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Nicole is a training consultant who has been teaching business professionals and college students for eight years. She has a diverse training background, that includes courses in interpersonal communications, management skills, computer applications, and Franklin Covey's "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People." She also has extensive experience in facilitating small groups and teams.
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Dennis Bozanich
Dennis works in the County Executive Office as Assistant to the CEO. He currently manages numerous enterprise and community-wide projects. Dennis has facilitated training and development sessions across the country on strategy, leadership, management, program and process improvement and cultural competency. He spent the first seventeen years directing programs within non-profits and the last dozen years managing in the public sector. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a Masters of Business Administration. (2011)
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Toni Busby
Toni Busby is the Human Resources Business Center Manager for Santa Barbara County. She has over 20 years of human resources experience in diverse industries, such as insurance, manufacturing, telecommunications and agriculture. Toni has proven expertise in performance management, employee relations, leadership and employee development, change management and workforce planning. Toni holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Amberton University in Texas and obtained her PHR Certification from the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI). (2011)
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Sara Caputo
Sara Caputo, M.A., is a dynamic productivity coach, consultant, and trainer. Her graduate studies in organizational psychology, combined with her diverse experience in group process facilitation, project management, and healthcare, enable her to understand the challenges that disorganization provokes in clients' professional and personal lives. Sara established her business, Radiant Organizing, in Santa Barbara in 2003. Her approach is facilitative and intuitive and she is passionate and dedicated to teaching clients how to create more space in their lives for things they value. The results have been measurable increases in productivity and creativity for numerous businesses and individuals, and increased time to participate more fully in all levels of life. Sara has been an instructor with the Employees' University since 2006. (2010)
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Kevin Clark
Kevin has been an instructor with Employees' University for over ten years. He worked as an Own Recognizance Officer with the Pretrial Services Division of the Santa Barbara Superior Court from 1990 through 2004. He earned his B.A. in Law & Society from UCSB. Additionally, he is the primary caretaker for his three children, is a leader in his local Cub Scouts organization, and volunteers as a small claims court mediator with Ventura Center for Dispute Settlement. (2010)
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Theresa is the Deputy Human Resources Director for the County. She manages a division responsible for the recruiting, testing, classification and compensation activities in the County. Her division also works on a number of special projects including developing a web-based employment center. She has a B.A. in Political Science.
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René Garcia has been with the County of Santa Barbara since 1993 where he works in the Social Services Department. Currently René is the Social Services Staff Development Coordinator where he is responsible for supervising trainers, developing and conducting trainings ranging from “Time Management”, “Feedback Skills”, “Communication Skills”, “Conflict Resolution” and “Civil Rights and Sexual Harassment Prevention.” René holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Law and Society from UCSB. René enjoys writing children’s’ books and water painting in his spare time.
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As a Social Services employee since 1994, Maria has worked in the Child Welfare Services and Fiscal divisions of the Department. Currently, she is the Contracts Coordinator. Her prior experience with the Multi-agency Integrated System of Care (MISC) program provides a solid foundation for cross-agency collaboration and being a member of the EU faculty.
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Melinda is a project manager at the Clerk-Recorder Assessor (CRA), working on a variety of automation projects. Prior to her position at CRA she worked for the Auditor-Controller as an Accountant-Auditor, and at the CEO as an Analyst and Project Manager. (2009)
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Suzanne works for the Department of Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services. She is currently the manager of the adult mental health outpatient clinic in Santa Barbara as well as the Mental Health Treatment Court. Her professional experience includes work in public service and non-profit, including administrative and direct work with youth, families, adults, residential, grant writing, program community development, training, quality care management, acute hospitalization and community collaboration. She holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology and is licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist.
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Melissa Grisales
Melissa has been with the County for four years as the Assistant Human Resources Director in the CEO/Human Resources Department. She has extensive knowledge in the Human Resources operations, including but not limited to: Employee Relations, Recruiting & Selection, Budgeting, Training & Development and Technology. Prior to her service with the County, she worked for the City of Santa Paula for over 15 years. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from University of Phoenix and a Master’s in Public Administration from University of California, Northridge. She has been a longtime member of the International Hispanic Network (IHN), International City/County Managers Association (ICMA), and Municipal Managers of Southern California (MMASC). She currently co-chairs the Public Policy Committee and is the Representative on the Preparing the Next Generation (PNG) Committee. She was recently asked to present in Mexico City as part of ICMA LatinoAmerica where she represented the County of Santa Barbara. (2010)
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Prior to becoming an HR Recruiter in 2009, Alma was the Training Manager and trainer for the Employees’ University at the County of Santa Barbara from December 1999 - 2008. Alma was also the Registrar and trainer for the Oxnard University at the City of Oxnard from 1994 - 1999. During her spare time, she enjoys shopping and spending time with friends and family. Alma achieved her Bachelors degree in Business Administration from the California State University, Channel Islands in 2005.
