Presented at the 2021 CAPED Convention/Training
October 4-8, 2021
Lake Tahoe, CA.
CAPED OFFICERS
2020-2021
| President Nicole Smith nsmith@citruscollege.edu | President Elect Edina Rutland Edina.rutland@sjcc.edu |
| Immediate Past President Chad Bowman cbowman@gwc.cccd.edu | Vice President, CAPED Interest Groups Vivian Ygloria Vivian.ygloria@rcc.edu |
| Vice President, Committees Krystle Taylor ktaylor@miracosta.edu | Treasurer Dawn Decker ddecker@cypresscollege.edu |
| Secretary Jennica Krause Jennica.krause@rcc.edu Executive Assistant* Shaun Smith CAPED.ExecAsst@gmail.com | Fiscal Coordinator* Shaun Smith Fiscal.caped@gmail.com |
* Ex-Officio, non-voting member
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | |
| History of CAPED | 4 |
| Mission of CAPED | 5 |
| CAPED Presidents | 6 |
| Reports | |
| President | 7 |
| Past President | 8 |
| President Elect | 9 |
| VP of CAPED Interest Groups | 10 |
| VP of Committees Secretary | 10 12 |
| Treasurer | 13 |
| Fiscal Coordinator | 13 |
| Communique Web Services | 13 14 |
| CAPED Mentorship Program | 14 |
| CAPED Interest Group Reports | |
| CIG Contacts | 16 |
| Access Technology | 17 |
| Learning Disabilities | 17 |
| ASD/ID | 18 |
| Counseling and Career Development | 19 |
| Deaf and Hard of Hearing | 20 |
| Veterans | 20 |
| Adapted Physical Education | 20 |
| Committee Reports | |
| Historian/Photographer | 22 |
| Scholarships | 22 |
| Nominations, Elections, Awards | 22 |
| Membership | 23 |
| Legislative Advocacy | 23 |
| Convention | 23 |
| CAPED Recognitions | |
| Awards | 25 |
| Scholarships | 26 |
History of CAPED
On October 8, 1974, the California Association of Postsecondary Educators of the Disabled was formally founded by the adoption of bylaws. The major purpose of the organization was to promote professional development, and to advance postsecondary educational opportunities for students with disabilities. CAPED later modified our name to the California Association for Postsecondary Education and Disability. Our mission and purpose would remain unchanged.
The founding of CAPED followed three years of federally funded (Education Professions Development Act) workshops designed to train California Community College personnel on how to work effectively with students with disabilities. In April of 1975, with a membership of 86, CAPED was formally incorporated by the State of California as the first non-profit, professional organization of postsecondary educators of students with disabilities in the nation.
During the early years, the Association attempted to respond to a multitude of diverse interests and needs across all of California’s segments of postsecondary education through the establishment of CAPED Interest Groups (CIGS) and a burgeoning number of special committees and task forces – the most recent of which deals with the returning veteran who, perhaps unknowingly, is newly disabled.
CAPED has further evolved in recent years through the addition of staff for fund-development and asset management. We also have tools such as monthly – or immediate if the cause merits – digital updates regarding the organization’s activities and information of general interest to those involved with students with disabilities at postsecondary institutions across the state. CAPED is viewed as the pre-eminent organization for faculty, staff, managers and students in all of California’s institutions of postsecondary education.
Mission Statement
To facilitate collaboration and professional development that promotes and models equal access and educational opportunities for students with disabilities in California higher education.
Purpose
- To facilitate the exchange of current information, issues and techniques among personnel and agencies serving persons with disabilities
- To communicate and coordinate with all institutions and agencies offering programs or services to persons with disabilities.
- To inform the public about higher education programs and services for persons with disabilities.
- To promote high standards and success in higher education programs and services for persons with disabilities.
- To promote, conduct, and report on research related to higher education and persons with disabilities.
- To advance high standards of professional ethics and integrity among those who instruct or provide programs and services for persons with disabilities.
- To conduct educational and/or professional meetings on disability issues and concerns affecting education and transition.
- To remain technologically current and promote the use of accessible technology in every aspect of the organization.
- To respond to the legislative needs of individuals with disabilities in accordance with rules governing CAPED’s non-profit status as stated in its Articles of Incorporation.
| Nicole Smith Chad Bowman Gwyn Tracy | 2020-current 2018-2020 2016 – 2018 | Citrus College Golden West College Sacramento City |
| Denise Simpson | 2014 – 2016 | NOCCCD/School of Cont Ed |
| Grace Hanson | 2012 – 2014 | Mt San Antonio |
| Mark Matsui | 2010 – 2012 | Long Beach City |
| Scott Hamilton | 2008 – 2010 | Cosumnes River |
| Bob Hughlett | 2006 – 2008 | Cerritos |
| Lucinda Aborn | 2004 – 2006 | El Camino |
| Rick Scuderi | 2002 – 2004 | LA Mission |
| Ellen Young | 2000 – 2002 | Oxnard |
| Diane Ramirez | 1999 – 2000 | Desert |
| Gail Conrad | 1997 – 1999 | San Diego Mesa |
| Inge Pelzer | 1995 – 1997 | Chaffey |
| Randy Anderson | 1994 – 1995 | Saddleback |
| Ron Burdett | 1993 – 1994 | Ohlone |
| Paula McCroskey | 1991 – 1993 | Riverside |
| Jim Bouquin | 1990 – 1991 | Stanford & Eagle Lake Children’s Charities |
| Donna Marie Ferro | 1987 – 1989 | Butte |
| Cheryl Dunn | 1986 – 1987 | Rancho Santiago |
| Martha Kanter | 1985 – 1986 | Monterey |
| Lynn Frady (Kelley) | 1984 – 1985 | Cuesta |
| Emmett Casey | 1982 – 1983 | San Diego District Office |
| Francisca Neumann | 1979 – 1981 | Pasadena |
| Gary Graham | 1978 – 1979 | Fresno |
| Steve Fasteau | 1975 – 1977 | El Camino |
President
Colleagues! It has been a busy year. With many of us dealing with loss and stress due to COVID-19, it’s been quite a challenge to say the least! I wanted to personally thank many of the individuals that have reinforced the work that CAPED has done to advocate for students with disabilities at the California Community College Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) and to commend you all for your effort to support students with disabilities during the pandemic.
