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Older Adults Department |
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B.A., California State University, Los Angeles; M.A., San Francisco State University |
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B.S., State University of New York, Cortland |
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Chair, Older Adults Department |
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Chair, Continuing Education Department B.F.A., University of Texas, Austin |
Ms. Hope has been teaching at CCSF since 1996.
She is a participant in the San Francisco Mayor's Citizens Advisory Committee for Redevelopment of Hunters Point Shipyard and an artist member to advocate for continued arts uses on Hunters Point Shipyard.
Ms. Hope is a founding member and five year President of Shipyard Trust for the Arts (STAR), an organization dedicated to maintaining affordable artist studios on Hunters Point Shipyard.
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M.A. Gerontology, San Francisco State University |
Professor Levy has been a faculty member in the Older Adults Department since 2003.
She has taught Life Review, Memory and Mental Fitness, Aging and Social Relations and Introduction to Computer classes.
Professor Levy has over twenty years teaching experience, and is formerly the Acting Chairperson of the Older Adults Department at City College of San Francisco. In her teaching, as well as in her other professional activities and community involvement, she promotes positive aging through her passion for lifelong learning.
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B.S., Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana |
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B.F.A., Michigan State University, East Lansing; M.S., Case Western Reserve University |
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B.A., State University of New York, Albany; M.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
Ms. Mester has been teaching at CCSF since 1972.
Her educational philosophy is to engage students in lively classroom interactions that will increase their interest in and appreciation of journal writing, theatre, drama and literature.
She is a past AFT executive and formerly a member of the Academic Senate.
One of Ms. Mester's extracurricular activities is running a theatre tour company "The Educated Audience".
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B.A., University of Wisconsin; M.A., State University of New York, Buffalo |
Ms. Nayer has been a member of the CCSF faculty since 1986.
Her educational goal is to build strong skills through fostering a love of learning.
Ms. Nayer is a member of the CCSF Literary Magazine Club and the Scholarship Committee.
She is also a member of Poets & Writers.
Ms. Nayer has authored the following publications: "Keeping Watch"-Poetry, "The Houses are Covered in Sound"-Poetry, and has co-authored "How to Bury a Goldfish: 113 Rituals For Everyday Life".
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B.A., Adelphi University, Garden City, New York; M.A., University of San Francisco |
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B.F.A., San Francisco Art Institute |
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B.A., University of California, Berkeley; M.A., Antioch University |
Ms. Schwartz has been teaching at CCSF since 2003.
She states as follows: "Mind/Body/Spirit Health can be improved and maintained through education and daily practices. The goal of this class is to introduce students to ways of bringing health to our selves, through knowledge of food, water, breathing, sleeping, meditation practices, social involvement, and spiritual activities. The moving meditation of T'ai Chi Chih(R) is an integral part of this orientation, as well as class participation with lots of fun."
Ms. Schwartz is a Certified Enneagram Teacher in the Narrative Tradition and a Certified T'ai Chi Chih Teacher. She is involved in the International Enneagram Association, the T'ai Chi Chih Community Teleosis and the Diamond Heart/Ridhwan School. Some of the extracurricular activities she enjoys are gardening, clarinet, singing, and writing.
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BA Studio Art , University of California, Davis |
Prof. Shoemaker has been teaching at CCSF since 2005
Lee Ellen Shoemaker has been helping others learn to use computers for nearly twenty-five years. In addition to teaching an Art & Photo Using Digital Media course for San Francisco City College Older Adults Department (OLAD) and a drawing course for San Francisco State University Extended Learning Program (OLLI), she taught computer and Internet classes at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco. She also owns her own tutoring service, LeShoe Tutoring, a service for tutoring computer, Internet, Photography and digital storytelling. She recently taught computer literacy to ESL students for a non-profit organization. Lee Ellen holds a Masters degree in Instructional Design and a clear California Adult Education Teaching Credential. She has a passion for helping the adult learner gain computer literacy and digital media skills.
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Older Adults Department |
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