Course Listing - by Instructor
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InfoSec | |
MindEdge | |
Serge REÀZZA Sanchez M. | |
David Alonzo |
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Rodolfo Ayala |
Rudy Ayala is an associate faculty member with the University of Phoenix Information Systems and Technology Department. Mr. Ayala worked for 33 years as a general engineer and information technology specialist with the Department of Defense (DoD) Test and Evaluation Department. During his tenure with the DoD, Mr. Ayala supported the Army at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico and Aberdeen Command Group in Maryland, with the Navy at Point Mugu Naval Base in California, and at the Pentagon with the Ballistic Missile Defense Agency and the Command, Control, Communication and Intelligence Department. While with the DoD, he received several awards including the Army Meritorious Civilian Service Award in 2005, and he was inducted into the Army Acquisition Corps in 2002. He has also served as a program manager with Enterprise Information Services, Inc. in Vienna, Virginia. He continues to consult within the DoD community and other organizations through his own consulting business, Systems IT Solutions, LLC. Mr. Ayala holds a Masters of Science in Engineering from California State University at Northridge, a Bachelor of Science in both Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science from The University of Texas at El Paso, and is Lean Six Sigma - Black Belt certified from Purdue University. |
Mike Baker | Mike Baker has been an instructor since 2011. He was previously an HVAC Program Director at both Virginia College and Vista College. Baker was a HVAC technician for several decades and has experience hiring, training, and managing HVAC Technicians. He holds numerous HVAC Excellence certifications, several Green Mechanical Council certifications, an EPA 608 Universal certification, and Emerson Climate Technology certifications. He has served as both an HVAC Excellence Instructor and Exam Proctor. |
Sharon Blackford | Sharon L. Blackford, MA, BA, RMA, has over 30 years of experience in the medical field. She has a master's degree in Organizational Management, a bachelor's degree in Business Management, and has served as a Registered Medical Assistant since 1994. Sharon was an active duty Clinical Specialist in the U.S. Army for 10 years. Sharon later moved to the Gulf Coast to accept a position as the Director of Education of Blue Cliff College and was promoted to Campus Director. |
Elaine Bobo | |
Salvatore Caruso |
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Andrea Chavez | Andrea Chavez is a senior at the University of Texas at El Paso, pursuing a bachelor’s degree on EC-6th grade as a bilingual generalist. She has experience teaching as a substitute and with P3 Kidz on Campus as a instructor. |
Melissa Chavez | Melissa Chavez, is a native resident of El Paso. She has invested her working and being an advocate for special need children. She has worked with general education and special education children in the Elementary level for 24 years . Recently she is a coach working with special need young adults, helping them become independent and job ready. She enjoys helping others, especially her students to succeed in life. Her creativity and outgoing personality flows through her as she teaches her students. |
Angie Chavez | Angie Chavez is currently a junior student attending the University of Texas at El Paso. She is majoring in Sociology with a minor in Communications. Her freshman year of college was completed art New Mexico State University from August 2021 to May 2022. Currently, this is her second semester at UTEP. Her undergraduate education has allowed her to learn many useful facts and thought processes that she has been able to implement in her everyday life outside of school, like my workplace. She is currently employed at El Paso Gymnastics as a coach where she instructs participants of 18 months to 7 years old. |
El Paso (Ai-Hwa Chinese Language School | El Paso's Ai-Hwa Chinese Language School has provided quality traditional Chinese education for several decades. The school operated as "El Paso Chinese Language School" from1990 to 1995 under the direction of Anne Liu. It has been operating under its current name since 1998 with Shinping "Champagne" Chyi as its leader. In May 2004, Ai-Hwa was incorporated as a nonprofit organization and now offers tax-deductible donations. The curriculum focuses on phonetics and traditional Chinese characters and provides weekly classes for small groups of students to listen, speak, read, and write in Chinese. Students can also participate in activities and extracurricular programs that expose them to Chinese culture. The teachers are all native Chinese speakers, each with at least bachelor's degree and up to 20-plus years of teaching experience. |
Nikki Choyce | Nikki Choyce, PMP has been involved in the project management field for almost 20 years and has worked as a consultant and trainer for much of that time. She is a Project Management Professional (PMP) and very active in the project management community. She has worked in a variety of industries, including Information Technology, Insurance, Manufacturing, Marketing, Aerospace, Construction, and Telecommunications. She has worked with Microsoft Project for over 10 years. |
