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Meet Our Faculty
PCC Multidisciplinary Success Center
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Phyllis Arias, DEPARTMENT HEAD, Associate Professor, L 205
(562) 938-3126
Email: parias@lbcc.edu
In addition to a B.A. in Spanish from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an M.A. from Claremont Graduate University, Phyllis has elementary and secondary teaching credentials.
She has taught basic skills and adult education and specializes in teaching learning/study skills in the Learning and Academic Resources Department. Phyllis is a certified trainer of learning styles and learner diversity. |
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Heidi Neu, Instructional Specialist, L 205
(562) 938-3979
Email: hneu@lbcc.edu
Hi! I am a teacher because I love learning and seeing students succeed in reaching their personal and educational goals. My academic background is in English, ESL and Linguistics with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in those areas from CSULB. I’ve taught at LBCC for more than 12 years and love working here.
I was born in Long Beach and am a graduate of a community college. My personal passions include spending time with my family, art, N.Y. Times crossword puzzles, reading, cooking, gardening and doing my part to protect our beautiful planet. |
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Part-Time Faculty |
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Blaire DiGiovanni, Adjunct Instructor, L 206
(562) 938-3991
Email: sdigiovanni@lbcc.edu
Blaire received her A.A. from Long Beach City College, her B.A. from University of California Irvine, and will be completing her Masters of Education in Reading January 2008 from the University of LaVerne. She taught in Long Beach public schools for 15 years, 3 years as a reading specialist. Blaire has been an instructor in the Academic Support and Development department at LBCC since 2003. |
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Anthony Duenas, Adjunct Instructor, L 206
(562) 938-3991
Email: aduenas@lbcc.edu
Anthony has an Associate of Arts Degree from Cypress College and Bachelor's and Master's of Arts degrees from California State University at Long Beach. He is fluent in Spanish and a Clinical Hypnotherapist, certified by the American Institute of Hypnotherapy. |
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Barbara Tighe, Adjunct Instructor, L 206
(562) 938-3991
Email: btighe@lbcc.edu
Barbara has been helping students achieve their goals here in the Adult Success Center for 14 years. Before that, she received her BA in English and her MS in Education with a specialty in Reading from California State University, Fullerton. She has taught reading, study skills, and English at Cypress College, Cerritos College, and here at LBCC. She has also tutored privately and worked as a Tutor Trainer. In addition, she taught reading in the English Skills Center for many years before moving to Academic Support and Development. |
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Casey Shim, Adjunct Instructor, L 206
(562) 938-3991
Email: cshim@lbcc.edu
A native of Hawaii, Casey graduated from the University of Hawaii with a B.A. in Psychology. He received his M.A. from CSULB in Administration and worked for the Long Beach Unified School District as a principal, counselor and teacher for 34 years. He also served in the U.S. Army and Reserves for 28 years, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. He has taught Academic Support and Development at LBCC since 1970.
When he's not teaching, Casey enjoys the outdoors, nature, camping, traveling, learning, being a cowboy, farming and tennis. He owns and operates the Shim Coffee, Protea, and Botanical Farm in Utopia (Kula, Maui). Casey invites you to come to the Success Center and improve your life and wants you to remember that every day is special! |
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Peju Ayorinde-Skidmore, Adjunct Instructor, L 206
(562) 938-3991
Email: pskidmore@lbcc.edu
Welcome to the Success Center! I have a B.A. in English from Southwest Baptist University in Missouri and an M.A. in Communications from University of New Orleans. I have been an ESL, English and BAE instructor for more than 18 years. I have been with LBCC for 18 years. |
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Kathy Walczak, Adjunct Instructor, MM 112
(562) 938-3257
Email: kwalczak@lbcc.edu
Kathy works in several departments on the PCC campus of LBCC, so in addition to the Success Center, you may find her in the Tech Center assisting students in the trade and vocational programs or teaching Learn 11. She has a B.A. degree in English and master's degrees in business and education. She enjoys getting to know and helping LBCC students. |
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Roger Wyatt, Adjunct Instructor, L 206
(562) 938-3991
Email: rwyatt@lbcc.edu
Welcome to the Success Center! As a professional educator, I have been preparing all my life to assist you in obtaining your GED or improving your academic skills. I attended Long Beach schools as a child and the returned after obtaining bachelor and master's degrees so that I could teach and become an administrator in those same schools. I have been an instructor in the Adult Success Center since 1978. Outside of education, I enjoy snow skiing, bike riding, working on my classic Jaguar and traveling with my wife. |
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Support Staff |
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Cynthia Crowder, Instructional Lab Coordinator, L 204
(562) 938-3976
Email: ccrowder@lbcc.edu
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Nong Khong, Instructional Assistant, L203
(562) 938-3991
Email: nkhong@lbcc.edu
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Tami Davis, Instructional Assistant, MM 112
(562) 938-3259
Email: tdavis@lbcc.edu
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