On August 15, 2016, the RSCCD Board of Trustees welcomed 30 new Santa Ana College (SAC) faculty members. The moment was marked by the taking of this commemorative photo. In the front row, from left to right are: Linda D. Rose, Ed.D., SAC president; John R. Hanna, vice president, RSCCD Board of Trustees; Lawrence "Larry" R. Labrado, RSCCD trustee; Luis Mejia, SAC Associated Student Government (ASG) president and interim RSCCD student trustee; Claudia C. Alvarez, president, RSCCD Board of Trustees; Nelida Mendoza Yanez, clerk, RSCCD Board of Trustees; Arianna P. Barrios, RSCCD trustee; and Raúl Rodríguez, Ph.D., RSCCD chancellor. In the second row from left to right: Stacy Simmerman, assistant professor, English; Carol Seitz, assistant professor, medical assistant program; Elenor Papa, assistant professor, nursing; Merari Weber, assistant professor/coordinator, ESL; Osiel Madrigal, assistant professor/coordinator, workforce development; Reyna Cummings, assistant professor, communication studies; Donna Khalid, assistant professor/coordinator, ASE science; Judith King, assistant professor/librarian; Kimberly Smith, assistant professor, law; Ali Kowsari, assistant professor, marketing; Linda Sung, assistant professor, accounting; Maribel Pineda, assistant professor/counselor; Minhan Dinh-Mahavongtrakul, assistant professor, biology; Sarah Bennett, assistant professor, communications and media studies; and Rodrigo Valles, assistant professor, ethnic studies. In the back row, from left to right are: Christopher Dufala, assistant professor, studio arts; Justin Tolentino, assistant professor, mathematics; Kalonji Satterfield, assistant professor, communication studies; Sara Kelley, assistant professor, English; Susan Garnett, assistant professor/coordinator, ESL; Maria Estrada, assistant professor/counselor, EOPS; Mohammadreza Mirbeik Sebzevary, assistant professor, mathematics; Kelly Nguyen, assistant professor, mathematics; John Tashima, assistant professor/coordinator, ABE; Michael Briones, assistant professor, music; Chantal Lamourelle, assistant professor, human development; Shannon Muir, assistant professor/counselor; Violeta Viera, assistant professor/counselor; Alejandro Moreno, assistant professor/counselor; and Michael Dermody, television/video communications.

This fall, Santiago Canyon College welcomed 19 new faculty members. In the front row, from left to right are: John Hernandez, Ph.D., interim SCC president; John R. Hanna, vice president, RSCCD Board of Trustees; Lawrence "Larry" R. Labrado, RSCCD trustee; Esther Chian, SCC ASG president and interim RSCCD student trustee; Claudia C. Alvarez, president, RSCCD Board of Trustees; Nelida Mendoza Yanez, clerk, RSCCD Board of Trustees; Arianna P. Barrios, RSCCD trustee; and Raúl Rodríguez, Ph.D., RSCCD chancellor. In the second row from left to right: Melissa Govea, assistant professor, women’s studies; Erika Gutierrez, assistant professor, sociology; Juana Galvan, assistant professor/counselor, EOPS; Elaine Pham, assistant professor/coordinator, ABE/HSS; Angela Guevara, assistant professor/coordinator, Adults with Disabilities; Rosalba Hernandez, assistant professor/counselor-bilingual; Amy Freese, assistant professor, reading; Karla Frizler, assistant professor/coordinator, ESL; and Jessica Kramer, assistant professor, mathematics. In the back row, from left to right are: Cale Crammer, assistant professor, political science; Shereen Siddiqui, assistant professor, women’s studies; Melissa Shirah, assistant professor, accounting; Brenda Carpio, assistant professor, political science; Seth Daugherty, assistant professor/librarian; Denise Salcido, assistant professor/coordinator, ABE/HSS; Kathy Hall, assistant professor, English; Matthew Cotter, assistant professor, mathematics, and Rachel Petrocelli, history. Not pictured are Daniel Oase, assistant professor/coordinator, CTE business skills, and Cher Carrera, professor, mathematics, who has transferred from SAC.