Awards Reception Program
Welcome and Introductions . . . .
President Dr. Jerry L. Buckley
Welcome . . .
Vice Chancellor, Human Resources Julianna Mosier
Service Award Presentations . . . .
Presented by Administration
Recognition of Retiree &
Closing Remarks . . . . . . .
Closing Remarks . . . . . . .
President Dr. Jerry L. Buckley
Special Thanks to the Human Resources Department
Dr. Bill F. Stewart Achievement
of Excellence Award
2025 Recipient: Joanne Pacheco
2025 Nominees:
Karen Anderson
Sergio Salinas
Cynthia Dunn
Dr. Gurminder Sangha
Sasha Fisher
Jessica Shadrick
Erin Heasley
State Center
Community College District
Board of Trustees
Danielle Parra
President
Robert A. Fuentes
Vice President
Magdalena Gomez
Trustee
Deborah J. Ikeda
Trustee
Destiny Rodriguez
Secretary
Nasreen Johnson
Trustee
Austin B. Ewll III
Trustee
Haiden del Fierro
Student Trustee
Dr. Carole Goldsmith
Chancellor
Award Recipients
5-Year Service Award
Kirstina Collins
Music Instructor
Christopher Emerling
Biology Instructor
Naun Garcia
Information Systems
Stevie Garcia
Career Technical Education
Fuechi Lor
Counselor/Coordinator
Janeen McCorkle
Executive Assistant
Adam Nance
Evaluation Specialist
Simon Sultana
CS/Mathematics Instructor
10-Year Service Award
Rebecca Al Haider
ESL Instructor
Norberto Carbajal Ruiz
Sr. Program Specialist
Annette Carrion
Instructional Admin Asst
Eve Castellanos
Coordinator, CalWORKs
Nicole Cooper
Communication Studies
Susana Cruz
Counselor
G. Todd Davis
Dean, Instruction
Darnell Harris
Testing Coordinator
Donna Hunt
Evaluation Specialist
Richard Jennings III
Head Basketball Coach
Kevin Jow
Sr. Program Specialist
Joseph Lin
Biology Instructor
Christopher Lozano
Lead Groundskeeper
Ralph Marrufo
Business Office Manager
Darlene Murray
Coordinator, Student Equity
Heather Paul
Reading Instructor
Channie Phantharath
Sr. Program Specialist
Danielle Reents
Counselor
Jacquelyn Rubalcaba Muniz
Director, Mesa
Kurtis Thiesen
Chemistry Instructor
Sue Vang
Counselor, Title V
Kelly Winter
Mathematics Instructor
Kevin Woodard
Agriculture Instructor
Steven Zook
Mathematics Instructor
15-Year Service Award
John Cunningham
Food Service Manager
Stephen Pearse
Head Baseball Coach
20-Year Service Award
Ana Aguirre
Accounting Technician
James Allen
Lead Custodian
James Davis
Senior IT Support
Michelle Garcia
Budget Technician
Ryan LaSalle
English Instructor
Sarina Navarro
Residence Hall Manager
Lina Obeid
Mathematics Instructor
Paula Ramos
Program Specialist
Bethany Smith Bush
Biology Instructor
John Terrell
Psychology Instructor
David Tikkanen
Manufacturing Tech
25-Year Service Award
Joey Arriola
Groundskeeper Worker
John Heathcote
Math/Engineering
Francisca Herrera
Outreach Specialist
Brett Nelson
CTE Lab Technician
Leah Unruh
Marketing Specialist
30-Year Service Award
Carlos Puente
Utility Worker
40-Year Service Award
Rosa Rios
Office Specialist
2024-2025 Retirees
Yolanda Cardenas
Budget Technician
Elizabeth DeFore
Office Assistant II
Mario Gonzales
Director, Student Success
Cheryl Hesse
Curriculum Analyst
Donna Hunt
Evaluation Specialist
Kathleen O'Connor
Head Softball Coach
Diana Rodriguez
Executive Assistant
Dale van Dam
VP of Instruction