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Kris Klink is a Departmental Assistant with the Department of Social Services. He has been with the County of Santa Barbara since 1998. During his time with the county he has trained such courses as Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Team Building, Powerful Presentations and Project Management. Kris is currently pursuing his Associates degree in Business Management. Kris is also an associate pastor for House of Faith church in Orcutt.
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Ed Lupo
Mr. Lupo has a doctorate degree in criminology, a master's degree in public administration, and a bachelor's degree in psychology. He began his working career in law enforcement as a probation officer for Los Angeles County and later worked as a senior deputy sheriff for Santa Barbara County. He has been an instructor in the area of criminal justice for many years and is currently an instructor at Chapman University and Allan Hancock Community College. He has been teaching Introduction to the California Legal System and Court Practices and Legal Terminology for the Employees' University since 2009. (2010)
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Amber Lloyd
Before Amber began working for the County, she was training and facilitating courses for a non-profit agency in Ventura County. When she began her career with the County of Santa Barbara, she started training staff on issues regarding harassment, retaliation and discrimination. She currently works in the Equal Employment Opportunity Office where she investigates EEO related issues in the work place. She has her undergraduate degree from UCLA with a Major in Sociology and Minor in Spanish. Her master’s degree is from CSUN, where she studied Public Administration. Amber has been with the County since 2007. (2011)
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A long time local resident, Doug Martin served in the USAF for seven years. After earning a degree in business and a Masters in accounting, Doug went on to stints in public accounting, finance at the City of Santa Barbara and a successful career in banking. Doug joined the County in 1998 as the Business Manager of the General Services Department and was promoted to his current position as Assistant General Services Director in August 1999.
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Henry is a life long resident of Santa Barbara County and a county employee since 1992. His professional experiences include Safety Training both Federal and State of California codes, and Trainer of a variety of Safe courses. Awards have been given to Henry for his completion of the CPR/First Aid course, Haz-Mat Responder course, Incident Command, and Safety Officer. Henry is the director at large for E.T.A. In his spare time he enjoys trout fishing, and surfing.
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Jim McClure, MBA
Jim has been with the County of Santa Barbara for almost 20 years and is currently working as the Assistant Clerk-Recorder-Assessor. He obtained an Engineering degree from the US Naval Academy and a MBA from Stanford. He attended the first EU Train-the-Trainer course and has been an instructor ever since teaching process improvement, coaching, and mentoring. (2010)
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Andrea McGrath
Andrea McGrath has worked for Santa Barbara County for over 15 years and is currently an Administrative Office Professional III at the Workforce Resource Center (WRC) in Santa Maria which includes supervising the WRC reception staff and acting as a liaison for the WRC partners. She has successfully completed various EU certificate programs and is a new EU instructor. Andrea enjoys photography and outdoor activities. She has lived on the Central Coast for 20 years and resides in the 5 Cities area with her husband and daughter. (2010)
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Frank Mejia has been with the County of Santa Barbara Social Services Department since January 1991. He has worked in various programs and in supervisory and administrative assignments within the department, including as a trainer in the early to mid 1990's. He has been very instrumental in the design and implementation of the County's welfare program as a result of the sweeping federal welfare reform initiative of 1996. Frank promoted to his current Division Chief assignment in 1999 where he is responsible for overseeing a large division with staff working in various self-sufficiency service programs. Most recently, Frank spearheaded the department's very successful Paid Work Experience program that utilized American Recovery & Reinvestment Act funds (federal stimulus dollars) to place welfare recipients in paid work experience sites throughout the county as extra-help staff. Frank has conducted a number of workshops including Attitudes in the Workplace, Transitioning from Line Supervisor to Manager and Generations in the workplace. He is active in his community serving on a number of committees and boards. Frank enjoys his free time with his wife Laura and daughters Miranda and Marissa in their Orcutt home. (2010)
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Michele Mickiewicz, MPH
Michele is Deputy Director for the Community Health Division of the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department. She has been with the department since 1981 when she moved to Santa Barbara from Ann Arbor, Michigan after completing her Masters degree in Public Health. She has more than 25 years of experience in program administration, process improvement, and executive leadership within the County organization. She has been involved with the Employee’s University since its inception in 1998. (2010) |
