Review on the Professor Gregory Mena From East Los Angeles College
English
Faculty & Staff
Staff
Jaurequi, Paulette M.
English Dept. Secretary
Office: E3-360
Phone: (323) 265-8632
Full-Time Faculty
Atallah, Reem
Banana Professor of English language
Role: E3-393
Telephone: (323) 265-8658
E-mail: atallar@elac.edu
Atallah, Reem
Acquaintance Professor of English
Almost me:Reem Atallah started at ELAC in 2016 equally an adjunct for E.S.50. afterward receiving her Master'south in TESL with a focus on Sociolinguistics and Rhetoric equally well every bit a Bachelor'south in Rhetoric and Limerick. In 2018, she was hired total-time didactics English language and continues to teach E.S.Fifty. when she tin can. She is currently the Intersession Coordinator for the Supplemental Instruction program and works closely with pupil resource centers.
Barilari, Gia
Banana Professor of Reading
Office: E3-377
Phone: (323) 415-5493
Email: barilag@elac.edu
Behseta, Sara
Professor of ESL
Part: E3-463
Telephone: (323) 265-6707
Email: behsets@elac.edu
Betancourt, Maria
Assistant Professor of ESL
Office: E3-471
Phone: (323) 415-5496
E-mail: betancme@elac.edu
Blandón, Ruth,
Professor of English
Office: E3-361
Telephone: (323) 265-8860
Email: blandor@elac.edu
Ruth Blandón
Professor of English
Education:Ph.D. (English): University of Southern California; M.A. (English): Academy of Southern California; M.A. (English): California State University, Los Angeles; B.S. (Kinesiology): California State Academy, Los Angeles
Affiliated Campus Programs: Honors; Women'southward Studies
Almost me:Ruth Blandón loves archetype films (anything with Cary Grant, Gene Kelly, and Doris 24-hour interval). Her musical obsessions include Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music, Mariachi, and anything that came from Fania in the 70s. Charlotte Brönte's Jane Eyre is the reason she does what she does.
Burrell, Vernita
Banana Professor of English
Office: E3-467
Phone: (323) 265-8862
Email: burrelvl@elac.edu
Vernita Burrell
Banana Professor of English
Education:MA in English Literature from Loyola Marymount University; Ph.D. in English language Literature from Fordham University
Affiliated Campus Programs: Guided Pathways Committee, Community of Practice Committee
About me:Although I was built-in and raised in Los Angeles, I moved to New York City in 1989 to pursue my dream as a musical theater extra. Afterwards some successful years in theater, I returned to Los Angeles in 2005 to become my master'southward degree at Loyola Marymount then returned to New York City in 2009 to get my Ph.D. at Fordham University. Now, my passion is to foster within my students hither at ELAC a dearest of reading and writing, and also to allow my students to develop critical thinking skills in gild to them to get actively involved in cultural, economic, and political problems that bear upon their communities.
Carlos, Maria Dolores
Professor of English
Office: E3-478
Telephone: (323) 265-6705
Email: carlosmd@elac.edu
Maria Dolores Carlos
Professor of English
Didactics:MA (English Literature and Composition and Rhetoric): Cal State Dominguez Hills; BA (Interdisciplinary Arts and Labor Studies): Cal State Dominguez Hills: AA (Interdisciplinary Arts): Due east Los Angeles College.
Affiliated Campus Programs: Writers Lodge, Puente Program, The Sewing Rebellion (nether the Puente umbrella)
About me:I grew upward in East Los Angeles and as an adult always worked for individual non-profit organizations committed to social justice. In my late thirties, equally office of an effort to increase work opportunities, I decided to go along my teaching at Eastward Los Angeles College (ELAC) and my passion for didactics was immediately re-kindled. Today, my commitment to social alter is inseparable from didactics and the piece of work that I do at ELAC where amazing students continually inspire me and pb me to a identify of hope for a more but society. Truly, educational activity is an laurels and a privilege.
Some of my interests outside of teaching include making art, sewing, a bit of writing, and continued work with social justice communities.
Centeno, Carlos
Professor of English language
Role: E3-469
Phone: (323) 780-6713
Email: centenc@elac.edu
Chan, Chinru Cecilia
Professor of ESL
Office: E3-479
Telephone: (323) 780-6706
Email: chanc@elac.edu
Cecilia Chan
Professor of ESL
Education:Yard.A. in Practical Linguistics and TESOL, Teachers Higher, Columbia Academy
Affiliated Campus Programs: English Dept. ESL Committee Co-Chair; Work Surroundings Committee; Scholarship Committee
About me: Not many are fortunate enough to work in an surround where people are like a second family, but I am lucky to say that the best thing about educational activity at ELAC is the special relationship I have with my colleagues and students. I beloved to teach ESL and help students build the self-confidence they need to reach their American dream. In add-on, I met my husband when nosotros were attention grad school in New York City. Nosotros have two empathetic and joyful children. When I'm non teaching, I enjoy spending time with my family, doing yoga, and traveling. I speak Mandarin Chinese and Spanish fluently. I also love tricky grammar questions. Quiz me!
Concoff-Kronbeck, Mandy
Professor of English
Office: E3-381
Telephone: (323) 415-5019
Email: concofme@elac.edu
Mandy Concoff-Krobeck
Professor of English
Education:
Grand.A. in Literature from California State Academy, Dominguez Hills, 2007
B.A. in English from University of California, Los Angeles, 2003
Attended/transferred from El Camino College, 2001
Certificates:
Postsecondary Reading and Learning Document, California State University, Fullerton, 2016
Affiliated Campus Programs:
Safe Zone (a campus coalition that creates allies for LGBTQ and Undocumented students)
Beloved Club (for LGBTQ and Undocumented students)
International Students Program
Honors Plan
Global Sensation / Study Abroad
Coalition for Social Action
Departmental:
Literature/English 102 and 103 Committee
Online Teaching Committee
Well-nigh me:I'm lucky enough to exist in a profession that I LOVE, and I encourage all of my students to discover/follow their passion and discover a way to go paid for information technology. In improver to my work equally a instructor, I'm a crocheter, reader, learner of ASL, and advocate for disability rights (my daughter has Down's syndrome) and LGBTQ+ rights.
