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I first came to the District in 1971. I came from Colorado State University as an intern in a program through Colorado State University and it was to be at Maricopa Tech.
When I arrived what I really came into was that an internship meant that I was an adjunct faculty member teaching English and reading. Which, it was kind of fun.
It was a great introduction to the District because I started to see what teaching is like at the community college level.
I taught part-time for two years and then was fortunate enough to become part of the staff at Maricopa Tech. I, along with Lucille Schooling, started I think actually that it was the first Learning Assistance Center in Maricopa.
I was there for another five years and then when Rio Salado was formed I was recruited by my boss from Maricopa Tech who had moved to Rio Salado and that was Lionel Martinez and went to Rio Salado.
We were area directors that turned into associate deans. Our jobs there were: to actually go out into the community, find out what the community needs were, set up an area office, hire the faculty.
We did everything that could be done in a small area to start the college. From there I stayed with RIO for twenty-six years.
I moved from being an associate dean to a dean which then turned into a vice president position. I retired in 2004. I then stayed on another five years in the active retirement program. I was the consultant, executive consultant for online learning.
So that is kind of the overview of my career at Maricopa. So, all the way from adjunct to vice president to five years of active retirement and it had been wonderful at the time.