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Title: Skyline College President

Credentials: Juris Doctorate (JD), Bachelor's Degree

Melissa began her journey in the California Community College system in 2008 after 23 years as a small business owner in law, hospitality, and real estate. Her first stop was at the Santa Barbara Community College District as a founding Director of the Scheinfeld Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, at Santa Barbara City College (SBCC). In 2014, Melissa was promoted to Dean of the SBCC Business Division and in 2017, Melissa was promoted to Vice President at SBCC.

In 2020, Melissa's second (and hopefully last!) stop in the system is at the San Mateo County Community College District, as the new President of Skyline College. After her initial listening tour, she developed four goals for her first year: (1) to shore up the participatory governance process to ensure all voices help shape Skyline’s future; (2) to ensure fiscal stability for the next three to five years; (3) to innovatively engage a community despite a pandemic; and (4) to move an anti-racist agenda forward.

Melissa has always been a well-loved leader who embraces authenticity and transparency. Her singular passion is to serve community college students in ways in which they can succeed. Her colleagues say she is a rare combination of smarts, heart, vision, and emotional intelligence.

Contact Info:
morenomelissa@smccd.edu

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March 23 - (STEM & Health) x (Business & Entrepreneurship)

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March 23 - (STEM & Health) x (Business & Entrepreneurship)

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Featuring: Emilie Hein, Grace Beltran, Soledad McCarthy & Maryam Khan. This panel will be MC'd and moderated by Sarah Tran, the ASSC Commissioner of Public Records.

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March 24 - (Arts, Languages & Communication) x (Society & Education)

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March 24 - (Arts, Languages & Communication) x (Society & Education)

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Featuring Rika Fabian, Pia Walawakar & Liza Erpelo. This panel will be MC'd and moderated by Jaseryll Obing, the ASSC Commissioner of Publicity.

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These are the counselors you will want to speak with to learn all about your Meta Majors, find them here!

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Browse through over 100 affordable associates degrees San Bruno CA offers at Skyline College. Earn your two year associates degree from Skyline College today!

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The ASSC is proud to unveil their multiple initiatives for Women's History Month 2021 across our virtual campus. An engaging timeline created using Padlet has been curated to share some important points in history that the ASSC feels all Trojans should be aware of. Please visit this digital gallery of photos & information here

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The ASSC recommends that all Trojans familiarize themselves with these historic women & the events that occurred.

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ASSC Commissioner of Activities herself will be MC-ing & moderating our "Executive Woman Leaders" panel which feature our college President Dr. Moreno, Andrea Vizenor & Michelle Batista.

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Women's Mentoring & Leadership Academy

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Title: Dean of Strategic Partnerships and Workforce Development

Credentials: M.Ed. in Education Leadership, B.S. in Public Administration

In her role as the Dean of Strategic Partnerships and Workforce Development, Andrea continues to pave the way for new program development and CTE advancements as part of the Strong Workforce Program and Carl Perkins grant.  Her work includes expansion of dual enrollment and K-12 partnerships, adult school bridge to college and career programming, high value employer partnership creation along with the design of valuable short-term workforce training programs and career readiness and job placement programming.

Andrea also held 7 leadership roles across Hyatt Hotels and Resorts over her 10 year career with them and has worked as a high school teacher in career education for 7 years in the areas of Hotel and Hospitality, Business and Entrepreneurship and Sales and Marketing.

Contact Info:
vizenora@smccd.edu

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Title: Physics Professor

Credentials: PhD in Physics

Dr. Emilie Hein has been teaching Physics at Skyline College since 2014 and has been leading the Physics department since 2019. She holds a B.S. and M.S. in Physics from France, a PhD in Particle Physics from UC Irvine, and earned a Data Science certificate from Stanford University.

Instagram Handle:
@emihein

Contact Info:
heine@smccd.edu
http://linkedin.com/in/emiliemartinhein

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Title: Director of Student Support and Deputy Title IX Coordinator

Credentials: BA in Spanish, MA in Counseling

A Latina first generation college graduate, Michelle holds a BA in Spanish an MA in Counseling from Saint Mary’s College. She has been an educator for over 18 years spanning middle school, high school, community and 4-year colleges. Michelle is a proud co-founder of COLEGAS, an organization for Latinx professionals.

