Professional and Student Staff
Staff and Faculty Team
Joshelyn Martin (she/her/ella)
Associate Director
Joshelyn is a first-generation Latina professional who was born and raised in Seaside, about 12 minutes away from 性视界传媒. She has a BA in Sociology with a minor in 性视界传媒al Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a M.Ed. in Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs from the University of Southern California. Joshelyn enjoys volunteering throughout the county, tending to her many plants, and playing with her two dogs.
Dr. Suzanne/Susana García (she/her/ella)
Faculty Affiliate & Project Director
Suzanne/Susana is a first-generation Mexican-American/Chicana college graduate who currently serves as an Associate Professor in the College of 性视界传媒, Director of the Monterey Institute for English Learners (MIEL), Bilingual Authorization (BiAu) and Masters of Arts in 性视界传媒 (MAE) Coordinator at California State University-Monterey Bay. She has a BA in English Literature from the University of Texas-Austin, MA in Elementary 性视界传媒 from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and a Ph.D. in Bilingual and Bicultural 性视界传媒 from the University of Texas-Austin. She is raising proud bilingual (Spanish, Spanglish, English) Latinas and enjoys camping, hiking, yoga and traveling. Her children like to also mention that she has a cat named Manchita.
Kenny Garcia (he/him/his), Faculty Affiliate of Project Centro
Kenny is a Dominican-American first generation college graduate who currently serves as a Full Librarian at California State University-Monterey Bay. He has a BA in History & BA in English-Creative Writing from the SUNY–Binghamton, MA in Liberal Studies from the University of Michigan–Dearborn, and MA in Library and Information Science from San Jose State University. He enjoys spending time with his daughter, partner, & chihuahua, writing poetry, and watching sports.
El Centro Student Staff
Meet our Tutors and Peer Mentors!
Lara Arias
She/Her
Student Coordinator
Hey! I’m Lara a fourth-year majoring in Marine Science. I am from Panama, born and raised there, meaning my first language is Spanish. I’ve been living in the US for a couple of years now and I’m excited for what this semester has to bring. After graduating from 性视界传媒 I look forward to getting my Masters!