Instructors & Staff
Greg has a BFA in painting from Colorado State University with a minor in education. His Master’s Degree is in Intercultural Management from the School for International Training in Brattleboro, VT. Greg has worked in the field of education since 1981 when he began teaching elementary school in Ft. Collins, CO. After two years as a teacher trainer with the Peace Corps in Liberia and two years teaching English in Japan he moved to Brattleboro to pursue a master’s degree. His internship was completed with the White Earth Land Recovery Project on the White Earth Reservation in northern Minnesota and the subject of his thesis was Native American language renewal. Following two years of AmeriCorps service in Colorado, he moved to Thoreau, NM to direct a family literacy program for a small non-profit organization. He has also worked as professional development coordinator for the New Mexico Coalition for Literacy, conducted start-up activities for a Migrant Even Start program in Deming, NM and served as executive director of The Gathering Place in Thoreau. Before joining CCC he served as interim director of adult education for Native Americans for Community Action from 2006 to 2007. Greg likes to do things that start with the letter B including biking, brewing and bass playing. He is the adult education program director for CCC. |
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Janice has a Master's in Ed., Community College Education from NAU and has served as a Resource Teacher for the Arizona Department of Education, Adult Ed Division for five years. She finds the students delightfully unique and challenging. Her current favorite hobby is watercolor painting. Janice is an ABE/GED instructor at the CCC LEARN Center at Northern Arizona University and has been an employee of CCC since August of 2005. She has over 20 years of experience with Arizona adult education |
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Suzanne Greene |
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John Livingston |
John Livingston, CCC ABE/ESL Instructor Williams John has a B.S. in Management (F.I.T., Melbourne, Fl.), an M.P.A. (B.Y.U., Provo, Ut), a B.Ed. (U.B.C., Vancouver, B.C.) and an M.Ed. from S.U.U. (Cedar City, UT). He received accreditation as a Registered School Business Official from ASBO I'ntl in Reston, Virginia and AZCBO accreditation from ASBO Az in Phoenix. His work history includes small business management, insurance agency mgt., software and H.R. specialist, K-12 - college business education instructor, grants manager, Asst. Supt of Business Operations and school business manager. His interests include white water rafting, scuba diving, distance running, and youth development through Youth and Families with Promise and Boy Scouts of America. |
Shanna has a M.Ed in Counseling from NAU. She has spent most of her career in some facet of the education field from instruction to grant writing. Shanna also teaches math at CCC as an associate faculty member. She loves to ski and be outdoors. Shanna is a substitute instructor for the program. She has been working with Adult Education since December of 2004. |
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| Paula Pluta, M.Ed.
University of Arizona: B.S. in Microbiology, B.S. in Medical Technology, M.Ed. in Higher and Health Education,
Nationally Certified Health Education Specialist, Arizona Certified Secondary Teacher in Biology, Chemistry and Health Arizona Certified Adult Education Teacher. Have taught at University of Arizona, Pima Community College, Mountain View High School (Marana), Flagstaff High School , Sinagaua High School, FUSD Community Education and Coconino Community Collge Currently Associate Faculty at CCC and Corespondence Faculty (Extended University) at University of Arizona. Interests include running, biking, skiing, swimming, hiking, and backpacking. |
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I am a happy person. I have accomplished much in my many years. I have a master’s degree in education. I have been a teacher and a principal in several public schools in Phoenix and in Flagstaff. For the past 8 years I have taught here at CCC. I teach education and special education courses. Now I have the opportunity to teach with the Adult Education Program. I am always looking for opportunities in my life to serve others. I have 5 children and 14 grandchildren. Clearly my favorite things to do are things that include my family. Long walks, picking wildflowers, cooking and sharing meals together, and especially laughing are my most treasured moments. When I am not working or with my family, I spend time reading great books and writing my own story. I am well supported by family and friends in all of my life’s trials.Teaching and learning are integral parts of my life, inseparable from all that I do. |
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Roman Sanchez |
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Carol has an A.A. in Pre-Med.and a B.A. in Liberal Studies.She gathers intakes, test scores and attendance records from various sites across Coconino County and enters this data into the state's database. Carol also performs ACCESS queries using SQL for the Adult Education program. Carol has 25 years experience as a Computer Assistant with the Forest Service and just over one year with Adult Education at Coconino Community College. |
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Michele Zerr |
Michele holds a bachelor's and master's degree in Health, Physical Education and Recreation, a Masters in Counseling and a doctoral degree in Curriculum and Instruction. In addition to her work in Adult Education, she has held positions at NAU in distance learning and at the graduate college. She retired from NAU in 2002. Since retiring, Michele has been able to indulge her interest in wood-working, and has set up a shop that is the envy of many of her friends. She has recently gotten a Welsh terrier puppy, which is enlivening her retirement considerably. Michelle has been working since July 31, 2006 as a volunteer GED instructor for Radisson Woodlands Hotel employees. Michele has a long-time interest in Adult Education (she worked in the field for the first time in 1974). Besides stints at Northland Pioneer College, Western Wyoming College and Northern Arizona Institute of Technology, she was the director of adult education at Native Americans for Community Action rom 1992-1996. Although she has not worked directly in adult education since leaving NACA, she has remained active in the Arizona Association for Lifelong Learning (AALL), serving on their board and holding a variety of offices in that organization. |
Laura has a BA in Music from New York University. She is working toward a Montessori Teacher Certification and an AZ Teacher Certification. Also, she tutors for Literacy Volunteers of Coconino County, and has just completed two years in the AmeriCorps program. Laura is teaching ABE/GED at the CCC LEARN Center, Goodwill Industries and the CCC 4th Street Campus - all in Flagstaff. After one year of tutoring GED students at Native Americans for Community Action through the AmeriCorps program, she accepted the opportunity to continue working in Adult Education part-time. Laura says she "finds Adult Education to be an excellent opportunity to serve the community. I enjoy helping individuals to become more employable and to achieve a sense of accomplishment." |
