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Sonya Christian, Ph.D.
Chancellor
California Community Colleges
Martha Garcia, Ed.D.
President/CEO
Mt. San Antonio College
Peter Hidalgo
President
Board of Trustees Mt. San Antonio College
Tina King, Ed.D.
President
San Diego College of Continuing Education
Madelyn Arballo, Ed.D.
Vice President
Mt. San Antonio College, School of Continuing Education
Stewart Knox
Secretary
California Labor and Workforce Development Agency
Sasha Renée Pérez
Senator
California State Senate, District 25
Susan Rubio
Senator
California State Senate, District 22
Linda Vazquez, Ed.D.
Assistant Vice Chancellor
State and Federal Relations California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office
Gary W. Adams
Dean
Workforce & Economic Development, State Chancellor's Office, California Community Colleges
Marnelli Marquez
Student
Mt. San Antonio College
Ruby Nassour
ESL Student
Citrus College
Miguel Soto Troccoly
Alumnus
North Orange Continuing Education
Yahir Melendez
Student
San Diego College of Continuing Education
Tami L. Pearson, Ed.D.
Associate Vice President
Mt. SAC School of Continuing Education
Cheryl Aschenbach
Past President
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges
Libbier V. Bakit
Director
Admissions and Records San Diego College of Continuing Education
Kathy Booth
Director
Center for Economic Mobility WestEd
Byron D. Clift Breland, Ph.D.
Chancellor
North Orange Community College District
Benjamin Brown, MSRS
Adjunct Professor
Education for Older Adults Mt. SAC School of Continuing Education
Landry Chaplot
Professor
Adult Basic Education Mt. SAC School of Continuing Education
Salvatrice Cummo, Ed.D.
Vice President
Economic and Workforce Development Division Pasadena City College
Sara Decelle
Noncredit Academic Specialist
Career Education Cabrillo College
Dulce Delgadillo
Director
Office of Institutional Research and Planning North Orange Continuing Education
Emma Diaz, Ed.D.
ACCE President and Director
Inland Adult Education Consortium San Bernardino Valley College
Mayra Diaz
Program Lead
California Adult Education Program Workforce and Economic Development Division California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office
Kayla Dizechi
Junior Learning Engineer
Playlab
Christopher (Chris) Ferguson
Executive Vice Chancellor
Finance and Strategic Initiatives California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office
L.E. Foisia, Ed.D.
Professor, Basic Skills
Mt. SAC School of Continuing Education
Kelly Fowler, Ph.D.
Vice President of Instruction
Mt. San Antonio College
Maryanne Galindo
Professor
West Los Angeles College and Career Prep Division
Chrissy Gascon
Dean, Instruction and Student Services
Santiago Canyon College, Continuing Education
Richard Gholson, MBA
Associate Professor | Curriculum Chair
San Diego College of Continuing Education
Joe Louis Hernandez, Ph.D.
Director, Rising Scholars
Mt. San Antonio College
Kimberly Johnson
Professor of Biology
Santiago Canyon College
Linda Ju-Ong
Director
Noncredit Adult Education, Golden West College
Renu R. Katoch, M.S.
Professor, Counseling
Mt. SAC School of Continuing Education
Tiffany Kuo, Ph.D.
Professor of Music
Mt. San Antonio College
Samuel Lee, Ed.D.
Senior Advisor to the Chancellor
Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) and Chief Ambassador (MAP), California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office
Maria Lopez, Ed.D.
Counselor and Noncredit Coordinator
San Bernardino Valley College
Jason Makabali
Senior Research Analyst
Office of Institutional Research and Planning, North Orange Continuing Education
Crystle Martin, Ph.D.
Dean
Library, Academic Support, and Noncredit, El Camino College
