Career Tools For Excellence~Columbia College

Career Tools For Excellence

Columbia College

Current Instructors

Kathy Sullivan Kathy Sullivan & Kathy Schultz

Kathy Sullivan is a Child Development Instructor. She has been with Columbia College since 1989.She first attended the Early Childhood Program at San Jose City College, completed her B.A. in Child Development at CSU, Stanislaus and holds a Masters in Human Development with a Specialization in College Teaching from Pacific Oaks College. Along with co-teaching the Career Tools for Excellence class, Kathy has been very instrumental in the development of the new child development facility, scheduled to open in Fall 2009.

Kathy Schultz

Kathy Schultz has been teaching in the Columbia College Computer Science Department for ten years. She earned her B.A. in Information and Communication Studies from CSU,Chico and went to work for IBM in Sacramento. She holds a Masters Degree in Education from CSU, Hayward, (now CSU, East Bay), with a specialization in Online Education. Prior to working at Columbia College, she worked for Mother Lode Job Training in Sonora teaching computer application classes. Kathy is past President of the Academic Senate at Columbia College and is currently a faculty mentor for Student Learning Outcomes. She is a member of the Tuolumne County Women's Network.

Adrienne Seegers

Adrienne Seegers has been a full time Child Development Instructor at Columbia College since 2005. Previously, she was the Child Care Center Manager for the campus program. She holds an M.A. in Human Development from Pacific Oaks College and a B.A. from the University of Santa Cruz in Community Studies. Adrienne loves her job and is an avid hiker, skier, scrap booker and fiddle player.

Prior Instructors


Meryl Soto English Professor	Melissa Colon Distance Education Coordinator	Jeff Fitzwater Counselor/Guidance Instructor	Patricia Harrelson DSPS Instructor	Randy Barton Business Administration

Instructor Testimonials:

Kathy Schultz:
It is both fun and gratifying to watch the students blossom. They find strengths and skills within themselves, employ those skills while working with others towards a common goal and see their efforts come to fruition. A teacher's dream scenario.

Kathy Sullivan:
"The vision for Career Tools was driven by a response to the Vocational Education Advisory Boards expressing a concern that while our students had great technical skills, employers found the newly hired students often lacking in the workplace "soft skills". As part of the early planning team for these courses, it has been inspiring to see our students blossom; becoming self assured and confident with the skills they have gained. Additionally, many students keep in touch, sharing their career successes."

Adrienne Seegers:
"Teaching Tools II is always a journey. I really enjoy working closely with a small group of students as they make discoveries about themselves, their career, and their education.
I always learn a lot."