UCLA CENTER FOR COMMUN!TY COLLEGE PARTNERSHIPS

CCCP SCHOLARS PROGRAM 202!-2022

Can you feel the Power? The Power is with!n you!

Power to the

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Transfer Student Exper!ence Web!nar

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

SWD ZOOM RESERVATION

Power to the STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES (SWD)

Transfer Student Experience Webinar

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AGENDA: Tuesday, August 10, 2021

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Dr. Caitlin Solone

Meet Dr. Caitlin Solone, our keynote speaker!

Dr. Caitlin Solone identifies as neurodiverse (ADHD) and is the Academic Administrator for Disability Studies at UCLA where she teaches, supervises, and engages in research, and develops programming for UCLA's Disability Studies Inclusion Labs initiative. She is president of Cal-TASH, the California state chapter of a national organization that promotes opportunity, equity, and inclusion for individuals with disabilities. Dr. Solone earned her Ph.D. in special education from UCLA and Cal-State LA's Joint Doctoral Program in Special Education and received her master's degree in education, teaching credential, and B.A. from UC Santa Barbara where she transferred as a junior from a community college in northern California. Dr. Solone was an inclusive special education teacher for 8 years at a nationally recognized inclusive public school in Los Angeles.

RESOURCE PRESENTATION

Jovany Munoz

East Los Angeles College, Counselor

Meet Jovany J Munoz, one of our featured panelists.

Jovany earned his Associate of Science degree in Computer Information Systems from Rio Hondo College; a Bachelor of Science degree in Rehabilitation Services; a Master’s degree in Counseling; and a Certificate in Career Counseling from California State University, Los Angeles.

With 15 years of experience working in community colleges, including East Los Angeles, Pasadena City College, Rio Hondo College and El Camino College, Jiovany has served and a general counselor, DSPS specialist and instructor. Jovany’s practice is rooted in encouragement, empowerment and embrace students’ differences to motivate them to continue pursuing their academic and personal goals. His passion as a counselor at ELAC is to see students graduate, transfer to a four-year university and complete their educational goals. Representing the General Counseling and the DSPS population fuels Jovany, as he feels rewarded to be a part of his student's college success including the over 500 students from in ELAC’s program that have been approved through the Department of Rehabilitation (DOR who are receiving a free education to pursue a Bachelor and Master’s degree at the California State University level.

Dr. Carmen Stephens

Pasadena City College, Counselor

Dr. Carmen Stephens has been a professional in higher education for around a decade. For her higher education career she has served in capacity of counseling faculty and faculty coordinator. Dr. Stephens is the Counselor Specialist for DSPS at Pasadena City College (PCC), serving approximately 2,500 (plus) diverse students within DSPS and other programs. Her faculty role includes outreach and recruitment, program and department collaboration of activities; and advocating for students, prescribing accommodations and consultations with follow faculty members of federal and state disability laws and regulations. My goal is to improve student success, and advance student equity with universal design and inclusion of all students. In a method to continue learning and growing as a professional, Dr. Stephens received my Doctorate in Social Work to add to my skill level and diversify my service ability.

Kya Lisum

UCLA Center for Accessible Education (CAE), Disability Specialist

MODERATED DISCUSSION

Ryan Astengo

Meet Ryan Astengo!

Ryan transferred from East Los Angeles College in 2018. Ryan graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor's degree in June 2020. Ryan is a non-traditional parenting student, who has overcome several challenges and people who told him he couldn’t succeed in higher education. Ryan explains his pursuit and persistence in higher education “Street Gold”. Street Gold represents all the brilliance, talent, knowledge, and unique individuals that come from the streets.

Aside from the representation aspects, StreetGold is his message to people that can relate to me attending an institution of higher education that had to overcome obstacles in order to be successful. StreetGold represents those that overcame adversity in order to succeed, but it also represents those that want to be successful as well.

Ryan understands that education is power and that until POC are afforded the same opportunities and privileges to take up space in political and educational institutions, we will struggle for social justice and equality on every societal level and continue to fight!

Ryan wants to remind non-traditional and students with disabilities to be the rose that grew from the concrete.

Brooke Abbott

Meet Brooke Abbott!

Brooke Abbott is a single mom, a patient, a student, an activist, an advocate, a creative, and a coffee aficionado. After being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), in 2008, she has dedicated her time to health equity, education, and disability rights for those affected by chronic conditions and disabilities. This includes activism both on the legislative level and within the chronic illness and disability communities.

Brooke is known online and within the halls of Congress as The Crazy Creole Mommy, a social media brand she created to spread awareness about living with a chronic condition as a single mother of color. She is also the co-founder of IBDMoms, a non-profit resource for moms affected by IBD as patients or caregivers.

Brooke's story has been featured in Women's Health Magazine, Prevention Magazine, WebMD, Everyday Health, US Weekly, and L.A. Parent. She has participated in advisory boards promoting health equity for Janssen Biotech, HealtheVoices, The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, The Department of Defense, Pfizer, AbbVie, Arena Pharmaceuticals, Single Mom Planet Foundation, and WEGO Health. Brooke is dedicated to ensuring health equity and equality for everyone. She is also mother to actor and model Jax Honeycutt, and they reside in Los Angeles with their puppy, Winston.

Mitzi Milliner

Meet Mitzi Milliner!

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Mitzi has worked in the field of human services and Education for over a decade. She is driven by her passion of working with young people to reach their full potential and addressing social justice issues. Currently Mitzi is a Psychotherapist at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Substance Use Prevention and Treatment program within the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, serving young people between the ages of 12-25. In her position, Mitzi works with individuals with co-occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders. Mitzi earned her bachelor's degree from UCLA and her masters degree from University of California Southern California (USC)

Fun fact: Mitzi was a UCLA CCCP Scholar and Advisor during her time at community college and as UCLA undergraduate student.