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The Board of Directors of the Emeriti Association are volunteers
who donate time and energy into the management of the Association.
They are retired faculty who wish to remain involved in the activities
of the group and are glad to support the group with work and organization.
Together, they provide the planning and implementation of the activities
and projects of the Association members. These include a regular
newsletter, a web site, the two open meetings with luncheon, the
participation in the Learning Community Awards program, cooperation
with the LACC Foundation, and other activities. Below you can meet
these dedicated people.
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Charlene
Carnachan |
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Ren Colantoni
Ren retired from the CTEL department
in June of 2007. He served 37 years at Trade-Tech and LACC, after
starting in 1967 as an hourly instructor. He was department chair
for four years, then served as Director of Academic Computing, during
which time he was responsible for bringing the Internet to LACC, and,
working with Roberta Holt in Staff Development, provided equipment
and training for instructors in the use of technology in the classroom.
Ren enjoys fishing and off-road exploring, old hobbies like amateur
radio and painting, and new ones like photography. He is married with
five children and eight grandchildren. His wife Mary teaches Creative
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Raoul
dela Sota
Raoul De la Sota studied art at
Los Angeles City College and then at UCLA where he earned his Master
of Arts degree. Soon after graduation, he received the first Fulbright
Fellowship ever awarded to a Chicano artist for a year's study in
Peru. De la Sota has shown his work in solo exhibits at The Museum
of Man in San Diego, in Mexico at galleries in Oaxaca, Morelia and
Valle de Bravo. He has had one-man exhibits at the SPARC Gallery in
Venice, the David Zapf Gallery in San Diego and the Southwest Museum
in Los Angeles, along with many group exhibits. He has been commissioned
to do paintings and sculptures by the Institute of Contemporary Art
in Los Angeles, the Hyatt Corporation in the Bahamas and by the writer
Victor Villaseñor for the cover of his book Wild Steps to
Heaven. He has created four murals in Los Angeles and in Cuernavaca,
Mexico in private residences. He has designed a poster for the Metro
Neighborhood program and created a 20' high mural for the Metro Division
9 headquarters in El Monte. Prizes include an Arts America Grant for
a series of lectures on Chicano Art in Colombia. His work can be seen
in the two-volume book Contemporary Chicana and Chicano Art published
by the Arizona State University Press and at Howeeduzzitgallery.com.
In 2007 his work was seen in the exhibit "Skyscapes" in
Terminal Three at the Los Angeles International Airport and at the
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery in the exhibit "Spirits of
LA". He and his wife Leticia Garcia-De la Sota have been collecting
art since their marriage 22 years ago. |
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Ann Gallagher |
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Lee
Hancock |
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Roberta Holt
Roberta retired from LACC in 2001 after
a 35 year career at LACC. The first 25 years she spent as a member
of the CAOT Department and served as Chair for 10 years. In 1991 she
became Coordinator of Staff Development and spent the last 10 years
in that position where she also was the Director of the Teaching-Learning
Center. Roberta became president of the Emeriti Association in 2004,
when Dr. Lou Hilleary stepped down at President. She is only the second
president the organization has had in its 15-year life. Roberta states
that one of the joys of being active with this organization has been
working with the Emeriti Board, a dedicated group of Emeriti without
whom our organization would not exist. Roberta is also an ex-oficio
member of the LACC Foundation. Since retiring, Roberta works as a
volunteer at the Center for Healthy Aging in Santa Monica as a peer
counselor and co-facilitates a woman’s support group. She has
also traveled to Europe, Australia and New Zealand, Peru and Mexico.
She loves cruising and her four timeshares as well. Roberta has a
15-month old grandson who she travels to Seattle to see as often as
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Carol
Johnson |
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Eve Jones |
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Jim McCloskey
Jim McCloskey studied drama at Los Angeles Junior College, now LACC,
from1938 to 1941while working in films as an extra. In October l941
he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and was trained as a pilot. Later
he flew 42 combat missions in the South Pacific. After the war he
attended USC. In 1949 he was hired to teach an acting course in the
evening division and in l950 he was hired full time in the day program.