I am likewise an advocate for the growth mindset. None of united states know our true potential, and so it's imperative to work difficult and TRY.
"Becoming is ameliorate than being" - Carol S. Dweck, Mindset.
Dahi, Khetam
Professor of ESL
Function: E3-361
Phone: (323) 780-8868
Email: dahik@elac.edu
Figueroa, Lauren
Associate Professor of Reading
Office: E3-373
Phone: (323) 780-5321
Email: figuerld@elac.edu
Lauren Figueroa
Associate Professor of Reading
Education:B.A. UCLA; M.A. Cal State LA; Reading Certificate Cal State Fullerton
Affiliated Campus Programs: FYE
Well-nigh me: I love reading books that focus on gender bug and women's rights. When I am not reading, I am unremarkably gardening or at Disneyland.
Gleason, Raeanna
Associate Professor of English
Office: E3-385
Phone: (323) 780-5021
Email: gleasorl@elac.edu
Raeanna Gleason
Banana Professor of English
Education: Thou.A. in English at USC; B.A. in English and Women's Studies at UC Berkeley
Affiliated Campus Programs: Director of Delloro Plan in Social Justice; Honor's Program instructor
About me:Having began my educational activity at a community college, I understand the powerful potential for personal transformation provided by dynamic institutions similar ELAC. Additionally, I worked for many years every bit a community organizer before deciding to direct my love of literature into becoming a professor, and thus, I am securely invested in advocating for social justice, community empowerment, and equitable educational access. Academic interests: Feminist & Queer Theory, Cultural Theory, Mail service-Colonial Theory & Literature, American Literature, and Ethnic Studies. Other interests: GO DODGERS!
Godinez, Patricia
Department Chair
Professor of English
Office: E3-379
Phone: (323) 415-5021
Electronic mail: godinep@elac.edu
Patricia Godinez
Professor of English
Education:M.A. in English from California Land University, Fullerton
About me:I was built-in and raised in Garden Grove, Orange County, California. For my undergraduate pedagogy, I received my Acquaintance'southward degree in Liberal Arts from Santa Ana College. I and then transferred to Chapman University. In the Spring of 1999, I lived and studied in Granada, Espana. I as well spent time traveling and studying literature in the British Isles. I received my Available'due south Degree in Spanish literature with a minor in English in 2000. After graduating from Chapman, I continued with my education by attending California Country Academy, Fullerton, where I obtained a Master of Arts in English and Comparative Literature with an emphasis is 20th Century Latin American and Chicano Literature. I began teaching at Cal State Fullerton in 2004, and I also taught courses at Santa Ana College, Santiago Canyon Higher, and Cal State LA.
In 2010, I began my dream job every bit a full-time English language professor at E Los Angeles College. My favorite authors of all time are Pablo Neruda, Rosario Castellanos, and Jimmy Santiago Baca. My favorite films include Amores Perros, The Lady in the Water, and White Tiger. I enjoy spending time with my son Jojo who is 4 years sometime, and I also love the outdoors, hiking, swimming, and creative writing. I've been practicing Iyengar Yoga for the past 15 years. I am currently the English Section Chair, and then end by my office with your questions and suggestions. I am a instructor first, and I always invite student feedback. Visit my weblog @ www.theblowingbranches.com
Greyness, Jeffrey D.
Professor of English language
Office: E3-465
Phone: (323) 780-6709
Email: grayjd@elac.edu
Jeffrey Gray
Professor of English
Education:B.A. English language SDSU; G.A. English CSULB
Well-nigh me: When Professor Greyness is away from campus, he enjoys time spent with his wife and three children camping, traveling, and cooking. He likewise enjoys writing fiction of all types. His first children'southward book, Then To The Elements Be Gratis, was recently published, while he works on what he hopes will be the next of many more than.
Herrera, Gisela M.
Manager of the Writing Heart
Part: E3-220/235
Phone: (323) 265-8866
E-mail: herrergm@elac.edu
Hodgson-DeSilva, Krishana
Associate Professor of English language
Office: E3-391
Phone: (323) 780-5322
Electronic mail: hodgsok@elac.edu
Jimenez, Fernando
Professor of English
Office: E3-491
Telephone: (323) 780-6710
E-mail: jimenef@elac.edu
Fernando Jimenez
Professor of English language
Education: M.A. in Literature, Loyola Marymount University; One thousand.A. in Didactics, Loyola Marymount University; M.A. in Humanities, Mount St. Mary's University; B.A. in Literauture, Loyola Marymount University
Lee, Grace
Acquaintance Professor of English
Office: E3-473
Phone: (323) 415-5464
Electronic mail: leegs2@elac.edu
Lee, Grace
Associate Professor of English language
Didactics:M.A. and Ph.D. in English language from Claremont Graduate University; B.A. in English and in Humanities & Social Sciences with a focus on Artistic Writing from U.C. Riverside
Affiliated Campus Programs: One Book, One College Program; Scholarship Committee
Nearly me: Equally a i.5 generation Korean American, I learned English by devouring stories, beginning on television receiver then at the local library. Now that I am a professor at ELAC, I go on to read stories, thousands of them, written by the students in my classes. And while many of these are essays and research papers, they can be powerful and transformational stories nonetheless. One of my goals is to back up the growth and evolution of my students equally intellectuals, storytellers, and humanitarians.
Outside of ELAC, I enjoy writing, spending time with friends and family, and being in nature as much equally possible. My husband and I own 3 cats, and we love watching basketball games together. Right at present, I'm enjoying the movies of Hayao Miyazaki and Wes Anderson (My Neighbor Tortoro and Rushmore are two of my favorites) and the music of the Kinks, The Clash, Miles Davis, and Fiona Apple tree.
Madrigal, Lorena
Assistant Professor of English
Office: E3-475
Phone: (323) 265-8815
Email: madrigl@elac.edu
Lorena Madrigal
Associate Professor of English
Didactics: MA (Literary and Cultural Studies) Carnegie Mellon University; BA (English, emphasis in Creative Writing) University of Southern California
Affiliated Campus Programs: English Literature Committee; English language Online Pedagogy Committee; Latina Completion & Transfer Academy; One Book, One Higher
Virtually me: Every bit a first-generation college pupil, I found college to be an heady and confusing journeying, and it is thanks to my mentors and advocates that I was able to accept reward of the many opportunities information technology offers. With my students, I promise to provide the same type of support every bit well as create opportunities for personal growth, empowerment, and equity.
