Category: Personnel Updates

Let’s welcome Andrew Ross to the TRIO ETS and RCC teams! He will be primarily based at Crater High School, supporting students in all three academies with their college and career planning. Andrew is a great fit for his role with TRIO as his curiosity and passion for learning have led him to serve campus communities as an advisor and teacher for more than 10...

Let’s welcome Norma Pantoja, our new Admissions & Recruitment member who is also our Latino Outreach & Recruitment representative! Norma was born in California but moved to Mexico at the age of six due to her father’s illness. When she returned to California in 2001, she discovered that a language barrier and a lack of skills with electronics were major challenges for her. Years later,...

Kristen Morales joins our dean assistant team (along with Michelle Rhodes, Amy Johnson and Paula Brooks) as Assistant to the Dean of Curriculum & Academic Support. Kristen is an RCC alumna and has her Associate of Science in Business. She is currently pursuing her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at Southern Oregon University. Kristen’s previous roles at RCC included working as a dedicated student...

Let’s welcome Heather Sandberg, RCC’s newest full-time faculty member in the Emergency Services Department. Heather’s office is located at the Table Rock Campus, room 117B. Please drop by and say hello or send Heather an email at hsandberg@roguecc.edu. Heather looks forward to being a part of an excellent department and program that helps grow and shape the future of EMS! Heather is a paramedic and...

Please welcome Tanya Salas-Gonzalez back to Financial Aid as a bilingual Financial Aid Advisor (Spanish). Tanya is doing some training and refreshing at the Table Rock and Riverside campuses, but will mostly be at Riverside Campus. Please say “hello” if you see her around!

Let’s welcome Angela Harelson in their new role as the Access & Disability Resources Specialist in the Access & Disability Resources office. Angela is an import from Samoa and was unboxed in Southern Oregon a few decades ago. With a love of learning and curiosity that can’t be contained, Angela roamed the Redwood Campus, exploring diverse career paths until graduating in 2004. From advertising to...

Two members of the GED® & Pre-College Education team have received Coalition on Adult Basic Education (COABE) Google scholarship awards! Data analyst Karin Boucher and ESL lead faculty Katie Nollenberger are among only 500 professionals selected nationally to participate in this year’s program. The scholarship is provided through a partnership with Google and COABE that supports professional development for individuals in the field of adult...

Let’s welcome Apphia Zink as a new faculty member for Nursing and Allied Health Occupations! Apphia’s educational background began at Rogue Community College, and she received a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing from Oregon Health and Sciences University, Ashland. Apphia has been working in multiple areas of nursing including acute care, hospice, case management in the insurance sector and case management in the clinic and...

The IT Department is proud to announce the appointment of Anupendu Ghosh, affectionately known as Anu, as the new Director of Information Technology. With a venerable history spanning more than two decades, Anu’s career is marked by senior leadership roles in a spectrum of high-tech industries. His expertise has been honed at notable corporations such as Symantec Corp., HP Consulting, Rolls Royce, Cambia Health Solutions,...