I feel extremely fortunate that we are able to come together in person for the CAPED Conference 2021 in Lake Tahoe after being rescheduled three times due to the pandemic. Huge thank you to both Dawn and Julie for agreeing to plan this conference as our Conference Chairs and for pivoting more than once! We also had another close call with the fires that occurred and thus send our positive thoughts and care to the individuals impacted by the fires. I hope that you take the opportunity to network and connect with your colleagues and to experience all that you can at this conference, A Clearer (re) Vision for Our Future.
Over the past year, there has been many dedicated individuals meeting and planning to support continued conversations around the CCCCO contracts impacting students with disabilities via DSPS offices, taskforces to support the re-integration of federal law regarding accessibility in Distance Education Title 5 regulations, the Statewide Advisory, DEI Inclusion of students with disabilities, the re-envisioning of the DSPS allocation formula, and system-wide representation. Thank you to the CCCCO Rep and other CAPED members for leading these efforts with the support of the legislative chair and DEETAC/TTAC representatives. We continue to pursue social justice for students with disabilities in higher education through many avenues and welcome your support if you would like to join any of our activities. We also look forward to closer connection with CSU and UC schools with our new representatives to the e-board.
Over the past year and a half, we have been fortunately able to continue providing professional development through online resources to our membership both in last year’s conference as well as the spring Zoom-in and are working on planning additional professional development events around the rest of the year that will be shared soon.
If you are interested in getting more involved in CAPED, please feel free to email me! We are looking for volunteers all the time to support various efforts/activities and welcome any and all ideas and support. Thank you for all that you do to support our students and CAPED!
Immediate Past President
Chad Bowman
So much has been going on behind the scenes of CAPED some of you might have noticed or might not be aware of it. As Past President I have been busy with our President Elect on Advocacy and Legislative issues. We have come together with the DSPS State Advisory group of Regional Coordinators and several experts in our field to talk allocations and Budget Change Requests with the CCCCO as well as another team on working Distance Education Guidelines from the CCCCO and advocating to keep the inclusion of ADA and Section 504/508 in the notations. I have also been added again to the Allocation Taskforce with the Chancellor’s office and looking forward to represent CAPED and in this process. We are also actively looking at how CAPED can support and better represent for the CSUs, UCs, and private institutions. With the California State Budget approved there are lots of new areas that we as a field can advocate for.
More importantly I am making an ask of you:
CAPED cannot do this work alone. Now is the time to step forward and offer your help as a field representative and advocate for our students. Every meeting I have been in and there have been a lot has been the same people, we need more support and more voices. We need your engagement, involvement, and help. CAPED cannot continue to survive as a volunteer professional organization if we do not gain new support and individuals to help take on the tasks that are certain to come along ahead. NOW IS THE TIME TO STEP UP. If not for CAPED, then for the students you serve. CAPED has vacancies on the Officers Council, consider nominating yourself or a colleague who might need that initial nudge. Get involved in a committee or task force. I am asking that you get involved to better advocate and serve our students. Stand with us as we continue to advocate for state changes in support of students with disabilities in all areas of higher education. If you do not know where or how to get involved e-mail me and I will help plug you in where you think you can help best cbowman@gwc.cccd.edu
President Elect
Edina Rutland
We held a successful Summer Advance in late July that gave us the great opportunity to learn about our past, understand our present challenges and brainstorm about future solutions. We had some great and timely discussions that quickly led to the establishment of several task forces to address the most pressing issues. It was such a great example of what we can accomplish if we come together and collaborate. The passion and determination seared through the Zoom meeting.
We kept the momentum going as, along with the Past President, I participated in several collaborative meetings with the DSPS Statewide Advisory group as well as with the DSPS Unit of the CCCCO. We made some great strides in advocating for students with disabilities to revise proposed regulations related to Distance Education and ensure that accessibility and key legal references remain in the forefront. I continue to work with the DSPS Unit to push for accessibility at statewide meetings and events. In addition, we participated in discussions regarding the proposed new funding formula with the Past President joining the newly form task force.
All in all, it was a busy year with some great accomplishments. We are hoping to mobilize more CAPED members to join our efforts and, along with the DSPS Statewide Advisory group, advocate for the inclusion of students with disabilities in major statewide initiatives.
Vice President of CAPED Interest Groups
Vivian Ygloria
Over the last year, our CAPED CIGs have continued to engage with our membership virtually. They have held business meetings both at the Spring Drive-In as well as on a regular basis outside of our events. These meetings and professional development sessions have been well- attended and beneficial to the members. Our LD Advisory Council has also continued to serve the LD Specialists in the community as they find innovative and inclusive ways to provide guidance to the LD Specialists in the field.
We will have several chair positions coming open this year and encourage those who are interested to consider nominating themselves or someone they may know. We are currently in need of a Northern Chair for our DHH CIG, and our Counseling, Career and Veterans CIG needs a chair to represent all three of their designated areas. If you have questions about what types of duties and responsibilities this entails, please do not hesitate to reach out to our VP of CIGs or CAPED President.
The CIGs would like to thank their members for their continued support, and as always, welcome feedback on ways they can support you further. We will continue to do our best to support the membership in as many modalities as possible and thank you for your commitment to the students you serve.
Vice President of Committees
Krystle Taylor
This last year has brought about numerous opportunities to engage in new and creative ways. The committee chairs have brought new ideas to enhance their work, while also developing innovative practices to implement in their areas for the future.
Historian/Photographer Chair – Adrian Gonzalez has continued to support as our Historian/Photographer and one of the primary roles is to document CAPED activities. Over the years, Adrian has captured keynote speakers, CAPED Presidents, and CAPED members attending our annual conventions. To date, Adrian has taken over 3,000 photos! These photos document the work CAPED does as a professional organization and depicts the workshops and professional development opportunities that are key foundational elements for supporting student’s educational goals. These photos are available to be sold through an e-commerce site and can be showcased for others to see! Armand Santos, our Website Designer, has done a fabulous job archiving the e-Communique articles from the past and posting on our CAPED website. Communique articles since 2018 can be found online and a huge thanks to Sofia Gianoutsos, our outgoing Editor in Chief, for investing time in gathering these wonderful e-Communique articles. Adrian is excited to be attending convention once again to capture this year Lake Tahoe experience.
Scholarship Chairs – Lorri Guy and Lara Rofman have worked collaboratively to revise scholarship materials, strengthen partnerships with our UC and CSU representatives to disseminate scholarship information, and create new opportunities for student scholarships. As a result of Lorri and Lara’s creative approaches, we received 91 scholarship applications compared to the 50 applications received last year. That’s nearly double! This year we will be awarding a total of 11 scholarships and are excited to share the news with the recipients. A giant THANK YOU to Lorri and Lara for their continued efforts and creativity!