Instagram Handle: @skylinehealthandwellness

Contact Info:
batistam@smccd.edu

Resources:
https://linktr.ee/skyhealthandwellness

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Title: Faculty/Professor

Credentials: BS International Business, BS Business Management, and MBA

Herlene Grace Beltran, one of the newest full time faculty members in the Skyline BEPP Division, carries her passion for support, student first, and equity from her previous roles in Student Services.  Her various work experiences and life lessons have molded her teaching style that links curriculum to students lives.

Contact Info:
beltranh@smccd.edu

Resources:
- WMLA (http://skylinecollege.edu/wmla/)
- EOPS (https://skylinecollege.edu/eops/)
- CIPHER (http://www.skylinecollege.edu/cipher/)
- Library (https://skylinecollege.edu/library/)
- Tutoring (https://skylinecollege.edu/learningcenter/)

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Titles: Professor of Business, Hospitality, Tourism Management (HTM); Department Coordinator - Business, Hospitality, Tourism and Business Computer Management

Soledad McCarthy comes with over 10 years of experience in the financial services industry from broker dealers such as Wells Fargo Advisors, Smith Barney and Morgan Stanley. She has been the Chief Operating Officer if an independent broker-dealer and hedge fund prior to Skyline College. At Skyline College, she started the Guardian Scholars Program (a program that supports current and former foster youth on campus) prior to accepting a position in the Business Department.

She has a passion for entrepreneurship having owned her own businesses and supporting up and coming entrepreneurs to amass their dreams. Soledad is passionate about equity, financial literacy, student services and ending generational poverty through entrepreneurship.

Soledad currently teaches for the CIPHER (Center for Innovative Practices Through Hip Hop Education and Research) and Umoja Learning Communities as well as Promise Scholars.

Contact Info:
mccarthys@smccd.edu

Resources:
Changing the Face of Entrepreneurship Program-A program that supports and promotes entrepreneurship for our students.

For Information regarding the CIPHER Learning Community, please contact Dr. Nate Nevado.

For information regarding the Umoja Learning Community, please contact Chad Coates

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ASSC Interviews of the Women who make AS AWESOME!!

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ASSC Interviews of the Women who make AS AWESOME!!

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ASSC is featuring our officers who identify as women: to tell their stories, share their goals & let others connect with them on social media - to see these interactive posts, please follow the ASSC on Instagram @skylineassc

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Title: Associate Professor and Outreach and Equity Librarian

Credentials: MA (English Literature), MA (German Studies), MLIS (Masters of Library and Information Science)

Pia Walawalkar teaches critical information literacy and research methods, and implements social-justice centered programming in the Skyline College Library. She leads the Skyline College Human Library project that is part of the international Human Library movement. She is actively involved in supporting girls’ and young women's education in rural India.

Contact Info:
Walawalkars@smccd.edu

Resources:
https://guides.skylinecollege.edu/LibraryEvents

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Dr. Liza Marie Suyat Erpelo (she/her/hers)

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Dr. Liza Marie Suyat Erpelo (she/her/hers)

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Title: Professor, English and Coordinator, Kababayan Learning Community at Skyline College

Credentials: Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, M.A. in Composition, M.A. in Literature (Filipino American Literature), B.A. in English (Literary Theory)

Liza began teaching at SFSU in 2000 and joined Skyline College in 2002. A proud, self-proclaimed U.S. Navy brat, Liza was born in Hawai’i and also lived in Alaska and Rhode Island.  She lives in San Francisco with her husband and two daughters, and is also a U-Jam Fitness instructor.

Instagram Handle:
@skylinekababayan

Contact Info:
erpelol@smccd.edu
(415) 371-9891 for Google Voice

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Title: Adjunct Faculty, Engineering

Credentials: Master's (Structural and Earthquake Engineering), Degree in Civil Engineering with a Mechanical Engineering minor

Maryam Khan transferred from Skyline many eons ago. She's the first woman in her family to receive a higher degree in STEM. She advises the WiSER! (Women in Science and Engineering Represent! Club) and is coordinating a mentorship program (STEMpals) where Skyline female identifying students (aka big sisters) are mentoring middle school girls (aka little sisters) to encourage possibilities in STEM.

