
4CSD Annual Conference 2022
October 12-14, 2022
Doubletree Hotel in Claremont, CA
The theme for this year’s conference:
The Road to Transformation: Creating and Sustaining Meaningful Professional Development for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access.

A huge thanks to all of our presenters and attendees!
Wednesday | October 12
The Nuts and Bolts of Being a Professional Development Practitioner: Almost Everything You Need to Know!
Presenters: Claudia Montoya-Andrews, Chair 4CSD Board and Director of Career Education at Coastline College and Leslie Carr, 4CSD Board Member and Director Professional Development at College of the Canyons
Collaborative Working Session: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access
Presenters: Janue Johnson, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Professional Learning Coordinator, Learning Opportunities for Transformation, San Diego Mesa College and Nashona Andrade, Human Resources Director, Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District
PowerPoint slides coming soon
California Community College Chancellor’s Office Presentation on the State of Professional Development
Presenter: Marty Alvarado, Executive Vice Chancellor, Equitable Student Learning, Experience, and Impact Office
Thursday | October 13
Collaborative Working Session: Updating and Equitizing FLEX Guidelines and Title 5
Presenters: Shannon Krajewski, Professional Development Coordinator, Los Angeles Pierce College and Jessica Martin, Program Coordinator, Professional Development, Diablo Valley College
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Unconscious Bias: Understanding Bias to Unleash Potential
Presenter: Theresa Prelitz, Senior Consultant, FranklinCovey
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Catalyzing the Campus Culture for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access Readiness: Coordinated Efforts Across Employee Groups
Panel Facilitator: Lisa Rodriguez, Ph.D. Acting Director, Professional and Organizational Development
Panelists: John Lewallen, Classified Senate President, Co-Chair, Classified Professional Development Committee; Rosa Asencio, Former Co-Chair, Campus Equity and Diversity Committee, Co-Chair, Classified Professional Development Committee; Tania Anders, Ph.D., (Former) Co-Chair, Faculty Professional Development Committee, Co-VP of the Academic Senate and Sustainability Coordinator; Lianne Greenlee, M.S., Associate Dean, Accreditation and Strategic Planning; Mica Stewart, Ph.D., Faculty Coordinator for Equity Certification, Title V and Department Chair, Ethnic Studies
Panel Facilitator and all Panelists are from Mt. San Antonio College.
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Praxis: Institutionalizing a Comprehensive Professional Development Plan Based on Academic Research
Presenters: Dr. Jessica Krug, Faculty Co-lead for Center Development Plan and Cyrus Fernandez, Professional Development Coordinator, Santa Monica College
Caring Campus
Presenters: Ken Sherwood, Vice President, Caring Campus, Institute for Evidence-Based Change (IEBC); Michelle Francis, TEACH Center Coordinator/ Child Studies Faculty, West Valley College
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Understanding the Vision Resource Center and What It Can Do for You!
Presenters: Liz Avila-Delgado, Engagement Specialist, Ted Olivos, Vision Resource Center Manager, Selene Kinder, Sr. Communications Specialist, Vision Resource Center
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Developing a New Faculty Orientation
Presenter: Heather Paul, English Professor, Reedley College
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Cultivate the Mind and Let Equity Flourish!
Presenters: Anna Stirling, Associate Dean Distance Education & Professional Development and Mayra Gomez, Professional Development Coordinator, Mt. San Jacinto College
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Innovations in Teaching & Learning: Cultivating Inclusive Excellence in Transfer Level Math & English through System-Wide Communities of Practice
Presenters: Tonya Williams, Ph.D., Visiting Dean, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Leadership Development, Institutional Effectiveness Division; Kim Middleton, Academic Strategist, The Association of College and University Educators (ACUE); Elsie Rivas Gomez, Associate Professor, English, Pasadena City College & Professional Development Coordinator, The Puente Project
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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access (DEIA) Professional Development in Grant Initiatives: Creating an Equity Minded Campus Culture to Improve Student Outcomes
Presenter: Lisa Rodriguez, Ph.D., Acting Director, Professional and Organizational Development; Cathy Stute, Senior Research Analyst, and Title V Faculty, Staff and Student Presenters, Mt. San Antonio College
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Customer Service Excellence Series
Presenter: Pilar Huffman, Professional Development Manager, Compton College
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Professional Development Strategies for Closing Equity Gaps: Multiple Approaches for Your Community College
Presenters: Dr. Daylene Meuschke, Associate Vice President Institutional Research, Planning and Institutional Effectiveness and Student Experience Redesign; Dr. Diane Fiero, Deputy Chancellor and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer; Alene Terzian - Zeitounian, English Professor; Pamela Williams-Paez, Sociology Professor; and Flavio Medina-Martin, Director Diversity and Inclusion
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Redesigning New Faculty Orientation Through an Equity Framework
Presenter: Cindy Walker, Faculty Success Center Facilitator, Chaffey College
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Bringing Student Voices into the Design of Professional Development Work
Presenters: Nicholas Hatch, Assistant Professor, Kinesiology Health & Athletics; Jason Robinson, Director, Professional Development; and Desiree Zuniga, Counselor, Pasadena City College
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Creating a Culture that Promotes and Supports Campus-Wide and District-Wide Professional Development
Presenter: Dr. Diane Fiero, Deputy Chancellor and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, College of the Canyons
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The Race Conversation
Presenters: Janelle Williams Melendrez, Executive Officer of Equity and Engagement; Patricia Hinck, Programs Coordinator; and Andre Ortiz, Training Services Coordinator, Southwestern College
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Friday | October 14
Elevate Your Virtual Professional Development Experiences with Zoom Events
Presenters: Anna Stirling, Associate Dean Distance Education & Professional Development and Mayra Gomez, Professional Development Coordinator, Mt. San Jacinto College, Andre Ortiz, Training Services Coordinator, Southwestern College
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Collaborative Working Session: Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Professional Development Programming
Presenters: Nashona Andrade, Human Resources Director, Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District and Shannon Krajewski, Professional Development Coordinator at Los Angeles Pierce College
Technology in the Classroom: Using Aframe to Develop Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Experiences for Almost Free!
Presenter: Airek Mathews, Manager, Distance Education, Compton College
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My Life as a Professional Development Practitioner: Developing a Better Understanding of Social/Cultural Identities
Presenter: Flavio Medina-Martin, Director, Diversity and Inclusion, College of the Canyons
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Keynote: Harvesting the Fruits of Our Labor: Nurturing Equity from the Seeds of Justice
Presenter: Abdimalik Buul, Ed.D., Visiting Executive of Educational Excellence, California Community College Chancellor's Office
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Professional Development Update
Tonya Williams, Visiting Dean, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Leadership