Advisory Committee
The San Diego Community College District Disability Support Programs and Services (DSPS) Advisory Committee convenes annually to provide guidance and direction to the DSPS program and the colleges related to the needs of the community. The Advisory Committee is a mechanism to:
- Improve communication with our community partners;
- Solicit the confidence of the public;
- Obtain valuable input on the programs and services available to students with disabilities;
- Include the students’ voice in the process of maintaining a strong DSPS program.
We are grateful to our Advisory partners who participate based upon our shared goals of increasing pathways to employment for students and graduates with disabilities within the San Diego community.
Advisory Committee June 6, 2024 Slides (recording to come)
Advisory Committee Members
From the Department of Rehabilitation
Leslie Baker, Office Supervisor, East County
Esther Bazalaki, Metropolitan Office Supervisor
Sabrina Castaneda, Sr Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
Megan Contreras, Contract Administrator
Karina Cortez, Staff Services Manager
Angelica Diaz, DOS Manager
Bonnie Flohr, Sr. Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, East County
Scott Jaeger, San Marcos Office Supervisor
Fatima Larcome, Chula Vista Office Supervisor
Jeffrey Noyes
Leah Schicker, Sr Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
From the San Diego Brain Injury Foundation
Kurt Buske, Executive Director
Sandy Higgins
From San Diego area Organizations and Institutions
Kim Gibbens, San Diego Center for the Blind, CEO
John Filley, San Diego Regional Center
Mark Tucker, SDSU Coordinator, SDSU Rehab, Counseling Program
David Shon, Sharp
Rick Hayden, Spinal Network
Mary Ellen Stives, State Council on Dev. Disabilities
Joanna Boval, UCSD DSPS Director
From the San Diego Community College District
Poppy Fitch, Director, DSPS
Amertah Perman, Educational Services Dean, Career Education & Workforce Development
Kandice Brandt, Miramar College DSPS Coordinator
Erika Higginbotham, Mesa College DSPS Coordinator
Bree Kennedy, City College DSPS Coordinator
Katie Serbian, College of Continuing Education Acting Dean, DSPS & Student Affairs
Maureen Flores, DSPS Administrative Technician
Natacia Cordle, C2C Program Coordinator
Andrea Davila, C2C Educational Technician
Rachel Martinez, C2C Vocational Specialist
Daniel Nakaji, Interpreting Services Supervisor
Jamila DeCarli, WorkAbility III Program Coordinator
Stephanie Baldueza, WorkAbility III Program Vocational Specialist
Shawn Fiala WorkAbility III Vocational Specialist
Rusty Krumm WorkAbility III Vocational Specialist
District Disability Support Programs and Services
3375 Camino del Rio South, Room 275 | San Diego, CA 92108
619-388-6983 (voice) | 619-388-6534 (fax) | 619-550-3389 (videophone)
sdccddsps@sdccd.edu