Nominations and Award Chair – Scott Brown has continued his amazing leadership and support in this capacity. This year, we nominated and voted on two CAPED officer roles (Vice President of CIGs and Treasurer), as well as numerous awards. Scott continues to enhance this process and we look forward to celebrating new officers and award recipients!
Please join me in sending a huge thank you to each of the committee chairs for their dedication, creativity, and innovative ideas. I appreciate you all!
Secretary
Jennica Krause
Meetings for 2020-2021 included:
January 13, 2021 Extended OC meeting via ZOOM
Items of discussion:
- Introduce new Associate Vice Chancellor
- Committee reports and updates
February 10, 2021 E-Board meeting via zoom
Items of discussion:
- Lake Tahoe conference updates
- Spring drive-in updates
- Regional coordinator committee discussion
- Listserv
- Committee reports and updates
April 30, 2021 Officers Council meeting via zoom
Items of discussion:
- Spring drive-in updates
- Appointments to CO committees
- DEETAC: Thad
- TTAC: Tim
- SEA: Edina
- New committee coming (student support)
- Committee reports and updates
July 20 2021 Officers Council meeting via zoom
Items of discussion:
- DSPS statewide advisory/regional coordinators
- ADA sec. 508
- Committee reports and updates
- Conference updates
Treasurer
Dawn Decker
ddecker@cypresscollege.edu
As CAPED Treasurer this past year, I participated in the Officer’s Council meetings, Executive Board meetings, and Convention Planning meetings. I worked closely with Shaun Smith, CAPED fiscal coordinator, to determine ways to save the organization money, such as dropping outdated computer programs that were charging us a monthly fee.
The first ever CAPED virtual convention was held over Zoom in November 2020. We also held a Spring Zoom-In in April 2021. The really unfortunate thing that was discovered is that we still have several attendees who still have not paid for their registration fees. For the spring 2021 zoom-in, there is still close to $4,000 in outstanding fees. This may require us to change how we accept payment in the future. We are also considering an adjustment to our membership fees, which have remained steady for well over 10 years. We are open to other ideas, so please send them my way.
CAPED is a very small nonprofit and we have taken a huge financial hit during the pandemic. We are hoping you can consider giving a small donation to CAPED, so we can continue to provide top-notch professional development moving forward. Thank you so much.
Fiscal Coordinator
Shaun Smith
It’s been a tough year for all, but I am happy to have taken on this role and have worked with Dawn to resolve many of the issues. We have a plan to follow up with past attendees that have not paid and have worked to keep the nonprofit in good standing with the state and federal entities.
Communique
Sofia Gianoutsos
Sofia.gianoutsos@rccd.edu
It has been a pleasure to serve as Editor in Chief of the Communique. Hope to find someone to fill the role after this year. We will be presenting the Communique from now on in digital format every fall. Please enjoy this fall edition of the Communique just in time for conference.
Web Services
Mark Matsui
The CAPED website had to migrate to a new a host as our old host decided to leave the business. Working with our partner Armand Santos this was successfully completed earlier this year. In addition, Armand provided some training to the CAPED Executive Assistant to do simple updates to the site as well. We have also updated the CAPED app by convention time. CIG chairs are encouraged to develop website content for their CIGs in the coming year.
CAPED’s Mentorship Program: Providing Support to New Directions for Five Years
Lucinda Aborn, Ph.D, CRC; Program Coordinator
Jill Baker, Ed.D. CMP Evaluator
Introduction
The CAPED Mentorship Program (CMP) began five years ago as a pilot project to support new DSPS directors during a time of transition. Funded by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office, the CMP’s mission was to provide one-on-one mentoring and group training relThe CAPED Mentorship Program (CMP) began five years ago as a pilot project to support new DSPS directors during a time of transition. Funded by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office, the CMP’s mission was to provide one-on-one mentoring and group training related to the responsibilities of the director position. Experienced DSPS program coordinators, directors, and deans contributed to identifying the six areas of practice for DSPS program managers, and the skills and knowledge needed to perform the job. Dr. Lucinda Aborn has served as Coordinator of the program since its inception, along with Denise Simpson, who has provided additional leadership services during the past two years and now leads mentor support initiatives.
In hindsight, it is clear just how propitious the decision was for CAPED to draft the project proposal and for the Chancellor’s Office to fund it when it did. This was particularly true when the field was forced to pivot to fully online services and classes in a very short timeframe due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But each year the field has experienced challenges, and each year the CMP leadership adjusts the program to meet them.
Overview of Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Needs and Supports Delivered
The CAPED Mentorship Program has relied upon real-time data to inform the program curriculum since the beginning of the project. While there is a standard skills-based foundation to the curriculum, the CMP leadership regularly monitors and adjusts it in response to external challenges impacting DSPS program management. For example, while the “Budget and Fiscal Resources” module includes budget management, MIS Reporting, DSPS Allocation Formula, and SSARCC, in Year 2 of the program, directors needed something more. They needed to learn how to compete for and leverage new Student Equity and Achievement dollars within their college allocation process. In another year, DSPS directors needed to respond to the Chancellor’s Office exploratory Program Plan survey, and then respond again the following year when the Chancellor’s Office administered the formal Program Plan survey (per Title 5). CMP provided targeted training for these needs, and for others that arose over time.
In Year 4, the training challenge was related to Laws and Regulations, which was addressed by a two-day legal workshop with Paul Grossman, Jamie Axelrod, Tom Thompson, and Mary Lee Vance in late February 2020. Just days after the training, as COVID-19 was becoming a global pandemic, a whole new challenge emerged when shelter-in-place orders forced colleges across the state to migrate to fully online services and classes. The sheer massiveness of the task was overwhelming even for experienced DSPS program managers. The extent of need ranged from assuring students were receiving their accommodations in the online environment, to assuring students could understand and navigate Canvas and other components of the learning management system, to educating and supporting faculty regarding accessibility and student rights. Finding accessible software to deliver virtual accommodations such as extended time for testing was also a challenge. Added to all of this, were the challenges of running a DSPS office and managing personnel in the remote environment.
CMP leadership created a new training module titled DSPS Response to COVID-19 and updated existing modules such as Institutional Accessibility Guidelines to meet current training needs. They also continued their existing collaboration with DSPS Solutions to meet the needs of both experienced and new directors.
