The third cohort of the El Camino College PRIDE Leadership Program is scheduled to meet for the first time on Sept. 21 with 24 participants collaborating on leadership best practices. PRIDE provides "big picture" perspectives and is designed so that participants work together while learning to be innovative and creative leaders. The group will meet four times during the fall 2018 semester, starting this month with a presentation from organizational psychologist Mitchell Rosenberg, who will discuss collaborative leadership in the workplace.
Members of PRIDE Cohort No. 3 include: Sharonda Barksdale, Financial Aid; Daniel Berney, Dance; Breeanna Bond, EOPS/CARE & CalWORKS; Robert Brobst, Facilities; Christopher Dela Cruz, Student Development Office; Tom Hazell, Health Sciences and Athletics; Maribel Hernandez, Counseling; Analu Josephides, Library Learning Resources; Lillian Justice, Enrollment Services; Monica Lanier, Counseling; Crystle Martin, Library Learning Resources; Tiffany Miller, Career Pathways; Rosie Miranda, Counseling; Lesley Meza, Counseling; Ann O'Brien, Marketing and Communications; Nayeli Oliva, Student Equity; Veronica Palafox, Outreach and School Relations; Jessica Pino, EOPS/CARE and CalWORKs; Joshua Rosales, Research & Planning; Nailah Smith, Assessment/Testing; Claudia Striepe, Library Learning Resources; Vladimir Vasquez, ITS; Lauren Zale, Community Advancement; and Nina Zhao Wong, Admissions and Records.
The ECC PRIDE Leadership Program is named after the college's Statement of Values (People, Respect, Integrity, Diversity, Excellence), with faculty, staff and managers across the college community participating. Since spring 2017, PRIDE has used theory-based approaches in developing effective leaders who will use their knowledge to help lead and shape the district and the community college system.
For more information about PRIDE, view: http://eccpride.weebly.com/