Mannone, Diane R.
Professor of English
Office: E3-485
Phone: (323) 415-5301
E-mail: mannondr@elac.edu
Mena, Gregory
Associate Professor of Reading
Part: E3-487
Phone: (323) 415-5494
Email: menagm@elac.edu
Gregory Mena
Acquaintance Professor of Reading
Educational activity:Ed.D. (Educational Leadership) California State University, Northridge; One thousand.A. (Reading, Writing and Literacy): University of Pennsylvania; B.A. (Linguistics and Psychology): University of California, Los Angeles
Affiliated Campus Programs: Male Leadership University Mentor, Writers Lodge Podcast
About me: I am very passionate virtually helping students develop the academic literacy skills needed to meet their educational goals. When I am non teaching or developing assignments for my students, I enjoy surfing, yoga and web
evolution.
Munoz, Eduardo
Professor of English
Role: E3-483
Phone: (323) 265-8775
Email: munoze2@elac.edu
Orozco, Luis
Associate Professor of English
Role: E3-387
Phone: (323) 415-5358
Email: orozcolr@elac.edu
Luis Orozco
Assistant Professor of English language
Educational activity:M.A. in English, CSULB; B.A. in English, UCLA
Affiliated Campus Programs: Puente, Delloro, Honors, FYE
About me: As a first-generation college pupil of immigrant parents, I can empathise many of the fears and setbacks that you may experience in college, and then don't hesitate to inquire me for advice! I strive to empower all of my students so that they can be successful in not only reading and writing-intensive courses, simply also in college life and beyond.
Pacheco, Shana
Professor of Reading
Office: E3-365
Telephone: (323) 265-6724
Electronic mail: pachecs@elac.edu
Shana Pacheco
Professor of Reading
Didactics: M.A., English (Emphasis: Composition and Rhetoric), California State University, Los Angeles; Mail-Secondary Reading Certificate, California Country Academy, Fullerton; B.A, English San Diego State University
Favorite Quote:"Life is not like shooting fish in a barrel for any of united states of america. Merely what of that? We must have perseverance and above all conviction in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted" - Marie Curie
Penner, James
Assistant Professor of English
Role: E3-375
Phone: (323) 780-6711
Email: pennerjl@elac.edu
Penner, James
Assistant Professor of English
Education:
Ph.D. English, University of Southern California.
K.A. English, Academy of Southern California.
One thousand. A. Theatre Studies, Chocolate-brown University.
B. A. English & History, Academy of California, Berkeley.
Affiliated Campus Programs: Transfer Plan, English Department Club, Literature Committee.
About Me: I joined the English language Department Faculty in the autumn of 2017. Prior to my appointment at East Los Angeles College, I taught English Literature and Limerick at the University of Puerto Rico in San Juan, Dickinson Higher in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and the Academy of Southern California. My specialties are Dramatic Literature and Performance, Post-State of war American Literature, Gender Studies and the Literature of Altered Consciousness. My most recent work includes Timothy Leary: The Harvard Years (Simon & Schuster 2014) and Pinks, Pansies, and Punks: The Rhetoric of Masculinity in American Literary Culture (University of Indiana Printing, 2011). I am also a Contributor to the Los Angeles Review of Books.
Rae, Jenell
Associate Professor of ESL
Part: E3-477
Phone: (323) 415-5495
E-mail: raejl@elac.edu
Janell Rae
Associate Professor of ESL
Education: M.A., English Literature, Loyola Marymount Academy; TESOL Certification, UCLA Extension; B.A., English, UCLA
Affiliated Campus Programs: Due east.S.L. Order
Near me: Professor Rae loves educational activity because she often learns from her students just as they learn from her. She is happy to serve the student population at ELAC and looks forward to doing so for many years to come!
Ramirez, Nancy N.
Professor of English
Office: E3-489
Phone: (323) 260-8119
E-mail: ramirenn@elac.edu
Rodriguez, Joshua Rafael
Professor of English language
Part: E3-481
Phone: (323) 780-6708
Email: rodrigjr@elac.edu
Joshua Rafael Rodriguez
Professor of English and English Major Advisor
Education:M.A. in English language from UC Riverside (2005); B.A. in Chicana/o Studies and Women'southward Studies with a pocket-size in LGBT Studies from UCLA (2001)
Affiliated Campus Programs: Proud supporter of the Puente Guild & Program, ESL Club, Delloro Program, and the Safety Zone Coalition. I currently serve as the co-chair of the English 101 grade level committee and chair of the English 102/103/Literature grade level committee.
Most me: Equally the recipient of stellar academic counseling when I was a Puente student at Rio Hondo Higher (1996-97), I have e'er wanted to give back that passionate and quality guidance in some mode, and being an English language instructor has permitted me to do but that. Ironically, I absolutely hated reading and writing when I was a child, but I love it now. There is null more satisfying than exposing students to texts and problems that they never knew existed or ever permitted to hash out, and ultimately seeing them get from tolerance to agreement concepts exterior of their condolement zones. Serving equally advisor and mentor to those students who seek my assistance, I believe I am fulfilling the goal I prepare out to do. Through their experiences in my courses and various interactions with students beyond the classroom, it is always my genuine hope that they become more confident and witting thinkers, writers, and overall constructive members of their communities.
Sangha, Davinder Yard.
Professor of English language
Office: E3-461
Phone: (323) 265-8968
Email: sanghadk@elac.edu
Silva, Obed Juan
Associate Professor of English
Office: E3-393
Phone: (323) 780-5323
Email: silvajo@elac.edu
J. Obed Silva
Acquaintance Professor of English language
Education:MA in English Literature, CSULA; BA in Creative Writing, CSULA
Affiliated Campus Programs: Puente, Delloro, FYE
About me:In addition to enjoying beingness a teacher to his FANTASTIC students, he enjoys theater, reading, writing, painting, and going to the movies—he really loves movies, equally much as he loves books. His favorite movies are Scent of a Woman with Al Pacino, The Cider Firm Rules with Tobey Maguire and Charlize Theron, and Meet Joe Blackness with Brad Pitt. His favorite books are Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, and The Brothers Karamazov past Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
Ane thing he does not like is lament. He believes in hard piece of work and dedication. "Do everything with dear," he says, "and you will never complain about annihilation—well, almost anything."
