About Dr. Bernadette Anayah
Dr. Bernadette Anayah is an educator, scholar, and faculty leader who has worked in the field of English as a Second Language for over thirty years. She has a Ph.D. in Community College Leadership and Human Resource Management from Colorado State University. Her work experience includes teaching in Ireland, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States. She has taught for the Los Rios Community College District for the past twenty years and has had extensive experience working with immigrant students. Along with her formal educational qualifications, she has had training in distance education and online learning, accreditation, international education, global citizenry, curriculum development, assessment, service leadership, equity and anti-racism, and cultural competency.
Dr. Anayah is very passionate about helping the refugees and newcomers to the United States by teaching them English and Lifeskills. She joined Second Chance Education as a curriculum developer, senior scholar, and faculty leader.
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Our teachers

Dr. Amir Assadi-Rad
A world-rounded faculty, he holds a Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and teaches various courses in the Science and Mathematics Division at Delta College.

Dr. Irene Bersola-Nguyen
Dr. Irene Bersola-Nguyen has taught a wide variety of subjects in different settings.

Dr. Tota Panggabean
Dr. Tota Panggabean, serve as Accounting Department Chair and faculty at California State University, Sacramento, a committed accounting scholar, earned a Ph.D. in Business Administration (Accounting) from Simon Fraser University in Canada.

Dr. Shellie Higuera
Dr. Shellie Higuera has been in education for 27 years. She started her career as a K-12 bilingual teacher (Spanish) and then served in various roles as a School Psychologist, Special Education Program Specialist, Assistant Director of Special Education, and CSUS

Naser A. Ganji
Is a dedicated and licensed therapist has a Master’s degree in Psychology. With years of experience in the field of psychology he transformed many individuals and families lives.

Elia
Is a passionate TRiO Navigator at SCE with a strong background in education, instructional design, and data management.

Arash
Is the first one in his working-class family who started his journey in education. As a first-generation student who never had a role model with an educational mindset, he faced many challenges/barriers.