Grossmont-Cuyamaca CCD 2014 Annual Report

A Year of Innovation

2013-14 Annual Report to the Community

district vision, mission and values

VISION: Transforming lives through learning.

MISSION: Provide outstanding learning opportunities that prepare students to meet community needs and future challenges of a complex, global society. Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District fulfills its mission by providing: •

Outstanding undergraduate education leading to certificates, associate degrees and transfer;

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Excellent career and technical education programs that prepare students for workforce entry and advancement;

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Comprehensive student development and support services that help students succeed in meeting their educational goals;

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Engaging educational services that meet learners’ needs in basic skills, English language proficiency and lifelong learning; and

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Responsive social and economic development programs and community partnerships.

VALUE STATEMENT: Cultivate a student-centered culture of excellence, trust, stewardship and service. contents

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2 | District Vision, Mission and Values 3 | A Note From the Chancellor 4 | Innovations for Student Success 4 | Timeline starts 5 | Roueche Award Winners

6 | Student Demographics 7 | Student Profiles 8 | Grossmont College 10 | Cuyamaca College 12 | District Services

13 | Employee Profiles 14 | Budget 15 | Proposition V 16 | Foundation 18 | Donors

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It’s often been said that innovation is the ability to see change as an opportunity, and not as a threat. At the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, this has truly been a year where change has led to innovation.

With a budget that is slowly improving, Cuyamaca and Grossmont colleges have been able to add more classes and welcome back students. Our increased focus on success helps students reach their educational goals more quickly by offering assessments, orientation, counseling and mentoring. Transfer degrees provide an easier pathway to graduates who want to continue at a California State University.

The results of these efforts are already apparent. Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges awarded a record number of degrees and certificates this year to more than 2,000 graduates. Our Governing Board trustees From left: Edwin Hiel; Board President Bill Garrett; Mary Kay Rosinski; Greg Barr; and Debbie Justeson.

student success measures over the past five years showed improved results for students taking remedial math and English classes and those seeking a degree or certificate in a career or technical field.

I’m proud that both colleges received reaffirmation of accreditation this year from the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges. The accreditation teams praised our colleges for their innovative leadership, their inviting

A Year of Innovation

a note from the chancellor

facilities, and their efforts to serve students and the community.

We know we still have improvements to make. Although our budget has improved, our state funding remains less than what we received before 2008. Still, we want to help all our students get an excellent education regardless of the challenges they face. Fortunately, we have an amazing group of more than 2,000 full- and part-time faculty and staff members dedicated to supporting our students.

The Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District is proud to have been a part of East County for more than 53 years. We look forward to many more years of innovations and exciting new ventures to serve our students and the community.

Chancellor’s Cabinet From left: Sue Rearic, Vice Chancellor, Business Services; Sunita V. Cooke, Ph. D., President, Grossmont College; Cindy L. Miles, Ph.D., Chancellor; Mark J. Zacovic, Ph.D., President, Cuyamaca College; Tim Corcoran, Interim Vice Chancellor, Human Resources.

Cindy L. Miles, Ph. D. Chancellor, Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District

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innovations for student success

The First Year Experience program at Cuyamaca College

Freshman Academy at Grossmont College Diversity Dialogue workshops at Cuyamaca College

The First Year Experience program at Cuyamaca College and the Freshman Academy at Grossmont College

personal counseling, including a course to help former foster youth transition to independent living.

provide mentoring, counseling and academic support to first-year students, many of them the first in their family to attend college.

Students who participate show a higher success rate in their classes and are more likely to continue in college.

Diversity Dialogue workshops at Cuyamaca College focus

Effort@EOPS is a Grossmont College program that supports former foster youth students with academic, career and

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Sheriff’s department begins providing law enforcement for District

One Book, One Campus at Grossmont College is a multidisciplinary celebration of Siddhartha Mukherjee’s book, The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer. Students discussed the book from a variety of perspectives, ranging from history and the humanities to science and graphic arts.