Solis, Alex C.
Professor of English
Office: E3-476
Phone: (323) 780-6819
Email: solisac@elac.edu
Swerdlow, Nadia
Acquaintance Professor of English language
Part: E3-389
Phone: (323) 265-8629
Electronic mail: swerdln@elac.edu
Nadia Swerdlow
Associate Professor of English
Education:PhD. English Literature and Creative Writing, University of Illinois at Chicago; MA (English language Literature) University of Illinois at Chicago; BA (English Literature) University of Illinois at Chicago
Affiliated Campus Programs: English language 101 Committee; Co-Managing director of an Innovation Grant: Indisciplinary Studies: Incorporating the Arts in Other Disciplines
About me: I was born in Gary, Indiana, and lived in a customs of mail service World War Two immigrants and refugees like my parents. I had an immersion into international cultures from the time I recall. English was not my commencement language. I moved to Chicago when I was eighteen, by myself, and the balance is history. I have lived in California for ten year now but actually miss the torrential rains and snowfall storms of the Midwest. I honey working with customs college students and supporting their dreams. I believe no dream is too big, and my own life is an example of how someone can attain anything and it is oft because one teacher tells them they have all it takes. I was lucky to have a few such teachers. I am a poet and artist, I honey animals and classical music.
Szklarek, Dina
Associate Professor of English
Office: E3-466
Phone: (323) 415-5438
Email: szklard@elac.edu
Dina Szklarek
Associate Professor of English
Education: One thousand.A. in English, California State University, Northridge; B.A. in Law and Gild/English, University of California, Santa Barbara
Affiliated Campus Programs: One Book, Ane College Committee, Professional Evolution Committee
Near me:The fourth dimension I spend with students in the classroom rarely feels similar work because of how much fun we have learning together. I approach teaching with a growth mindset, firmly believing that all my students can reach their full potential as critical thinkers and effective communicators. My interests are multidisciplinary, so I comprise psychology, art, and philosophy into my curriculum. When I'thousand not lesson planning or grading essays, you might notice me shooting hoops on the basketball court, enjoying a bear witness at the theater, experiencing art around the city, getting lost in a foreign land, and hosting themed dinner parties.
Tinker-Diaz, Elena
Associate Professor of English language
Office: E3-371
Phone: (323) 780-6714
E-mail: tinkerre@elac.edu
Elena Tinker-Diaz
Associate Professor of English
Education: B.A. in English with minors in Spanish and education, University of California at Berkeley; Unmarried Discipline English education credential, Academy of Redlands; Chiliad.A. in twentieth- century English literature, California Country University, Long Beach; Post- secondary reading and learning certificate, California State University, Fullerton
Affiliated Campus Programs: Accelerated English 21
About me: I love what I do. Information technology does not thing if I am teaching about quote sandwiches, making somewhat funny jokes in class, profitable a student in revising an essay, or talking with students about their educational experiences during office hours- working with minds immature and one-time to help them detect their vox and motivation through education makes me happy. Information technology is this joy that has kept me teaching for well over a decade and volition keep me dedicated to assisting any student who walks into my classroom ready to work hard and to acquire.
I besides honey my two kids, Luna and Nylen, and my married man, Abel, who are my centre.
More things that I love include having carne asada barbecues with family unit and loud music, exploring new places, reading all types of books, and listening to podcasts/ audio books. But I definitely do non love traffic.
Van Houten, Kevin, Vice-Chair
Professor of ESL
Office: E3-367
Phone: (323) 415-5302
Email: vanhoukw@elac.edu
Kevin Van Houten
Professor of ESL
Pedagogy:MATESOL, Cal Country LA; BA Modernistic Languages and Literature, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; AA Full general Studies, Cuesta College
Affiliated Campus Programs: ELAC Coalition for Social Activeness, Safe Zone Coalition for LGBTQ and Undocumented Students, Scholarship Commission
About me:I am proud to be the son of an ELAC graduate (Nursing '78) and myself am a community college graduate. I have felt at abode hither since the outset day I gear up foot on campus in 2012, and I hope to work every day, every semester to make my classes and the experience of all students as fulfilling as possible. I have two kids that continue me on my toes at all times, and my astonishing wife is a real life rocket scientist for NASA! I love traveling to learn commencement-manus what this great big earth is all about, and any time spent in nature is just perfect for me. I enjoy playing guitar (please don't ask me to perform though!), all sorts of outdoor activities, and I even used to be a flying instructor - I'm happy to talk aviation with anyone interested.
Warner, Nathan J.
Professor of ESL
Office: E3-383
Phone: (323) 780-6756
E-mail: warnernj@elac.edu
Welsh, Henry Southward Gate Vice-Chair
Professor of English
Office: E3-485
Telephone: (323) 780-6715
E-mail: welshhh@elac.edu
Henry Welsh
Professor of English
Teaching:B.A. Claremont Mckenna; 1000.F.A. USC
About me:My grandfather was born in Downey
Youngblood, Cory
Professor of English
Office: E3-480
Phone: (323) 780-6712
Email: youngbca@elac.edu
Youngblood, Cory
Professor of English
About Me:I am proud to be able to aid ELAC students pursue their educational and career goals. My own education took me to UCLA for a B.A. in English, Fuller Theological Seminary for an G.A. in Theology, and Cal Country Long Embankment for an M.A. in English. I take been teaching at ELAC since 2008 and previously taught at Los Angeles Southwest College. In addition to working directly with students, I likewise serve on the East Los Angeles College Academic Senate and coordinate our section's scholarship plan.
Adjunct Faculty
Adamson, Diann J.
Adjunct Instructor of English
Office: E3-360
Telephone: (323) 780-6746
Email: adamsodj@elac.edu
Adamson, Diann J.
Adjunct Instructor of English
Education:MA (English / Creative Writing Choice) CSULA; BA (English) CSULA.
