Prepared by SMC’s Office of Marketing
Donald Girard, Senior Director, Government Relations and Institutional Communication
Ming-Yea Wei, Marketing Design Analyst
Carol Ring, Senior Graphic Designer
Charles Mark-Walker, Graphic Designer
Christine Tobey, Web Content Developer
Editorial: Stephanie Rick
Student Profiles and Photography: David Peevers
Photography: Randy Bellous, Charles Mark-Walker, Fabian Lewkowicz, and Sergio Ortiz
Front cover photo: A seastack at Malibu’s El Matador State Beach glows red following an unusual summer rainfall that has produced a rainbow over the Pacific. ©Tom Gamache
Santa Monica College Contributors
Chui Tsang, Brenda Benson, Sheryl Bowman, Jocelyn Chong, Kiersten Elliott, Emerita Felix, Teresa Garcia, Darlene Kasch, Randy Lawson, Georgia Lorenz, Steve Myrow, Dan Nannini, Stacy Neal, Arnulfo Reyes, Teresita Rodriguez, Jeff Shimizu, Tamorah Thomas, and Frank Wu
Santa Monica College Board of Trustees
Louise Jaffe,
Chair
David B. Finkel, Judge of the Superior Court (Ret.),
Vice Chair
Dr. Susan Aminoff
Dr. Nancy Greenstein
Dr. Margaret Quiñones-Perez
Rob Rader
Dr. Andrew Walzer
Cameron Henton, Student Trustee
Dr. Chui L. Tsang,
Superintendent/President