▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Executive ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Institute ▁of ▁Edu c ational ▁Le ad ership ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC , ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 - 2 0 0 5 . ▁East in ▁returned ▁to ▁California ▁to ▁teach ▁at ▁M ills ▁College ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 4 - 2 0 0 8 ▁as ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Vis iting ▁Professor ▁of ▁Education , ▁where ▁East in ▁taught ▁courses ▁in ▁Public ▁Policy , ▁Education ▁Administr ative ▁Theory , ▁Education ▁Le ad ership , ▁and ▁Polit ics . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁East in ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁speaker ▁and ▁board ▁member ▁on ▁issues ▁of ▁education ▁policy , ▁nut r ition , ▁and ▁elect ing ▁women ▁to ▁public ▁office . ▁East in ▁was ▁board ▁president ▁of ▁Close ▁the ▁G ap ▁CA , ▁a ▁campaign ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁progress ive ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁California ▁Legisl ature ▁by ▁rec ruit ing ▁tal ented , ▁progress ive ▁women ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁target ed ▁w inn able ▁seats . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁East in ▁continues ▁her ▁board ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁U C ▁Center ▁Sac r amento ▁Ad vis ory ▁Board , ▁the ▁Chan cell or ' s ▁Women ▁in ▁S TE M ▁board ▁at ▁U C ▁Davis , ▁the ▁Ed ible ▁School yard ▁Ad vis ory ▁Board , ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁N ut r ition ▁Education ▁Ad vis ory ▁Board ▁at ▁U C ▁Davis ▁( Ch air ), ▁and ▁the ▁Y olo ▁County ▁Ad vis ory ▁Board ▁for ▁Court ▁App oint ed ▁Special