While waiting for an opening in the Theatre Department he taught in
three other departments: Speech, Broadcasting and English. Finally,
he secured a full time position in the Theatre Department, where he
served as chairman from1973 until his retirement in 1982. During his
tenure at LACC he remained in the Air Force Active Reserves, retiring
in 1978 with the rank of Colonel. |
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Bob Pollyea
Bob started teaching and counseling in 1957 for the Los Angeles Unified School District. In 1962 he accepted Administrative Counseling positions at several high schools in the LAUSD.
In 1968 he was promoted to Supervisor of Secondary Counseling for the Los Angeles Unified School District. Bob left the LAUSD in 1971 to join the Psychology and Counseling Departments at Los Angeles City College. He had been a strong advocate for Para-Professional and Peer Counseling, and he established a Counselor Aide Program as part of the Psychology Department.
In 1975 Bob was recognized for his achievements in Para-Professional Counseling by the California State Counseling and Guidance Association. He was honored to accept their award as the “Outstanding Counselor in the State of California.”
In 1976 he was selected as Assistant Dean of Students at Los Angeles City College. In 1981 he served as a counselor until his retirement in 1992. His LACC colleagues presented him with the college’s first “Above and Beyond the Call of Duty Award” in appreciation for his outstanding and dedicated service to the students, faculty and administration.
Bob and his wife, Sharlene, a professor at Los Angeles Valley College have been married for 52 years. They have two children and three grandchildren. |
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Myra
Siegal
Myra began her career with the LACCD in 1976 at West Los Angeles College as assistant to the Financial Aid Director. From 1978-1982, she worked in the Budget Branch at the district office. After four years at the District, she longed to return to college life, and was thrilled to do so when a position opened at Pierce College. After a year in Pierce’s Admission’s Office, she was offered the position of Associate Dean of Admissions and Records at LA City College. In 1990, she was selected to substitute for the CSSO (Chief Student Services Officer) when he took a sabbatical and a few years later, when he left, she accepted the position on a full time basis. She served as Dean and then Vice President of Student Services until her retirement in August 2009. Myra introduced the annual professional development program for Admissions and Records staff in the district; led the charge to re-open the Health Centers district wide; chaired the taskforce to develop a new student identification number system; served as a regional representative on the executive board of the statewide CSSO organization, and, in her last year on the board, coordinated the statewide leadership program for potential CSSOs and CIOs. In her newly found spare time, Myra enjoys traveling with her husband, practicing yoga…and most of all, spending quality time with her eleven grandchildren.
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Martha Sklar
MARTHA was born in Havana, Cuba and immigrated
to Detroit, MI when she was eight and a half years old. She attended
public school in Detroit and graduated from Central High School in
their Centennial Year Class. She went back last fall to celebrate
her 50th year reunion- Central's 150th year. She received a BA in
Mathematics from Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL, an M.A in Mathematics
and a Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from Northwestern University,
Evanston, IL. Martha taught mathematics at the high-school level and
then at Los Angeles City College for about 20 years. Later she entered
administration and was Transfer Center Director and then Dean of Academic
Affairs. She retired in January 2004 and has been traveling (Italy,
Baltic, etc.) as well as involved in the Emeriti Chapter, League of
Women Voters - LA, Santa Monica Emeritus College, and her Temple.
Currently she is the Treasurer of LWV - LA. She has two sons, Benjamin
who lives in the Seattle area and Jonathan who lives in Los Angeles. |
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Leanna
Watts
Leanna was hired in July 1974, to set up and supervise the first Campus
Child Development Center at LACC. It opened in February 1975, serving 32
children. While directing the Center, Leanna also taught child development
courses as an adjunct instructor from 1974 to 1989. In 1997 Leanna assumed
the newly created position of Dean of Student Services, supervising the
ASO, student activities, financial aid, and the child center, under Myra
Siegel's supervision. Over the next ten years her duties fluxuated, dropping
some areas and adding others. In Fall 2007 Leanna returned to faculty and
the child development center. The program was finally achieving a major
goal, building a permanent facility. After much hard work from many hands,
the building opened in January 2009, serving 90 preschool age children and
30 school-age children. Leanna retired in June 2009, after 35 years at LACC.
Leanna is married to Ron and they have two adult children. |
