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SPRING 2012THE CLASSIFIED STAFF EMPLOYEE FOR THE SEMESTERShondra West, Senior Administrative AssistantCongratulations to Shondra West….Shondra has worked in the Officeof the Vice President for 8 monthsas the scheduler which involvesseveral aspects of course developmentand academic policies andprocedures. She has met the taskwith grace and professionalism.Her calm and confident mannerblends well with all levels of staff inthe workplace.Shondra is an Alumna of ContraCosta College where she receivedan AS degree in Medical Assistingand an AA degree in Liberal Studies.Shondra transferred to CaliforniaState University East Bay andearned a Bachelor of Arts degreein Liberal Studies and completedgraduate school at Argosy Universitywhere she earned a Masters of Artsdegree in Counseling Psychology.Shondra has over 12 years ofexperience working in Admissionsand Records Department which aretransferable skills for her new positionin Administration.Shondra chairs the Schedule& Catalog Committee and hasaccepted the appointment ofPresident of the Classified Senatewhere she has already motivateda new group of leaders and sharedideas that will move the organizationin a positive direction. Shondraalso serves on the President’sCabinet, Council of Chairs, and thePlanning Committee. nContra Costa College’sRecognition for Employee Years of Service(Honored on January 20, 2012)5 YEAR EMPLOYEES7/01/06 to 6/30/07Manu AmpimAnoosheh BorhanMiguel JohnsonBruce KingAminta MicklesBrenda PlessSherry SharufaSeti Sidharta10 YEAR EMPLOYEES7/01/01 to 6/30/02Jason BernerMaria CastanedaNick DimitriDiana HallVidal Garcia IIIFlora GonzalezLilly HarperJeffrey KamalianCarla MatuteRamona McCoyThomas MurphyJennifer OunjianDarlene PoeThomas SchlaichJulie Shieh-CookLarry StatanChau TranKenyetta TribbleSue Van HattumJohn Wade15 YEAR EMPLOYEES7/01/96 to 6/30/97Mary HealyTerrill MeadWayne OrganRick RamosSPRING 5 2012

Congressman George Miller invitedD’Vondre Woodards to President Obama’sState of the Union Address recently.D’Vondre is a student here at Contra CostaCollege majoring in Radiology Technology.D’Vondre is considered around town as aPeacemaker. He is involved with the nonviolentcampaigns in Richmond and workswith the Office of Neighborhood Safety.D’Vondre plans to transfer to MorehouseCollege in Atlanta, GA or Howard Universityin Washington, DC after completing hisstudies here at CCC. When asked byPresident Dan Henry about his State of theUnion experience, he said, “the visit mademe want to get more involved in my cityand I realize now that the world is so muchbigger than my little city.”Construction Updates . . . SPRING 2012Tearing down the old, building up the new…Measure A construction is in full swingat Contra Costa College:Phase I of the Football Field will be upgradingthe visitor bleachers. The construction willinclude adding a ramp and landing area for ADAaccessibility.The project is scheduled to start March 1 andcompleted by March 30.Phase II of the Football Field construction willinclude new sprinklers under the home bleachers,renovated bathrooms, a new roof over one of thehandball courts, and adjusting the height of theconcession stand to meet ADA compliances.• An elevator will be installed in the Gym Annex.Work is currently being done to bring the firesystem up to code. The installation of the elevator isscheduled to begin October 2012.• Parking Lot#16 drawings have been revised toinclude paving. The project is scheduled to becompleted mid-Fall 2012.• The Music building is undergoing a majorrenovation. The project includes smart classrooms,a small performance venue and recording studio.The anticipated completion date is early fall 2012.Students can expect to occupy the facility in timefor the spring 2013 semester.• Seismic testing continues to be conducted on thesite of the Campus Center. If approved, demolitionof the Humanities building and Student Lifebuildings will take place early fall 2012 in preparationof the Campus Center site. The Campus Centerwill include,Administration, Student Life, CulinaryArts, Fireside Room, cafeteria and classrooms. TheCampus Center is estimated to be a three-yearproject scheduled for completion in 2015.SPRING 6 2012