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Chancellor Cindy Miles named top CEO for Pacific Region by Association for Community College Trustees

August 27, 2013

teach math in which class time is focused on applications and group work instead of a lecture. Students who have taken Stats Academy pass their math courses and graduate at higher rates.

on diversity awareness and social justice topics, including Chaldean Culture and Traditions, Diversity at Work and Understanding Your Identity in a Diverse Society. Participating students can earn a certificate and recognition at the annual student leadership reception.

August 13, 2013

Stats Academy at Cuyamaca College offers a new way to

July 25, 2013

Pioneering

Student success is the top priority at Cuyamaca and Grossmont colleges, and innovative programs at the colleges help students succeed in their classes, stay in school, and become more self-confident. Some offer innovative ways to teach in the classroom, while others provide support and enlightenment to keep students informed and engaged.

roueche award winners

Kathryn Nette a 16-year instructor at Cuyamaca College who is the chair of the science and engineering department. Named as the college’s outstanding faculty member in 2013, she also served on the board of directors of the San Diego Science Alliance, a catalyst for improving K-12 science education in San Diego County. Nette is also a leader of an effort to restore a nature preserve on campus that harbors threatened species.

Chris Hill has worn many hats since her arrival at Grossmont College in 2002; first as a geology instructor for 11 years, then two years as president of the college’s Academic Senate. She also served as co-chair of the college’s most recent accreditation self-study. In August 2013, Hill was named Grossmont College’s Distinguished Faculty Member of the Year. She will be wearing another hat in the 2014-15 academic year as interim vice president for student services.

Tim Corcoran, a longtime professional in the field of human resources who joined the college district in spring 2010. He describes his shift from the private sector into public higher education as the most rewarding experience in his professional life and notes that he is constantly impressed by everyone’s commitment to the common goal of student success.

Corcoran has been lauded as a tireless worker, always willing to lend a hand when needed.

Both in 2013 and 2014, he has filled in as the interim vice chancellor of human resources when the post became vacant.

Kathryn Nette

Chris Hill

Tim Corcoran

Colleges hold remembrances of September 11, 2001 attacks

September 11, 2013

Intergenerational garden dedicated at Cuyamaca College

October 28, 2013

Service

A trio of innovators from Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges and District Services were recipients in 2014 of a national award that recognizes their outstanding contributions and leadership. The John and Suanne Roueche Excellence Awards from the League for Innovation in the Community College, were presented to our winners at a conference in Anaheim last spring.

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ETHNICITY

Cuyamaca:

18,951 9,006

GENDER:

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30 – 49

.5% 7.7%

42.6%

1.7%

5.1% 19 or less

Cuyamaca:

28.3%

Chancellor Cindy Miles named Pacesetter of the Year by National Council for Marketing and Public Relations Region 6

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20 –24

12.7%

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31.9%

17.1%

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AGE

VETERANS AND DEPENDENTS Grossmont:

American Indian Asian Black Filipino Hispanic Pacific Islander Two or more White Not Reported

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Bicyclists pay tribute to former Grossmont College counselor Gordy Shields, who became a local bicycle racing legend

October 30, 2013

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student profiles

Juan Barraza

Artisha Johnson is the embodiment of perseverance.

Barraza grew up in a single-parent household, was booted from his high school and found himself hanging around some friends who weren’t too interested in an education. But at Cuyamaca College, he found success. With a 3.7 grade-point average, he plans to study electrical engineering once he transfers to a university.

“The only way things were going to get better was if I was to get an education,” Johnson said. “So I enrolled at Grossmont.”

Homeless, hungry and – at 16 years old – a single mom, Johnson bought a ticket for a Greyhound bus trip west to California, only to find life in the Golden State as challenging as the one she left behind in Chicago. Long days at low-paying jobs were the norm.

Then she discovered Grossmont College.

“I got a lot of support from the counseling office at Cuyamaca College,” Barraza said.

“The counselors here are available whenever you need them.”

Working two jobs to put herself through college, Johnson graduated in June and is attending San Diego State University.

She plans to pursue a master’s in writing and rhetoric studies, with hopes of eventually teaching literature at the college level.

Barraza is the first in his family to go to college. He has come a long way since his childhood in El Cajon.

