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New Instructors

Meet our new instructors

Welcome to our newest instructors! Thank you for helping us keep our careers skills current and inspiring us to work for a better future.

Ajay K Baranwal
Arvind Vidyarthi

Arvind Vidyarthi

"Timing is everything. Too late, or even too early, leads to violations."

Arvind Vidyarthi, MS, Physical Design Lead, Intel
Bibinaz Pirayesh

Bibinaz Pirayesh

"Like racism and sexism, ableism has its roots in white supremacy, making (learning) disabilities, a social justice issue. We must deal with it at ideological and systemic levels, not within the body and the brain of the individual child."

Bibi Pirayesh, Ed.D., Founder/Educational Therapist at www.OneOfOneKids.org
Briana K Ghan

Briana K Ghan

"The essential objective of educational technology is to improve the quality of education and enhance the learning process. Technology should magnify teaching and learning."

Briana Ghan, Ed.D., Educational Technology Specialist, Salinas Union High School District
Cynthia Gaertner-Bridges
Dawn L Pugh

Dawn L Pugh

"When you love what you do, the next step is to teach others to do it."

Dawn Pugh, MBA, Financial Advisor, Corebridge Financial | Author
Erin Berg
Heather Liston

Heather Liston

"The eminent Judge Learned Hand once said, 'In America, there are two tax systems: one for the informed and one for the uninformed.' We’re here to join the informed—the people who take charge of our financial lives and make the most of our opportunities."

Heather C. Liston, CFP®, EA, Principal at Clarity Financial
Hemil N Patel

Hemil N Patel

"There are just so many openings out there for mobile app developers. This is the beginning of a new revolution."

Hemil Patel, M.S.E.E. Principal Software Engineer
Jennifer Bean
Maitjian L Welke

Maitjian L Welke

"A cyberattack is no longer an if statement; it's a when statement. We all need to prepare for it, to learn how to assess the risks in our organization."

Maitjian Welke, Co-Founder and Co-Owner, CMIT Solutions
Mehrdad Peyvan
Shalini Ananda

Shalini Ananda

"Satellites are a free form of data available to anyone who wants to analyze the images and take steps to address the climate challenges we are facing today."

Shalini Ananda, Ph.D., Machine Learning Engineer
Sivakumar Mallari

Sivakumar Mallari

"Modeling is the way to transform data into information"

Sivakumar Mallari, MS, BS, Lead Data Modeler at Infoblox
Sudha Thiruvengadam Vasu

Sudha Thiruvengadam Vasu

"Memory design becomes more challenging as we migrate to smaller process nodes. When you know the key technology issues and understand CMOS devices, FinFETs, bitcells, SRAM compiler design, and verification tools—you can take on the next SRAM assignment with confidence."

Sudha Thiruvengadam Vasu, Top Lead for Custom Memory Test Chip Design, Meta
Sutanu Ghosh
Teresa Chapman

Teresa Chapman

"The landscape and environment of the modern workplace are constantly evolving, which calls for a lifelong learner mindset to remain relevant and formidable as a human resources practitioner."

Teresa Chapman, MDR, PHR, Vice President Human Resources, Santa Clara Family Health Plan
Tonya L Cobb

Tonya L Cobb

"Teachers who understand the structure of language can integrate their knowledge into all their courses that include second language learners."

Tonya Cobb, M.A., TESOL Instructor