NOCCCD Faculty Fellows

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Under the leadership of the District Chancellor and the District Director of Diversity, Culture, and Inclusion — the objectives of the Diversity and Inclusion Faculty Fellow program includes increasing faculty diversity, encouraging culturally responsive and affirming teaching, and promoting DEIAA throughout the District.

The Faculty Fellows program strives to promote and infuse  diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, and accessibility (DEIAA) initiatives throughout the District, and throughout various platforms. In conjunction with the Diversity, Culture, and Inclusion Office, NOCCCD's Faculty Fellows work to: 

  • Provide assistance in hiring and retention of diverse faculty members
  • Assist and evaluate with the Future Instructor Training (FIT) Program
  • Evaluate various aspects of curriculum
  • Assist in organizing the Inclusive Excellence Curriculum Transformation Seminar, held in January
  • Collaborate in the organization and creation of training and seminars for faculty and staff on DEIA
  • Assist in designing, organizing, and supporting the Pluralism, Inclusion, and Equity (PIE) Series for the District
  • Promote DEIA throughout the District

Diversity and Inclusion Faculty Fellows

  • Annette Letcher, Ed.D. Professor of English, Cypress College aletcher@cypresscollege.edu 
  • Candace Lynch, Professor of English as a Second Language (ESL), NOCE CLynch@noce.edu 
  • Sergio Banda, Professor of Sociology, Fullerton College, sbanda@fullcoll.edu

Support Faculty Fellows

  • M. Leonor Cadena, Ph.D., Professor of Anthropology, Fullerton College, MCadena@fullcoll.edu 
  • Virgil Adams, Professor of Human Services, Cypress College, vadams@cypresscollege.edu