{"id":13371,"date":"2026-01-07T22:55:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T22:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/cochrane\/tla-graduates\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T16:57:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:57:54","slug":"tla-graduates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/cochrane\/development\/training\/teaching-learning-academy\/tla-graduates\/","title":{"rendered":"TLA Graduates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Congratulations to all of the Teaching &amp; Learning Academy (TLA) graduates! Since 2019, over 200 faculty have graduated from the TLA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2024-2025 Yearlong Graduates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Charity Benford, adjunct professor, student development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meredith Contello, adjunct professor, architectural and engineering CAD<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Becky Carter, adjunct professor, mathematics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Janie Chang, professor and department chair, fashion design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lani Dame, trainer, workforce preparation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cori Darbonne, professor, history<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paul DeLos Reyes, professor, radiology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kara Dixon, librarian, Library Services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gabrielle Gucciard, adjunct professor, dance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lorig Hawkins, adjunct professor, sustainable agriculture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Luce Hernandez, professor, government<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shelby Humpert, professor, pharmacy technology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura Jacob, adjunct faculty, ESOL; instructor of adult education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ramiro Juarez, professor, world languages-Spanish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bernie Ku, adjunct professor, computer science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Julie Linder, adjunct professor, music<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brian Mahoney, coordinator, career pathways programs, adult education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Franklin Marciales, adjunct professor, hospitality management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Candace &#8220;Mariposa&#8221; McGriffy, adjunct professor, mathematics; instructor, adult education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nathan Montgomery, adjunct professor, audio technology and industry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anna Moreno, adjunct professor, ESOL<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evan Ott, adjunct professor, mathematics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Travis Ottwell, professor, mathematics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kristyn Pittman, librarian, Library Services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Abinaya Rajasekaran, professor, adult education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cassidy Reid, librarian, Library Services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jon Rodriquez, professor, government<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maria Ruelas, librarian, Library Services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bernice Speer, professor, biology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alexander Speetzen, librarian, Library Services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Katherine Susman, professor, computer science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heather Syrett, professor, student development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evan &#8220;Eric&#8221; Van Gorkum, professor, biology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Daniel Waktola, professor, geography<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Megan Wallace, adjunct professor, composition and literary studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Previous TLA Graduates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2023-2024 Yearlong Graduates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Natalia Almanza, adjunct faculty, student development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Luke Armstrong, full-time faculty, economics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Megan Baldwin, adjunct faculty, psychology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Okera Bishop, full-time faculty, accounting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lily Garza Saldivar, classified, adult education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teresa Gazella, adjunct faculty, composition and literary studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Debbie Gilmore, adjunct faculty, student development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arturo Gonzalez, adjunct faculty, computer science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yvonne Hsi, adjunct faculty, fashion design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joanne Ibarra, adjunct faculty, government<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sherri Lynn, full-time faculty, sonography<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maegen MacKenzie, full-time faculty, professional nursing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kimberly McEathron, adjunct, continuing education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Devin Preston, full-time faculty, biology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kathryn Roosa, adjunct faculty, business, government and technical communication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cassie Smith, adjunct faculty, anthropology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Louisa Spaventa, adjunct faculty, composition and literary studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Julie Vieyra, full-time faculty, criminal justice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Becky Villarreal, adjunct faculty, English<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Felix Villarreal, full-time faculty, biology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lisa Yates, classified, student experiences and outcomes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summer 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ivy Benoit, adjunct professor, student development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jill Bosche, professor, composition and literary studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Busch, adjunct professor, composition and literary studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rebekah Chappell, adjunct professor, dance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jared Chumsae, adjunct professor, government<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sarah De Villiers, adjunct professor, English<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rolando Duarte, adjunct professor, government<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lauren Elander, adjunct professor, composition and literary studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joseph Ferguson, adjunct professor, student development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Latasha Goodwyn, professor, English<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kelsie Hart, adjunct professor, anthropology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Karen Horan, professor, emergency medical services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nabeel Khan, professor, computer information technology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grant King, adjunct professor, composition and literary studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to all of the Teaching &amp; 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