As an adjunct instructor, Michael taught graduate and undergraduate business and accounting courses at Cerritos College, Marymount College and Webster University.
Michael has also held professional positions outside of teaching including, chief financial officer of Marymount College, chief financial officer and senior vice president for Mysmart.com, vice president and chief financial officer for American Golf Corporation, vice president and controller for Sony Pictures Entertainment, and senior manager for Ernst & Young.
 

Cheryl previously taught Health Education and Exercise Science as an adjunct instructor at Grossmont, Southwestern and City Colleges. She was also a full-time instructor at Mills College in Oakland, California. During her time there she had ancillary administrative responsibilities and was also involved in the development of curriculum for women’s health and served on numerous committees.

Prior to Cheryl’s entry into college teaching, she owned her own business – KC Sports Enterprises. Programs included water fitness for adults, a women’s basketball league and a developmental skills camp for youth. These programs were the first of their kind in the area in which they were developed.
 

Gareth taught for a number of years as an adjunct instructor in both the United States and France. His teaching has included a variety of humanities, literature, and composition classes at San Diego State University, Grossmont College, the University of San Diego, Woodbury University, and the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. He has also taught American history, speech communications, political science, and various levels of English for the French university system. From 1997 to 2002, he worked as an instructor and activities coordinator for Academic Studies Associates, an American high school summer program based in Nice, France.
 

Angela currently teaches History part-time for Grossmont College. She also teaches part-time in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department at Chaffey College. She is an alumnus of Grossmont College and says that her motivation and inspiration to pursue graduate studies came from the encouragement and support of the faculty at Grossmont College. Working here as an adjunct instructor has allowed Angela the opportunity to “give back” to her college community by teaching a variety of History and World Civilization classes.
 

Tate's teaching experience includes adjunct instructor of Rhetoric and Writing at San Diego State University; Lecturer in English and English as a Second Language at the University of California, Riverside; teacher of a British Literature Survey course for CSU Fullerton; and Introduction to Literary Analysis, Literary Analysis and Composition, and a Senior Seminar in Liberal Studies for the University of Redlands.
Tate served as Teaching Assistant at the University of California, Riverside, where he lectured on 18th Century Literature and also

Taught Freshman Composition. A competitive swimmer in college, Tate served as an Assistant Swimming Coach at the University of California, San Diego, and as a coach for the Riverside Aquatics Association.
 

Steve brings many years of football coaching experience to Grossmont College. He was a defensive coordinator and special teams coordinator for the University of La Verne, graduate assistant football coach and assistant football coach for the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, special teams coordinator and defensive line coach for the University of San Diego, and assistant football coach for Occidental College.
In addition to Steve’s coaching background he has also taught Social Studies and Physical Education for the Glendale and San Diego Unified School Districts.
 

Beth taught full-time in the Department of Kinesiology and served as a new faculty mentor at San Francisco State University (SFSU). In addition, she served as director of “FitnessPlus,” the SFSU campus faculty and staff wellness program. Beth taught a variety of physical education, health and life science classes as an adjunct instructor in the Physical Education and Athletics Department at Santa Rosa Junior College. She was also a guest lecturer in nutrition and weight control for the University of Nevada at Las Vegas and a graduate teaching assistant for the Department of Kinesiology while there.
 

Helen has worked at Grossmont College as an adjunct instructor in ESL teaching intermediate grammar, reading, vocabulary development, writing and advanced reading comprehension and is currently the coordinator of the American Collegiate English Program (ACE).

Helen has also been a Student Services Specialist and Financial Aid Assistant here at Grossmont College.
 

Barbara has more than 20 years of teaching experience in the field of ESL and served as an adjunct instructor for Grossmont College since 2003. Additionally, she has been an instructor for the Institute for English Language Education at the University of California, San Diego, and a Business English Coordinator. Barbara served as an adjunct instructor of English to Speakers of Other Languages for Miramar College and was also a full-time career instructor of ESL in the English Foundation’s Program for Hawaii Pacific University in Honolulu.

Other related positions include: Coordinator of EFP Orientation-Retention Activities at Hawaii Pacific University, Honolulu, and an English teacher at the Osaka YMCA.
 

Michele honed her microscopy skills while a student researcher at the University of California, Riverside, where she also discovered her talent as a teaching assistant. She taught Principles of Biology, General Biology I, Introduction to the Biological Sciences I, General Microbiology, and Paramedical Microbiology while an adjunct faculty member at Southwestern, Cuyamaca, Miramar, Mt. San Antonio and Grossmont Colleges.
Michele was also the recipient of a National Science Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellowship and the Newell Travel Grant from the University of California, Riverside.
 

Priscilla’s teaching experience includes adjunct positions at Grossmont College with classes in Introduction to International Business, Principles of Management, Global Sourcing, Retail Buying, and Managing Cultural Diversity. She taught business courses part-time as well for California State Polytechnical University, Mira Costa College, and the University of San Diego.

Priscilla has extensive experience in international marketing and business with companies such as The Paper Magic Group, Sewco, Porter International, Beebas Creations and Sears & Roebuck International as well as being the owner of a small glass jewelry company.
 

Pete’s teaching experience includes positions at Arizona State University, University of Minnesota, Hamline University, and Mesa College where he taught such courses as Introduction to the Humanities, Introduction to History of Science, Technology and Western Civilization, Ethics in Science and Technology, and Science and Literature.
Pete was also a part-time exhibit researcher and designer for the Science Museum of Minnesota, and exhibit researcher, designer and curator for The Bakken – A Library and Museum of Electricity in Life, also in Minnesota.
 

Allison taught General Biology at Palomar and Miramar Colleges; Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology at Southwestern College and Human Biology, Human Dissection, and Human Physiology at Mira Costa College. She has also taught Human Physiology, General Biology, Human Heredity and Human Dissection at San Diego City College; Principles of Biology at Grossmont College; and, Biological Sciences I at Miramar College. Allison also taught full-time for Mira Costa College in the area of Human Anatomy.

Allison was the recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of California at San Diego; the Chapman Scholar Award from Salk Institute; the G. F. Ribble Award from the Ribble Foundation of the University of Kentucky, and the HHMI Research Award also from the University of Kentucky.
 

For the past 22 years, Karl's repertoire as an English instructor has run the gamut of courses in Developmental Writing, Creative Writing and Literature. In California, he has worked for UC Irvine, UC San Diego, SDSU, Mesa College, Palomar College, Saddleback College, and Grossmont College; elsewhere, he has worked for SUNY Binghamton, Broome Community College, and the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
Karl has also held other professional full-time and part-time positions outside of teaching.
 

Christi taught part-time for the Cajon Valley Union School District and Grossmont College and full-time at Maric College. She has held a number of professional positions outside of teaching and is a member of OTAC, AOTA, NBCOT and CBOT. Christi served as Treasurer of the San Diego Chapter of OTAC and was Associate Director of the Chapter from 1997-1999. She served as a recruiter for Sundance Rehabilitation at the OTAC Conference in 1998 and marketing representative for Eloise R. Johnston and Associates.