
1985, 1987 and 1989, Approved by Department of Real Estate, 1985, 1987
and 1989)
G. Agency Relationships in California Real Estate:
(Department of Real Estate Approved 21 Continuing Education Hours.
1985, 1987 and 1989, Approved by Department of Real Estate, 1985, 1987
and 1989)
H. Minority Resource Directory for Orange County, May 1975
I. “The 1966 and 1970 Elections in Guatemala: A Comparative Analysis,”
In collaboration with Dr. Kenneth F. Johnson, World Affairs,
Volume XX, No. 13 (1971)
J. “Lessons of the Angela Davis Case,” Black World, Vol. XX, No 5,
March 1971, pp. 79-83
K. “Self-Determination and Nation Building,” Black World, Vol. XX1, No. 1,
November 1971, pp. 23-29, 53
L. Democracy and Despair in Latin America. (1972, Ph.D. Dissertation,
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. Doctor of
Philosophy Degree Awarded June 1972)
M. Numerous other articles published in News Papers
PUBLISHED LEGAL CASES:
A. Williams v. The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District
121 Cal. App. 4th 708, 17 Cal. Rptr. 3d 374 [2004]
B. Gardenhire v. Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
85 Cal. App. 4th 236, 101 Cal. Rptr. 2d 893, 17 BNA IER CAS 32 [2000]
C. De Tie v. Orange County, [1998]
United States Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit
152 F.3d 1109; 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 18381, 41 Fed. R. Serv. 3d
(Callaghan) 525 Bankr. L. Rep (CCH) P77,764; 33 Bank. Ct., 98 Cal. Daily Op.
Service 6271; 98 Daily Journal DAR 8672
OTHER RELEVANT SKILLS:
A. Knowledge of Spanish
B. Curriculum & Program Development Experience
C. Grant Proposal Writing Skills
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
(Not in any chronological order)
A. Vice President & President of Metropolitan Student Body
B. Charter President, Academic Booster Club, Edison High School,
Huntington Beach, California
C. Chair, Legal Redress Committee, NAACP, Long Beach, California
Branch
D. Member Basic Skills Planning Committee, California State University,
Fullerton, California
E. Member, Board of Directors, Long Beach Community
Improvement League, Long Beach, California
F. Chair, Board of Directors, Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC),
Orange County
G. Lifetime Member-NAACP
H. Vice-Chair of Education Committee, Huntington Beach-Fountain Valley
Board of Realtors.
I. Member District Commission of Goals, Huntington Beach Union High
School District, Huntington Beach, California.
References Available Upon Request
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