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Scott Barr has been employed at
Grossmont College since 1986 and has worked in the community college system
since 1981 specializing in serving and guiding students with diverse
backgrounds, including: learning and physical disabilities and economically
disadvantaged. Currently he is working with EOPS/CARE and DSP&S and is on
special assignment offering counseling to CalWORKs students.
Scott has a range of counseling expertise, including: academic advising,
career guidance, personal counseling, providing accommodations and advocating
for students with disabilities. He has been an academic advisor since 1995
and worked as a career counselor for several years at both Grossmont
and Palomar colleges. Prior to coming to Grossmont College he worked as a
licensed Marriage, Family and Child Counselor. So, whether students need
assistance in developing an educational plan, choosing a career/major, short
term personal counseling or accommodations for a disability, Scott is able
to help.
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Allen Chu is a
first-generation Chinese immigrant. He came to this country when he was four years
old and is the first in a family of nine to graduate from college. He speaks Chinese
and Burmese fluently and has over eight years of counseling related experience. He
has been with Grossmont's EOPS program since August 1996. His specialty is
understanding the financial aid process. He focused on financial aid because he
states, "students would not be able to attend college without it". Come
and make an appointment with Allen, he's eager to work with you! E-mail address:
allen.chu@gcccd.net |
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Sylvia Montejano is
a native San Diegan who has worked at Grossmont college EOPS since 1994. Prior to
coming to Grossmont college, Sylvia worked at UCSD and also Northern Essex and Bunker Hill
community Colleges in Massachusetts. Sylvia earned both her B.A. in Psychology and
M.S. in Counseling at San Diego State University. She has found her
"niche" in the community college setting, and especially enjoys working with
EOPS student population. when she isn't counseling, Sylvia is usually singing, and
performs a variety of music, both solo and choral, throughout San Diego County.
E-mail address: sylvia.montejano@gcccd.net.
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Michael Perez transferred
from Santa Barbara City College to San Diego State University where he earned a BS
degree in Criminal Justice Administration. Michael returned to San Diego State and
obtained his MS in Counseling through the Community Based Block program with an emphasis in
multicultural counseling and school counseling. Michael is the first in his family
to graduate from college and has successfully demonstrated the ability to
overcome many
obstacles, which include a learning disability. He understands the many struggles
student face today and strides to motivate and teach the skills necessary to assist
students obtain their educational and personal goals. He has been with Grossmont's
EOPS program since September 2000. E-mail address:
michael.perez@gcccd.net |
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Pearl Lopez
Pearl is a former EOPS student and former EOPS student worker. She is a
first generation college student and is familiar with the many struggles
EOPS students experience. She gives EOPS a lot of credit for her success
and wants to return the favor by helping EOPS students. After receiving her
Associate’s Degree from Grossmont College, Pearl transferred to SDSU and
completed a Bachelor’s degree in English with an Applied Linguistics
Certificate. She then obtained her Master’s degree at SDSU in Counseling
through the Community Based Block program with an emphasis in multicultural
counseling. Pearl has been working for the Grossmont College District since
1993 in many different capacities. She has been an EOPS Counselor since
2004. Pearl also speaks, reads and writes Spanish fluently. |
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Jim Tolbert played
for the San Diego Chargers for seven years before retiring from the physically demanding
job of football to counsel students in EOPS. He always planned to work in education.
He attended Missouri's Lincoln University to obtain a degree in elementary
education and to play a little football. In his senior year of college he was
drafted by the Chargers and the rest is history. After retirement from the NFL, Jim
went on to complete his BS and then attained his MS degrees, one in Human Behavior and
another in Counseling. His advise to college athletes aspiring to become pros is
"Always put academics first. You can't aspire to be a pro athlete, you
just get lucky at that. You CAN aspire to get an
education". E-mail address:
jim.tolbert@gcccd.net
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