Faculty In Review

HARTS

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Salvador Alvarado

Transitional Studies Department

B.A., B.S., Universidad Autonoma de El Salvador

Biography is unavailable at this time.

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Rene Ayala

Transitional Studies Department

B.S.M.T., Universidad Autonoma de El Salvador

Biography is unavailable at this time.

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Christine H Beard

Transitional Studies Department

B.A. Mathematics 1987 and M.S. Physics 1992, SFSU; M.A. Educational Technology 2006, USF

Prof. Beard has been teaching at CCSF since Fall 2005.

Become a Vegetarian is Five Easy Steps! (McBooks Press, 1997) New Vegetarian Baby (McBooks Press, 2000) Member and former President of the San Francisco Quilters' Guild

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Marcia A Campos-Rojas

Transitional Studies Department

B.A.,Universidad Metropolitana de la Ciencias de la Educación, Santiago, Chile; M.A., San Francisco State University

Biography is unavailable at this time.

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Bruce K Collins

Transitional Studies Department

Biography is unavailable at this time.

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Diane L. Fredericks

Transitional Studies Department

B.A., San Francisco State University; M.A., New College of California

Ms. Fredericks has been teaching at CCSF for the past 17 years.

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Lorenzo F Garcia

Transitional Studies Department

B.A. Biological Science University of Alaska Fairbanks
B.A. Environmental Sustainability and Social Justice San Francisco State University
M.A. Education (Adult Education) San Francisco State University

Professor Garcia has been teaching at CCSF since 2006.

Professor Garcia's goal is to help students take charge of their own learning. As he says, "After that happens, a whole world opens up!

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James W Gormley

Transitional Studies Department

B.A., San Francisco State University
M.A., San Francisco State University

Professor Gormley says that he thinks of himself as a facilitator and resource; bringing in relevant, related materials or thoughts to expand the parameters of the class or subject.

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Anne K Gougoutas

Transitional Studies Department

B.A., Reed College; M.A., San Francisco State University

Ms. Gougoutas has been teaching at CCSF for the past 7 years.

Her classes are intended to provide students with the tools to be happy, self-actualizing, community members. She feels that "all education is self-education!"

Ms. Gougoutas has been involved in the SCANS committee, Project Voice, Program Re-design (Transitional Studies), and is Coordinator of Transitional Studies at the John Adams Campus. She is also involved in

Her extracurricular activities include raising her five year old son, yoga and home-making.

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Stanley J Griffis

Transitional Studies Department

A.A., Brevard Junior College, Cocoa, Florida; B.A., University of West Florida, Pensacola

Biography is unavailable at this time.

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Valerie Habegger

Transitional Studies Department

B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University

Biography is unavailable at this time.

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Arlene James

Transitional Studies Department

B.A., University of California, Berkeley

Biography is unavailable at this time.

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Ana R. Kipp

Transitional Studies Department

A.A., City College of San Francisco; B.A., Teachers College, Bolivia; J.D., Oruro Tech University

Biography is unavailable at this time.

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Jack Kornblau

Transitional Studies Department

B.A., M.A., Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Biography is unavailable at this time.

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Melody D Martin

Transitional Studies Department

B.A., Shaw University; M.S., Long Island University

Biography is unavailable at this time.

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Billington Mbolo

Transitional Studies Department

B.A., United States International University, San Diego; M.A., California State University, Long Beach

Biography is unavailable at this time.

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Kerry L McCauley

Transitional Studies Department

Ms. McCauley has been teaching at CCSF for the past 20 years.

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Sharon C McCurn

Transitional Studies Department

A.S., City College of San Francisco
B.A., San Francisco State University
M.A., San Francisco State University

Professor McCurn has been teaching at CCSF since 2004.

Her educational philosophy is to embrace and respect the diversity in each student and motivate them to positive actions that increase learning. Her goal is to be a change agent for student success.

Professor McCurn has been involved in the CalWorks Youth Fair at CCSF and a CalWorks Advisory Committee member. She is a member of the San Francisco State University Alumni Association and the Commission on Adult Basic Education.

In her leisure time, Professor McCurn enjoys reading, walking, zydeco/cajun dancing and continuing education at USF.

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Lillian J McDaniel

Transitional Studies Department

B.S. Education, Indiana University

Professor McDaniel has taught at CCSF for 30 years.

She has found that helping students develop self esteem, skills, and interdependence empowers many of them to make wise choices and therefore achieve greater academic success. She has also noticed that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes.

Professor McDaniel is the Transitional Studies Coordinator, manages the Mentoring Program at Southeast Campus, and is Faculty Council President at the Southeast Campus.

She has had poetry published in The Silent Journey (book of poems), is a member of CTA, AFT, the Bay Area Writers Project, and the NAACP.

In her leisure time, Professor McDaniel enjoys reading , bike riding, swimming, and traveling.