In the 2020 End-of-Year Survey, administered in May 2020, CMP leadership reached out to protégés and mentors separately to better understand how they could meet each groups needs in the virtual environment for the upcoming year. The leadership followed up again in the fall with surveys for both groups to identify specific topics of greatest impact related to administering a DSPS program during this time of remote operations. The Mentors were especially insightful in their responses, given their experience with administering a program and having recently adapted to remote operations at their own colleges. As new directors, protégés were facing these same challenges, but they were also learning the details of budgeting, supervision, and service delivery consistent with state and federal laws. Proteges ranked DSPS Procedures as the most critical area of practice for the upcoming year, followed closely by Budget and Fiscal Resources, and Laws and Regulations. CMP leadership used the combined mentor and protégé findings to finalize the 2020-2021 curriculum and training topics. Findings led to the creation of the monthly Zoom training series, which focused upon stated needs. Presentations included:
- “CCC Accessibility Center and Services” (specific to meeting federal and state laws and regulations governing technology and instructional accessibility) by Dawn Okinaka, Director, CCC Accessibility Center
- “Lead or be Led” presentation by Dr. Robert Simpson and Denise Simpson
- Two legal presentations by Paul Grossman
- “Three essential tools for addressing the most challenging disability law compliance questions”
- “Why your job is critically important: the intersectional social, political and legal history of how we got our disability rights”
- “Budget Panel Presentation” by Grace Hanson, Jeff Higginbotham, and Edina Rutland
- “Program Review” (specific to advocating for resources) by Jacqueline Rubalcaba
- “Engaging Faculty in Universal Design” by two CSU Channel Islands instructional designers
Findings also led to creation of more organized mentor support services, which is discussed in a separate section, and broadening of the resources available within the Canvas course shell. Between the live Zoom presentations (which were also archived for later viewing), the asynchronous resources within the course shell, and the mentor outreach, a new level of support was developed for the second year of operations within the COVID-19 remote environment.
Mentor Support Strategies
Given the importance of the one-on-one mentoring model at the center of the CAPED Mentorship Program, CMP leadership created a mentor support team. Activities began in September 2020, with a live Zoom Kick-off Event. The two mentor support providers, Dr. Jim Gioia and Denise Simpson, presented on strategies for being a successful mentor and the program expectations for mentors. A mentors-only discussion board was created to provide a platform where mentors could share strategies and learn from each other. Later in the year, the team administered a mid-year “check-in” survey to track progress and help where needed. The mentor support team conducted three rounds of focus group discussions held in the spring of 2021. The discussions helped to fully understand mentoring challenges and possible solutions, which has been instrumental in planning for the 2021-2022 year.
Outcomes
The CMP evaluates multiple outcomes for the program. Because it is a mentoring program, protégé learning outcomes are assessed annually; however, the program also evaluates overall program effectiveness, protégé-mentor match, level of communication, effectiveness of training activities, and program management.
Protégé Learning Outcomes
For the past five years, protégés have completed a pre- and post-assessment of their knowledge and skills within the CMP’s six areas of practice for DSPS program management. In each of those years the areas of “DSPS Procedures,” “Budget and Fiscal Resources,” and “Laws and Regulations” held the top three rankings in terms of learning, importance to their job, and impact of the CMP upon their learning. These three areas comprise the core content for serving students with disabilities in the California Community Colleges System. Protégés have long ranked “Personnel” in the fourth position, as part of day-to-today operations. What changed with COVID-19 was the marked rise in those areas of practice associated with advocating for your program within the campus planning and resource allocation process. Within the “Institutional Activities” area, “Student Equity and Achievement Programs” and “Strategic Planning” were rated at their highest levels yet for learning, impact of CMP on their learning, and importance to their job. The same was true for the area of “Campus Governance” for “Role of Administration” and “Role of Shared Governance.” Protégés learned not only how to administer their programs, but how to effectively advocate for them in the competitive arena of college-wide resource allocation processes and shared governance.
Mentor Outcomes
At the end of each year mentors are asked to describe the most beneficial outcomes of serving as a mentor. The themes emerging have been consistent from Year 1. Many mentors cite mutual learning. They describe the experience in two ways. First, when answering a question from their protégé regarding how to perform a certain task, they respond with how they do it. But in some instances, they also become reflective and revisit their own processes, and explore other ways things might be done. They also cite learning from conversations with their protégés and gaining new insight from the protégé’s knowledge and experience base. The other very common outcome for mentors is the relationship with their protégé. Many of the pairs have formed friendships and shared collaborations that sustain beyond the year of the program. Protégés also cite this outcome.
Program Outcomes
Each year the cohort ranks the effectiveness of the program components, and every year the mentorship relationship is ranked highest. Participants rank “in-person training” and the Canvas course site second and third. This year was no different, with the exception of “in-person” training being conducted virtually rather than face-to-face.
Most participants found the Zoom trainings to be very helpful, particularly those related to legal issues, accessibility, and program management. Timing of the live events was an issue for some participants, who had a conflict with job responsibilities at the same time. Those participants were able to watch the Zoom recordings at a more convenient time. Participation in the Canvas course site discussions was down during the COVID-19 period, however hours spent on resource materials and module PowerPoint presentations were consistently high.
Did the Program Make a Difference?
Each year mentors and protégés are asked if their expectations were met.
- In the middle of COVID-19, 100% of protégés indicated that their expectations were met or exceeded in terms of:
- A high level of relevance of what they were learning in the program to what they were doing in their job
- Making connections with other coordinators and directors in the field
- In the middle of COVID-19, 84% of mentors indicated that their expectations had been met, which was the highest rating for this metric for all five years
Each year mentors and protégés are asked if they are better equipped to perform their jobs after participating in the program.
- In the middle of COVID-19, 91% of protégés and 84% of mentors agreed or strongly agreed that they are better equipped to perform their jobs after participating in the program
Ninety-five percent of protégés and 80% of mentors said that they plan to stay in touch with their mentorship pair in the coming year, which supports the longer-term impact of the mentorship learning model.
Impact of the Program on Retention
One of the strongest outcomes of the program over the past five years has been retention of DSPS leadership in the field. As of May 26, 2021, 86 new or interim DSPS Coordinators, Directors, or Deans participated as protégés in the CAPED Mentorship Program. Seventy-six percent of them are still serving in that type of role. Thirteen percent have promoted to higher level positions related to DSPS, such as Vice President of Student Services and Dean of Student Services. Eight percent served in interim positions and returned to their previous counselor or LD specialist positions. Three percent moved to jobs outside the California Community Colleges or retired.
