EL CAMINO COLLEGE
Community Advancement Division Council
Meeting Notes
May 7, 2010
Present: Martha Aaron, Beverly Anthony, Maryann Cohan, Denise DiPasquale,
LauraLee Garinger, Karen Hess, Veronica Mendoza, Roberto Pandolfi, Alicia Zambrano
A scheduled meeting of the Community Advancement Division Council convened at
8:30 a.m. in the Business Training Center, Room 2.
Review of Minutes from April 8th meeting
Minutes approved as written.
Department Updates
o Center for Applied Competitive Technologies:
1) Four grants have been extended; the CTE II, the SB747 and the responsive
training grants.
2) Planning ETP training for Hitco when new contract is approved. All funds for
the current contract are committed.
3) Conducting Saturday classes for Northrop Grumman for certification.
4) Conducted 2-day CQE training in preparation for the exam on June 4th.
Karen Hess:
1) Working on the May 27th Conference for High School and Middle School
Counselors, Faculty and Administrators. Speaker is Jim Brazell. Putting
together a presentation that is a take-off on the “Did You Know” presentation
for the El Camino CTE programs.
2) Tech Prep grant is due May 17th.
3) 111 middle school students participated in the Career Fair. There was a
competition on campus and 12 teams showed up to compete. Engineering
programs were highlighted.
Alicia Zambrano:
1) Finished working on CTE SB70 collaborative reports which are due June 30th.
We finished CTE I and received an extension for the CTE II grant and also an
extension for the SB747 project to train high school students in areas of
Machine Tool Technology. For ECC the participating high school would be
Da Vinci High School with 25 students and for Compton Center it will be Vista
High School with16 students. The classes will be held during the summer at
both locations.
2) 25 students participated in an industry tour of Washington Manufacturing in
the city of Gardena. Also in the process of scheduling an industry tour of the
San Diego Shipyard for the Welding classes during mid-May 2010.
3) During the month of April, we provided campus tours to over 150 students
from Vista and Dominguez High Schools. Middle School tours will take place
in mid-May. The purpose of the tours is to provide an introduction to college
and career exploration in our Career and Technical Education Areas.
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4) Finishing up with CAMS Project Lead the Way classes for this semester. We
end up with 320 students registered. We are also preparing the registration
process of CAMS students for next semester.
o Center for International Trade Development – Darling Garcia (submitted):
1) Still waiting to hear from the Chancellor’s office regarding the appeal
2) The number of attendees for the international trade orientation continues to
grow. As of the third quarter, the CITD has served more companies than all
of last year.
3) Successfully developed a series of podcasts on different export topics.
4) Actively participating in different international trade education programs at
CSUDH, LA area Chamber of Commerce, US-Mexico Chamber of
Commerce, Los Angeles World Airports, Monterey Bay International Trade
Association, among others.
5) Currently working on third quarter report for the following programs: CITD,
RTF, and YEP.
6) The Green Export Enabler Program is actively recruiting “green” companies
to attend the Eco Fair in China as part of the grant activities.
o Community Education – Veronica Mendoza:
1) Attended event at Torrance Cultural Center.
2) Finishing touches are being done on Kids College. Still waiting to find out if
the Manhattan Modules will be available. Natural Sciences patio will be used
for activities.
3) Working on the Fall schedule.
4) Torrance City Cable will be at the May 22nd second annual Young@Heart
event at the El Camino College Haag Recital Hall from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
o Organizational Development and Training – Maricela Vital:
1) Both ETP and Contract Education classes are doing well.
2) ETP training partners include Cerritos Community College, California
Manufacturing Technology Consulting, Custom Corporate Communication
and Mike Osterling.
3) Deborah Imonti is preparing to submit two projects for ETP approval.
 High Wage Training Skills (HWTS) for $500,000.
 AB-118 Bio Fuel Alternative Vehicle Lower Emissions for $2,200,000.
The projects will be presented in Sacramento in June.
o Small Business Development Center – LauraLee Garinger:
1) Star Van Buren is in Oakland attending the annual California Small Business
Development Center Professional Development Conference and the 2010
Governor’s Conference on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
2) The SBDC did well on the internal audit in April conducted by Moss Adams.
3) A new Business Boot Camp of Start-Ups started April 22nd. It is a ten-week
course that offers a wealth of knowledge on how to run a business as well as
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enabling participates to leave with a fully executed business plan at
completion. The cost of the course is $249.00.
4) The Artisanal Food Packing Workshop scheduled for April 22nd was cancelled
because the instructor found a full-time job. A search for a new instructor is
underway.
5) A new QuickBooks series began on May 5th.
6) The Hawthorne Chamber is busy advertising the Stimulus Program Rally to
be held at the Hawthorne Memorial Center on Tuesday, May 18th. They are
also promoting 50 business scholarships for the Small Business Development
Center’s Business Boot Camp Series that they will be handing out. Sharon
Peterson will speak at the event to explain the value of the workshop series.
o Workplace Learning Resource Center:
Denise DiPasquale:
1) Working on resume writing and interview skills preparation for the inmates to
participate in the Mock Job Fair at Terminal Island on May 19th.
2) Selected 18 individuals to participate in a short term general office and
computer class at the Inglewood Center. Also reviewing resumes and
providing instruction on interviewing techniques at the end of the class.
3) Attended South Bay Workforce Investment Board’s Business and Economic
meeting, the Executive Council meeting and the Board of Directors meeting.
4) Participated in certification of the Gardena One-Stop.
5) Attended City of Hawthorne Blueprint of Workplace Success Youth Job Fair
and handed out 100 California Career Planning Guides.
Prisons – Roberto Pandolfi:
Terminal Island
1) AutoCad Business 15 is completed. Machine Shop Calculation will start May
3rd. Computer training will start May 17th. First 3-part 60-hour Photovoltaic
Class program began. Completed Introduction to Photovoltaic class on April
27th (part 1 of 3). Intermediate Photovoltaic started May 4th (part 2 of 3) and
Advanced Photovoltaic proposed start date will be in June. Second 60-hour
Photovoltaic Class program will start in July. Looking at a 5-year Photovoltaic
Training contract with the Department of Justice. Current Welding contract
completes June 30th. We are proposing a new 5-year contract for bid.
Parenting Program currently in progress at Terminal Island and LA Metro
Detention Center.
South Bay Center for Counseling:
1) Funds being used for Maritime training and computer classes.
Maritime Training:
1) A Standards for Training Certification and Watch keeping (STCW) class and a
Vessel Security Officer (VSO) class are scheduled in May. A Tankerman
class is proposed in June.
Other: Participated in Blueprint of Workplace Success Youth Job Fair at the
Hawthorne Memorial Center at the request of Michelle Arthur. Youth had hands
on participation for the STCW class and preparation for a career in the Maritime
industry.
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Computer Lab – Beverly Anthony
1) Fourteen students from Pacific Gateway are currently receiving computer
training in QuickBooks Pro. They will complete all training by June 11th.
2) Finished intermediate computer training for Youth at Risks on May 3rd.
Discussion
o State Budget: Budget shortfall is close to $20 million. The Governor
promised not to cut education. May revise will show how they will fill the
deficit.
o Opening for Director of Contract and Community Education will close June
7th.
o Human Resources Policies: Both Livescan fingerprint results and TB test
results must be in Human Resources BEFORE an employee can begin work.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 10:00 a.m.
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