Instructors

Uniquely Qualified Instructors Providing Best in Class Education & Training

At UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies, we take pride in our instructors and believe they are the heart of the Extended Studies experience. Our instructors are carefully selected, and bring the most up-to-date subject matter expertise as well as a passion for sharing their knowledge in the classroom context.

95%

Instructors with a Master's Degree or Higher

45%

Instructors with more than 5 Years Experience Teaching for Extended Studies

926

Number of Active Instructors at UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies (2016)

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Interested in sharing your expertise with others? UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies is always seeking instructors with strong communication skills and extensive professional experience in their field.

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Abalian, Sirena

Abalos, Ruben L.

Associate Dean of UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies for Education and Community Outreach

Abi Samra, Nicholas

Abumeri, Mark

Teacher-Consultant for the San Diego Area Writing Project and an Advanced Placement English and college preparatory instructor

10+ years of experience in graphic and web design

Agee, Jan

Training Manager and Instructor for Quintiles in San Diego

Holds a TESOL certificate and has several years of experience in multiple countries

Aldave, Astrid J.

Aldeguer, Tristan

Health Safety Environmental Manager for Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co.

Alderson, Sue

Bilingual Counselor for the past 20 years, specializing in multicultural issues and addiction

A professional translator, textbook author, and native Spanish speaker from Mexico with more than 25 years of experience teaching Spanish

Amato, Wendy

BA in French and Sociology, M.Ed in Curriculum and Instruction, PhD in Curriculum and Instruction

9 years of ESL teaching experience and ESL Instructor at ELI. Presenter for CATESOL.

Assistant Dean of UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies for Education and Community Outreach

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Babaian, Tony E.

Assistant Director, Engineering Programs, UCSD Extension

A native Italian speaker from Turin with a MA in Italian Literary Arts. Paola is an experienced Italian instructor and has taught all levels of Italian.

Baran, Richard J

Barbaro, Brett A.

Russ Barringer is a Safety Professional with 38 years of construction, operations, maintenance, training and management expertise.

Barron, Dean

Reading/Language Arts Instructor in the Riverside Unified School District, holds a Clear Multiple Subject Credential and a CLAD authorization.

Batchelor, Heidi

Programmer/Analyst, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Batchelor, Jason

Program Representative for the Education Department at UCSD Extension.

Bedoya Perez, Leidy P.

Beeler, Jeff A.

Retired fire department Captain with 32 years in the fire service and a certified California State Fire Marshall, CSTI and California Community College instructor

Instructor and professional graphic designer and operates an online portfolio group

R.N. for over 30 years and Case Manager since 1986, and worked for several workers compensation insurance carriers

Senior Associate, Law Offices of Michael E. Cindrich

25 years of Industrial Hygiene and Safety Management experience and employed as an Industrial Hygienist for the US Navy

Environmental Services Manager, Michael Baker International

Principal, Strategic Momentum, Inc.

Bohrer, Jacqueline C.

Bologna, Lisa

Master Teacher, Educator in San Diego Unified District for over 20 years, Master's in Reading, GATE certificate, and a clear Multiple Subject Credential.

ESL instructor for over 15 years. TEFL Certified and specializes in teaching writing, grammar, and presentation skills.

Bozigian, Haig

Chief Development Officer, Neurocrine Biosciences

Bradley, Claire E.

Now a resident of Long Beach, CA, Claire earned her MA in art history at Syracuse University in Florence. Her specialty is 16th century Italian art.

Principal in the San Diego Unified School District with many years as a Classroom Teacher, Peer Coach, Staff Developer, and Project Resource Teacher.

Consultant with 25+ years experience in research and development

B.S Mechanical Engineering - Howard University M.S Bioengineering - UCSD Ph.D Bioengineering/ Electrical Engineering - UCSD

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Caballes, Carmina

Over ten years of teaching and industry experience.

MFA Creative Writing - UCSD MA English - UCDavis BS Magazine Journalism - Syracuse University

Chief of Development and Quality, Alcala Pharmaceuticals.