Plans for the Coming Year
Findings from the recent 2021 End-of-Year survey provided feedback on what was most effective last year and how to improve support for the current year. These supports include creation of a CMP YouTube Channel to allow participants to review past presentations, continuation of the monthly Zoom training sessions, expanding the resources section, and a mentor support and sharing group that will meet online throughout the year.
CMP leadership plans to offer face-to-face training again this year, as it has been a highly effective feature of the program in the past, and provides the opportunity for the mentorship pairs to meet in person.
A special thank you to Linda Vann, Program Specialist with the CCCCO, for her continued support of the CMP. We are looking forward to another productive year. For more information about the CAPED Mentorship Program, please contact Dr. Lucinda Aborn at CAPEDMentorshipProgram@gmail.com.
CAPED INTEREST GROUP REPORTS
CAPED INTEREST GROUP CHAIRS
Please reach out to CIG Chairs for more information!
Adaptive PE
- Jennifer O’Connor
Los Cerritos Community College
- Ashley Gabriel
Hartnell College
Access Technology
- Mike Sauter
Alternate Media Specialist
Saddleback College
msauter@saddleback.edu
- Keith Ellis
Alternate Media Design Specialist
Folsom Lake College
Ellisk@FLC.losrios.edu
Learning Disabilities
- Jenna French
San Mateo Community College
frenchj@smccd.edu
- Sheryl Kern-Jones
Cabrillo Community College
- Leah Silverman
Ventura County Community College
ASD-ID
- Alina Sala
San Joaquin Delta College
- Adam S. U. Gottdank, Ph.D.
Southern Chair
School of Continuing Education
North Orange County Community College District
AGottdank@sce.edu
Deaf/Hard of Hearing
- Gamaliel “Ken” Datugan
Long Beach Community College
Program Management
- Janice Emerzian, Ed,D.
Fresno City College
drjaniceemerzian@gmail.com
- Malia Flood
Mt. Sac Community College
Counseling and Career/Veterans
- Derek Allenby
Los Rios Community College
- Darren Walters, M.S., CRC
San Diego City College
dwalters@sdccd.edu
- Deborah Michelle
Cypress Community College
Adaptive PE CIG
The Adapted PE CIG has been very active since the last Convention. We have held bimonthly Zoom meetings discussing various topics related to distance education, return to campus, and how to support our students and each other during these unpresented times. We averaged 20 attendees per call that represented over 10 community colleges in both Northern and Southern California. We utilized Microsoft Teams to post all our recorded meetings, organized teaching resources, and post questions to the group. Our Teams page has served as a vital resource for each of us during this time and we are excited to continue to collaborate and share resources.
In addition to discussing teaching resources and student and colleague support, we began discussions about adding to the current Adapted PE minimal teaching qualifications and changes that we can make toward expanding the equivalency, how to outreach and network for program growth, incorporating lab assistants and classroom aides in relation to equity and funding, equity in the classroom and on campus, and the future of APE in CAPED. We know that we are just scratching the surface on these topics and look forward to continuing the conversations in our meetings to come.
The Adapted PE CIG hosted a virtual End of the Year meeting in December. It was organized as a social hours to help support all Adapted PE instructors and coordinators. The focus of the event was promoting self-care, balance, and networking with the understanding that so many of us are the only Adapted PE instructors on our campuses and recognizing how important the Adapted PE community is for each of us. We are all in it together.
Lastly, in Spring 2021, we formed a subcommittee for Adapted PE to return to campus for Summer 2021. The goal was to create an outline to help guide those returning to campus safely post COVID pandemic. Our goal was to collaborate so that we all did not have to create multiple safety plans and make individual adjustments to fit school’s specific protocol requirements.
Access Technology CIG
No Report
Learning Disabilities CIG
LD CIG Ongoing Work and the LD CIG Representative Council:
This past year the CAPED LD CIG Chairs have been supporting the field during the COVID-19 pandemic. The CAPED LD CIG formed the CAPED LD CIG Representative Council to help support the DSPS field during these unforeseen times since there is no longer any statewide regional support for LD Specialists. The CAPED LD CIG Representative Council includes the LD CIG chairs and an LD Specialist from each region. During the 2020-2021 academic year, this council included: Jenna French Northern LD CIG Chair, Leah Silverman Southern LD CIG Chair, Maricela Becerra (Region A), Sheryl Kern-Jones (starting the year as a Region B representative and then joining Jenna as a Northern LD CIG Co-Chair), Shawn Usha (Region B), Patrick Tackett (Region C), Sile Bassi (Region D), Dave Clark (Region E), and Dawn Decker (Region G). This group met monthly to plan and discuss ways to support the LD field and to respond to regional and statewide questions and concerns.
In Fall 2020, the CAPED LD CIG Representative Council created the Temporary Accommodation Guidance – adopted as best practice by CCCCO. They also worked with 4-year universities on transfer with temporary eligibility. We collaborated with CCCCO, CCCCO CARS-W Liaison, & LDESM Trainers to support the field as unexpected concerns and needs arose during the pandemic working to ensure equity of access and consistency of practice statewide. This work included numerous meetings, support for updates to CARS-W, developing procedures to be used in crisis situations, provision of online electronic forms, advocacy, and networking. In addition, the LD CIG supported the DSPS Regional Coordinators/DSPS Statewide Advisory goals.
LD CIG Presentations/Workshops:
During the 2020-2021 Academic Year, the LD CIG conducted the following presentations to help support LD specialists in their evaluation of students during COVID and to support best practices for online learning:
- AHEAD Meeting Sep 2020: “Temporary Eligibility during COVID”
- CAPED Conference Oct 2020: “COVID-19 Impacts on DSPS Programs, Temporary Eligibility, and Instructional Support”
- FACCC Conference Feb 2021: “Access to LD Assessment during COVID” and “Best Practices for Online Instruction”
- DSPS Regional Council, Region B, Spring 2021: “Clarifying temporary eligibility and role of the LD Specialist during COVID”
- CAPED Spring Zoom-In Conference, April 2021: “Best Practices for Online Instruction”.
Meetings:
CAPED LD CIG meeting, October, 2020: The LD CIG conducted a general session on COVID impacts, temporary eligibility, and best practices for online instruction. The Guidance for Temporary Services and Accommodations was introduced to the field (see below). The CIG also held a general meeting with updates on finances and activities and held elections. Jenna French, DRC Counselor/LD Specialist at Canada College and Dr. Sheryl Kern-Jones, LD Specialist at Cabrillo College, were unanimously elected as the new LD CIG Co-Chairs for Northern California.
