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The San Diego Continuing Education CalWORKs program is designed to assist welfare recipient students and those in transition off of welfare to achieve long-term self-sufficiency through coordinated student services offered at our six campuses. Our student support services include work study, job placement, coordination, curriculum development and redesign, and under certain conditions post-employment skills training, and instructional services. Additionally, we offer eligible students assistance with course selection, books, transportation, assessment, counseling services, paid internship opportunities and job placement

Our Mission Statement

We are a California Community College program serving CalWORKs students and their families by providing educational and career opportunities combined with an array of high-quality support services that enable students to complete their educational goals, find meaningful employment, and successfully transition into the workforce. Through collaboration and advocacy with our college and community partners, we prepare a segment of California’s workforce by promoting the economic self-sufficiency of CalWORKs students through the attainment of a higher education.

We believe in...

  • Supporting students’ progress towards self-sufficiently through education
  • Preparing students to be successful learners and achievers
  • Coordinating services to meet the needs of our students
  • Collaborating and partnering with community organizations
  • The ability of people to affect positive change in their lives
  • Advocacy as an effective tool to serve and support our unique student population
  • The power of the individual
  • Respecting the value and diversity of each individual
  • Personal responsibility, perseverance, integrity and commitment

We offer CalWORKs services at each of our six campuses. For additional information contact our Intake Coordinators.

CalWORKs Program Staff

  • Lorie A. Howell - Dean,  lhowell@sdccd.edu
  • Stan Bell- Job Developer, sbell@sdccd.edu
  • Diya Spellman – Counselor/Intervention Specialist, dspellman@sdccd.edu
  • Leah Piffard – Counselor,  lpiffard@sdccd.edu

Educational Cultural Complex/ Cesar Chavez

Intake Coordinators

  • Aryeri Gardela-Gonzales, agardella@sdccd.edu
  • Gwendolyn Chamberlain, gchamberlain@sdccd.edu

MidCity

Intake Coordinators

  • Carol Baush, cbaush@sdccd.edu
  • Abdullahi Haybe, ahaybe@sdccd.edu
  • Aimee Serrano, aserrano@sdccd.edu
  • Juan Serrano, jserrano@sdccd.edu

Job Developers

  • Suzanne Bueno, sbueno@sdccd.edu
  • Cindy Thompson, cthompson@sdccd.edu

North City

Intake Coordinator

  • Gwendolyn Chamberlain, gchamberlain@sdccd.edu

West City

Intake Coordinator

  • Aryeri Gardela-Gonzales, agardella@sdccd.edu