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Student Success Stories 2012
Summer 2012
Stephanie Laila Tuxen Bisgaard, Behavioral Health Sciences
Stephanie Laila Tuxen Bisgaard draws on her experience as a clinical psychologist in Copenhagen, Denmark, to enhance the lively discussions in her Counseling and Psychology courses at Extension. Read more.
Alison Bowman, Art and Design
Gaining solid technical training through UC Berkeley Extension's Certificate Program in Interior Design and Interior Architecture, Alison Bowman is turning her passion for drawing into a successful career. Read more.
Caroline Brede, Art and Design
Caroline Brede, a student in the Certificate Program in Interior Design and Interior Architecture, knows a thing or two about a project's creative aspects. Read more.
Edward Brown, Sciences, Biotechnology and Mathematics
Edward Brown brings his career experience as a high school biology and English teacher and a mental health counselor to UC Berkeley Extension's Post-Baccalaureate Health Professions Program.
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Robina Do Carmo, Education
Robina Omelagah Do Carmo plans to divide her time between Brazil, the United States and Portugal once her husband retires—and use her recent education in teaching English as a second language to facilitate the transition.
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Allan Chao, Business
Allan Chao is the first to graduate from the Certificate Program in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, and summer 2012 term marks his first term teaching at UC Berkeley Extension. Read more.
Sylvia Cossar, Education
Sylvia Cossar loves English—so much so that she wants to impart her knowledge to adults at the community-college level as an instructor of English as a second language. Read more.
Don Cuffel, Education
Believing that language is the backbone of any culture, Don Cuffel plans to volunteer as an ESL instructor—and UC Berkeley Extension's Certificate Program in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) is the right fit.
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Jesse Han, Sciences, Biotechnology and Mathematics
Jesse Han's real career desire is to work as a dentist, and now that he's completed the courses needed for dental school, as part of the Post-Baccalaureate Health Professions Program, he's on track to start applying. Read more.
Julie Moynihan, Art and Design
Julie Moynihan wants to encourage other single parents that if she can go back to school, then it is possible—one class at a time. Read more.
Sandi Potter, Art and Design
Art is no longer just a hobby for Sandi Potter; she can now add artist to her professional résumé (which also includes her career as a geology and environmental scientist). Read more.
Lauren Schiff, Sciences, Biotechnology and Mathematics
With her eyes toward medical school, Lauren Schiff knows that her education at UC Berkeley Extension gives her a competitive edge when applying to medical school. Read more.
Daniel Shapiro, Sciences, Biotechnology and Mathematics
Daniel Shapiro's on the fast track to entering medical school thanks to UC Berkeley Extension's Post-Baccalaureate Health Professions Program. Read more.
Spring 2012
Kelly Bratton, Art and Design
After seven years as a sales territory manager at Source Surgical, a medical-device sales company, Kelly Bratton is making a bold career leap into interior design. Read more.
Julia Chang, Art and Design
Julia Chang credits her experience managing a marketing campaign for Daniel Chocolates in Canada with providing the epiphany to switch careers. Read more.
Dennis Crawford, Education
Some people are blessed with two fulfilling careers in their lifetime, and others are bold enough to go for a third. Read more.
Erin Garcia, Sciences, Biotechnology and Mathematics
Erin Garcia calls herself a “professional germaphobe” and for good reason: She works as a surveillance officer for the California Emerging Infections Program, which serves as a resource for surveillance, prevention and control of infectious diseases in the Bay Area. Read more.
Mike Hadley, Sciences, Biotechnology and Mathematics
Helping people is really what Mike Hadley wants out of his career. Read more.
Maayan McDonald, Sciences, Biotechnology and Mathematics
A former senior account executive at Ogilvy Public Relations, Maayan McDonald recognizes that loving your job doesn’t necessarily mean having a fulfilling career—not when her real passion is for animals. Read more.
Ashley Murphy, Business
For Ashley Murphy, the key to career fulfillment is a social and altruistic connection—something missing from his previous positions in corporate finance, including a stint as a senior financial analyst at Visa. Read more.
John Nepomuceno, Education
For high school English teacher John Nepomuceno, summer break isn’t a break at all—it’s an opportunity for career advancement. Read more.
Susan Stasi, Education
Not many people make school a priority after raising three children and bringing grandchildren and great-grandchildren into their family. Read more.
Jon Zaid, Sciences, Biotechnology and Mathematics
Jon Zaid is on the path to become an emergency room (ER) doctor—after an initial career false start. Read more.
