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Full Time Faculty

              Adjunct Faculty
Brenda Bell Ernest Albertson Amy Ho
Carmelita Bronson-Smith Young Baek Linda Motonaga
Thelma Day Ruth Bentley Minh Pham
Charlene Morimoto Deanne Gossett Jim Pickrell
Robert Sambrano Sharon Haymon Gertha Rosario
Wanda Yonge Bridget Hana Jackie Scott
    Anna Staats
     
     

Department Secretary     Instructional Assistants     Student Assistants

 


Faculty (from left to right): Day, Rose (emeritus), Scher-Padilla (emeritus), Zimmerly (emeritus), Morimoto, Rosario (emeritus), Bell

 

Mr. Raymond B. Hastey, Chairperson  Return to top of page

bullet AD 304; 323-953-4000, Ext. 2547; hasteyrb@lacitycollege.edu;
 

Dr. Thelma J. Day, Serving as Acting Dean, Academic Affairs (not actively teaching), Fall 2011

Professor Thelma James Day completed her undergraduate and graduate work at Jackson State University where she received both a B.S. and an M.S. degree in Business Education. She received her Doctorate degree in Education with an emphasis in Institutional Management from Pepperdine University. Professor Day is an active member of Phi Delta Kappa. She teaches computer applications classes in both the Computer Applications and Office Technologies and Computer Science and Information Technologies  Departments. Professor Day has also taught at Pasadena City College and West Los Angeles College and has been adjunct professor at Santa Monica College. Her contribution to the CAOT Department includes serving as Curriculum Representative, Senator, AFT representative and Professional Expert. She has a passion for computer technology and conducted research in this area for the Classroom 2000. 

 

Professor Day teaches Microcomputer Office Applications: Spread Sheet online.
Thelma Day is MOUS certified in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. 

Brenda Bell,  Assistant Professor  Return to top of page

bulletDa Vinci Hall 212; 323-953-4000, Ext. 2910; bellb@lacitycollege.edu 11 a.m. 12:30 p.m. M/W; Tuesday 11 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
bulletSpring 2007: CAOT 32, 9:35 – 11:00 TTH, DH 202; CAOT 31, 9:35-11:00, MW, DH 303
CAOT 1, 12:45-3:15 MW, DH 204; CAOT 33, 11:10 - 12:35 TTH, DH 204
 
Brenda Bell completed her B.A. in Business Administration from Albany State University in Albany, Georgia. She completed her M.A. in Business Management from Claremont Graduate University, Peter F. Drucker School of Management. Brenda has over 18 years of teaching experience in junior high school, high school, and adult education. Her commitment is education excellence for all students. She teaches a variety of courses in the CAOT Department including Business Communications, Business English, Windows, and Skillbuilding. She was published in Black Enterprise Magazine, August 2000 Anniversary Issue. Outside interests include reading, traveling, shopping, and writing her romance novel.
The CAOT Department is actively seeking qualified student candidates to participate in our Internship Partnership program where you can earn credit for working. Contact Assistant Professor Bell for details.


Carmelita Bronson-Smith  Return to top of page

bullet Da Vinci Hall 207C; 323-953-4000, Ext. 2907
bullet Office Hours:12:00 - 2:00, MTWH and Saturday 
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Fall  2009: CAOT 20, MTWTH, 10:35-12:00
CAOT 44, MW and TTH, 9:00-10:25
CAOT 126, Saturday, 9:00-12:10 
CAOT 64 TBA
She has taught Keyboarding, Medical Terminology, and Medica

l Office Assistant courses. Ms. Bronson-Smith graduated from LACC's Computer Applications and Office Technologies Department as a Medical Secretary with additional training as an R.N. and a Physician Assistant. Her business experience includes working as a legal secretary in Superior Court and as a medical secretary in brain research, space biology, and open-heart surgery. Highlights of her business career include working as a secretary to an engineer who made the umbilical cord for "First Space Walk." She graduated from California State University and the University of Southern California. Her current position as Clinic Administrator in Occupational Health encompasses both business and medicine. Her hobbies include singing in a gospel choir, traveling, and spending time with her children and grandchildren.
 

Charlene Morimoto, Professor  Return to top of page

bulletDa Vinci Hall 207D; 323-953-4000, Ext. 2902; morimocs@lacitycollege.edu; Office Hours: Tues., 11 a.m.-12 p.m.; Wednesday (2nd Wednesday of each month), by appointment; Fri.,  1:30-3 p.m., DH 207D; MW 9 p.m., Etudes-NG Chat Room for CAOT 1 Online; TTh 9 p.m., Etudes-NG Chat Room for CAOT 84 Online
bulletFall 2011: CAOT 1. 9-2:15, Fri., DH 204; CAOT 84, Online; CAOT 1 Online

 Professor Morimoto maintains course Web sites for CAOT 1, CAOT 84, and
 
CAOT 3.