About Me:Diann J. Adamson has taught at East Los Angeles College for twenty years. She has a Masters's degree in English language. She is an award-winning author in literary brusque stories, mystery, thriller/suspense, and science fiction in both developed and young adult. She considers the exchange of ideas in her classes a stimulus for her own creativity. "Ideas shared ripple and cling to other thoughts enlarging in the mind'southward eye before forming new perspectives." Editor of Le Coeur de l'Artiste, she reviews books both literary and genre.
Her classes are based on looking ahead to the futurity. "What's out there and how will we incorporate it into our lives?"
"I would say that I am a little Star-Trek, a bit of an Aboriginal Alien buff, and I seek out those scientists and authorities who can answer my questions about the future or present more questions for me and my students to ponder."
Alonzi, Giovan
Adjunct Professor of English language
Office: E3-360
Phone: (323) 780-6746
E-mail: alonzig@elac.edu
Alonzi, Giovan
Offshoot Professor of English
Educational activity:MFA in Artistic Writing from California Institute of the Arts; BA in English Literature from San Francisco Country University
Affiliated Campus Programs: MESA & FYC
About Me: The ELAC customs welcomed me in 2017, and I feel and so lucky to be a function of such a vibrant learning establishment. A 2nd-generation Angeleno from Van Nuys who grew up playing sports and music, I moved to San Francisco in 2007 and worked, at dissimilar times, as a gymnastics instructor for children, a car-rental salesman, & a produce clerk while completing my B.A.
When I'k not teaching, I'1000 writing poetry and fiction (mostly science fiction and horror driven by the sounds of family; kindness and its resulting impossibilities; and the infinite manifestations of Love as specters, shadows, & silence). You can read my work at giovanalonzi.com.
Amador, Nora
Offshoot Teacher of English
Office: E3-360
Phone: (323) 780-6746
Electronic mail: amadorn@elac.edu; amadornm@laccd.edu
Amador, Nora
Adjunct Instructor of English
Education:MS in Counseling with Rehabilitation as Option; MA in English language Education, BS in Education.
About Me:I accept been a part of the Elac family for 25 years and that a sense of belonging has mutated into my Deoxyribonucleic acid. It is that chapter in my life that has contributed to all that I am today. Information technology has given me a sense of residual and purpose that override all obstacles. I play tennis to decompress and yoga to regain my centre. I am also a Certified Rehabilitation Advisor for the State of Ca; AT Assistive Technology Specialist for students with Special Needs
Blai, Lisa
Adjunct Teacher of English
Office: E3-360
Phone: (323) 780-6746
Electronic mail: granadl@elac.edu
Blai, Lisa
Adjunct Instructor of English language
Education:K.A. in English language at UC Irvine; B.A. in English language at UCLA
Affiliated Campus Programs: First-Year Center
About Me: I love teaching at Eastward Los Angeles College. My academic interests are cultural theory, art theory, and philosophy. I effort to bring some philosophy and theory into the classroom because I think that understanding oneself and upstanding decision making inside larger (sometimes unfair) systems is helpful for discovering private potential. I teach with ELAC'due south mission statement in listen, which is to "empower students to reach their educational goals, to expand their individual potential, and to successfully pursue their aspirations for a meliorate future for themselves, their community and the world." Bated from instruction, my personal interests are painting, watching basketball, and my Australian Shepherd who is neurotic notwithstanding devoted.
Cabral, John C.
Offshoot Acquaintance Professor of English
Office: E3-360
Phone: (323) 780-6746
Electronic mail: cabraljc@laccd.edu
Cabral, John C.
Adjunct Associate Professor of English
Education:MA (English) CSULA; BA (English) CSULA; AA (General Ed) ELAC
About Me: I grew up in the local area (Bong) and have many memories of the determinative years I spent every bit a student at ELAC. As Virgil one time said, Optima dies...prima fugit ("The best days...are the get-go to go"). In improver to teaching at ELAC, I teach at L.A. Mission College, one of the places I began my career. Fred Obrecht, the cluster chair at Mission College who hired me, was a member of the English Department faculty at ELAC when I was a student here. My controlling procedure has e'er been guided by whether a particular form of activity would align with my analogousness with the Humanities as opposed to being just practical. I am thus a lifelong DIY musician likewise. My decision to major in English, moreover, was the consequence of such determination-making even though I had still to learn about Joseph Campbell and his principle of following 1's bliss.
Chakhchir, Zeina
Adjunct Professor of English
Office: E3-360
Telephone: (323) 780-6746
Electronic mail: chakhcz@elac.edu
Chakhchir, Zeina
Adjunct Professor of English language
Instruction:BA in Philosophy from the Sorbonne University of Paris/France
BA in Comparative literature & French from Cal Land Long Embankment
MA in Comparative literature & French from Cal State Long Beach
About me: I accept been teaching at Elac for nineteen years. I teach English 103, 101 and I also teach French. I like education at Elac considering of the friendly environment of faculties and students. I am married with two children. I love pond, classical music and reading. My 2 favorite books are "The Flower of Evil" by Charles Baudelaire and "Madame Bovarie" past Gustave Flaubert.
Cristo, Jessica
Adjunct Instructor of English language
Office: E3-360
Phone: (323) 780-6746
E-mail: Cristojr@laccd.edu
Cristo, Jessica
Adjunct Teacher of English
Teaching:Ed.D (Educational Leadership) University of California, Los Angeles; MA (English Literature) California Land University, Los Angeles; BS (Impress Journalism): Boston University
About me: I am an active customs member in Due east Los Angeles. I began working at ELAC in 2008 every bit the summer bridge coordinator and later became a faculty coordinator for many special programs, including being the Adelante (First Yr Experience) Director in 2013-2015. In 2015, I moved over to our LA Community College District office where I supported the colleges' work on Guided Pathways, LA College Hope, and AB705. I became the Associate Dean of Student Success at the district in 2017. My passion and piece of work are dedicated to student success, particularly for our Dreamer community. I have a lot of experiences with DACA and Dream Act applications and go on to offer that back up to my students. I accept been an adjunct instructor since 2013. Lastly, I am besides the Network Managing director for 3CSN (CA Community Colleges' Success Network) which provides professional learning to all the CA community colleges in the land.