Johnson’s odyssey began when she became pregnant at 15 and raised her son, Michael, on her own.

Barraza said he grew up with his grandmother until he was 5, then was raised by his mother, who worked at jobs that paid so little the family often had to turn to public assistance to get by.

“But I didn’t look at it like I was a struggling parent,” Johnson said. “I just knew that I had a baby who I had to take care of and I was going to take care of him by any means necessary.”

A turning point in Barraza’s life came when he was forced to leave El Cajon Valley High School for disciplinary problems. He finished high school through a county Office of Education program, excelling in math, and counselors encouraged him to pursue his studies at Cuyamaca College.

Johnson said Grossmont College has changed her.

Cuyamaca College wheelchair basketball game

“I would recommend it to anyone and everyone,” Johnson said.

“It is an amazing school that provides amazing support.”

Artisha Johnson and her son, Michael

Meanwhile, Johnson volunteers weekly in her son’s secondgrade class.

“He tells me every day that he’s proud of me,” Johnson said.

“He is my motivation.”

Assemblywoman Shirley Weber speaks at Grossmont College

November 14, 2013

“I’m getting a great education at Cuyamaca. What is really amazing is that the professors in the math department are always available,” Barraza said.

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Perseverance

Cuyamaca College student Juan Barraza hasn’t let a troubled childhood keep him from excelling in school and mapping out a career in engineering.

Actor Saginaw Grant, a Native American and a Marine Corps veteran, speaks at a Student Veteran Organization event at Grossmont College

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Winter intersession classes offered again after four-year hiatus

December 9, 2013

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District joins San Diego County’s Live Well San Diego network

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Cuyamaca College wins green leadership award

The Campus Outdoor Education Zones were recognized by the League for Innovation in the Community College as an Innovation of the Year, based on its quality, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, replication, creativity and timeliness. This sustainability project transformed campus landscaping with drought-tolerant native plants, creating outdoor learning labs for biology and Earth sciences courses, while conserving water and campus resources.

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The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded the Library with a grant for “Muslim Journeys,” a collection of books and films that introduces students and community members to the complex history and culture of Muslims in the United States and around the world. The collection encompasses six topics for classroom and personal study, that instructors could incorporate into their curricula, including

In addition to its regular semester-long program designed to prepare students for entry-level administrative office positions, the low-cost Office Professional Training program partnered with AARP to help unemployed people ages 50 and up update their office software skills and provide job search and interview assistance. The Plus 50 program, which has served more than 2,200 students in its 26-year history, also received grant support from the Wal-Mart Foundation.

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The Student Affairs offices for Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges hosted a joint summer student leadership retreat for student government members. Students participated in leadership workshops, planned initiatives and events for the upcoming academic year, and met with their counterparts at Cuyamaca College.

American Stories; Connected Histories; Literary Reflections; Pathways of Faith; Points of View; and Art, Architecture and Film.

November 25, 2013

The inaugural Theatre Arts Department’s Summer Conservatory brought a cast and technical crew of local high school and college students together to produce The Three Musketeers in June 2014. Students obtained college credit and mentored one another as part of the program that was funded entirely through philanthropic donations.

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Ingenuity

In its more than 50 years, Grossmont College continues to adapt to best serve the needs of its diverse and growing student population. The creativity of its faculty, staff and students has led to many innovations in 2013-14, including:

Associate degrees for transfer Associate degrees for transfer provide a clear pathway to a California State University major and bachelor’s degree. Community college students who are awarded an associate degree for transfer are guaranteed admission in the CSU system and have priority admission to their local CSU campus.

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Business Administration Communication Studies Early Childhood Education English History Mathematics Music Physics Political Science Psychology Sociology Studio Arts

Governing Board officers for 2014 elected

Office Professional Training student

January 7, 2014

Cuyamaca

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Administration of Justice Art History Business Administration Communication Studies Geography Geology History Mathematics Political Science Physics Psychology Sociology Studio Arts

Business Administration Communication Studies Early Childhood Education English History Mathematics Music Physics Political Science Psychology Sociology Studio Arts

District receives $600,000 in state funding for energyefficient lighting

February 7, 2014

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Renowned statewide for its pioneering programs preparing students for careers in green technology, Cuyamaca College was awarded a $350,000 clean energy grant by the state in 2014 to lead a regional effort to train students in the booming clean-energy field.