LaTisha Cottingham | LaTisha Cottingham has over 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry. She has six years of teaching experience in the field of medical billing and coding and Medical Assisting. Currently she is employed as an HIM Analyst for a long-term care establishment that is based out of Alabama. |
Carline Dalgleish | Carline Dalgleish has worked in medical office administration for over 30 years. She holds a bachelor's degree in Business Information Systems, a master's degree in Leadership, and a post-baccalaureate certificate in Health Information Management. She is a Registered Health Information Administrator and an AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer. Dalgleish is the author of an ICD-10 coding system and also owns EHR own consulting firm, AnnGrant Educational Services. |
Carline Dalgleish | Carline Dalgleish has worked in medical office administration for over 30 years. She holds a bachelor's degree in Business Information Systems, a master's degree in Leadership, and a post-baccalaureate certificate in Health Information Management. She is a Registered Health Information Administrator and an AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer. |
Rachael Delekta | Rachael Delekta is an MBA in Healthcare Administration and Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist. Rachael has been in the health care field for over ten years. She has worked mostly on the insurance side of things, as a customer service manager for dental insurance, a claims and customer service coach, and a workers' compensation case management biller and auditor. She works daily with medical records and healthcare software. |
Jennifer Della'Zanna | Jennifer Della'Zanna has more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry, having worked as a medical transcriptionist, practice administrator, biller, and coding specialist. She writes courses and study guides on the use of technology in health care and regularly contributes to publications about health issues. Della'Zanna is a member of the American Academy of Professional Coders and the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Albright College. |
Jessica Dominguez | Jessica Rodriguez has been a teacher for seven years, working with K-6 students. She has a double bachelor's degree in General Education for grades K-8 and Special Education for grades Pre-K-12, as well as a master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction. Rodriguez has been involved with Kidz on Campus since 2011, first as a summer helper, and then as an instructor. Classes she has taught include American Sign Language, Recycle Arts and Crafts, Reading for Struggling Readers and Leadership. |
Nat Dunn | Nat Dunn founded Webucator in 2003 to combine his passion for technical training with his business expertise and to help companies benefit from both. His previous experience was in sales, business and technical training, and management. Nat has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in International Relations from Pomona College. |
Ed2go | |
Gatlin Education Services Online | |
Laura Escobar | Laura Escobar has been dancing ballet since she was seven years old, under the artistic direction of Maru Becerra, Ballet Mistress at the Juarez Ballet Company. Since 2005, she has also been a ballet instructor at the same company where she teaches children starting at the age of three. Escobar has performed and assisted in choreographing ballets such as Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, La Fille Mal Garde, Coppellia, Giselle, among others. In 2015, Escobar obtained her B.F.A. in Dance with a concentration in ballet, graduating cum laude from UTEP. As part of her training at UTEP, Escobar developed an adaptive ballet class designed for children with disabilities, specifically Down syndrome. My Joyful Dance, where she teaches approximately twenty students with disabilities, has been under her instruction and direction since September 2014 at UTEP. Since June 2015, Escobar has also taught the Department of Theatre and Dance Children's Ballet Program, consisting of Saturday morning, weekday classes, and summer dance camps for children ages three through twelve. |
Juan Jose Espino |
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Greg Fletcher | Greg Fletcher has over 40 years of experience in the electrical field as both a practicing electrician and as an electrical instructor. He has been a licensed electrician since 1976 and currently holds a Master Electrician's License in the State of Maine. In 1988, he was appointed as the Department Chairman of the Trades and Technology Department and Program Director/Instructor of the Electrical Technology program at Kennebec Valley Community College in Fairfield, Maine. He is the author of several textbooks including Residential Construction Academy: House Wiring, Guide to Using the National Electrical Code, and The Electrician's Guide to Photovoltaic System Installation. He has an associate's in Electrical Construction and Maintenance, a Bachelor of Science in Applied Technical Education, and a Master of Science in Industrial Education. |
David Ghent |
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Brendda Gonzalez |
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David Grimes | David Grimes has more than 10 years of management and leadership experience in the private and non-profit sectors. Grimes is passionate about technology and education, having worked as academic dean, student services director, technology coordinator, teacher, consultant, and technology columnist. He holds a Master of Education and a Bachelor of Science from Ohio State University, both in Technology Education. |
