Older Adults Department

Beverley J Bender Older Adults Department M.A. Gerontology, San Francisco State University B.A. Sociology, University of California, Santa Cruz A.A. Liberal Arts, West Los Angeles City College

Professor Bender has been teaching at CCSF since 2003

She is interested in teaching her students the art of storytelling whether it is personal history or folktales. Students are encouraged to perform their stories at schools to bridge the gap between the younger and the older generations.

Professor Bender is a member of Toastmasters International, an Instructor for AARP 55-Alive Driving, a YMCA Aquatic Instructor, and a Workshop Leader on CCSF's Flex Day, "Reduce Stress by Laughing". She is a Laughter Yoga Leader and Trainer who teaches laughing exercises as part of alternative health care.

She also enjoys politics, continuing education, cooking, traveling, and walking.

Harry Bernstein Music Department Older Adults Department

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Garrett Chinn Older Adults Department

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Lynn M Coles Older Adults Department B.A., California State University, Los Angeles; M.A., San Francisco State University

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Kathleen M George Older Adults Department B.S., State University of New York, Cortland

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Shelley D Glazer Chair, Older Adults Department

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Janet M. Glessner Older Adults Department B.Ed., B.F.A., Ed.D., University of Hawaii

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Irene Halpern Older Adults Department

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Linda M. Hope 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.

Aisjah B Hopkins Older Adults Department

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Hope K. Levy Older Adults Department M.A. Gerontology, San Francisco State University M.A. Special Education, San Francisco State University B.A. Human Services, George Washington 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.

Caroline Lieberman Older Adults Department B.S., Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana

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Hannah Martin Older Adults Department B.F.A., Michigan State University, East Lansing; M.S., Case Western Reserve University

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R. Wood Massi Older Adults Department B.A., University of Alabama; University of California, Berkeley; M.A., Mills College; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego

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Toni A Mester Older Adults Department 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".

Joseph V Metzgar Older Adults Department B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of New Mexico

Mr. Metzgar has been teaching at CCSF since 1999.

He taught at the Peace Corps Training Center at U.N.M., 1960s, history at Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Texas, 1960s and history at University of Nevada, Reno, 1960s to 1980s. His instructional goals in the Older Adults Dept. are to help his students fulfill their potential and keep them alert to new developments in society and concerned with what are the best interests of the country.

Aprille J Pihl Older Adults Department

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Jan S. Robbins Older Adults Department B.A., Adelphi University, Garden City, New York; M.A., University of San Francisco

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Dianne L Romaine Older Adults Department B.F.A., San Francisco Art Institute

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Judith A Schwartz Older Adults Department 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.

Lee Ellen Shoemaker Older Adults Department B.A. Studio Art , University of California, Davis M.A. Instructional Technology (Computers), San Francisco State University

Professor Shoemaker has been teaching at CCSF since 2005.

She has been helping others learn to use computers for nearly twenty-five years. In addition to teaching a Photoshop Elements course for San Francisco City College Older Adults Department (OLAD) and a drawing course for San Francisco State University Extended Learning Program (OLLI), she teaches 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. Professor Shoemaker holds a masters degree in Instructional Design and a California Adult Education Teaching Credential. She has a passion for helping the adult learner gain computer literacy.

Frances K. Valesco Art Department Older Adults Department

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Esper Villanueva Beltran Older Adults Department

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