25 years of industrial hygiene and safety management experience with various Department of Defense (DOD) activities

Chell, Heather

Master's in Reading, a Clear Multiple Subject Credential with a CLAD Emphasis, supplemental authorizations in English & Physical Education

Chemello, Akore

Independent CPA specializing in business, real estate, and individual taxation

Software Engineer, Consultant, Instructor. Teaches Python in workshops and private classes; DjangoGirls workshop coach and organizer.

Co-Founder of Ballast Point; Taught Brewing through UCSD's Craft Center for almost 20 years; Lead Instructor for the Brewing Certificate

Certified Energy Manager (C.E.M.), Renewable Energy Professional (R.E.P.)

Principal, Joy Chu Designs and free-lance book publishing consultant and designer for clients and publishers all over the US. UCSD Extension instructor since 2008.

San Diego based educator, film producer, and founder and president of the Film Consortium San Diego

Citrowske, Diane

American Institute of Floral Design member since 1989 and the floral design instructor at Cuyamaca College.

Clancy, Mary Ellen

Clements, Samantha

M.S Biology - UCSD B.S Ecology, Behavior, & Evolution - UCSD

25 years painting experience specializing in working from life and from the imagination, and has taught classes in studio art at UC Santa Cruz

Exercise Physiologist, Research Scientist, and Consultant and Coach for Genesis Wellness Group

Addictions Counselor, Supervisor, and Instructor with the Naval School of Health Sciences and an Instructor with Hazelden

Financial Consultant specializing in Project Management

Cranston, Kayla

Cratty, William

Two years at UC Riverside as a teaching associate and visiting lecturer and awarded The Most Outstanding Teacher

Non-Profit Leader and Executive Coach | Former Director of Development, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

A commercial photographer shooting advertising, catalog, and corporate communication assignments

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Dahlseid, Rick

Dailey, Derek

Program Representative for Brewing, Digital Arts, and Humanities at UC San Diego Extension.

BA in Psychology, MPH in Pub Health: Sociomedical Science, PhD in Epidemiology

PHD Marine Biology - SIO UCSD MS Marine Biology - College of Charleston BS Marine Biology & Chemistry - Roger Williams University

Demuth, Donald E.

Software Engineer and Senior Systems Architect - Independent Government Contract

Dendy, Katherine

Pupil Personnel Services Credential in Counseling and a MS degree in Education Counseling

Dennis, Heather

Dennis, Suzan

Strategic Planning, Supply Chain Management, Six Sigma and LEAN Manufacturing,Business Management, Franchising

Devereaux, Kiana

Devereaux, Mary L.

Assistant Director, Research Ethics Program at UC San Diego; Director, Biomedical Ethics Seminars, UC San Diego

Regional Safety Manager for Dick Pacific in Hawaii and 11 years of experience in safety and health with 8 of those in construction

Diaz, Walberto

A native Spanish speaker who has taught at USD, SDSU, and Southwestern College

Diep, Chandara

Visiting Researcher, INSERM-CEA Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit, Neurospin, Saclay, France - November 2013

Environmental Project Manager, Rick Engineering

Drake, Thomas

Drammissi, Joseph T.

Program Representative for the Education Department at UCSD Extension.

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Edwards, Diane

Counselor, Southwestern College

Edwards, Kate

Recently served as a Program Director for UCLA Extension and was responsible for developing their special education curriculum.

President of Ergonomic Evaluation & Training and offers ergonomic training & consulting services and a Certified Industrial Ergonomist

Ekdahl, Irene

El Cheddadi, Youniss

A native Arabic speaker and textbook author.

Elamparo, Stacie

Eldon, John

Paralegal Supervisor, 20 years San Diego County Public Defenders Office; CA Licensed Private Investigator

Engan, Kathrine

Enns, Judith L.

Executive Vice President, Human Resources Division at Eastridge Workforce Solutions

Founder, Dr. Falkenberg Technology Consulting Inc.