Fall 2011:  CAOT 84 Online: Word Processing and CAOT 1 Online: Computer Keyboarding I.
Charlene Morimoto is MOUS certified in MS Word.
Professor Charlene Morimoto, herself an alumnus of Los Angeles City College, has been a faculty member at LACC since 1980.  She has taught in the business education departments at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo and California State University, Los Angeles.  She has served as as the Vice Chairperson of the CAOT Department.  

Mrs. Morimoto received her B.S. and M.A. degrees in Business Education from California State University, Los Angeles.  Her 12 years of medical and legal office experience and her own years as a college student have given her an understanding of the challenges facing new college students as they begin their journey to improve their lives.  Compassion, discipline, and real-world applications are practiced in her classroom as she prepares students for entry to a professional career.
 

Robert Sambrano, Assistant Professor  Return to top of page

bulletDa Vinci Hall 207E; 323-953-4000, Ext. 2903; Office Hours: 12:45- 1:45, MW; 10:45- 12:15, TTh
bulletSpring 2007: CAOT 2, 8- 9:10, MTWTh, DH 202; CAOT 43, 9:35-11:00, MW, DH 203; CAOT 33, 11:10-12:40, MW, DH 302; CAOT 105, 9:35-10:40, TTh, DH 203; CAOT 1, 12:45-3:15, TTh, DH 204
Robert Sambrano joined the Business/CAOT department in Fall 2005. He earned his B.A. in Business Administration from Trinity University, San Antonio, and his M.B.A. from The University of Texas, Austin. Mr. Sambrano has also taught at Los Angeles Valley College and Vallecitos Center for Employment Training in the SF Bay Area. Prior to teaching, Mr. Sambrano held management positions at American Express and CNET.

Mr. Sambrano has taught courses in keyboarding, Microsoft Office, Publisher, FrontPage, web design, management, general business, human relations, and business communications. He enjoys learning about new technologies and their application in the workplace.
 

  Department Secretary

Katherine Olivia Morales

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Administration 303.
323-953-4000, Ext. 2549
M-F, 9-5 p.m.

  Instructional Assistants

David Janvelyan

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Da Vinci Hall 205, 303;
323-953-4000, Ext. 2913
M-Th, 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
Solomon3000@aol.com

David Coleman

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Da Vinci Hall 203, 202
323-953-4000, Ext. 2908
M-F, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

DavidCCAOT@aol.com

Linda Motonaga     

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Da Vinci Hall 204, 302;
323-953-4000, Ext. 2906
M-F, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Caotdept@yahoo.com

  Student Assistants


Ramon Lopez
Barbara Santiago

  Ramon Lopez

ADJUNCT FACULTY

Ernest Albertson Return to top of page

Barbara Azar

Young Baek  Return to top of page

Ruth Bentley  Return to top of page

Patrice Gallagher   Return to top of page

Bridget Hana  Return to top of page

Bridget Hana has been teaching at City since 1973. She currently teaches Transcribing (CAOT 7), Legal Procedures (CAOT 23) and Legal Transcribing (CAOT 49). She has also taught Gregg Shorthand, Typing, Filing, Legal Procedures, and Business English at various adult schools throughout the Los Angeles basin. Bridget was educated at the Millbank College of Commerce and the Gregg College, Liverpool, England. In this country she attended UCLA. Her business experience has included law firms, banks, insurance companies and medical offices. For the past 22 years she has been working for the Los Angeles Superior Court in the management systems unit, which provides staff support to executive management groups and various judicial committees. She has twice been president of a Toastmasters Club in Los Angeles. Her hobbies include music, dance, and the theatre.

Sharon Haymon  Return to top of page

Amy Ho,  323-953-4000, Ext. 2068 Return to top of page

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Fall 2011: CAOT 2, DH 202, 9-2:20, Sat.; CAOT 3, DH 202, 9-2:20, Sat. , Sat.

Linda Motonaga  Return to top of page

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Da Vinci Hall 204; 323-953-4000, Ext. 2906; Office Hours: TBA during the day M-F

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Fall 2011: CAOT 84, 9-2:20, Sat, DH 203

Linda Motonaga has taught CAOT 84, Word Processing, and is also an Instructional Assistant in the Computer Applications and Office Technologies Department.
 

Jackie D. Scott  Return to top of page

Anna Staats  Return to top of page

Anna Staats-Welch earned her Baccalaureate in Literature at Queens College New York where liberal arts students were urged to take real-world courses in math and physical sciences. Her exposure to science led to a succession of jobs as writer, editor and publications manager in the aerospace industry. To offset this emphasis on technical matters, she earned a Master's degree in English at New York University. In-house training sessions led to outside teaching assignments. She has worked at LACC since 1964 and has worked full-time at CSULA. She has conducted communication seminars for Kaiser Permanente and the LA Branch of the American Library Association. Her interests include theatre, ballet, wild flowers, alternative medical therapies, and nutrition for pets.

 

 
 

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