​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Meet Our Full-Time Faculty!​​

​The SAC Continuing Education faculty are here to help! Meet our full-time faculty below. We also ​have over 400 part-time faculty and counselors. Each one brings dedication and experience to the classroom.​

Counseling​

​	Alejan​dro Moreno (He/Him/His) Department Co-Chair Professor & Counselor moreno_alejandro@sac.edu​
​	​ Patty Siguenza​​​ Department Co-Chair Professor & Counselor siguenza_patty@sac.edu
​	​ Michael Ha Professor & Counselor​ ha_michael@sac.edu
​	​ Patricia Tejeda (She/Her/Ella) Assistant Professor & Counselor tejeda_patricia@sac.edu​
​	​ Violeta Viera Professor & Counselor viera_violeta@sac.edu​

​​Career Education

​​​	​ ​​Osiel "Ozzie" Madrigal, Ed.D. Department Chair​​ Department Coordinator Vocational Business Professor madrigal_osiel@sac.edu
​	​ ​Veronica Castaneda, MA Vocational Business Assistant Professor castaneda_veronica@sac.edu
	​ Chef Asher Kuny Culinary Arts & Hospitality Assistant Professor kuny_asher@sac.edu
​	​ ​​Candice Vazquez, RN Coordinator of Allied Health Nursing Assistant, Assistant Professor​ vasquez_candice@sac.edu
​	​ Emily Vu, Ed.D. Vocational Business Assistant Professor  vu_emily@sac.edu

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​​​English as a Second Language

​	​ ​​Henry Kim Department Chair​ Professor ESL Textbook Committee Chair ESL Lab Coordinator SCE Curriculum Division Committee Chair kim_henry@sac.edu
​	​ José López Mercedes, Ed.D. Department Co-Chair Associate Professor SCE Distance Education Faculty Coordinator lopezmercedes_jose@sac.edu
​	​​ ​​​Cheryl Bucholtz-Magallon Assistant Professor bucholtz_cheryl@sac.edu
​	​ Jarek Janio, Ph.D. (He/His/Him) Associate Professor Faculty Coordinator WIOA Grant Coordinator janio_jarek@sac.edu
​	​ Joanna Kibler-McNerney Assistant Professor mcnerney_joanna@sac.edu
​	​Caroline Kim Assistant Professor kim_caroline@sac.edu
​	​ Gizelle Ponzillo Assistant Professor ponzillo_gizelle@sac.edu
​​	​ ​Merari L. Weber, Ed.D. (She/Her/Ella)​ Professor SCE Professional Development & ESL/ELL Healthcare Pathways Faculty Coordinator Academic Senate's VP of Community Operations 4CPD Board Member  weber_merari@sac.edu​

High School Diploma

​​	​​ Carrie Patton Department Co-Chair Professor​ patton_carrie@sac.edu​​
​	​ John Tashima (He/Him) Department Co-Chair Coordinator​ Professor tashima_john@sac.edu
​	​ Molly Colunga Professor colunga_molly@sac.edu
​	​Donna Khalid, Ph.D., M.B.A​. Coordinator Professor khalid_donna@sac.edu​
	​ Andrew Manson​, Ph.D​​. Assistant Professor manson_andrew@sac.edu​
​	​ Reza Mirbeik, Ed.D.​ (He/His) Professor of Mathematics sabzevary_mohammadreza@sac.edu​

​HiSET/GED, ​Adult Basic Education

	​ Adrianna Gonzalez, Ed.D. ABE Department Chair Professor gonzalez_adrianna@sac.edu
	​ Juliana Saldivar HiSET/GED Faculty Lead Assistant Professor saldivar_juliana@sac.edu​

Older/Active Adults

​​​	Fleur Fong Faculty Coordinator of Older/Active Adults Program Assistant Professor fong_fleur@sac.edu​