Regional Meetings, Fall, 2020: The Regional Representatives each held meetings with their regions to discuss regional concerns, temporary eligibility guidance, supporting students with online learning, and options for developing transfer agreements for temporary eligibility.
CAPED Spring Zoom-In, April, 2021: The LD CIG conducted a workshop on online best practices (see below).
LD CIG Scholarships:
The LD CIG offered two $1000 student scholarships in 2020. The Susan Bunch Memorial Scholarship and Dick Griffith Memorial Scholarship are awarded to a student with a learning disability who is pursuing higher education.
The LD CIG again offered the LD CIG Professional Development Stipend for the 2021 CAPED Spring Zoom-in. There was one applicant, Maryam Hassani Golyakh and she was chosen to receive the stipend.
LD CIG 2020-21 Activities/Projects/Publications:
In Sept. 2020, the CAPED LD CIG developed guidance for LD Specialist Roles and Best Practices During Covid-19. This document is meant to provide guidance in utilizing the skills of LD Specialists in support of all campus faculty and in the implementation of services for all students on campus. LD Specialists have training in how ordered and disordered learning occurs. They can tailor interventions and training from that perspective. Their expertise and services can be very beneficial in these times of remote learning. This document lists the many specific activities LD specialists can engage in with their campuses to provide support: Direct student support, student workshops, DSPS department tasks, faculty/staff outreach, and outreach and support for high school transition.
During the CAPED 2020 conference, the CAPED LD CIG Representative Council presented a session on “COVID-19 Impacts on DSPS Programs, Temporary Eligibility, and Instructional Support.” This presentation went over the history of LD Services, the current data on students tested using the LDESM, and described students with LD served by DSPS. The session also presented information on how emergency conditions (COVID-19, fires, fiscal reductions) have impacted LD evaluations and threaten equity of access to services for students without verification of learning disabilities. In addition, the session introduced the new CAPED LD CIG
Representative Council and what they have accomplished, provided information on the newly developed Guidance for Temporary Eligibility During Emergencies, and presented practical tips for faculty during the pandemic.
In April 2021, during CAPED’s Spring Zoom-in, the CAPED LD CIG Co-Chairs Jenna French and Sheryl Kern-Jones along with and Southern California CIG Chair Leah Silverman held the CAPED LD CIG Business and Budget Meeting. During this meeting the LD CIG welcomed new members, went over the Executive Board Report, LD CIG Budget, Stipend/Scholarships, introduced the CAPED LD CIG Representative Council, established workgroups. Updates were also provided by the CARS-W Liaison, Dawn Decker; the Publisher’s Liaison, Araksya Arutyunyan; and the LDESM Trainers, Krystle Taylor and Araksya Arutyunyan.
Also, during the Spring Zoom-in, the CAPED LD CIG Representative Council Work Group for Online Best Practices presented on “Best Practices for Online Instruction.” This presentation was a collaborative and interactive effort to identify best practices for online teaching and learning. Some of the topics addressed included how to create a community, provide accessibility, use break out rooms effectively, arrange accommodations for the online environment, and a discussion of what practices will continue to be used when back on campus. Specialist thanks to: Della Newlow, Sile Bassi, Leah Silverman, Leigh Ann Van Dyke, Sheryl Kern-Jones, Patrick Tackett, Kris Peck, Jessica Truglio, Elaine Gerber, Shawn Usha, and Toladette Kem-Rivera for your help on this.
The LD CIG would also like to thank Ann Marie Breslin DSS Counselor/LD Specialist, Saddleback College and Dawn Decker LD Specialist, Cypress College for providing a wonderful Return to Campus/Work Panel during the Spring 2021 Zoom-In. The panel discussed campus planning and unique challenges faced while planning to return to campus and work after the COVID-19 pandemic for LD specialists.
In Spring 2021, the LD Representative Council members each held regional meetings for LD specialists to come together to discuss the temporary eligibility process during COVID. In Spring 2021, the LD Representative Council formed the workgroup Return to Campus Guidance for LD Assessments Workgroup. This workgroup created a detailed list of considerations and a sample plan for LD Specialists to use in planning to resume in-person LD evaluations with attention to safety, professionalism, and consistency of practice. Special thanks to Ann Marie Breslin, Maricela Becerra, Jenna French, and Bryan Ouchi for helping create this document.
Documents/Publications:
- LD Specialist Roles and Best Practices During Covid-19 (9/2020)
- Guidance for Temporary Services and Accommodations (10/2020)
- Temporary Accommodations Checklist for Decision Making (2/2021)
- Instructor and Tutor Observation Checklist (2/2021)
- Return to Campus Learning Disability (LD) Assessment Considerations during COVID Pandemic (4/2021)
ASD-ID CIG
Keynote Speakers for the 2021 CAPED Convention:
- Kevin Hines
- Roni Habib
The ID-ASD CIG has been quite active this year. Here are some of the ID-ASD CIG highlights from this year:
- The ID-ASD CIG Sponsored a Scholarship
- College Access and Success Scholarship
- Professional Development Seminar for CAPED Convention, October, 2021
- Name of Session: Inspired Advocacy. Brief Description of Session: Those of us who serve individuals with disabilities are quite aware that our field is built around strong self-advocacy and advocacy. We often take bold stances to push for access and disability rights. Our work is emotionally challenging and rewarding. All of us have the ability to make a big difference with laws, policies, local initiatives, program development and so much more. It is important that we believe in our own capacity to make a difference. We are leaders who must first believe that we have the ability to effect the change that we so desire. Too many leaders allow their inner critic (or their limiting beliefs) to drive their decision and distort their reality. Left unchecked, these limiting beliefs keep us from our potential. Yet, when we realize that our empowering beliefs are more realistic, and when we intentionally shift our state of mind through experiencing positive emotions, we can lead from a place of peace and power. We truly have the capacity to change society and make our world a better place for everyone.
- Name of Speakers: Roni Habib
- Intended day of session: October 4th, 2021 (Roni will also be giving the keynote on October 5th.
- Time: The ID-ASD CIG Development ½ day Seminar will not be at the same time as the Management CIG seminar.
- Cost: $40.00
- Will food voucher be offered, and if so how much: No food voucher.
- The ID-ASD CIG began having regularly scheduled informal meetings & discussions every other month during the 2020/21 Academic Year, and the CIG plans to continue this practice.
- Meeting Dates: 11.4.20, 1.21.21, 3.18.21, 5.20.21
- The ID-ASD CIG and the UCLA Tarjan Center held several focus groups during the 2020/21 Academic year:
- Focus Groups to discuss how students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (including autism) are navigating the virtual higher education environment. The goal was to identify ongoing and persistent challenges to student academic engagement and success (i.e., course completion, retention, certificate and degree completion, and transfer), and explore promising practices for supporting students with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the emerging higher education environment.
