Advisory Boards

Accounting/Business/economics

Linda Ferrell
Accounting Instructor  
San José City College

Katie Layman
Accounting Instructor 
San José City College

Tim Pasquinelli
CPA
Muscara & Pasquinelli

Doug Tobin
Broker
Intero Real Estate Services

Jim Myrick, Franchise
Owner/Broker/Team Leader
Keller Williams Bay Area Estates

Tracie Chandler
Business Intelligence Analyst
Adobe

Brian Carey
CFP, Managing Director-Investments
Wells Fargo Advisors

Jesse Votaw
Business/Real Estate Instructor 
San José City College

Joshua Kos-Osoka
Business Faculty 
San José City College

Cecil Lawson
Business/Computer & Information Systems Associate Faculty
San José City College

Chidi Nwosu
Director, Financial & Planning Analysis
Visa, Inc. 

Administration of Justice

Sherry Caraballo Dorfman
Program Coordinator, Administration of Justice
San José City College

Sharif Elmallah
Placer Superior Court

Dana Elmore
Amador Superior Court

Jason Galkin
CEO
Nevada Superior Court

Rachel Hagan
Counselor, Program Coordinator Pathway to Law Program 
San José City College

Arlene Junior
CEO
Sonoma Superior Court

Rob Klotz
CEO
Amador Superior Court

Lorie Whitaker
Amador Superior Court

Air Conditioning/Refrigeration & Facilities Maintenance Technology

Geoff Buckles
Agron Bioenergy

Jonathan Cronan
Faculty
San José City College

Robert J. Dills
Western Allied Mechanical

Robby Elkhouri
Mr. Freeze Refrigerator

Adam Kilburn
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)

Thomas G. Lighthouse
Kitchell FMI 

Christopher Mabie
Faculty
San José City College

Ed Matthews
Western Digital

Robert Malone
Malone Controls Corporation

Dave McNeely
Pacific Cooling/Heating

Joe Muna
Baker Distrbuting

Steve Papier
HVAC Engineer, Ret. 
Stanford Medical Center

Daniel Parent
Associate Faculty
San José City College

Frank Quintanar
J and J Air Conditioning 

Tony Salvador
Pentagon Mechanical

Mike Scott
City of Campbell

Alcohol & Drug Studies

Razelle Buenavista
Managing Director
Healthright360

Leandra Canion
CACCII
Pathways Residential

Jerry Carrera
LAADC-CA
Family Child Services

Loren Gissible
Clinical Training Manager
Gardner Health Services

Terrie Miller
CADCII, LAADC, Case Manager
Pathway Society, Mariposa Lodge

Debbie Miranda
CADCII, LAADC
ADI Program

Sara Morales CADC II
Program Manager
Momentum Addiction Treatment Services

Martha Naranjo, CADC II, ICADC, ASW
Clinical Program Manager
Healthright 360

Chris Packham
CACDII Outpatient Program Manager
New Life Treatment Services

Stacy Richardson, PhD 
LMFT, CADCII, NCC, Chief Officer of Outpatient Programs
Momentum for Mental Health

Michael Li, RADT 
Outpatient Services
Family Child Services

Broadcasting

Guadalupe Alatorre
Faculty
San José City College

Marla Davies
Radio Personality Host

Christian De La Cruz
Vice President/General Manager
93.3 La Raza

Damaris Echevarria Soto
TV Broadcaster, TV Host, and Announcer
Telemundo

Valentìn Garcia
Faculty/Former La Raza Radio Personality 
San José City College

Dana Jang
Former Manager for Radio Broadcast Station

CalWORKs

Natalie Allen
Program Coordinator
ESI Contract, Santa Clara County

Jennifer Holmbe
Management Analyst
CalWORKs, Santa Clara County

Quoc-Phong Le-Ngoc
Program Coordinator
CalWORKs & ESL

Denise Boland
Program Director
CalWORKs, Santa Clara County

Rafaela Perez
Program Manager
CalWORKs, Santa Clara County

Claudia Ramirez-Nazemian
Program Analyst
CalWORKs, Santa Clara County

Career Transfer Center (C/TC)

Vacant
Dean, Counseling & Matriculation 
San José City College

Pamela Blanco
UC Davis (UCD)

Dr. Celia Cruz-Johnson
Dean, Language Arts
San José City College

Lezra Chenportillo
Transfer Counselor 
San José City College

Elena Dutra
EOPS Counselor
San José City College

Monica Galvan
University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC)