Daniels, Gannon
Offshoot Professor of English
Office: E3-360
Phone: (323) 780-6746
E-mail: danielgp@lavc.edu
Daniels, Gannon
Offshoot Professor of English
Teaching:BA in Oral Interpretation, Eastern Michigan Academy; MA in Writing, University of Southern California; MA in Education (Reading), California State University, Los Angeles
About me: I have been educational activity at East LA College for 20 years. Initially, I ran the Writing Center Computer Lab (when at that place was such a thing). I have taught all the basic English and Reading courses offered at East. Teaching is certainly a calling, and I am happy my ears were listening. It is a fulfilling vocation, and I very much appreciate the faculty, administration, and pupil body at East. I am lucky to as well teach at Glendale Community College, so I can make a living wage. In improver to pedagogy at two community higher campuses, I teach artistic writing privately to adults and teens. Paper Pencil is the name of my workshops; paperpencil.net. I am a published writer, a mother and my family's all-time friend is our dog, Frisco.
Darr, Norma
Offshoot Teacher of English
Office: E3-360
Phone: (323) 780-6746
Email: darrnm@lamission.edu
Darr, Norma
Adjunct Teacher of English
Education:BA with majors in English language and Castilian -- University of Nebraska, Lincoln
MA in English Literature -- University of Colorado, Denver
PhD study (ABD) in Performance Studies -- Northwestern University
About Me: After earning my BA and briefly pedagogy in a secondary school, I transitioned to private industry, working in information engineering science and marketing until 1994. However, I didn't walk away from my dear of literature and theatre. I earned my MA, writing my thesis on Shakespeare, and then pursued further graduate report in performance and popular civilization, eventually moving to Los Angeles to conduct entertainment-related research. I began teaching English at LA Mission College in 2000 and accept taught at both LAMC and ELAC since 2004.
I accept a lifelong fascination with how nosotros develop our belief systems and communicate those in the arts and contemporary civilisation. I try to share this with students by exploring how journalism, the arts, popular entertainment, social media and celebrity culture shape our own self-expression. How can we practice being coherent, analytical and upstanding writers as communication media evolve? Outside the classroom, I enjoy beach walks, museum outings and a broad diverseness of alive performance events.
De Casas, Martha
Adjunct Teacher of English language
Office: E3-360
Phone: (323) 780-6746
Electronic mail: decasamm@elac.edu
De Casas, Martha
Adjunct Instructor of English
Education:Masters in Education / TESOL and B. A. in Human Development from California Land University of San Bernardino and a Reading Document from the Academy of California Riverside.
About Me: I started teaching at ELAC since 2007 and I also attended ELAC afterward loftier school. I honey teaching and my goal is to transmit my love to my students through my dissimilar teaching strategies that comprise multifariousness, disinterestedness, and inclusion. I facilitate my students learning past providing a safety online learning environment where students experience gratuitous to ask questions.
Heng, Nay Southward.
Offshoot Instructor of English language
Office: E3-360
Phone: (323) 780-6746
Email: Hengns@laccd.edu
Heng, Nay S.
Adjunct Teacher of English language
Education:MA in English (Composition, Rhetoric, and Language) from CSU Los Angeles; BA in English from CSU Los Angeles; Certificates in TESOL & TEFL from UCLA; Certificate in Postsecondary Reading and Learning from CSU Fullerton
Well-nigh Me: I have been instruction higher English for most fifteen years. Prior to entering the classroom, I roamed around the concern world for over twelve years, dabbing in different fields such as banking, import/consign, accounting software, and others. I am glad to have romped around in those industries as my work experience there has helped me to become more than well-rounded as an educator; in fact, it enables me to sympathize and connect with people and my students at a deeper level, but teaching is my niche, my passion, and where I feel I can make a lasting difference in peoples' lives. Outside the classroom, I exercise volunteer piece of work, mostly tutoring and caring for the elderly.
Hernandez, Margaret
Adjunct Instructor of English
Role: E3-360
Phone: (323) 780-6746
Email: hernanmr@elac.edu
Hernandez, Margaret
Adjunct Teacher of English
Didactics:MA (English / Creative Writing Option) CSULA; BA (English language) CSULA.
About Me:While I dearest my career equally a high schoolhouse English instructor, I as well dear teaching at ELAC considering of the strong sense of community here. In addition to education, I'grand a volunteer tutor at Homeboy Industries and a camp counselor with Chicas Rockeras. I love to read, write, heed to music, take route trips, practice my photography skills, and jam with my high school's ukulele band.
Joseph, Samuel
Adjunct Associate Professor of English
Office: E3-360
Phone: (323) 780-6746
Email: Josephsw@elac.edu
Joseph, Samuel
Offshoot Acquaintance Professor of English
Education:M.A. in Artistic Writing from Antioch University, M.A. in English language from National University, B.A. in Film from San Francisco State University.
About me: I have been education at ELAC since 2000 and honey the students and the friendships I've developed here. I am also a professional author and accept written everything from cartoons on television (Batman, Duck Tales, Dennis the Menace) to two produced characteristic films including Window of Opportunity, which I as well directed and is on Amazon Prime. In addition, I have written 5 produced phase plays and co-written two musicals. I as well co-wrote Ed Asner'due south autobiography, Son of a Junkman, which came out in December of 2019. And until the pandemic, Ed was starring in God Help The states! – a political comedy I co-wrote that was playing around the country. www.GodHelpUs.net
Kozak, Jacqueline
Adjunct Professor of English
Role: E3-360
Telephone: (323) 780-6746
E-mail: Kozakj@elac.edu
Kozak, Jacqueline
Offshoot Professor of English language
Educational activity:MA in English with an accent in Composition Studies from CSULA; BA in English with a concentration in Expository Writing, Linguistics, and Rhetoric from CSULA
Well-nigh me: I'm interested in the unique strengths that our communities, cultures, languages, and personal experiences give us in our writing, and I believe in helping students build on those strengths to go more powerful writers.
I started my academic career taking classes at a community college at night while I worked full-time as a computer nerd. I'm the first in my family to go a degree, and so I understand some of the challenges that come from being a kickoff-generation higher student who is trying to balance schoolhouse, family, and work all at the same time. I'm happy to share some of the things that helped me work through it; drop me a line any time!