Fan, Feifei

Sinological researcher, freelance visual artist; holds degrees in Chinese Language and Literature, Technology Education, and Visual Communication

Fandino, Laura

Assistant Dean of UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies for Academic Affairs & Director of Science and Sustainability Programs

Marketing Communications Manager, MO BIO Laboratories

Registered Dietitian (RD) and a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) with a Masters in Public Health and is a consultant dietitian in San Diego.

A Certified Healthcare Interpreter™ through the Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters.

Swift Team Lead at Razeware, LLC

Flammer, Karen R.

Flavin, Justina M.

MFA Design - University Mississippi BFA - Oklahoma Statue University

Frohnhoefer, Raymond W.

System Design Engineer

Gentet, Annick

A French native who holds graduate degrees in French language and literature and comparative literature and has been teaching in San Diego for over 10 years.

Principal Engineer of Transmission Planning Generation Interconnection SDGE (2012-present)

CEO of WritersWay and a professional copyeditor/ghostwriter for over 10 years, and an award winning ghostwriter and copyeditor

Financial and Accounting Professional

Gomez Vittori, Graciela

Bachelor's degree in Spanish Literature and Linguistics with more than 20 years of teaching experience.

TEFL Certificate Program Coordinator; ESL Instructor at ELI & teaching English for over 30 years; Presenter for CATESOL, TESOL & NAFSA.

Gonzalez, Maria

María has more than 27 years of experience teaching Spanish. She has worked with students of all levels, from beginning to advanced and upper division lit.

Senior Director, Intellectual Property at Prometheus Laboratories, Inc.

Master's Degree in Safety Management and certified in Risk Management (ARM) and Loss Control Management (ALCM)

Griego, Danny

Award winning artist in studio & plein air painting, a member of the California Art Club; twenty years experience as a scenic artist.

Griffin, Benjamin M.

Griffith, Chris

Staff Engineer, Qualcomm; Adobe Community Professional

Cyber Security Consultant C-Level iT Solutions, Virtual CIO for Cybersecurity (consultant) iNetwork, Inc.

Principal SAS CDISC Consultant, Gupta Programming

Guptill, Anne

Associate Professor, instructional design consultant, multimedia development, online developer and teacher with a Ph.D. in education.

Guse Grey, Kym

Guthals, Sarah M.

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Hadfield, Joann C

Haeger, France M.

A registered and board certified art therapist, fine arts instructor and artist, and maintains a private art therapy practice

Hagadone, Mary

Hajjar, Rima

MS in Computational Plasma Physics from American University of Beirut, PhD from UCSD in Engineering Plasma Physics.

Joint Program Executive Office, Booz Allen Hamilton

Special Counsel and Director of Litigation and E-Discovery Services at Cooley LLP

Certified Industrial Hygienist and Advisor for Safety and Emergency Services at Sempra Energy Utilities

Herman, Elizabeth

PhD, Business MA, English (Rhetoric, Composition, and Professional Communication) BA, Journalism

A freelance illustrator since 1986 nationally recognized for her editorial, publishing/ children’s books, and advertising work.

Procurement Specialist, Solar Turbines a Caterpillar Company

Hillard, Sarah

Hillier, Solimar

A native of Brazil with over ten years of experience teaching Portuguese

Director of University Computer Operations, San Diego State University

Drupal expert and trainer; Business Development & Project Management, Sage Tree Solutions.

Certified IRB Professional and an IRB Supervisor for the Office for the Protection of Research Subjects, Scripps Health in San Diego

Owner, The Office of Project Management and Coaching

Hotz, Christopher C.

Howard, Robert

Statistical Programmer (Consultant), Veridical Solutions

MFA in Literature: Writing at UCSD. BA in Communication at Universidad Iberoamericana.

Associate manager of corporate communications and a freelance editor, writer, and book designer.

Hundley, Vincent

CEO of Smart Safety Group and with more than ten years of experience in the construction industry

Huneycutt, Bryan

Hunt, Jonathan D.

Author and/or illustrator of eleven picture books for children, and whose illustrations have been used on book jackets and collectible card games

Experienced software engineer

A master-level court-certified Spanish interpreter. The immediate past president of the Nevada Interpreters and Translators Association.

