Congratulations to Thao Tran, our Employee of the Month for March. Thao works in the Counseling and Social Science Department as an Instructional Associate. This was sent in with her nomination: I have had the opportunity to work with Thao on Transfer Fairs. I love her detail to making sure the event is a success. […]
Charissa McCord – February Employee of the Month
Congratulations to Charissa McCord, newly-appointed Curriculum Specialist, our Employee of the Month for February. Charissa has been with Golden West for 5 years as Course Assistant II before her recent promotion to Curriculum Specialist. This was sent in with her nomination: “Charissa has made it a point to learn just about everything there is to […]
Marty Grajeda, December Employee of the Month
Congratulations to Marty Grajeda, Maintenance Specialist II for GWC’s Maintenance & Operations, our Employee of the Month for December. This was sent in with his nomination: “Marty has served as a valued member of the GWC family for decades. His expertise, knowledge and work ethic are legendary. Not everyone knows his name–he’s ‘that guy […]
Esteban Barrera, November Employee of the Month
Congratulations to Esteban Barrera, Special Events Coordinator for GWC’s Maintenance & Operations, our Employee of the Month for November. This was sent in with his nomination: “Esteban exemplifies great service with his professionalism and courtesy. Whenever he delivers items to our department, he always double checks to make sure we have all our items, he […]
Annie Nguyen, October Employee of the Month
Congratulations to Annie Nguyen, Campus Security Officer, GWC’s Employee of the Month for October. This was sent in with her nomination: “Annie is always willing to help other employees with assistance on any task or project. She has helped immensely with the implementation of several facets of our recently completed security project. Annie was willing […]
Alison Carlock, September Employee of the Month
Congratulations to Alison Carlock, Staff Aide for the International & Intercultural Programs, GWC’s Employee of the Month for September. This was sent in with her nomination: “Alison has been an incredible asset to International and Intercultural programs and to me personally. As a new full-time faculty I am still learning how to navigate campus policies […]
David Vasquez – Employee of the Year
EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH AND EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR Every year, the Employee of the Month Committee does a wonderful job of collecting nominations, choosing the Employees of the Month, and organizing their awards and recognition. Over the 2016-2017 academic year, eight classified employees were selected as the Employees of the Month in recognition for […]
Sherrill Spencer is May Employee of the Month
Sherrill Spencer, A&R Tech 3, has been named May Employee of the Month. This is what was written with her nomination: I have relied on Sherrill to keep my student records in an accurate and timely manner — for my entire GWC career. Sherrill is always cheerful and patient, and she has good communication skills […]
Denise Kahlen, April Employee of the Month
Denise Kahlen, Account/Fiscal Specialist in Fiscal Service has been named April Employee of the Month Denise serves Golden West College through her role as an Accounting Fiscal Specialist in Fiscal Services. Not only does she train the entire campus on purchasing processes in Banner, but also assists with all accounting functions related to categorical and/or […]
David Vasquez – Employee of the Month
David Vasquez, Instructional Associate, Online Instruction David has displayed tremendous amounts of professionalism and dedication in the past year and a half. Our department was left to operate without our director for nine months, during a major transition from Blackboard to Canvas, in which our workload was already increased exponentially. While all of our team members […]














