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Speaker's Bureau

About the Speaker's Bureau

MiraCosta College has established the Speaker's Bureau as a free resource to the communities served by the college: Oceanside, Carlsbad, La Costa, Encinitas, Olivenhain, Rancho Santa Fe, Cardiff by the Sea, Solana Beach, Del Mar and Carmel Valley. MiraCosta College’s outstanding faculty and staff will share with North County audiences their scholarly pursuits, professional expertise and personal interests and experiences.

In addition to speakers listed here, other staff members and administrators are available to speak about college programs.

How do I schedule a speaker?

All speakers are scheduled through MiraCosta College’s Public Information Office. Requests may be made by contacting Kristen Huyck at khuyck@miracosta.edu. It’s helpful if you have a first, second and even a third choice in case your first choice is unavailable when you need him/her. It’s also helpful if you can be flexible with dates and times for your program. Please make arrangements at least four weeks ahead of your program date. When you make a request, you’ll need to provide the following information:

  • Your name, phone number and home/business address
  • Type of audience and estimated size
  • Name of group or club
  • Date, time and address where meeting/program will take place
  • Directions to meeting/program location
  • Length of presentation desired
  • Your first, second and third choice of speakers

A note on speaker availability

Faculty and staff who participate in the MiraCosta College Speaker's Bureau do so on a volunteer basis. If you learn your choice of speakers is unavailable, check out the list for other interesting options. Faculty speakers are often not available during the summer months.

Still have questions?

Please email Kristen Huyck at khuyck@miracosta.edu.

List of Speakers

  • Eric Bishop
    Theatre Arts Instructor
  • Robert Bond
    History Instructor
  • Larry Burns
    EOPS/CalWORKs Counselor
  • Brad Byrom
    History Instructor
  • Rick Cassoni
    Computer Science Instructor
  • Jonathan Cole
    Physics Instructor
  • Sean Davis
    Sociology Instructor
  • Michael Dear
    Director, Financial Aid and Scholarships
  • Rachele DeMeo
    French Instructor
  • Mike Deschamps
    Accounting Instructor
  • Mike Fino
    Dean, Math and Sciences
  • Trisha Hanada-Rogers
    Dance Program Director and Instructor
  • Yoshimi Hayashi
    Art Instructor
  • Jose Jara
    English Instructor
  • Don Kalescky
    Business Instructor
  • Nora Kenney
    Research Analyst
  • Lynne Miller
    Anthropology Instructor
  • Jane Mushinsky
    English Instructor
  • Edward Pohlert
    Director of Retention Services
  • Angela Senigaglia
    Noncredit English Instructor
  • Jeanine Sepulveda
    Biology Instructor
  • Mia Scavone
    Coordinator, Institute for International Perspectives
  • Christina Sharp
    Business Instructor
  • Sudershan Shaunak
    Director, SBDC
  • Sue Simpson
    Nursing Instructor
  • Denise Stephenson
    Writing Center Faculty Director
  • Wendy Stewart
    Dean, Counseling and Student Development
  • Al Taccone
    Dean, Career and Technical Education
  • Sinclaire Tirona
    Student Services Specialist, Testing
  • John Turbeville
    Geology and Oceanography Instructor
  • Steve Vail
    Automotive Technology Instructor
  • Linda Kurokawa
    Executive Director TCI: Workforce Development, Accelerated Workforce Training Programs in Engineering and Manufacturing, Education/Learning, Job Readiness Skills
  • Irma Ramos
    SBDC Business Advisor expertise in finance and international business management. teaches entrepreneurship classes for SBDC, Business plan development and pivoting for success during COVID. Open Business Forum reaches out to the underserved business markets: Minority, veteran, women, and disable owned businesses for the entire San Diego Region and Imperial Valley
  • Rich Dicker
    Program director, medical assistant/medical administrative professionals' program. Medical Assisting, Allied Health Professions, Phlebotomy, Healthcare Administration and Management
  • Kim Marquardt
    Director, Health Services. Health/Medical expertise, anything and everything Nutrition, to include diabetes and metabolic syndrome, even the history of processed food, etc.
  • Benjamin Gamboa
    Associate Dean Career Education, Business, Careers, Political, Civic Issues. Trends in wages and careers, Emerging practices in talent acquisition and retention, Diversity, equity, and inclusion in business, Understanding millennials and Gen Z in the work environment, Mentorships and internships, “Intraprenuership”
  • Scott Conrad
    Interim Dean, Academic Information Services. avid cyclist and bike commuter for over 15 years now. I helped lobby CalTrans, the County and City where I lived previously to add more bike lanes to access the college and to build a bike/pedestrian bridge over the 101 near the college. tips on how to bike commute to exercise and reduce stress safely. I am active in the local bike community. experience in cyber security both in the private and public sector, evolution of cyber crime over the past 30 years, migration of data and programs to the cloud 
  • John Makevich
    Dean, CLC. Meteorology, Earth sciences, Online education, Digital badging, Lifelong learning/continuing education
  • Leigh Cotnoir
    Chair and Instructor, Media Arts and Technologies. Art, Graphic Art Technology, MiraCosta College, former students who are doing well locally in the field and may be willing to speak

List of Topics

ART

  • Art, Culture, and Everything Else: Development of Western Art in the Last 100 Years.....Hayashi, Yoshimi

BUSINESS, CAREERS

COMMUNICATION

COMMUNITY, ENVIRONMENT

COMPUTERS, TECHNOLOGY

EDUCATION, LEARNING

GOVERNMENT

HEALTH, MEDICAL

HISTORY, WORLD CULTURES

LITERATURE

LIFE SKILLS

MIRACOSTA COLLEGE

OCEANOGRAPHY

PERFORMANCE

SCIENCE

SOCIOLOGY

  • Masculinity in Contemporary Society.....Davis, Sean
  • A Man Teaching Women's Studies? One Instructor's Story.....Davis, Sean
  • Low-Income Men of Color and Higher Education.....Davis, Sean
  • Veteran and Military Issues.....Dear, Michael

THEATRE

  • Lecture/Student-Performed Scenes from Upcoming Drama Productions.....Bishop, Eric

TRAVEL

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