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Julita B McNichol

Transitional Studies Department

B.A., Universidad Computense, Spain ; M.A., San Francisco State University

Ms. McNichol has been teaching at CCSF for the past 3 years.

Her classes are intended to reach students, to learn from students, to teach students more and better.

Her extracurricular activities include gardening, crafts and cooking.

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Melissa Ann McPeters

Transitional Studies Department

M.A., Humanities, California State University, Dominguez Hills
B.A., Spanish, University of Oregon
California Adult Teaching Credential in Basic and Secondary skills, Spanish, ESL and English

Professor McPeters has been teaching at CCSF since 2008.

Her teaching style is guided instruction combined with independent and group work. She likes to vary the activities she does in the classroom to reach all learning styles.

Some of the things Professor McPeters does when she is not teaching are Tae Kwon Do, fashion design, personal training, international travel, reading, and cooking.

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Elizabeth A Potter

Transitional Studies Department

B.A., San Diego State University

Biography is unavailable at this time.

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Pablo E Rodriguez

Transitional Studies Department

M.A., San Francisco State University

Mr. Rodriguez has been teaching at CCSF for the past 4 years.

His instructional goals are to be as effective as he can, to constantly keep learning, to teach and learn to/from his students.

Mr. Rodriguez is also a member of the Committee for the Globalization of Human Rights, the Association of Social Scientists and Economists of Latin America. He also volunteers at the Central American Resource Center.

His extracurricular activities include soccer and dancing.

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Maria Rosales-Uribe

Transitional Studies Department

Masters in Bilingual Education , Reading Specialist Credential , Liberal Studies from San Francisco State University

Rosales-Uribe has been teaching at CCSF since 1978

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Stuart S Schott

Transitional Studies Department

B.A., San Francisco State University

Biography is unavailable at this time.

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Rodger K Scott

Transitional Studies Department

Studies B.A., M.A., Texas Technological University, Lubbock; Ph.D., University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

Biography is unavailable at this time.

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Chris J Shaeffer

Financial Aid Counseling

Transitional Studies Department


B.A., University of California, Berkeley; M.A., San Francisco State University


Biography is unavailable at this time.

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Herb M Silverman

Transitional Studies Department

B.A., San Francisco State University

Biography is unavailable at this time.

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Jane W Sneed

Chair, Transitional Studies Department

B.A., Mills College
M.A., San Francisco State University

Professor Sneed has been with CCSF since the 1980s. She is currently serving as the Department Chairperson for the Transitional Studies Department.

She believes that "education holds the key to our future". She strives to learn something every day and to help her students develop a love of learning.

Professor Sneed is currently serving on the Academic Senate Executive Council and is a former Academic Senate Vice President. She is the Secretary for the Department Chair Council and the chairperson of the Noncredit Issues Subcommittee.

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Amber C Straus

Learning Assistance Center

Louise & Claude Rosenberg, Jr. Library

Transitional Studies Department


B.A. English, Swarthmore College
M.A. Education, San Francisco State University.




Professor Straus has been teaching at CCSF since 2001.

She believes every student has the ability to identify and achieve his or her goals and dreams. Professor Straus encourages students to get connected to the many wonderful resources City College offers (find links on her website).

She enjoys yoga and printmaking.

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Callen Nicole Taylor

Transitional Studies Department

Biography is unavailable at this time.

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Sandra Ann Vaughn

Transitional Studies Department

Biography is unavailable at this time.

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James B Ward

Transitional Studies Department

B.A., University of San Francisco; M.A., San Francisco State University

Biography is unavailable at this time.

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Vicki A Weisman

Transitional Studies Department

B.A., Reed College, Portland, Oregon; M.A., San Francisco State University

Biography

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Emily Hope Wilson

Transitional Studies Department

B.A., St. John’s College
M.A., Adult Education, San Francisco State University
M.S. Journalism, Columbia University

Professor Wilson has been teaching at CCSF since 1997.

She writes for print, radio and websites. Samples of her work are on http://www.emilywilsonreports.com

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Vulindela I Wobogo

Transitional Studies Department

Biography is unavailable at this time.

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Sharyn L Zoll

Transitional Studies Department

Ms. Zoll has been teaching at CCSF for the past 10 years.

Her philosophy revolves around a "learner centered approach." She feels that adults have a wealth of experiences, skills and knowledge and, as instructors, we must honor and respect all that the adult brings into the classroom. Each learner has a pilot light inside and our job is to turn up that pilot light, by finding out what each person enjoys and has passion for.

Ms. Zoll has been active in the SCANS Project, the Works of Art Committee, Project Voice, Student Council, John Adams Graduation Committee and Program Re-design.

She co-edited a book of poetry by homeless adults entitled "Under Dawns eye."

Her extracurricular activities include music, baking and art projects.


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