Jeff Grognet | Jeff Grognet has been a companion animal veterinarian for 25 years. He was a pioneer in the field of veterinary assistant teaching, developing his first course more than 18 years ago. Due to the success of his veterinary receptionist/assistant courses, he expanded his teaching into other high-demand areas including pet first aid and alternative medical therapies for companion animals. He practices at a veterinary hospital and contributes regularly to several magazines. |
Yvette Hernandez | |
Martha Herrera-Maese | Martha Herrera-Maese is a native El Pasoan who graduated from UTEP with a Bachelor degree in Business Administration in May 2001. She did an internship at a manufacturing company while attending her last year of college, and worked as a Generalist for about 10 months after receiving her degree. Mrs. Herrera-Maese has worked at University Medical Center of El Paso since April 2002. The first four years she worked as a Benefits Specialist, and the last 13 years as a Compensation Analyst. She received her Professional Human Resources (PHR) certification in December 2005, and her Society for Human Resource Management Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) certification in July 2015. Martha has served as a Benefits and Compensation instructor for the PHR/SPHR Exam Preparation Course at UTEP since the Fall 2013. |
Insights | Insights El Paso Science Center has provided engaging hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) learning opportunities to the Border Region for over 40 years. As a now 100% mobile museum, Insights offers a variety of hands-on, fun summer camps designed to introduce STEAM concepts, technology, and careers. Though campers will never know it, they'll also be reviewing grade-appropriate academic standards while building a robot, designing a real gumball machine or experimenting with circuits. Camps will be packed with a multitude of "Ooh" and "Aah" moments alongside scientific explanations of the phenomena. Please visit: Insights |
Rebekah Jerabek | Ms. Jerabek has a Bachelor of Science in English with a minor in Journalism from Northwest Missouri State University, and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from The University of Texas at El Paso. She is a part of the UTEP English Department where she teaches Rhetoric and Writing Studies courses. Ms. Jerabek is an avid reader and writer. She’s inspired by what she reads to embark on her own adventures—including hiking, kayaking and recreational archery—and in turn uses those adventures to fuel her writing. She enjoys helping others to develop a similar passion for reading, writing and adventuring in general. |
Nancy Johnson | Certified Health & Wellness Coach, Yoga Teacher and Fencing Coach. I hold a Bachelors Degree in Psychology from the University of Texas at El Paso and I am currently pursuing my Masters of Science in Mental Health Counseling. My certification in Integrative Health Coaching from YogaMed Co in Washington DC provides me with the opportunity to empower individuals and groups on their wellness journey. As a competitive fencer and fencing coach, I see the benefits physical activity and movement have on our mind, body and spirit. Teaching yoga allows me to guide others through breathing techniques, meditation and meaningful movement to overcome physical, mental and emotional trauma. I am passionate about encouraging others to achieve their health and wellness goals. |
Terrence Johnson | Terrence Johnson is a former UTEP football player; he is also a personal trainer, strength and conditioning coach, weight-loss management specialist, and health and wellness coach who is certified in all these individual areas. Johnson has taught PE, and has been an Athletic Director for over 12 years. Johnson created Empowerment Health & Wellness in 2004 with his wife to develop sports and wellness camps. Their incentive-based educational programs and health programs are available at local schools and nonprofit organizations. Empowerment Health and Wellness has worked with The University of Texas at El Paso; Family Services of El Paso; NFL player Ray Mickens; New Orleans Saints coach Brian Young; and Seattle Seahawks starting center, Justin Britt. |
Erica Kirwan | Erica Kirwan has more than 15 years of experience in process and project management. Previously, Kirwan served as Senior Project Manager for a Fortune 200 financial services company. She earned an Advanced Project Management Certification from Stanford University. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems and a Master of Public Administration. |
Jean LaCour | Jean LaCour, Ph.D., is a Certified Prevention Professional, author, and a trainer with extensive experience in the addiction recovery field. She is the co-founder of the NET Training Institute Center for Addiction and Recovery Education, a 501(c)(3) tax exempt nonprofit corporation offering online training in addiction counseling, peer specialist support, and recovery support services. |
