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Celebrating 2025 California Adult Education Students Succeed Honorees!

Posted on 06/17/2025

2025 California Adult Education Students Succeed Honorees

Congratulations!

This year’s list of honorees represents a variety of California’s adult programs and one public library. These adult learner stories and photographs will be added to our website pending a signed waiver by the student. We love this opportunity to highlight students and the people who walk with them on this journey.

San Mateo Adult and Career Education

Alexander Clemente
Nominator: Marina Kravtsova

Gateway Merced

Merced County Office of Education
Ana Rico-Sanchez
Nominator: Kristine Lindsey

San Diego College of Continuing Education

Marisol Sosa
Nominator: Johanna Gleason

Apple Valley Adult School

Apple Valley Adult School
Blanca Rangel
Nominator: Adele McClain

Benicia Public Library

Lal Mani Kafle Nominator: Bette Bogart

College of the Redwoods

Chong Geyer
Nominator: Jonathan Maiullo

Charter Adult Education EDCOE

Kylee Clifton
Nominators: Angie Land & Kara Miller-Halbert

Five Keys Charter Adult Education

Mitchell Barron
Nominator: CeCe Garofoli

Glenn Adult Education

Abdou Basbous
Nominator: Yuceli Mondragon

Golden Oak Adult School

Jeffrey Blanco
Nominator: Casey Burrill

Soledad Osguera
Nominator: Ifsha Buttitta

Golden West College

Matin Samimiat
Nominator: Linda Ju-Ong

LAUSD LA Tech Center

Askal Berhe
Nominator: Michelle Cohen

Lynwood Community Adult School

Cirila Fonseca
Nominator: Sandra Castelo

Henry Velasco
Nominator: Maria Torres

Maxine Waters Employment Preparation Center

Tracey Astudillo
Nominator: Nancy Herrera

Monrovia Community Adult School

Maria Baruch de Lourdes
Carlos Ortega
Nominator: John Russell

Blake Schaller
Nominator: TaDese Ross

Moreno Valley Community Adult School

Jennifer Tapia
Nominator: Cynthia Canchola

Mt Diablo Adult Education

Patricia Barajas Cisneros
Nominator: Robin Bielman

Ventura Adult and Continuing Education

Syril Strickler
Nominator: James Earley

Petaluma Adult School

Carine Gabriel
Nominator: Danny Kambur

Rowland Adult and Community Education

Pearl Wong
Nominator: Stephanie Rodriguez

San Juan Unified Adult Education

Fardin Imami
Nominator: Lois Rhodes

Visalia Adult School

Tommisha Dodson
Nominator: Joyce Glaspie

Yaphet Hightower
Nominator: Lauren Haley

Silicon Valley Adult Education

Maria Barajas Herrera
Nominator: Lars Guntvedt

Torrance Adult School

Eva Fimbres
Nominator: Maria Marasigan

Santa Ana School of Continuing Education

Anita Demetria Corro
Nominator: Jennifer Hoeger

Griselda Garcia
Nominator: Carlos Brambila

Cindy Hernandez Pastrana
Nominator: Jorge Mora

Elizabeth Torres
Nominator: Vanessa Maldonado

Norwalk-LA Mirada Adult School

Emely Castellanos
Anna Holbert
Nominator: Cynthia Bennett

Ramona Angulo Espinosa
Nominator: Deanna Gross

Aiman Lakfifi
Nominator: Janis Gevirtzman

Skarloff Valbuena
Nominator: Christopher Chavarria

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