Associate in Music at UCSD, since Summer 2012 Instructor at UC San Diego Academic Connections, Summer 2014

Johnson, Natalie

Johnson, Russell D.

Associate Dean of UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies & Executive Director of Student Affairs and International Programs

Co-founder of Food Safety Guides; consultant and trainer to numerous food businesses around the U.S.

Kamei, Rickeena M.

Kane, Diane

30 years teaching architectural history & planning at many southland universities, including Newschool of Architecture, the Design Institute, SDSU, UCLA

Partner, Kasper & Frank LLP

Kaufman, Amalia M.

CTE program facilitator and an educational technology designer and developer of online courses for the Orange County Department of Education.

15 years TEFL teaching experience at UCSD Extension. 20 years EFL teaching experience in IEPs in San Diego

Editor, 13 yrs Food & 3 yrs Quest Science Sections SD Union Tribune Sr. Science Writer & Editor 7 yrs Sally Ride Science

Kinhal, Jaiteerth B

District Structural Engineer, State of California, Division of the State Architect

Scientist, VerdAscend Sciences

Kokinis, Troy

BA in Philosophy, Politics, Economics, MA in Latin American Studies, and PhD in Latin American History

Kolesnichenko, Victor

MS in Toxicology from MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. PhD in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from UCSF, NIH Postdoctoral Fellow from HARVARD UNIVERSITY.

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Labrador, Jeremiah R.

Lacter, Ellen

Clinical psychologist, Marriage and Family Therapist, Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor, and Past President of the CA Association for Play Therapy

Master's degree in TESOL, a multiple subject credential, CLAD, and ESL supplementary.

Lameh, Jelveh

Director of BioPharma Services, Genoptix Medical Laboratory

Principal at El Camino Creek Elementary in Encinitas USD she holds a Multiple Subjects Credential, BCLAD, and an Administrative Services Credential.

ESL instructor, TESOL Certified with 21 years of experience teaching ESL and training teachers.

Director of the UC Professional Development Institute and recognized throughout the state for her work with Professional Development for English Learners

MFA Theater/Sound Design UCSD, DMA Music Performance/Pedagogy University of Maryland, MM Music Performance University of Florida, DEM Music Performance/Chamber

Senior Project Engineer, POWER Engineers, Inc., San Diego

Program Representative for the Education Department at UCSD Extension.

BS Bio: Ecology, Behavior, Evol - UCSD NA Select Courses in Marine Bio - Mira Costa College

LeVieux, Jake

Levine, Harriet

M.Ed. in Multicultural Studies and an M.A. in Reading & Literacy. She is completing a Ph.D. program in Special Education.

Lewis, Cynthia J.

Manager of Learning & Capability, San Diego County Regional Airport Authority

Li, Arthur

Biostatistician, City of Hope; Instructor, Department of Preventative Medicine, USC

Classroom experience with over 15 years and works within the Poway Unified School District

Ph.D., Sociology, University of California, San Diego, in progress M.A., Sociology, San Diego State University, 2013 B.A., Sociology, Boston College,

A native Brazilian working as a professional translator since 1997. She is certified in EN/PT and EN/ES language combinations.

Associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, UCSD.

Award winning Graphic Designer, Senior Design Instructor with the Art Institute since 1997.

Lynes Murray, Jennifer K.

Lynn, Aaron

Managing Director - Center for Integrative Medicine, University of California, San Diego

Vice President, Preclinical Development, Neurocrine Biosciences

Director of Applications Development, XDimensional Technologies

Mancia, Carmen

Bilingual Language Arts Resource Teacher Specialist in the South Bay Union School District. She has over 12 years in bilingual instruction

QUALCOMM QCT System Software:2011 – present QUALCOMM MediaFLO Group System Integration Test Lead 2008 – 2011

Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in LAUSD and extensive experience with multiple disabilities in a classroom setting.

Marsden, Carolyn

Author and writing teacher of over thirty years.

Marsden, John

John has instructed health and safety classes for over 15 years to a wide range of construction crafts all over the country.

Licensing Associate, Tulane University

Mattison, Carissa A.