Young Lee | Young Lee is an award-winning photographer in photography competitions. He has completed Nikon USA photography courses and is currently a Photography Instructor at UTEP P3 and EPCC C/E. He earned his Visual Design certification at Adobe with Photoshop and enjoys teaching to become a photographer who inspires creativity and dreams in people. He teaches you how to maximize the efficiency of your camera and use it with confidence. |
Center for Legal Studies by Barbri |
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Adriana Lezama | Ms. Lezama has been in education for 16 years, teaching kindergarten. She has also helped tutoring many students of all ages in various subjects in past years. Ms. Lezama has been teaching Spanish courses for the past two years. |
CCI Live | |
CLS Live | |
Josue Lopez |
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Manuel Lozano |
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David Luevano | |
Janet Luna | Janet Luna graduated from UTEP with a Bachelors in All-levels Art Education 2017. Her Art teaching experience began in 2014 when she began teaching art camps with P3 as an undergraduate. After graduating, she taught in the school district of El Paso for a year before joining the Air Force. This year, Janet is back with P3 eager to return to her area of passion, teaching art to everyone! |
Kimberly Mathis | Kimberly Mathis Heredia was born and raised in El Paso, TX, graduated highschool in 2004 and earned her Bachleors in Digital Marketing in 2013. She's a passionate teacher and life-long student of Classical literature and languages. She has taught business owners how to create their own online marketing campaigns and has introduced digital learning strategies to her younger students. She is married and has three beautiful daughters who attend the school where she joyfully teaches throughout the year. |
Sofia McDonald | Sofia McDonald always loved working with children and seeing them reach their fullest potentials. As a former basketball player, she took the love for the sport and coach for Charles Middle School for 3 years while completing her education. It was truly a great learning experience and something that she will always cherish. She will graduate by the end of this semester in Education and Community Studies and wants to continue sharing her knowledge by helping students with their confidence, talent, and providing them a great learning experience. |
Graciela Medina | Graciela Medina is a 2009 graduate from the University of Texas at El Paso, her major is in Kinesiology and minor in Education. Graciela Medina currently works for the Ysleta Independent School District and coaches at St. Clement's Parish School. She has experience in coaching children from all age groups and levels, ranging from 3 years to 18 years old. She has coached and assisted in Volleyball, Basketball, and Track & Field, plus individual coaching and personal training. She first started as a summer helper in 2016 for the P3 Professional and Public Programs and will be returning as an instructor. |
Zsolt Nagy | Zsolt Nagy has a Master of Science degree in IT Engineering. He is also certified in Front-End Web UI Frameworks and Bootstrap 4. He has several years of relevant professional experience and is currently working as a Senior Engineering Manager in a leading software company. Previously, he has served as the Head of Front-end Engineering at a global ad tech company. |
Tracy O'Rourke | Tracy O'Rourke is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt with over 20 years of experience as a facilitator, trainer and presenter. Her clients include the US Department of Veterans Affairs, the State of Washington, Cisco, DC Shoes, GE, and Motorola. She holds a BA in English Literature from San Francisco State University and an MBA with an emphasis in Leadership and Managing Organizational Change from Graziadio School of Business at Pepperdine University. |
Snapology Of El Paso |
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CCI/Edu2.com Online | |
CLS Online | |
JER Online | |
Education2Go Online | |
Graciela Padilla | |
Fred Perea |
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Felix Quinque | Felix Quinque has a Ph.D. in Quantum Computing from the University of Portsmouth and a B.S. degree in Artificial Intelligence and Physics from Maastricht University. He is the Co-Founder & Director of OctoShrew, a machine learning consultancy, and software development firm. |
Grysell Ramos |
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Luis Ramos Saldivar | Lecturer, Languages & Linguistics, UTEP. Lecturer, International Language Consultants, Cd. Juarez, Mexico. He specializes in designing Spanish courses for the maquiladora industries. |
Eric Reed | Since 2005, Eric Reed has provided security consulting to large organizations including Fortune 500 companies and the United States military. His pass rate for CEH, CHFI, and ECSA/LPT exams is 95%. He is a member of the EC-Council certification organization's Circle of Excellence. |
Jan Roach | Jan Roach has been a partner in a freight brokerage operation since 1995. For over 10 years, she ran a freight brokerage, overseeing sales, marketing, accounting and day-to-day operations. Roach holds a Bachelor of Science from Baylor University and has provided training for the freight industry since 2001. |
Jeff Roach | Jeff Roach has been in the transportation industry since 1986. He founded his own freight brokerage in 1995, after working as the vice president of national accounts for a major truckload carrier. He grew his brokerage into a multimillion-dollar business and began developing freight broker courses in 2001. Roach holds a Bachelor of Science from Abilene Christian University. |