Deanna Gonzales
San Jose State University (SJSU)

Dr. Fabio R. González
EOPS/CARE Director/Counselor, Guardian Scholars/ALMASS Coordinator/Counselor
San José City College

Rachel Hagan
Counseling, Pathway to Law, HBCU
San José City College

Gabriel Santiago
Counselor, Articulation Officer
San José City College

Dr. Misty Stroud
Dean, Math & Science
San José City College

Carol Vasquez
C/TC Program Coordinator
San José City College

Communication studies 

Beatriz Castillo 
Senior Director of Engagement Operations
Independent Television Service (ITVS)

Jennifer daSilva
Content Operations Lead 
Apple 

Dr. WandaJean Jones
Enterprise Learning Product Manager
Adobe

Anja Lee
Data Technology Product Consultant/Leadership Coach 
Women in Technology 

Anne Ricketts
Lighthouse Communications 

Computer Applications and Computer Information Systems

Siamak Ashrafi
ZoeWave

Mark Branom
Faculty 
San José City College

Don Cameron
Stanford IT Services

Alan Chan
Mercer

Sanjay Dorairaj
Faculty 
San José City College

Brian O'Neil Hughes
Adobe

Anthony Lozano
Lodging Innovations

Thomas Morales
SJECCD Police Chief 

Young Nguyen
SJCC CTSS Supervisor

Kidane Sengal
Faculty 
San José City College

Gabriel Solomon
Faculty 
San José City College

Danish Syed
Google

Timothy Torgenrud
Retired Stanford University IT

Sonny Tran
Campus Safety Officer 
San José/Evergreen Community College District 

Ammy Woodbury
Rivian

Construction Technology

Rene Alvarez
Dean, Academic Success & Student Equity 
San José City College

Jeff Barraclough
Territory Sales Representative
Simpson Strong-Tie Anchor Systems

Henry Bartholomay
Program Associate
Rosendin Electric

Nancy Brien
Cengage Representative

Kevin Coggins
Owner
BHR, Inc. 

Frank Ferrante
Ferrante Insurance

Renate Frutcher
Professor
Stanford University

Joyce Fukuman
Instructional Lab Tech II
San José City College

Fabio Gonzalez
Counselor/Coordinator, EOPS
San José City College

Gene Knipe
Career Technical Education 
Live Oak High School/Santa Clara County Office of Education (CTE)

Julia Lind
Sustainable Design and Construction-Management (VDC Researcher)
Stanford University

David Lomax
Faculty 
San José City College

Laura Martinez
Senior Director, HR
Mission Bell

Bryan Martin
Realtor
Intero Real Estate Services

Rick Pearce
Director of Operations
Yuhu Builders

Antonio Perez
Faculty 
San José City College

Mitch Posey
Construction Trader
Santa Clara High School

Alivia Smith
Cengage Professional & Skills Learning Consultant

Alice Willenbuck
Cengage Representative

Eugene Yu
Yuhu Builders 

Cosmetology

Teresa Avila
Instructional Lab Tech IV
San José City College

Miranda Barton
Sola Hair Gallery

Mia Cabello
Associate Faculty
San José City College

Yvette Cedillo
The Painted Lady

Edward Crisologo
Ulta Beauty

Kia Fay
Kia Fay Styles

Eugenia Del Rosario
Faculty 
San José City College

Samantha Martinez
Instructional Assistant II 
San José City College

Gabrielle Pereira 
Ulta Beauty

Carol Ramirez-Bost
Faculty 
San José City College

Maria Repeto
LE VU Beauty Bar

Diana Wilcenski
Ulta Salon

Susan Zagar
Instructional Support Assistant II
San José City College

Dental Assisting

Catarina Cardenas, RDA #52760
Blossom Valley Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 

Sarah Klaben, RDA #99146
Office of Dr. Sholer

Dr. Shanin Taghikhan
Blossom Valley Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Dr. Lourdes Abiog, DDS
Abiog & Abiog Dental Corp. 