Mattison, John

Director, San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology

Mayhew, Richard

Principal, Smart Solutions

Maze, Luke

Mc Cormick, Joe

Economics teacher for La Costa Canyon High School. Technology mentor for teachers and staff in the district.

McCarthy, Robert J.

Serves as the Deputy Director in the support of Safety Director, Installation Safety Directorate, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH).

California Multiple Subject teaching credential, CLAD certified, with a supplemental authorization in Computer Concepts and Applications.

Head of School at The Rhoades School. She has extensive experience in school administration and classroom instruction.

McEntire, Norman C.

Senior Talent Management and OD Leader, Bose Talent Management

McGinty, John

McGreger, Christopher

M.S. in Brewing Science and Beverage Technology B.A. in Physical Anthropology and German Studies

McInnis, Haley

BS in Psychology, and Sociology, and MA in Sociology.

Independent Educational Consultant at Mercer Educational Consulting; presenter at international educational conferences; former admission officer at USC.

VP of Operations, DEL REY Systems & Technology, Inc.

VP of Marketing

Mimms, Larry

Hardware/Software Consultant

Mitchell III, Raymond

Software Engineer, Fairway Technologies

Moauro, Leonardo

Moazzam, Richard

RF Systems Architect, Mixed Signal

Montes De Oca, Kelly S.

Senior Director of Leadership in Curriculum, Instruction for Partnerships to Uplift Communities(PUC), and Master's degree in Education

Monzon, Bryan

Worked in various media fields over a decade, specializes in Web Design and Development.

Private practice in the San Diego area for over 30 year and specialized in Sandplay therapy since 1988

Professor of Systems Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School; USN Engineering Duty Officer Captain

Has over 20 years of experience teaching ESL, basic composition, and grammar at the community college and university level.

Nellis, Heather A.

Nelson, Annika M.

Artist, UC San Diego Instructor since 2004; illustrated seven published books.

ESL Instructor at ELI since 2006. Specializes in Business English, Test Preparation, and Advanced Grammar.

Noonan, Stephanie

Nooravi, Sherry

Principal, Strategy Meets Performance

Norris, Elizabeth

A photo educator and fine art/freelance commercial photographer for the past 25 years and teaches photography in person for the Art Institute in San Diego

Northum, Carrie

Norton, Mark

Over 30 years of occupational safety and health experience, 24 of which were spent working for State OSHA in Arizona.

Norton, Tara L.

President and Founder, Accelerated Performance Solutions, LLC

A senior consultant with The Marlin Alliance, and has a lifetime teaching credential from the California Community College System

Reading Coach in the Corno-Norco Unified School District and with over 13 years' experience as a classroom instructor.

Formative/Summative Usability/Human Factors Testing in Medical Device and Combination Products

Certified Professional in Learning and Performance

Orourke Salguero, Tracy

Lean Enterprise Consultant, Osterling Consulting, Inc.

Oveis, Christopher

Owen, Todd P.

ESL Instructor for ELI and the Professional TEFL Certification Program with experience teaching all subjects and levels of ESL.

Owens, Nathan

Owens, Victoria

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Paap, Michael R.

Paddock, Mark

Researcher appointment, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCSD

BS in Marine Biology; Eviron. Science, MS and PhD in Oceanography

Page-Bottorff, Tim

UCSD Instructor for 10 Years, Lecturer, Central Washington University

Pahwa, Ashok

Founder, A+ Web Services

Paillard, Florence C.

Scientific and Medical Writer for the biopharmaceutical industry

Pakett, Allan G

Senior Staff Engineer/Manager, Qualcomm, Inc; Founder, AGP Engineering

ESL Instructor for 9 years in Latin America, Europe & the USA. Specializes in writing, reading, conversation and grammar.

Palmer, Tim

ESL instructor for 4 yrs. in the U.S. and Germany. Specializes in writing, spoken fluency, listening, and grammar

Senior Manager, Clinical Operations, PRA Health Sciences

Parente, Abigail

Environmental Safety and Health Director for Continental Tide Defense Systems Inc.

