Contact
Career Education and Workforce Development
619-388-6573
CTE Transitions Credit by Exam - High School to College and Noncredit to College Course to Course Articulation Credit by Exam
619-388-6572
Fax: 619-388-6523
Address:
3375 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 125
San Diego, CA 92108-3883
Amertah E. Perman, Dean, Career Education and Workforce Development
Chantaya Robinson, Administrative Assistant, Career Education & Workforce Development
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- department Phone: 619-388-6573
Edward Matthews, Program Manager, Career Education and Workforce Development
- Primary areas of focus: Career Education Grants (Pekins & SWP), Apprenticeship, Industry Advisory Committees, and CTE faculty professional development
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Qingai "Sunny" Xu, Workforce Systems Manager, Career Education and Workforce Development
- Primary areas of focus: Workforce data management and insights, CTE Code Alignment; serves as District's CTE Research Expert.
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Cloris Johnson, Career Education Transitions Program Support Technician
- Primary focus areas: High school to college and noncredit to college course-to-course articulation credit by exam agreements
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- CTE Transitions Articulation Credit by Exam Phone: 619-388-6572
No'elani Acosta, Districtwide Childcare Compliance Officer
- Primary focus areas: State Contract Compliance for Child Development Centers
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Noah Lacsina, Career Services Technician
- Primary focus: Work-Based Learning (SG21) reporting, Handshake (Districtwide Job Board); Career Events; Work Experience
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Shawn Fawcett, Districtwide Faculty Work Experience Coordinator
- Primary Focus: Coordination and compliance for Work Experience districtwide
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Student Interns
Noura Moamen, Child Development Project Assistant
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2025-26 and 2026-27 Student Intern focused on supporting quality and compliance efforts for the three Child Development Learning Labs at City, Mesa, and Miramar College.
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Noura is an international student, currently studying Child Development at San Diego Miramar College with experience in administrative support, data management, and project coordination. She is highly organized, detail-oriented, and passionate about supporting children’s learning. In her previous roles she gained experience supporting classroom activities, co-creating engaging lesson plans, and helping in the care and language development of young children. Additionally, her experience in research and data analysis, combined with marketing and outreach work experience, has strengthened her skills in data management and professional communication. In her free time, Noura enjoys working out, going to the beach, and spending quality time with family and friends.Noura aims to deepen her understanding of child development practices and support meaningful programs across the SDCCD Child Development community.
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Ash Valenzuela-Sanchez - Summer 2026 CTE Events Graphic Design Intern
Ash Valenzuela-Sanchez is a first-generation immigrant student born and raised in Tijuana, Mexico, currently attending San Diego City College and pursuing a Graphic Design degree. With eagerness to learn and expand her knowledge, Ash is set to graduate with an AA in Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Visual and Performing Arts, Art History, and Social and Behavioral Sciences by Spring 2027. She is an incredibly artistic individual with an eye for detail and a cohesive design aesthetic. These qualities made her a finalist for the AIGA San Diego Tijuana scholarship award in the fall of 2025.
In her free time, Ash enjoys music and animating; these are some things she wishes to incorporate into her work as a designer.
During summer 2026, Ash will join our Career Education & Workforce Development Department as a graphic design intern, closely working with Eddie Matthews, as her supervisor, and Noah Lacsina, creating audience-focused promotional materials, swag items, and templates for 26-27 career ed/workforce events and workshops, following all the SDCCD guidelines and focusing on District approved messaging for each project.
Ash is a Mesa Impactship Program student intern – Learn more about this robust internship program here. Interested in bringing on an intern in your department? Learn how here.
Sumaya Musse, Spring 2026 Career Education Grant Management Intern
Sumaya Musse is pursuing a double major in Business Administration and Economics at San Diego Mesa College, with plans to transfer to a four-year university to continue studies in Finance. She serves as a Fiscal Assistant at UC San Diego CREATE (Center for Research in Education, Assessment, and Teaching Excellence), where she supports budgeting, expense tracking, and program operations for STEM education initiatives. In addition to her fiscal work, she actively participates in STEM outreach efforts across San Diego, helping coordinate and deliver educational programming for K–12 students in historically underserved communities. Sumaya’s long-term career goal is to become a Financial Analyst working within the education sector.
During the Spring 2026 semester, Sumaya joined the Career Education & Workforce Development department on a limited basis to support Career Education Grant analysis and compliance activities, creating helpful insights and reporting tools to support college CTE grant leads.
Sumaya was is a Mesa Impactship Program student intern – Learn more about this robust internship program here. Interested in bringing on an intern in your department? Learn how here.