A strong focus on serving the educational needs of military veterans earned the college a ranking among the nation’s “best of the best” veteran-friendly schools by U.S. Veterans Magazine. Cuyamaca was the only community college in San Diego County to earn the distinction. The college models progressive efforts to train faculty and staff to recognize the special needs of this student population. Cuyamaca became the first college in the county last spring to offer the VET NET Ally Seminar.

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Grossmont College women’s volleyball team statewide runner-up

March 3, 2014

February 18, 2014

Financial aid adviser Pam Fleming, who also serves as the college’s Foster Youth Success Initiative liaison, was presented a Making a Difference Award by the California Community Colleges Student Financial Aid Administrators Association for her many years helping former foster youth.

The Winter Wonder Jam is the culminating semester project for students in the one-of-a-kind Music Industry Studies program. The class produced an ambitious concert event, handling every detail from staging to promotions. Music Industry Studies focuses on all aspects of developing a career in the music industry, teaching students about music, technology, and business.

The college’s efforts engaging students in conservation initiatives earned Cuyamaca a statewide award at the Green California Community Colleges Summit and Exposition. Cuyamaca was one of five colleges honored.

An on-campus nature preserve that doubles as a learning laboratory is another example of the college’s unique approach to education. Students and community members cleared the 47-acre preserve of invasive weeds to protect a population of tree frogs.

The amphibians return the favor as useful indicators of a habitat’s environmental health.

Cuyamaca College receives $350,000 clean energy grant

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Accolades

From career-training grants to state awards lauding successful initiatives among community colleges, this was a year of innovation and recognition for Cuyamaca College:

Vice Chancellor Business Services Sue Rearic named top CFO for education by San Diego Business Journal

Cuyamaca Preserve Cleanup

Winter Wonder Jam

Cuyamaca College student services specialist Eddie Vasquez receives Fulbright Scholarship

May 3, 2014

District Advancement and Communications receives national marketing award for press conference coverage

April 30, 2014

March 27, 2014

Spring blooms at Cuyamaca

Spring Garden Festival features fashion show with college and community members modeling

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EMPLOYEES Total number: 2,375

Part-time Classified

753

District Services Departments

918

DISTRICT SERVICES

Grossmont & Cuyamaca Colleges premieres Give the Dream music video

June 5 & 6, 2014

May 23, 2014

Information Systems Payroll Public Safety and Parking Purchasing, Contracts and Warehouse Research, Planning and Institutional Effectiveness

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Part-time Academic

District Services provides leadership and support through the business services, advancement and communications, and human resources divisions that serve employees and students.

Accounting Advancement and Communications Budget and Fiscal Services Human Resources Facilities Planning, Development and Maintenance

Full-time Academic

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employee profiles

“ I truly get joy out of volunteering, learning, helping people, and making a difference.”

“I love Cuyamaca College. The administration

Angela Ngo, Grossmont College nursing professor and a 2014 recipient of the college’s Teaching Excellence Award

Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District payroll technician Yvette Macy is a recipient of the Chancellor/Classified Senate Award, which recognizes outstanding classified, or non-instructional, staff members

Lyle Barton, Cuyamaca College track and field coach selected for a statewide honor as the 2013 Assistant Coach of the Year for Men’s Track and Field

yamaca and ossmont colleges lebrate mmencement

June 26, 2014

U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez visits Welcome Back Center at Grossmont College

has always supported the track and field program, and that makes a big difference.”

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Exemplary

“ It is truly a gift to work in a supportive, nurturing environment.”