Single Subject Teacher Credential: BCLAD (Spanish), Social Science, English, Spanish, Foundational Math

Pluciennik, Ruth A.

Master's in Education at UCSD as well as a BCLAD and TESOL certificate. Currently teaching Spanish in the Ramona Unified School District.

An Image Quality Engineer for Hewlett Packard Company, where he evaluates and optimizes image quality on wide format professional photo printers

Managing Director of Green Cities California

Pratt, Steven G

Presby, Robert E.

Director of Human Resources for the Saddleback Valley USD. Extensive experience in classroom instruction,

Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law, certified by the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization

Puritty, Chandler

Pursell, Shamira

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Radiul, Genadi

Master's Degrees in Music and Motion Graphics; teaches audio production, motion graphics, and compositing classes in San Diego.

A native Spanish speaker from Mexico with more than 10 years of experience teaching and tutoring Spanish.

Expert in shooting and lighting who enjoys sharing techniques with his growing list of clients and colleagues

CE Certification/ Interoperability Supervisor, DivX.

Working for a large Contact Research Organization (CRO) and now at a major biotech company

Professional floral designer with over 34 years experience & many awards including first prize in the International Floral Design Competition at the Del Mar Fair.

Rose, Kerri

Rosner, Mitchell

Principal Consultant at Quality Consulting Associates.

Management Consultant and Business Advisor with a 30 year career as a Founder, Chairman & CEO of several companies, one of which went public in 1994.

Rudin, Jonathan

Rugeles, Henry

Federally Certified Court Interpreter; Judicial Interpreter and Legal Translator for New Jersey Judiciary

Lead System Safety Engineer, Northrop Grumman

Combines a background in engineering, programming, and design to create a learning environment that covers all aspects of web design

Director, Executive Compensation & Benefits, Sempra Energy

Medical Director, Integrative Nutrition & Natural Medicine Director of Research and Preventive Medicine Physician Ctr for Integrative Medicine, UCSD

Scarano, Steve

Schadt, Christabel

Licensed for 19 Years as an MFT, Instructor of College level classes since 1985, and a Approved Supervisor for Mental Health Trainees and Interns.

Construction Operations and Management for over 30 years and a Safety Management Consultant specializing in Training and Loss Prevention services

Software Engineer, Intrusion, Inc.

Schuster, Peter

Chairman of the Audit Committee for Openet, a Dublin, Ireland based innovative provider of telecoms software.

Schwartzenberger, Ken

Clinical supervisor at the Guidance Center, Long Beach and extensive training and expertise in Child Play Therapy and Sandplay Therapy

Sciencio, Angelica

Secor, Kristian

Developer, educator and author of web and mobile technologies.

Voluntary Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSD, and Co-Director of the ICU at Scripps Green Hospital, La Jolla

Over 30 years experience in the field of occupational and environmental health and safety.

Shapiro, Mary

Sharif, Niles R.

Patent Consultant

Sherman, Joanna

BS Environmental Engineering -UCSD phD Geophysics - SIO UCSD

Tatiana Sizonenko is an art historian, curator, and educator.

Consultant

Smith, Haydee M.

Smith, Kelly

ESL Instructor for 20 years in the USA, Mexico, and Italy. Specializes in grammar, pronunciation, and test preparation.

Artist all her life and a well-rounded background in most visual art forms, and a Society of American Mosaic Artists member

The Brewmaster at Stone Brewing Co. in Escondido, CA and a 25-year veteran of the brewing industry, and President of the MBAA District Southern California

Doctorate in Educational Leadership, Masters in Counseling, and Bachelor of Arts in Literature/Writing

MFA, Instructor, The Art Institute of CA-San Diego and The Art Institute Online, Owner/Creative director of Urban Legend Design

Synold, Jerome

Master Addiction Counselor, CAADAC II, Certified Clinical Supervisor, and over 40 years of experience with the Navy’s Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program

Sypniewska, Aga

Szuwalski, Lacy

Graduate Student Researcher, UCSD Student Researcher and Lab Assistant, Univ of Washington

ESL Instructor at ELI since 1991. Specializes in reading, writing, listening, speaking, presentations and TOEFL preparation.