Digital Media Arts

Marc Acero
Principal Combat Designer
People Can Fly Studio

Aashima Goel
Principal Product Designer
ServiceNow

Pol Jeremias
Lead Graphics Engineer
Pixar Animation Studios

Adam Kelsey-Giddings
Senior Technical Artist
Double Fine Productions

Shiew Yeu Loh
Art Manager
Pocket Gems

Sonny Santa Maria
Animation Supervisor
Crystal Dynamics

Rachel Miura
Senior Program Manager, Global Data Centers Development Team
Google

Aaron Roosevelt
Lead Visual Effects Artist
Pocket Gems

Early Childhood Education

Sharon Antonelli
Adjunct Faculty, Family and Consumer Studies
San José City College

Ranjana Bhatanagar
Adjunct Faculty, Early Childhood Education
San José City College

Sharda Bellur
Mentor Teacher
Mandala Children's Center

Virginia Eigen
Mentor Teacher
Campbell School District

Heather Elston
Director
Campbell School District

Anthony Felix
Talent Manager
CDCCDI

Ernestine Howard
Director
Center for Employment Training

Christina Keen
Coordinator
Bright Horizons

Julie Kennedy
Director
Neighborhood Christian School

Barbara Malaspina
Adjunct Faculty, Early Childhood Education
San José City College

Armando Medina
Payer Relations Manager
Center for Social Dynamics

Kelly Mercurio
Executive Director
San Juan Bautista Child Development Centers

Jacqueline Murphy
HR Director
San José Unified School District

Kristine Nguyen
Director
Gokids

Usha Narayan
Director
Campbell Adult Education 

Kimmy Nguyen
QRIS Specialist
WestEd E-3 Institute

Monette Reyes
Faculty, Early Childhood Education
San José City College

Esther Roa
Mentor Teacher
Estrella

Minerva Sarellano
Program Coordinator
Community of Learning Department, First 5

Elizabeth Sharpe
Faculty, Early Childhood Education
San José City College

Madhavi Sudarsana
Faculty, Early Childhood Education
San José City College

Kathy Wahl
Inclusion Coordinator 
SCCOE, Inclusion 

Esthetics

Kitty Artoonian
Business Owner
SJCC Graduate

Tiffany Avery
Faculty 
San José City College

Vivian Do
Manager
European Wax Center

Louise Just
Committee Chairperson
Licensed Esthetician, Trained in Oncology Esthetics, Med Spa Esthetician

Yelena Lipilina
Faculty 
San José City College

Gino Manaois
Business Owner & Employer
European Wax Center

Cee Michael
Business Owner  & Vendor
Alexander's Aesthetics

Monique Nicoleau
Licensed Esthetician
LG Waxing and Esthetics Salon

Susan D. Perfecto
Business Owner & Equipment Representative
Perfecto Aesthetics

Mia Rutherford
Business Owner & Employer
Mia's Minks

Maryann Salameh
Business Owner
Just Maryann Cosmetics

Mahnaz Tajalli
Manager for ReVive
Beauty Advisor for cosmetic lines for Neiman Marcus Cosmetics

Ron & Norma Varndell
Business Owner, Vendor & Employer
Elegant & Natural Kosmetic

Extended Opportunity Programs & Services (EOPS/Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (CARE) Nextup 

Jeremy Barousse
Director of Policy and Organizing 
Amigos de Guadalupe

Leo Cortez
EOPS/CARE Advisory Board Chair
HubSpot Global, Emerging Talent Programs, Talent Acquisition

Dr. Fabio R. González
EOPS/CARE/NextUP Director/Faculty 
San José City College

Monica Gonzalez
Pivotal

Takeo Kubo
Financial Aid Director
San José City College

Emily Mandy
Financial Aid Coordinator
San José City College

Teresa Paiz
Director, Admissions & Records
San José City College

Edina Rutland
Director, Student Accessibility Services 
San José State University

Ronni Smith 
Santa Clara County, SSA, AO, Social Work Training Specialist

Victor Vasquez
SOMOS Mayfair
Co-Executive Director 

Dr. Michael Paul Wong
Dean, Counseling & Matriculation
San José City College

Health Science (EMS)

Leigh Bolton, RN, EMT-P
Santa Clara Rural Metro, Regional Medical Center

Ana David
Royal Ambulance

Chris Lebaudour
Falck/Verihealth Ambulance

Scott Miller
Faculty 
San José City College

Namita Parikh
Human Resources
Rural Metro Ambulance

Melanie Starz, EMT-P
Menlo Park Fire Protection

Laser Technology

Neil S. Ball
Directed Light

Dr. Richard Boggy
Spectra-Physics

Dr. Alan Fry
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

Tim Gray
BD Bioscience

Dr. Norman Hodgson
Coherent, Inc.