Grossmont College wins its athletic conference’s Chet DeVore award for top athletic program of 2013-14

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6% budget

FUNDS AVAILABLE: $236,232,942 Proposition V Funds

34%

Other Funds

EXPENDITURES: $236,232,942

Other Outgo/Reserves

2.5%

5.5%

General Funds Unrestricted

46%

Academic Salaries

19%

Classified Salaries

Capital Outlay

11%

32%

Employee Benefits

10%

Proposition R Funds

1.5%

General Funds Restricted

10%

Capital Outlay Funds

6%

EXPENDITURES: 14

$236,232,942

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Operating Expenses

20%

Supplies & Materials

2.5%

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Expansion

Installation of energy-efficient lighting at Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges marked the first project completed using the college district’s $398 million Proposition V construction bond program approved

by East County voters in 2012. The project dramatically improved lighting and safety for parking lots and walkways. More than 8,000 classroom bulbs were replaced with lights that used less energy.

Proposition V funds will also be used to construct and renovate new instructional and career training facilities, veterans support centers, technology and infrastructure upgrades, and sustainability initiatives. Proposition V continues the work started by Proposition R funding in 2001, which transformed the campuses with more than a dozen new or remodeled high-tech instructional and student-services facilities.

Proposition V highlights over the past year:

Boulder-clearing

Appointment of three new members to the 11-member Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee.

Selection of architects for the first two major facilities projects— Cuyamaca College’s Student Services Building, including a Veterans Center, and Grossmont College’s Arts and Communication Complex with a teaching and performance theater.

Location feasibility study for a new District Services Office and Community Center.

Completion of Grossmont College’s Drought-Tolerant Landscaping project.

Launch of a comprehensive new website for the bond program.

The website can be found at propsrv.gcccd.edu.

Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee Front row, from left: Nathan O’Hare, George Bonner, Warren R. Ates, Gwen Miller Back row: Ron Oberndorfer, Bill Baber, Glenice Stainbroo Not pictured: Emile, Zouhar, Paul Botte, Ed Oremen, Zack Gianino

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foundation

The Foundation for Grossmont & Cuyamaca Colleges is the philanthropic partner for East County’s two academic jewels. It’s a place for alumni, faculty, staff, students, retirees and the community to come together to support students. Foundation fundraising enhances student learning and helps train the future workforce, provides cultural enrichment for the community, and makes East County a better place to live and work.

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Give Dream

Osher Scholar

“The fact that I am in college is almost a miracle,” says Faviola Ortega, a first-year, straight-A student at Grossmont College.

Cuyamaca College student Derrek Gudino hasn’t forgotten his roots.

Ortega, a stay-at-home mother of two small children, has been struggling to meet expenses. Her husband, a Navy vet who recently received his bachelor’s degree, is the family’s sole source of income. A Give the Dream grant from the Foundation for Grossmont & Cuyamaca Colleges helped her cover transportation expenses.

The product of an impoverished Southeast San Diego neighborhood, Gudino now spends many hours helping youth there at the Malcolm X Library and at an Encanto middle school.

Give the Dream provides emergency grants of up to $500 to students facing unexpected financial hardships that put their college attendance at risk.

Now 32, Ortega grew up in foster care after she was taken out of a home she shared with younger siblings and heroin-addicted parents whose drug use led to early deaths. From homelessness and pulling out syringe needles from her mother’s arms, to scrounging for change at age 6 to buy food, Ortega’s start in life was a series of hellish experiences.

Foster care, she said, was only marginally better. She dropped out of school in the 10th grade to support herself after becoming legally emancipated, but always dreamed of college. Upon receiving her high school equivalency diploma, and her husband finishing his schooling, it was finally time.

Ortega has her eyes set on transitioning from Grossmont College to acquire a nursing degree from San Diego State University.

“My 5-year-old daughter and 20-month-old son are my motivation to make something of myself,” she said. “I want to show them that it is possible to find the light at the end of the tunnel even if you have to walk through darkness first.”

“I just want to do what I can to help kids who are in the same situation I was in when I was growing up,” said Gudino, who still lives in the neighborhood.

Gudino, the first in his family to go to college, was one of 49 Cuyamaca College students who were awarded an Osher scholarship in 2013-14. The scholarships are made possible through a fundraising campaign that was matched by contributions from the Bernard Osher Foundation.

Gudino’s road to Cuyamaca College was a meandering one filled with myriad challenges, but he is determined to set an example.