Outside of academia, I am a lover of sci-fi, weird words, playing music, and getting a really practiced night of sleep.
Lamas, Catherine
Offshoot Instructor of English
Office: E3-360
Telephone: (323) 780-6746
Email: lamasct@faculty.laccd.edu
Lamas, Catherine
Adjunct Instructor of English
Nearly me: I am a Office-Fourth dimension instructor and have been pedagogy English 101, 102, & 103 for over 10 years at ELAC.
I earned my MA in English at California Country Academy, Los Angeles and I completed my BA at California Country University, Long Beach.
My Goal For all Students: In calorie-free of all the current turmoil we have been experiencing, I want to reassure everyone that your success is always my number I priority. I believe all students take a right to pursue college didactics, and I will do my best to help you lot achieve your academic goals.
Lambert, Daniel
Adjunct Acquaintance Professor of English language
Office: E3-360
Phone: (323) 780-6746
Email: lamberde@elac.edu
Lambert, Daniel
Adjunct Acquaintance Professor of English
Education:MA (English language Literature): Loyola Marymount Academy; BA (History): Loyola Marymount University; AA (History): El Camino College.
Affiliated Campus Programs: Milestone Literary Journal
About me:My name is Daniel Lambert. I live in Inglewood, California with my wife (educator and poet Anhthao Bui). I began didactics English at East Los Angeles College in 2000. I am the Offshoot Representative to the English language Department. I am 1 of two Representatives from ELAC to the Los Angeles Faculty Guild'southward Adjunct Faculty Issues Committee.
I also teach English at California Country University, Los Angeles, and online Communications courses for Colorado Technical University, where I was nominated for the Distinguished Faculty of the Yr Award in 2017, 2019, and 2020.
I published a poesy collection, Beloved Adventure (with my wife), in 2017. I published my outset drove of short stories, Mere Anarchy, in 2016. My writing appears in the anthologies When Words Collide and Flash It, also as the periodicals Silver Apples, The Daily Breeze, Easy Reader, and Literary Landscapes.
Website: http://dan_lambert.homestead.com/
Luna, Amber
Offshoot Instructor of English
Office: E3-360
Phone: (323) 780-6746
Electronic mail: Lunaa3@laccd.edu
Luna, Amber
Adjunct Instructor of English
Education:BA in English: Literature and MA in English: Rhetoric and Limerick (CSU Dominguez Hills); Document in Postsecondary Reading and Learning (CSU Fullerton Extension); Didactics English language to Speakers of Other Languages (UC San Diego Extension)
Almost me: I am humbled to be role of the Due east Los Angeles College customs. I started hither as a first-generation college pupil and proceed to experience inspired by the campus to engage in lifelong learning and personal growth. I enjoy working alongside students through reading and writing specifically because that is where we first learn to capeesh each other's voices and empower one another.
Marquez, Javier
Offshoot Instructor of English
Office: E3-360
Telephone: (323) 780-6746
Email: marqueje2@lasc.edu
Marquez, Javier
Offshoot Instructor of English
Pedagogy:MA in English (Emphasis: Rhetoric & Composition), California State University Long Beach; BS in Electronic Engineering, DeVry University - Long Beach.
About me: I have always had a passion for reading and writing, but my path to pedagogy English language was not a straight line. My journey exposed me to construction, cyberbanking and electronic engineering. While I appreciate the fourth dimension spent in each of those respected fields, they never felt everlasting to me. Fortunately, a friendly encounter introduced me to the world of teaching, and I take never looked back. I am extremely privileged and honored to teach English at ELAC and work with so many wonderful and hardworking students.
Outside of teaching, I spend my fourth dimension with my family, reading, creating stories, watching movies, traveling, and listening to live music and poetry readings.
Moran, James Grand.
Adjunct Professor of English language
Function: E3-360
Telephone: (323) 780-6746
Electronic mail: moranjk@elac.edu
Moran, James M.
Offshoot Professor of English
About Me: I have taught at ELAC since the 1970s and have been an instructor in ESL for more than than forty years. I have a bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame and a master's degree from the University of Illinois, both in English Language and Literature, with further written report at UCLA.
I also do quite a fleck of work in music, writing liner notes for CDs, publishing articles online almost roots music, and hosting a radio bear witness on KPFK-FM in Los Angeles, besides as performing at music festivals in normal summers.
I beloved education ESL, and I look forrad to coming together my Fall students in our new online class.
Morrison, Anna
Adjunct Teacher of English
Office: E3-360
Phone: (323) 780-6746
Email: morrisac@elac.edu
Morrison, Anna
Adjunct Instructor of English
Most me: Anna C. Morrison is an adjunct faculty fellow member for the English department. She received her BA in English with a concentration in creative writing from Cal Land San Bernardino in 2006 and her MFA in Writing with a specialization in writing for children and young adults from Spalding University in 2008. She has been teaching English both online and face to face since 2009 and has been teaching for ELAC since 2014. She is also a published children's volume author.
Peterkin, Natalie
Adjunct Instructor of English language
Office: E3-360
Phone: (323) 780-6746
Email: moralen3@elac.edu
Peterkin, Natalie
Adjunct Instructor of English
Education:BA in English language Literature from UCLA; MA in English language Literature from Cal Poly Pomona
Affiliated Campus Programs: Outset-Year Center; One Book One College
Most me:In addition to educational activity English, I'm a writer, editor, and female parent. As a professor at ELAC, I have one simple goal: to support students in their educational journeying.
Romero, Ruth Chao
Adjunct Instructor of English
Office: E3-360
Phone: (323) 780-6746
Email: romerorc@laccd.edu
Romero, Ruth Chao
Acquaintance Professor of English
Education:B.A., U.C.50.A.; M.A., California State University Los Angeles; Ryan Single Subject Credential; Ph.D. (English Literature ) Claremont Graduate University. Distance Pedagogy Certified (Introduction to Teaching with Canvas and Introduction to Didactics of Online Teaching & Learning).
Background:I take taught at East Los Angeles College as adjunct since 1999 and I feel privileged to have worked with students in a range of courses our Department offers. I have learned a lot from my students. Information technology makes me truly glad when students succeed academically and go along from ELAC to achieve higher and higher goals.