- Dates: October 21st. October 27th. November 6th. November 30th. December 1st. December 3rd.
- The ID-ASD CIG continues to partner with Will Francis from the UCLA Tarjan Center to sponsor webinars (we owe a lot to Will and the Tarjan Center!):
- Strategies for Supporting Students with an Intellectual Disability and Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder: March 25, 2020, presented by Jane Thierfeld Brown, Ed.D., (Yale Child Study, Yale Medical School) and Maria Paiewonsky, Ed.D. (248 attended)
- Practical Strategies for Engaging Students with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism in the Emerging Online Higher Education Environment: April 17, 2020, presented by Angela Guevara, (Santiago Canyon College), Stacy Eldred (Saddleback College) and Michael Hoggatt, Ph.D., (Saddleback College). (241 attended)
- Guidance and Strategies for Supporting the Mental Health of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Students with an Intellectual Disability Part I: June 1, 2020, presented by Larry Schallert (College of the Canyons), Laura Espinosa, Ph.D., Yasmin Cardona, Briseida Castalan Ramirez, and Susan Stroebel (Mount San Antonio College). (244 attended)
- Guidance and Strategies for Supporting the Mental Health of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Students with an Intellectual Disability Part II: June 3, 2020, presented by Kate Sheehan (UCLA CARES), Tina Ebsen and Molly Rearick, Ed.D., (IGNITE Collective, Inc.) (138 attended)
- Sexual Assault: Overview of Relevant Laws, Training, Processes, and Reporting: Presented by Howard Kallem, J.D., Assistant Vice President for Title IX Compliance, Duke University (retired); Rebecca Veidlinger, J.D., Title IX Attorney and Consultant, Rebecca Veidlinger, Esq., PLLC; Branden Butler, Assistant Deputy Director of Education and Outreach, California Department of Fair Employment and Housing; August 17, 2020 (149 attended)
- Sexual Assault and Vulnerable Populations: How Professionals May Support Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Michael Hoggatt, Ph.D., Chair of Disabled Students Programs and Services, Saddleback College; Stacy Eldred, Associate Faculty/Chair of Adult Education Workforce Development, Saddleback College; and Casey Sousa, Counselor, Disability Support Services, North Orange Continuing Education August 20, 2020 (151 attended)
- Belonging in a College Community (both Virtual and
- Traditional) for Students with Autism and/or Intellectual
- Disabilities Presented by: Michael Hoggatt, M.S., MPA, Ph.D., DSPS Chair/Advisor-Saddleback Superfriends, of Saddleback College on April 13, 2021 (202 attended)
- Guidance and Strategies for Supporting the Mental Health of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Students with an Intellectual Disability Presented by: Allison Ferrier, Beth Syverson, Ivan Stanojkovic, & Katie Stubblefield Coastline College & North Orange Continuing Education on April 22, 2021 (112 attended)
- The Tarjan Center at UCLA, in collaboration with the College of the Canyons, and Ignite Collective, Inc., will be hosting a webinar to provide Guidance and Coping Strategies for Supporting Students (Including those with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and with an Intellectual Disability) and Colleagues with Anxiety and Stress, in Uncertain and Turbulent Times on Monday, June 14, 2021, from 1:30 P.M. to 3:00 P.M.
Counseling, Career Development and Veterans CIG
Counselor, Career and Veterans CIG had a somewhat uneventful year in terms of planned activities. We did hold our business meeting at the Spring Zoom in but due to schedules and events out of our control, there was no activities planned post meeting for the remainder of the year. With that being said, we need your leadership! Please consider stepping up and being a Co-chair to our CIG! All of the CIG Co-Chairs will be in new positions and all positions will be open for elections this year.
DHH CIG
As we continue on our journey of uncertainties in working through this current COVID19 pandemic and the various other viruses coming to surface. I wanted to take a moment to thank you for your commitment to your DHH student community, and for helping each other and our students in navigating through these difficult times.
We acknowledge the Planning Committee and the Executive Board for all their hard work in hosting the in-person conference this year at South Lake Tahoe Hannah Hotel, October 4-8, 2021: A Clearer (Re) Vision for Our Future. This year, we are grateful to have Dr. Terri Goldstein, Director of Academic Accommodation Center, presenting: Deaf 101.
Vice President of CIG, Vivian Ygloria supported the CIGs to host their Business Meeting online/remote to ensure that the CIG Officers continued to be connected with their members. We give thanks to Vivian for all the support and guidance she has given to the DHH CIG. Thank you.
During the Business Meeting:
- Hosted 2021 Northern Chair Election/Appointed to fulfil the vacant Northern Chair post
- Discussed and prioritized upcoming DHH CIG conference program
- Encouraged and recruited members to participate in teams to generate more activities to increase in: student scholarship, student
- panels, and presenters
We welcome your feedback, suggestions and ideas. Please also consider submitting your conference proposal for 2022. Your shared knowledge, insights and expertise to help improve our DHH student’s college experiences and our college approaches in serving DHH students is critical. Email CAPED.DHHCIG@gmail.com. Thank you for your support.
Program Management CIG
- The PM CIG presented the CAPED Excellence $1,500 student scholarship award during the 2020 CAPED Convention. The PM CIG will again be presenting this award at the 2021 CAPED Convention. The CAPED Excellence award is given to a student with a disability who has achieved both scholastic excellence and a high level of community/campus involvement. Thank you to this year’s scholarship committee: Patty Wendt, Edina Rutland, Ivan Pena, and Malia Flood. There were 26 excellent applicants this year.
- At the 2020 CAPED Convention, Dr. Malia Flood, Dean of Access and Wellness from Mt. San Antonio College was elected as the new PM CIG Southern co-chair. Thank you to Tom Thompson who served as the Southern PM CIG chair during the previous year.
- The PM CIG held their Spring meeting on May 13, 2021. Even though the meeting was held on Zoom, there was good attendance. It was nice to connect with other program managers throughout the state.
- Dr. Lucinda Aborn gave an update on the CAPED Mentor Program, reporting that there were 54 participants during the 2020-21 academic year. Thank you to all the program managers who have served as mentors, and to Lucinda, Denise Simpson and Jim Gioia for their ongoing support of this program.