“Broken windows, shootings, it’s normal to see stuff like that in my neighborhood all the time,” he said.

In his senior year at the prestigious High Tech High School in Point Loma, Gudino was accepted to several universities, including Cal State Fullerton and Cal State Chico, but with little interest at the time in college, he opted to start working.

But after working several low-paying jobs, Gudino turned his focus to his education.

With an associate of arts degree in humanities and fine arts, he plans to transfer to a fouryear college next spring. He’s leaving his career options open for now.

“Cuyamaca has incredible counselors and fantastic professors, and everybody there is working for the students,” Gudino said.

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Retiree

Alumni

After 34 years working at the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, Stan Flandi knew it wasn’t a final goodbye when he retired in 2002.

When Star Bales, El Cajon’s newest council member, came to America from Iraq, one of her top goals was to get a college education.

“I spent my whole professional life working with a mission to support students – you don’t just walk away from that,” said the 77-year-old Fletcher Hills resident. Flandi served as the district’s personnel director for 25 years, then was a dean at Grossmont College for seven years.

Flandi figures there are scores of others who feel the same way and would welcome an opportunity to maintain a link to the colleges and the district.

The retiree network of the Foundation for Grossmont & Cuyamaca Colleges affords just that opportunity and Flandi delights in his volunteer post as the foundation’s ambassador to former employees of the district and colleges.

Since the formation of the retiree network in 2012, Flandi has helped drum up support and membership with his trademark good humor. Headed by co-directors Cristina Chiriboga, former interim president of Cuyamaca College, and Jan Ford, former Academic Senate president at Cuyamaca College, the retiree network is working to develop a donor base to help support district and college programs.

With events including a day at the races in Del Mar, having fun is key, but its members also help with some of the colleges’ academic programs.

“Retirement is great, but once you’ve attended as many NASCAR races and taken as many car trips across the United States as I have, you start missing the people you used to see on a daily basis,” Flandi said.

She spoke little English, but she started at Cuyamaca and Grossmont colleges in the early 1990s and continued while taking care of her husband and two children and running her hairdressing business.

“Every class I took, I enjoyed it so much that I took another one,” Bales said. “It’s like magic when you learn something new.”

The classes helped Bales hone her art talent, in particular a Cuyamaca class taught by Diane Weintraub, whom she credits for helping to discover her artistic creativity. A 2006 Cuyamaca graduate with an associate degree in visual arts, she continues with her art, painting murals at Flying Hills Elementary School and other El Cajon locales, at Edwards Air Force Base, and the Lakeside Fire Department.

“Cuyamaca and Grossmont are the heart of my art career,” Bales said. “I am very proud of my degree.”

Bales joined El Cajon’s Arts and Culture Commission, then was appointed to the city’s Planning Commission in 2008.

When a council seat became vacant in December 2013, Bales was selected from among 27 applicants. In a region with the nation’s second-largest population of Iraqis, Bales is the first Iraqi to serve on the El Cajon City Council.

She’s proud to serve the city that welcomed her arrival in 1982.

And, with her new civic responsibilities, Bales is thinking about taking another class – perhaps in public speaking.

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Generosity

donors

Our thanks to the many donors who have given generously to the Foundation for Grossmont & Cuyamaca Colleges in the past year. The money raised is used for scholarships and programs that benefit students at both colleges. To learn more about the foundation or to donate, go to foundation.gcccd.edu. $1,000 OR MORE AFT Guild, Local 1931 Kristine Alessio American Medical Response Janet Arnold Associated Builders & Contractors of San Diego, Inc. Steve Baker Maggie Barnett Barona Resort & Casino Michelle & Richard Blackman Blue Coast Consulting Paul Botte The Brickman Group Sydney Brown California Coast Credit Union California Sheet Metal Works Charles Koch Foundation Cristina Chiriboga Hahn Sam Ciccati Dean & Sharon Colli Ron Cook Sunny Cooke Michael Copenhaver Jim Custeau James Cutri Brad Daluiso Drew Ford/Hyundai Beth Duggan Laura & Robert Duggan EDCO Mary Epsten Ernie & Nancy Ewin Fischbeck & Oberndorfer