Dr. Bert Johnson 
Laser Consultant

Alex Layman
DPSS Lasers

Dr. Derrick Peterman
Ophir-Spiricon

Alan Peterson
Spectra-Physics

Randy Pico
LLNL

Ela Ramasamy
Jem Lasers/Inotech

Ric Shimshock
MLD Technologies

Sydney Sukuta
Faculty 
San José City College

Dan Emery
Ponoko

Machine Technology

Martin Aguilar
Associate Faculty 
San José City College

Charlie Hatfield
Danco Manufacturing

Rashid Khan
Cortec Manufacturing

James Lopez
Tool Technology

Ralph Maldonado
Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Gordon W. Marsh
Northrop Grumman

Robert McCoun
Associate Faculty 
San José City College

John Nguyen
VPT Manufacturing

Thang H. Nguyen
Operations Manager
ILam Precision Inc.

Frank Rodriguez
Independent Contractor

Gabriel Rodriguez
Independent Contractor

Matt Selway
CNC Solutions

Tim Senf
Engineering Manager FMI-2
FM Industries/NGK Electronics

Mark Stenholm
President
DB Design

Son Sung
Student  
San José City College

Isai Ulate, MBA/HRM
Faculty 
San José City College

Medical Assisting

Daniela Arcienega
Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley

Rachel Blair 
Stanford Medicine Children's Health 

Jane W. Chien
MD, Inc. 

Darcie Green
Latinas Contra Cancer

Jagrup Kahlon
Faculty 
San José City College

Vincent Pena
Nurse Professional Development Specialist
Stanford Medicine Children's Health

Sima Stein, MD
Pediatrician

Kim Sullivan
El Camino Medical Associates

Music Technology Recording Arts Program 

Armando Castellanos
Director
Quinteto Latino

Chris Gonzalez Clark, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Education & Director
EDGE Doctoral Fellowship Program
Stanford University

Charlie Montoya
Hearings Officer
County of San Mateo

Brandon Olguin
Unified Communications Engineer
LinkedIn

Alejandra Ruiz
Student
San Jose City College

Student Accessibility Services 

Dr. René Alvarez
Dean, Academic Success & Student Equity
San José City College

Blake Balajadia
Director, Student Development & Activities 
San José City College

Dr. Celia Cruz-Johnson
Dean, Language Arts
San José City College

Lillian Fillpot
Senior Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 
Department of Rehabilitation

Christopher DiGirolamo
Teacher (Severe Disabilities)
Santa Clara County Office of Education 

Dr. Fabio R. González
EOPS/CARE Director/Counselor, Guardian Scholars/ALMASS Coordinator/Counselor
San José City College

Dr. Suzanne Guven
Career Vocational Specialist
East Side Union High School District

Takeo Kubo
Director, Financial Aid
San José City College

Alejandro Lopez
Veterans Coordinator
San José City College

Roland Montemayor
Board of Directors 
Pedro Pallares Foundation

Teresa Paiz
Director, Admissions & Records
San José City College

David Rhodes III
Student Representative

Ignacia Villavelazquez-Hill
Director of Accessible Education Ce
San José State University 

Dr. Michael Paul Wong
Dean, Counseling & Matriculation 
San José City College

Title V: Hispanic-Serving Institution

Dr. George Castro
Engineer & Associate Dean Emeritus, San José State University

Rudy Chavez Medina
Co-founder, The Chavez Family Vision
Santa Clara Valley Water District Administrator

Jesus Covarrubias
Faculty, Ethnic Studies
San José City College

Jacqueline Gamboa
Adjunct Faculty
San José City College

Dr. Fabio R. González
EOPS/CARE Director/Counselor, Guardian Scholars/ALMASS 
San José City College

Alex Lopez
Faculty, Academic Senate
San José City College

Olga Morales-Anaya
EOPS Counselor, ALMASS Coordinator/Counselor
San José City College

Teresa Paiz
Director, Admissions & Records 
San José City College

Dr. Marcos Pizarro
Department Chair of Mexican American Studies, San José State University

Dr. Marcos Pizarro
Department Chair of Mexican American Studies
San José State University

Andres Quintero
EOPS/CARE Advisory Board Vice-Chair
Alum Rock Union Elementary School District Board Member
EVC Professor