Teitelbaum, Kiersten

BA in Anthropology, M.Ed in Social Foundation of Education

Vice President of Medicinal Chemistry, American Life Science Pharmaceuticals

President, The California Institute for Performance Management Vice-President, Portfolio and Project Management, BlueNovo Biosystems, Inc.

Thomas, Donald G

Supervising Project Manager, Department of General Services, County of San Diego

Author of My Best Everything, a novel for young adults (March 2015, Little Brown Books) and Red, White and Blue Good-bye, a picture book; active member of SCBWI.

Holds a California Multiple Subject teaching credential and a BCLAD authorization.

BS Physics - The College of New Jersey MS Earth Science - UCSD

Tyrrell, Patrick

Tzakis, Nicholas M.

Licensed Psychologist and Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor and has been trained in the use of art therapy and sandplay/sandtray therapy.

Worked for over 30 years in the entertainment industry as an animator with Warner Bros., Walt Disney, J. Ward Productions and Hanna-Barbera studios

Varco, Suzanne

A news editor at Newsday, overseeing a team that copy-edits the business pages and a Sunday news-feature section, and has worked at the Chicago Tribune.

Vent Jr., James N.

Environmental Health Specialist with the Department of Environmental Health where he supervises the County's Joint Hazardous Incident Response Team

Verdian Rizi, Maryam

Vice, William E.

Instructor in the San Dieguito Unified School District where he has taught a variety of special and general education classes.

Consultant

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Wade, Steve

20 years of Quality Assurance experience at Qualcomm, Hewlett-Packard, and Peregrine Systems

Wade, Warren S.

Primary OSH Instructor for Base Safety at Marine Corps Base Hawaii since 2009.

Worked as an artist for CoTA (Collaborations, Teachers, Artists) and as a literature & creative writing instructor at National University.

Advisor, Mesa Robotics Organization

West, Diamond A.

Wetzel, Robert

A concert guitarist, recording artist and musical arranger, and teaching the guitar to aspiring students of all ages for over 25 years

Wheat, Carolyn

An author of six Cass Jameson legal mysteries, an award-winning short story writer, and an experienced writing teacher

Program manager for Digital Arts Center courses and certificate programs.

Wilkins, Katherine

Executive Director, Dysimmune Neuromuscular Diseases Foundation

A Senior Job Captain at a mid-size architectural firm and teaches at CADTeacher

Holds a Clear Multiple, Subject Teaching Credential, a CLAD Authorization, and Administrative Service Credential.

Taught geography at the university level and lectured on photography at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido

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Yalcinbas, Ege

BS in Neuroscience (minor in education), PhD in Neuroscience.

Computer Software Consultant; Sr. Technical Manager G2 Software Systems; Independent Contractor, SPAWAR

MS Marine Bio - SIO UCSD BS Ecology, Behavior, & Evolution - UCSD Minor Marine Science - UCSD SA Marine Bio & Terrestrial Ecology - University of Queensland, AUS

Currently works for Ohio Virtual Academies, develops curriculum and instructional programs for the instructors.

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Senior Database Administrator, Hewlett Packard

Associate Dean of UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies for Education and Community Outreach

Partner, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP

Teacher-Consultant for the San Diego Area Writing Project and an Advanced Placement English and college preparatory instructor

10+ years of experience in graphic and web design

Training Manager and Instructor for Quintiles in San Diego

President, Shiba Biotechnology

Holds a TESOL certificate and has several years of experience in multiple countries

Health Safety Environmental Manager for Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co.

Bilingual Counselor for the past 20 years, specializing in multicultural issues and addiction

A professional translator, textbook author, and native Spanish speaker from Mexico with more than 25 years of experience teaching Spanish

BA in French and Sociology, M.Ed in Curriculum and Instruction, PhD in Curriculum and Instruction

Experienced programmer and IT operator

9 years of ESL teaching experience and ESL Instructor at ELI. Presenter for CATESOL.

Assistant Dean of UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies for Education and Community Outreach

President, HLN Consulting, LLC

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