Professor of Counseling
2019 Cuyamaca Teaching Excellence Award Nominee
2010 Golden Coyote Award for Student Services Program Development
2007 California Virtual Teaching Award
I have been teaching and counseling at Cuyamaca College since 2006. I have over 25 years of experience in education which includes teaching and counseling at community college, high schools and graduate students pursing counseling degrees.
2020 Committees and Groups I serve:
- Faculty Advisor, Phi Theta Kappa
- Online Teaching Mentor
Education
- PsyD Student - The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
- MA Counseling Education, Point Loma Nazarene University
- Pupil Personal Services Credential (to counsel K-12 students in California Public Schools)
- BA English, with an emphasis in Creative Writing, San Diego State University
- Single Subject Teaching Credential (To teach Language Arts in California Public Schools)
- Cross Cultural Language Academic Certificate (CLAD)
- Distance Counseling Credential
- College Counseling Certificate
- Strong Interest Inventory Certified and MBTI Certified
- Online Teaching Certified
- Peer Online Couse Review (POCR) Badged
Experience
- Curriculum Co-Chair
- Community College Program Coordinator/Department Chair, Counselor and Professor
- Career Services Leader/Coordinator
- Online Trainer/Mentor
- Graduate Counseling Educator and Supervisor
- High School Guidance Counselor
- Taught English and ESL
"Devote yourself to your community around you & devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose & meaning." - Mitch Albom