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Tim Flood Jan Ford Friends of East County Arts Gafcon, Inc. Bill & Judy Garrett Barbara Gillespie William Gillespie gkkworks Charles Gorder Grossmont Healthcare District Grossmont Schools Federal Credit Union Grossmont Shopping Center Mike Hansen Scott Highfill Ed Holakiewicz Hooley’s Insurance Brokers & Agents of San Diego Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation Scott Kartvedt Bob Lazarus John & Joanne Higgins Leslie Mary Leslie Lolita’s Restaurants McCarthy Building Companies Michael Franks Livestock Cindy Miles Otto Family Foundation Thomas Nielsen Richard Owens Thomas Page Darren Pfefferman

Mark Pressnall Professional Women in Insurance Rancho San Diego Rotary Foundation Rotary Club of La Mesa RJS Law Sue Rearic San Diego Gas & Electric San Diego Insurance Adjusters San Diego Insurance Staffing San Diego Insurance Women Karol Schoen Schwartz Hyde & Sullivan, LLP SFC Holding Sharp Healthcare Simplex Grinnell Linda Snider Strata Information Group Stoney’s Kids Sycuan Casino Rohn Trieglaff Viejas Tribal Government Kenneth Waite Dona Weidner Christensen Rhonda Welch-Scalco Robert Wheat Peter White Wong Family Foundation Mark Zacovic Anthony Zambelli Zavaro Cardiovascular Institute

UP TO $1,000 Vicky Abbott Loris Abnos Joan Ahrens Cheryl Alden Carmen Alvarado American Ice Andre Andersen Traci Anderson Phoebe Aoe Barbara Arenson Vic Asaro Carmel Ashwill Jeff Baker Kamala Balasubramanian Lauraine Baldwin Tammy Balinger Sara Bancroft Erin Barcarse Linda Barkacs Barnes & Noble Mary Barranger Irene Bauza Steven Beacon Karen Bishop Daniel Bloch Yvonne Board Matthew Boland Natasha Bowman Chris Branton Robert Brust Kellye Buchanan The Buckle, Inc.

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Marvelyn Bucky Sharon Bullard Maria Cabrera David Camacho Ellen Camm Juliana Cardenas Susan Cates Lawrence Cayton Charles & Patricia Charter Silverio Chavez Barbara Jean Clark Gary Clasen Goldie Claus Trudy Cohen M. Christine Common Laurie Conner Laura Constantinescu Gary Cooper Ernest Costa Sharon Ann Couvrette Edith & Susan Covent Sally Cox Shirley Crossland D. Janice Cuff Barbara Curry Joe Cutri Stephen Davis Marion De Koning Debra De Ridder Blanca De Rios Jamie Dechant Jenny Devitt Nancy Dewees

Ruth & James Dobson Shirley Doyle Crossland Marian Drake DTection, Inc. Jason Dutchak Scott Eckert Hui Edthew Stacey Efhan Jack Einbinder William Evans James Faris Enid Farrell Sara Ferguson Diane Finch-Payne Edward Finnegan Steve Fisher Maria & Everardo Flores Katherine Fontana Roger Fontana Harry & Patricia Fotinos Ronald Fox Marsha Fralick Randee Friedman Robert Friedrich Greta Fuhrman Jennifer Fujimoto Edwin Fuller Raymond Funk Carol Gable Irene Galinda

Marian Gallagher Gordon Gannon Lynn Gardner Marlene Gearon Belle Gerrie Lisa Gibson Nina Gibson Joel & Linda Giese Gilbane Building Company Angelica Gish Marcia Glukenhous Berger Allan Goetz Joelle Goforth Louis Goldich Omri Goren Lora Gossett Ann Graham Genevieve Grant Patrick Grattan Kathy Greene Manjit Grewal Ryan Griffith Y. Lynn Grochowski H&R Block Adeline Hajosy Kimberly Hall Danielle Hammerman Catherine Hansen Kenneth Hanson Ruth Harrold W. Noel Haskins-Hafer Betty Hennessy Lois Herrera Christi Hill Kenneth Hillier Kristine Hilly Rosalind Hirst Sue Hites Julie Hoang Jane Hoffner-DeLuca