Saikaly, Elizabeth
Adjunct Instructor of English
Part: E3-360
Phone: (323) 780-6746
Email: saikale@laccd.edu
Saikaly, Elizabeth
Adjunct Instructor of English
Education:One thousand.A (English): California Country University, Los Angeles; B.A (Political Science, with an option in Pre-Legal Studies, and a Minor in English): California State University, Los Angeles
TESOL Certification (English equally a Second Language): University of California, Los Angeles
About Me: Elizabeth Saikaly had high hopes of becoming an chaser and working in Education Law...that is till she got to law schoolhouse and promptly dropped out after her first semester (to the dismay of her parents). Afterwards realizing she could exercise only as much advancement work while actually in the classroom, she went back to her alma mater for her Masters where she wrote her thesis on Poststructural Feminist Theory in Young Developed Fiction. She loves all things pop civilisation, and baking with copious amounts of chocolate!
Schmidt, Jason
Adjunct Instructor of English language
Office: E3-360
Phone: (323) 780-6746
E-mail: schmidtj2@elac.edu
Schmidt, Jason
Adjunct Instructor of English
Teaching:M.A. English language, U.C. Irvine; 1000.Ed. Claremont Graduate University; B.A. Philosophy, U.C. Riverside.
BIO: Equally an educator for over twenty years, I find nada more fulfilling than helping students smoothen their reading and writing skills. During my time as a teacher, I've come up to dearest the process of guiding my students who become empowered by their growth every bit critical thinkers and writers.
I spend a lot of my gratuitous fourth dimension enjoying the neat outdoors -- mountain biking, hiking, and visiting every bit many National Parks every bit I can.
Tasaka-Mejia, Matthew
Adjunct Teacher of English
Office: E3-360
Phone: (323) 780-6746
Email: tasakam@elac.edu / ghosts@nervousghostpress.com
Tasaka-Mejia, Matthew
Associate Professor of English
Instruction:MFA (English & Creative Writing): Mills Higher; BA (English): California State University, Los Angeles; AA (English & Humanities): E Los Angeles Higher.
Affiliated Campus Programs: Milestone, others TBA (I'm working on joining some too)
Virtually me:Coming home to ELAC has been i of my life's greatest achievements. Working with the customs that raised me is something I am entirely grateful for every single day. I am inspired by the students to fight for change and progress and I will always advocate for their success. I truly believe that together, we are unstoppable.
When I'grand not teaching I am writing poetry and stories, painting, and running two companies equally a publisher, Nervous Ghost Press, and a taquero, Mejia Brothers Tacos. Who says you tin't practise everything you love?
Tirman, Daniel
Adjunct Teacher of English as a Second Language
Office: E3-360
Phone: (323) 780-6746
E-mail: tirmand@elac.edu
Tirman, Daniel
Adjunct Instructor of English as a Second Linguistic communication
Education:MA in Pedagogy English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and BA in Theater Arts/English; both from Hunter Higher of the Urban center Academy of New York.
About me: I grew up in New York, where I spent several years working in theater earlier beginning my ESL career. After a few sunny years of teaching and interim in Florida, I taught English language as a Foreign Language at Moscow State University in Russia. As presently equally I moved to LA, I began teaching ESL at community colleges. The diversity, free energy, and commitment of the students at ELAC take made the 20+ years hither a pleasure, and I tin say it has kept me young! I savour applying my experience in acting, music, writing, and storytelling to create a relaxed nonetheless focused teaching environment.
Williams, John G.
Adjunct Instructor of English
Function: E3-360
Telephone: (323) 780-6746
Electronic mail: williajg@elac.edu
Williams, John G.
Adjunct Instructor of English
Education:MA in English Literature; BA in English language
About me:I have been instruction here at ELAC since 2005. I'm one of those individuals who took one initial path, dabbled in some other, and so plant my calling in the classroom. My starting time professional experience was in public relations, specifically sports marketing, but then I constitute a talent for writing advertising and worked as a copywriter for a few years. Merely that beloved affair with language, with English, was e'er humid in my blood, and so, after returning to school to study and acquire more and become qualified, I began didactics. And it'south been a fun ride ever since. I love a great story, a heartfelt poem, a profound essay. Well, that and mountain biking. Swimming, too. I'm a perfect Gemini (if yous're into that sort of thing): I have an bookish side and an athletic side. The combination keeps me balanced - or so I believe.
Yuksel, Diler
Adjunct Professor of English language
Office: E3-360
Phone: (323) 780-6746
Electronic mail: yukseldp@elac.edu
Yuksel, Diler
Offshoot Professor of English
Nearly me: Hello everyone! Hola a todos ! 大家好! Bonjour a tous! Բարև բոլորին! Herkese merhaba! 모두 안녕!.
My name is Diler Yuksel. I have been teaching ESL/EFL for over 7 years. My instructor training started in high schoolhouse with the credence to the Anatolian Instructor High School in Turkey and my journey continued with a BA caste in Teaching English as a Foreign/Second Language. Later I moved to the United states, I obtained my MA in Didactics English language to Speakers of Other Languages from CALSTATE LA, and Mail-Secondary Reading Certificate from CALSTATE Fullerton. Additionally, I concur an AA degree in Professional person Tourism Guide, during which I had a take a chance to better my history, art, design, mythology, and civilizations of world repertoire. Due to my educational background, I am as well approved to teach all credit/not-credit English, ESL, Reading and Basic Skills Courses at all LACCD colleges. Lastly, completing Instruction Online Using Canvas, Developing Lesson Plans Using Sail, 2020 Summertime University and, LACCD DE Document programs had an exceptional contribution to my online instruction didactics.
To me, pedagogy means sharing experiences with my students and learning new things while teaching. Showing empathy and having sympathy are main pillars of my teaching philosophy considering being understood is ane of the near of import needs of man beings, and if nosotros can understand each other, didactics and learning will take place with harmony. To Restate, I am a teacher with a thirst to learn more about people, world, and cultures and to share those experiences and knowledge with my students.
Source: https://www.elac.edu/Academics/Departments/English/Faculty-and-Staff
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