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Marianne Auten(602) 787-6551 |
Title/Degree: | Master of Counseling . | |
| Areas of specialization: | Career Development, Leadership Development, Math Anxiety, Grief Recovery, Honors | ||
| Special Projects: | First Year Experience, Learning Communities, New Student Success Program | ||
| Classes Taught: | College Success, Career Exploration, Honors Forum | ||
| What are your passions, hobbies, interests? | Spending time with my family and friends, travelling, white water rafting, reading, volunteering |
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| Who or what are your inspirations? | Jesus Christ and those who make a lasting difference in the lives of others. |
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| What is one place you would like to visit? | Greece, London, France, Australia, Belize | ||
| What are some of your proudest accomplishments? | Happily married for 25 years. Raised two happy, successful kids (now adults). Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do. Successfully changed careers from Environmental Science to Counseling. | ||
| What are 5 words you would use to describe yourself? | Enthusiastic, curious, caring, adventurous, honest. | ||
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Cathy Mendoza(602) 787-7998 |
Title/Degree: | M.C. | |
| Classes Taught: | Career Exploration, Strategies for College Success, Career and Personal Development | ||
| What are your passions, hobbies, interests? | Spending time with my family and close friends, watching foreign films, traveling, camping, and swimming. | ||
| Who or what are your inspirations? | Jesus, Mother Theresa, Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz, Ghandi and my grandmother. | ||
| What is one place you would like to visit? | Kenya, China, Tibet, Egypt, and Australia | ||
| What are some of your proudest accomplishments? | Earning graduate degree in counseling and being a mom to two wonderful girls. | ||
| What are 5 words you would use to describe yourself? | Loyal, kind, adventurous, honest, and compassionate. | ||
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Donna Mosher(602) 787-6543 |
Title/Degree: | M.C. | |
| Areas of specialization: | Women's Issues, Boundary Issues, Relationship Issues, Spirituality | ||
| Classes Taught: | Women In Transition, Assertiveness Training | ||
| Who or what are your inspirations? | Nature, human kindness, and compassion inspire me. I believe the courage to grow is noticed by the universe...I aspire to continue to grow throughout my own life and to facilitate other people's growth in ways that are meaningful to them | ||
| What are some of your proudest accomplishments? | I am a strong believer in giving back and to our communities and that we have a responsibility to reach out and help those who may be less fortunate than ourselves. | ||
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Sylvia Piceno(602) 787-7159 |
Title/Degree: | Ma. Ed. in counseling | |
| Areas of specialization: | Working with ESL students and high school-college bridge programs | ||
| Classes Taught: | Study Skills Development, Strategies for College Success, Career Development | ||
| What are your passions, hobbies, interests? | I love good movies, books, concerts, food, time with my family, hiking, flowers, laughter,... | ||
| Who or what are your inspirations? | Caesar Chavez, Martin Luther King Jr. and people I meet every day who have overcome some adversity in their lives. I'm truly awed by the potential of the human spirit. | ||
| What are some of your proudest accomplishments? | I am a strong believer in giving back and to our communities and that we have a responsibility to reach out and help those who may be less fortunate than ourselves. | ||
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Marianne Roccaforte(602) 787-7158 |
Title/Degree: | Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies | |
| Areas of specialization: | Psychology of the artist, creativity, career decision-making, first-generation college student success, cross-cultural issues, young-adult identity development | ||
| Classes Taught: | Career Exploration, Career & Personal Development, Creating College Success, Peer Mentor Training, “The Artistic Experience: Biography & Identity” (learning community) | ||
| What are your passions, hobbies, interests? | Playing music; enjoying all the fine and performing arts | ||
| Who or what are your inspirations? | Hope, faith, and love--in action. | ||
| What is one place you would like to visit? | The annual Newport (Rhode Island) Jazz Festival. | ||
| What are some of your proudest accomplishments? | Making a difference in young people's lives. | ||
| What are 5 words you would use to describe yourself? | Optimistic, energetic, spontaneous, idealistic, reflective. | ||
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James Rubin(602) 787-6540 |
Title/Degree: | Ph.D., Division Chair, Counseling & Personal Development Division | |
| Classes Taught: | Developing Personal Spirituality, Eliminating Self-defeating Behavior, Career Exploration, Personal Development, Student Success Orientation, Male-Female Communication | ||
| What are your passions, hobbies, interests? | Mountain biking, meditation, reading | ||
| Who or what are your inspirations? | Jesus, Buddha, Jack Kornfield, His Holiness the Dalai Lama | ||
| What is one place you would like to visit? | Tibet, Thailand, China | ||
| What are some of your proudest accomplishments? | Creating intimate relationships | ||
| What are 5 words you would use to describe yourself? | Compassionate, simple, creative, curious, friendly | ||
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Fred Wieck(602) 787-6544 |
Title/Degree: | M.S. | |
| Classes Taught: | Building Self-Esteem, Stress Management, Eliminating Self-Defeating Behavior, Career Exploration | ||
| What are your passions, hobbies, interests? | Music, guitar, meditation, reading, hiking, camping | ||
| Who or what are your inspirations? | Jesus, Buddha, Mother Theresa, Martin Luther King, Nature, mother and father (and all of my hobbies) | ||
| What is one place you would like to visit? | Tibet, Thailand, hometown in Minnesota | ||
| What are some of your proudest accomplishments? | Earning graduate degree, self-taught guitar player | ||
| What are 5 words you would use to describe yourself? | Intense, playful, motivated, committed, compassionate | ||
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