Instagram Handle:
@fyrxtinguisher

Contact Info:
khanm@smccd.edu

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About Me

I first went to UC Davis where I majored in Exercise Biology and took prerequisite classes at Sacramento City College to apply for respiratory therapy programs. Then I took prerequisite classes in biology at Cañada College before going to Foothill College. Aside from respiratory therapy, I worked as a medical interpreter in western Massachusetts. Trying to bring previous knowledge to a whole new level, other studies I was eager to dive into and programs I went through include yoga teacher training (College of San Mateo), Pilates mat instructor (College of San Mateo), EMT (Skyline College), health care interpreter (City College of San Francisco), and gerontology (UMass Boston) before officially starting at Skyline College to complete CSU transfer courses for the bachelor's degree in Respiratory Care. I am currently seeking career options in marine transportation and hospital chaplaincy.

When I started at Skyline College, I wish I had known:

About all the resources available and accessible to navigate classes and support programs outside of academics. How the staff and faculty are excellent at creating an inclusive and supportive learning environment and helping students gain life skills and achieve goals. And campus events and community activities promote social justice, diverse identities, and self-empowerment.

Active

Philosophical

Detail-oriented

My strengths:

Campus resources/Networking

Organizational skills

Stress reduction

Canvas, Google Apps (Calendar, Docs, Slides, Gmail)

Transfer experience, transfer opportunities

What I enjoy outside of academics:

I love martial arts and children's books. I also like watching movies about animals or sports and playing Lego video games.

Programs I'm involved in:

Forensics: Speech & Debate Club

Languages

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About Me I first went to UC Davis where I majored in Exercise Biology and took prerequisite classes at Sacramento City College to apply for respiratory therapy programs. Then I took prerequisite classes in biology at Cañada College before going to Foothill College. Aside from respiratory therapy, I worked as a medical interpreter in western Massachusetts.

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You enjoy connecting with people through language - written, verbal or both - and you like reaching out to bring people together.

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You enjoy exploring and understanding the world around you – theoretical, physical, biological, technological – it’s all a puzzle that drives you to find a solution.

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Is Science, Technology & Health for you?

You enjoy exploring and understanding the world around you - theoretical, physical, biological, technological - it's all a puzzle that drives you to find a solution. You're a problem solver who likes building things, taking them apart to see how it works and then finding applications in the real world. Complex systems like a chemical bond, the human body, or a motor fascinate and inspire you.

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Meta Majors | Meta Majors | Skyline College

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Is Science, Technology & Health for you? You enjoy exploring and understanding the world around you - theoretical, physical, biological, technological - it's all a puzzle that drives you to find a solution. You're a problem solver who likes building things, taking them apart to see how it works and then finding applications in the real world.

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You’re interested in the organizations, laws, politics, interactions, and social bonds that make our planet such a rich and diverse place – and you’re always craving to learn more.

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You enjoy understanding the way organizations operate - and you're ready to capitalize on what you learn.

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Meta Majors | Meta Majors | Skyline College

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Career Readiness & Job Placement Coordinators are here to help you land your DREAM job!

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Career Readiness & Job Placement Coordinators are here to help you land your DREAM job!

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Career Readiness & Job Placement Coordinators are here to help you land your DREAM job!

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Career Readiness & Job Placement Coordinators are here to help you land your DREAM job!

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Title: Professor of Sociology

Credentials: Sociology Ph.D.

Rika arrived in the States when she was 23 for her graduate studies because she did not see a future in Japan because of the persisting patriarchy there. She teaches Sociology of Sex and Gender, advises SAGA, and works with students and faculty on gender/queer oppression in many venues. Her axiom is, "There is no such thing as a single issue fight" and her favorite activist is Marsha P. Johnson.

Contact Info:
fabianr@smccd.edu

Resources:
- SAGA: Sexuality and Gender Alliance meets every week on Wed to connect among LGBTQ+ students. If interested, please contact olivereliastinoc@my.smccd.edu

I also organize anti-oppression committee through the faculty union. We are taking up the issue of gender oppression students and faculty experience in their workplace/learning spaces. Three students are currently organizing with us. If interested, please let me know. We meet every other Friday at 11:30am.

Finally, I want to share the LGBTQ+ communication class offered and organized by my community partners at SF community health center (see attached flyer)