Black Rocket | "The magic in every student comes to life as never before when they are empowered to be as creative as they were all born to be! Black Rocket has twenty years of experience designing courses in the S.T.E.A.M fields. Every program is powered by the child's innate imagination and designed to bring their ideas to life in a fun, hands-on learning environment. All Black Rocket programs mirror real-life experiences and the collaborative nature of the design process. Students will work in pairs or teams for in-room programs. Online classes provide a more independent experience, but with an emphasis on peer to peer feedback to enhance the creative process." |
Laura Romero Alvarado | |
Amy Ross |
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STEMFUERTE | |
Anali Sanchez Villagrana | Anali Sanchez Villagrana has been teaching youth for the past four years. This job has given me the capacity to understand kids and acknowledge their uniqueness, thus helping them understand music and technique in a simple but fun way! |
Michael Smith | Michael SmithClass A PGA Professional, Mike Smith has been instructing golf in the El Paso area for the past 15 years. He has been an instructor with the UTEP for 14 years and is currently the Head Golf Professional at Ascarate Golf Course, a 27 hole facility on the south side of El Paso. A graduate from Rollins College with a BA in Economics and a MBA from University of Louisiana-Monroe, Mr. Smith began his professional career here in El Paso in 1994. Mr. Smith has a wealth of knowledge about golf and the golf swing to tutelage his students. |
Nancy Smith | Nancy Smith has over 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry. EHR clinical experience includes working as a medical assistant for a network of rural health clinics, and as a medical coder, insurance claims specialist, and medical records auditor. She worked as a medical office manager for ten years, where she recruited and trained all medical assistants. Nancy holds a bachelor's degree in vocational education and has developed and taught medical assistant programs. |
Nancy Smith | Nancy Smith has over 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry. Her clinical experience includes working as a medical assistant for a network of rural health clinics, and as a medical coder, insurance claims specialist, and medical records auditor. She worked as a medical office manager for ten years, where she recruited and trained all medical assistants. Nancy holds a bachelor's degree in vocational education and has developed and taught medical assistant programs. |
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Elizabeth Swan | Elisabeth Swan is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt with over 20 years of experience consultant, designer, and executive coach. Her expertise lies in training, process-based organization design, problem-solving, and change management. Her clients include Amazon, Charles Schwab, Burt's Bees, Microsoft, and Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide. She holds a BA in English Literature from Barnard College. |
Linda Torres-Kleinhans |
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Holly Trimble | Holly Trimble earned a bachelor's degree in physical therapy from the University of Colorado, a master's degree in pediatric physical therapy from Boston University, and a master's degree in biology from the University of Nebraska at Kearney. After working as a physical therapist for many years, Trimble transitioned into teaching. She has lectured on health-related topics to all age groups and works as an adjunct instructor of anatomy and physiology. She received an Adjunct Faculty Excellence Award and is the author of "College Success Now!" |
Eduardo Urquidi | Eduardo Urquidi is a UTEP math instructor who has taught many different mathematic courses at the college level including pre-calculus, calculus, mathematics for teachers, busineness mathematics, fundamentals of statistics, and more. A UTEP alum, Mr. Urquidi has a bachelor’s of science in Electrical Engineering and a Masters of Science in Mathematics. Mr. Urquidi carries over 20 years of teaching experience focusing on innovative curriculums that help connect mathematics to real-world applications. Mr. Urquidi has been with our programs for 2 years teaching mathematic essentials for the middle school and high school age groups. |
Patricia Wickham |
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Fernando Yamamoto | Fernando Yamamoto studied linguistics in Marketing at The University of Texas at El Paso. He lived in Shizuoka, Japan and is an active member of the American Association of Teachers of Japanese. He now teaches Japanese language and culture to adults and youth using different activities to motivate his students. A list of activities for the past several years includes the following:
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Jeonghyun Yoo | Jeong-Hyun Yoo lived in Singapore for a year while studying criminal justice in order to become a police officer. While in Singapore, he taught Korean for Beginners to kids there. He loves helping people reach their goals and teaching Korean allows him to do this while also sharing his culture. Yoo's goal for the Korean for Beginners class is to help students understand and speak Korean effectively. |