Oralee Holder Joseph Holmes Suda House Eugene Hubbard Susan Hunter Kristine Hurtado-Bergstorm Jamie Ivers Sue & Ronald Jensen Charles Jones Jupin Graphics R. Kaufman Troy & Linda Keach Charles Kellett John Kennedy Kerry Kilber Rebman Lawrence Klareich Lois Knowlton Jeannette Koller John Krieg Jonathan Kropp Anne Krueger La Mesa Lumber Beverly LaFontaine Bill & Evelyn Lamden Elizabeth Lancaster Tom Larsen Bob Larson Marita Lauinger J. Richard Lawrence Jeffery Lee Jessica Lee Jolene Lee Rosana Lee Pam Legge Cecilia Lehman Mary Leslie Freda Levy C.L. Lewis Jennifer Lewis Re-al Lewis

Cheryl Lieberknecht Helen Liesberg Jeff & Alanna Light Judith Long Michael Long, M.D. Joan Loomis Pearl Lopez Laura Lothian LPA, Inc. Barbara Luck Eric Lund Angela Margulis Al Masters Shauna Matheny Barbara Matthews Brian & Ann McDonald Teresa McNeil Karen Mehalek Craig Milgrim Mincks Family Trust Mission Federal Credit Union Anita Mitchell Gina Molise Ines Mondragon Cora Moore Elizabeth Mortensen Suzanne Moser Laurie Mousavi MTS James Mulvaney, Jr. Kathryn Newland Terrie Nichols Mary Nickell Andrew Nolan Emily Nolan Jane Nolan Richard Nolan Robert Nolan NuVista Capital Ron Oberndorfer

Daniel Obodovski Thomas Omalev Ellen O’Neal OPT Alumni Association Joe Orate Karen Ostegard Donna Ott Margaret Otto Irene Palacios Martha Palma Paul Palmitessa Margo Parks Glen Paulus Janet Paulus Julia Paulus Michael Perez Tina Perez Raquel Peters Elizabeth Peterson Petix & Botte Financial Judith Pike Arlene Pollard Eric Preibisius Bonnie Price Lucy Price Abimelle Quilop Dana & Bob Quittner Anjanette Ramey Natalie Ray Jo Ellen Reed Anita Reith Ray Reyes Meredith Reynard Brenda Reynolds Scott Riley Bonnie Ripley Diane Ritland Denise Robertson Janice Roccoforte Marion & Albert Rodewald

Rebecca Rogers Mary Roscoe Rocky Rose Jack Rosenthal Mary Kay Rosinski Bob & Jeanne Rump Linda Rushton Fay Ryan Qais Sako Linda Salinda Lauren Sambrano Arleen Satele SB Paradise Painting of San Diego Jo Marie Schneider Joan Scouller Jon Shellhammer Karl Sherlock Sandra Simko-Chavez Holly Simonette Deborah Smith Ronald Smith Sodexo Ines Soto Julio Soto Rhonda Spence Jim Spillers Kelly Spoon Patricia Stevenson Kerrie-Ann Stidum Roger & Diane Stillman Ruth Sutehall Daniel Swanson Jacqueline Sy Christina Tafoya Scott Thayer Sosha Thomas Kathleen Thompson Jeanenne Tietge Gretchen Tisdale Marti Tollgaard

April Torre Danielle Towne Eugene Trevisani Sandia Tuttle Randall Tweed UBS Financial Services Lauren Vaknin John Valencia Maria Van Der Eyk Vector, Inc. Michele Venrick William Verbeck Pat Villani Valerie Viskas Bettie Jean Warburton Karen Ward Nancy Watson Mike Weinberg Kari Anne Wergeland Charles West Clementine Whelan Debbie Wignall Deana Wills Lana Wilson Valeri Wilson Perri Wittgrove Debbie Yaddow Darrin Yamamoto Kengo Yamamoto Monica Zech

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