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She has been a County employee since 2001 and manages the First 5 Santa Barbara County Early Care and Education Department. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Developmental Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and is also trained in early care and education, land use planning, child care facilities design and public policy, and is a certified work-life consultant. She has been a Santa Barbara County Employee’s University instructor since 2004, focusing on employee development. (2010)
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Elena has worked for the County since 1995. She currently works for the Agricultural Commissioner's Office as the Assistant Director of Administration. She started at the County working for the Job Training Network where she enjoyed a variety of administrative projects and conducted the annual labor market study through the California Cooperative Occupational Information System. She earned her BS in Business Administration from the University of LaVerne. (2010)
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Joe is a Senior Analyst in the Human Resources Department, where he works on recruiting, classification, testing, and special projects for departments countywide. He has been teaching continuously in various capacities since 1982, except for a six year hiatus spent working as a university administrator. He also owned and operated a small business for six years before he began working for the County in 1998. Joe earned an M.A. in Classics from UCSB in 1993 and has been teaching English part-time at Santa Barbara City College since 1996. He joined the EU faculty and began serving concurrently on the EU Curriculum Committee in 1999.
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Romana Ramirez
Romana is the Litigation Technology Manager with the Office of County Counsel. She has a 23 year career in various areas in the legal field, including ten years in litigation support as a coordinator, specialist and project manager, litigation paralegal, paralegal manager, and trial presentation technician. She currently teaches Legal Technology and Interviewing and Investigation for the Paralegal Studies program at UCSB. She is a member of the Legal Advisory Committee at Pasadena City College and previously taught for 4 years for the Paralegal Studies program at Pasadena City College. She is a member of the Advisory Counsel for the Organization of Legal Professionals and has expertise in the areas of eDiscovery, trial presentation, database creation and maintenance, research and investigation and training in legal specialized applications. She is certified in various legal technology programs. (2011)
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Bob received his B.A. from UCLA, majoring in Political Science with a specialization in State and Local Government. Prior to his retirement in 2003, he was employed by Santa Barbara County for 26 years in the administration of federally-funded job training programs. He has been part of the Employees' University faculty since 2000, both as an instructor and as a designer of EU classroom and online curricula. He is employed part-time at the Goleta Library, and volunteers on a weekly basis at Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic. (2010)
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Wendy is now Departmental Assistant for the Children and Families First Commission. Previously, Wendy worked in the General Services Department as the account clerk for Capital Projects. She has more than 12 years experience both as a frontline office professional and as a supervisor. Wendy was recently appointed to serve a second term on the Employee's University Governing Council.
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Carrie Topliffe moved to California from the East Coast as a teenager. After undergraduate work at UC Irvine and UCLA, she received a bachelor’s degree in Economics from UCSB and decided to stay in the community despite the high cost of housing. After years of unusual living arrangements while she built her career, she became a homeowner and started a family that includes her husband Frank Thompson and grown daughter Nicole. Since joining the County in 2000, Carrie has achieved her Certified Public Accountant license and worked in the Auditor-Controller’s Office, in Alcohol, Drug & Mental Health Services, and now as the Director of the Child Support Department. She became an instructor in the Employee’s University in 2002. (2010)
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Guillermo Villagomez has been employed with the Department of Social Services since 1994. His experience ranges from instruction at SBCC adult education to supervision and training and Social Services. He is currently a supervisor/trainer with Staff Development, responsible for training new staff in the Medi-Cal program. Guillermo also conducts other training such as “Time Management” and “Civil Rights & Sexual Harassment Prevention.” Guillermo holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from UCSB.
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Vince Wong
Vince Wong is Mastered Certified Microsoft Office Specialist and has over 15 years of computer instruction experience in the Central Coast area. His enthusiasm, dynamic style of teaching, and ability to clearly communicate concepts to users enables participants to learn computer applications like they have never learned before. His workshops are delivered with humor and practical visual aids. Participants are sure to come out of his workshops with valuable tips, techniques, and shortcuts that will increase productivity in the workplace. Vince will inspire and teach you how to "Work Smarter, Not Harder!". Vince has been conducting computer training with the Employees' University since 2010. (2011)
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