Robin Hahn
English Instructor
Evergreen Valley College
3095 Yerba Buena Road
San Jose, CA 95135
Office Phone: 408 274-7900, ext. 6622
robin.hahn@evc.edu

M.A. in English, SJSU

Certificate in Teaching Composition, 1982

Certificate in Teaching Postsecondary Reading, 2003

In Fall 2005 I’ve just begun my first full time teaching position, twenty-three years after earning my M.A. and community college credential. This may be encouraging to job seekers, or not! My instructors and classmates in the reading certificate program made it one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences of my career, inspiring me to return to the teaching field after many years of working in the technology industry. The program has enabled me to teach both reading and writing from a creative as well as critical thinking perspective, and to help students recognize and develop the multiple literacies they need today.

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Joyce Heyman
English Instructor
College of San Mateo
1700 West Hillsdale Blvd
San Mateo, CA 94402
joycehey@sbcglobal.net

M.A., English, Creative Writing, 2004

Certificate in Teaching Postsecondary Reading, 2006

Anna Hibble
Lecturer, SFSU
1600 Holloway Dr.
San Francisco, CA 94132

Instructor,Skyline College
3500 College Drive
San Bruno, CA

Instructor,Cabrillo College
6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos, CA
Stanford University

annaphibian@gmail.com

Obtaining the reading certificate changed the way I do everything. I think differently, read differently, and certainly teach differently. I am constantly trying to come up with new and better ways to incorporate support for the reading process in all of my literacy classes, and the subsequent spilling of blood, sweat, and tears is always worthwhile. Now I am moving on to obtain a PhD, so I can expend more of the blood and tears and such, because I am completely fascinated by literacy: the reading certificate gave me that too.

(Note: My title depends on the college and the semester that I am teaching: Adjunct Reading Instructor, Composition Instructor, Creative Writing Instructor, Literature Instructor)

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Tom Hurley
English Professor
Diablo Valley College
321 Golf Club Road
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523Office Phone: 925-685-1230 X 2844
tgurley@aol.com

M.A. in English, U. VA, 1968

Certificate in Teaching Postsecondary Reading, 2003

I've been teaching since 1968, and I'm still trying to get it right.That's why I did the reading certificate for my sabbatical a few years back. I teach everything from basic and developmental reading and writing to British Literature. Currently, I am President of the English Council of California Two-Year Colleges. For amusement, I work out, listen to classical music, go to the opera, and travel. I'm looking forward to more travel when I retire (sooner rather than later!).

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M.A. English, Composition, 1997

Certificate in Teaching Postseccondary Reading, 1997

My experiences as part of the postsecondary reading program__especially the camaraderie__sustained me during the homestretch of my graduate schooling.

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Linda Legaspi
Reading/Composition Instructor
Department. of English
City College of San Francisco
Rosenberg LLRC 225
Office Phone: 415 452-5507
elegaspi@ccsf.edu
http://fog.ccsf.edu/~elegaspi

M.A. English, Composition, 1995

Certificate in Teaching Postsecondary Reading, 1993

Jen Levinson
Lecturer & Part-time Instructor
SFSU & College of Marin
Office phone: (415) 338-2946
jenlevinson@hotmail.com

M.A. English, Composition, 2004

Certificate in Teaching Postseccondary Reading, 2002

I absolutely loved this program. The Composition MA, Postsecondary Reading Certificate program, and GTA program (Graduate teaching) provided me with both the practical training and theoretical framework I needed to confidently enter the community college classroom (I just started at College of Marin this Fall!). Most importantly, perhaps--I loved the collaborative atmosphere, supportive professors and brilliant classmates/colleagues. These were some of the best years of my life.

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I love my job!

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