- Bree Kennedy gave an update on discussions between regional coordinators and the CCCCCO on participatory governance structures. The regional coordinators are pursuing reinstatement of the Regional Coordinator’s Advisory in the 2021-22 CCCCO participatory governance handbook. In addition, the regional coordinators partnered with the CCCCO on the survey that the CCCCO asked all DSPS offices to send to their college faculty/staff and students.
- Nicole Smith gave a CAPED’s President’s report. Nicole reported that the CCCCO does seek out CAPED for appointments to CCCCO committees (for the DSPS perspective) as they always have and do so with other associations such as CalWORKs and EOP&S. CAPED is a professional organization, and the Officer’s discussed the Regional Coordinators request of moving appointments to the Statewide Committee; however, the CAPED officer’s council voted to keep this process in place with the CCCCO until a decision is made about reinstating the Regional Coordinators Advisory Committee in order to preserve DSPS input on CCCCO committees.
- Rick Scuderi gave a CAPED Legislative Committee report. Topics included: possible DSPS name change; AB 705 implementation impact of students with disabilities; AB 375; and, impact of Governor’s May Revision of the State Budget and its implications for CCC funding.
- PM CIG members provided feedback regarding future professional development training.
- The PM CIG is planning a zoom Spring PM CIG meeting that will include a PM CIG meeting plus a legal updates training.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
For more information or to join a committee, contact Chair!
HISTORIAN/PHOTOGRAPHER
Adrian Gonzalez
See VP of Committees Report
SCHOLARSHIPS
Lori Guy, Co-Chair & Lara Rofman, Co-Chair
lguy@noce.edu & lrofman@noce.edu
See VP of Committees Report
NOMINATIONS, ELECTIONS and AWARDS
Scott Brown, Chair
scott.brown@rcc.edu
See VP of Committees Report
MEMBERSHIP
Danielle Barbaro
We will be working on a membership drive for folks that were not able to attend conference 2021 in Lake Tahoe.
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY
Keith Ellis, Chair
This year the CAPED Legislative Advocacy Committee supported several policy areas. First, we supported the University of California Student Association’s (UCSA) Double the Pell Campaign—a national campaign to double the Federal Pell Grant award for all students. The UC Board of Regents among many other organizations have supported this Double Pell movement. Secondly, the committee supported and tracked Assembly Bill (AB) 375, which would raise the maximum workload for part-time/temporary community college faculty from 67% to 80-85% subjected to local collective bargaining negotiations. AB 375 passed both the Senate and Assembly and is waiting the governor’s signature at this time and would take effect January 1st, 2022.
State Budget Advocacy: This year CAPED supported state budget increases including restoration of cuts for all 3 higher education segments—UC, CSU, & CCC. As for CCC specifically, categorical funds (i.e. DSPS & EOPS) were not cut in the prior year thus the increases were more modest 1.7% except for EOPS. In collaboration with the CAPED Officers Council, the committee advocated to the CCCCO to revise the DSPS funding formula to allow for carry-over funds from one fiscal year to the next; this has been allowed provisionally due to the COVID Public Health Crisis and under emergency authority. The CCCCO has committed to work with CAPED and other DSPS stakeholders to make carry-over funds permanent through revising the DSPS Funding Formula. The committee is working collaboratively with Regional Coordinators to set DSPS funding budget advocacy goals leveraging partnerships with EOPS, FACCC, and other groups.
Lastly, the committee this past year worked collaboratively with the Regional Coordinators and AT-CIG to form a DE Regulations Workgroup to address the CCCCO’s proposed elimination of references to ADA in the Distance Education Title 5 Regulations. The committee will set policy advocacy priorities for the future in a workshop at the 2022 Annual Convention.
CONVENTION
Julie Sedlemeyer, Co-Chair & Dawn Decker, Co-Chair
jsedlemeyer@csustan.edu & ddecker@cypresscollege.edu
A pandemic, fires, travel restrictions, and budget constraints, Oh my! Despite these obstacles, we are excited to safely gather together again to share our knowledge, network and reconnect in 3D at beautiful Lake Tahoe. Due to the pandemic the planning committee needed to pivot in 2020 to our first ever virtual conference and reschedule the in-person to April 2021. However, once again due to the on-going pandemic, we needed to pivot and switch gears to deliver the Spring Zoom-In. Harrah’s Lake Tahoe pivoted with us letting us move our commitment to October 2021 and we are so happy to finally meet in their beautiful conference space. We have a great agenda with excellent keynote speakers, the “not so” silent auction, Magic Show scholarship fundraiser and more.
Each year there is a lot that goes into making a convention successful and CAPED is extremely grateful for the entire 2020 and 2021 CAPED Convention teams. Many of the planning committee have served both in 2020 and 2021. Thank you to each and every one of the committee chairs and committee members for their dedication, outside of the box ideas, excellent pivoting skills and especially for being a part of making CAPED 2020 (virtual) and CAPED 2021 (in-person) happen so successfully.
2021 CAPED Awards
Professional Recognition Award
Jeff Higginbotham
DSPS Director
MiraCosta College
Student of the Year
Leslie Fucron
San Diego City College
Administrator of the Year
Dr. Annebelle Nery
VP of Instruction
College of the Desert
President’s Award
Dr. Stormy Miller
DSPS Coordinator
College of Marin
R.J. Scuderi Exemplary Service Award
Bree Kennedy
DSPS Coordinator
San Diego City College
Vice President of CIGS Award
Darren Walters
DSPS Counselor
San Diego City College
Vice President of Committees Award
Lorri Guy
Program Coordinator
North Orange Continuing Education
Lara Rofman
Job Developer
North Orange Continuing Education
2020-2021
Scholarship Award Winners
Scholarship Recipient Amount
| Access Technology Scholarship | Justin Chiu | $500 | |
| Alyssa McCroskey Memorial Scholarship | Christopher Lukens | $1,000 | |
| Betty Bacon Memorial Scholarship | Joey Beak | $1,000 | |
| CAPED Excellence Scholarship | Renee Te | $1,500 | |
| CAPED Memorial Scholarship | Emma Blanck | $1,000 | |
| CAPED Veterans Scholarship | Wilbert Martin | $500 | |
| College Access & Success Scholarship | Joshua Kwak | $1,000 | |
| Counseling & Career Development | Chris Johnson | $500 | |
| Dick Griffiths Memorial Scholarship | Isabelle Applebee | $1,000 | |
| Steve Fasteau Past Presidents’ Scholarship | Carrie Bess Whitenight | $1,500 | |
| Susan Bunch Memorial Scholarship | William Jeffrey Graham | $1,000 |