Gail West
Gail West has been teaching at Cabrillo College since 2003. She is part of the DMCP faculty and also teaches in the Human Services Program. Gail is a licensed marriage and family counselor and brings her training and experience in positive psychology to the courses she teaches. A self-proclaimed "life long" learner, Gail supports students' academic, professional and personal growth. Her classes are interactive, and experiential. When Gail is not teaching, she might be found walking on the beach or curled up with a great novel.
Serena Federman
Serena is the Internship and Work Experience Faculty Coordinator at Cabrillo College. She first joined Cabrillo 7 years ago as a Job Developer and then Associate Instructor. Serena has worked with adults around the topics of self advocacy and empowerment in various capacities for over 20 years. She has worked at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Santa Cruz Community Ventures and United Way of Santa Cruz County.
Serena is excited to combine her love for higher education and passion for social justice in the effort to transform systems and create career fulfillment and greater personal autonomy. She does this through connecting individuals with careers and by teaching noncredit workplace readiness courses. She is excited to support students in their journey to gain valuable work experience which they can apply to their professional career goals in her new capacity as the Internship and Work Experience Coordinator.
Serena holds a degree in Biology and Environmental Studies from UCSC and a Masters Degree in Public Policy from the Leon Panetta Institute of Public Policy at CSUMB.
Kylie Kenner
Dr. Kylie Kenner joined Cabrillo College in 2021 and, in addition to teaching courses on social justice, self exploration, and career preparation, helped bring Cabrillo classes to Rountree Jail in Watsonville and Blaine Street Women’s Facility in Santa Cruz. Kylie has a varied background: she holds a BA in Psychology, an MA in English Composition, and a PhD in Education; she has taught at San Francisco State University and also teaches at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her mission is to support currently and formerly incarcerated college students, and she teaches from a social justice and trauma informed perspective. On the weekends, Kylie enjoys long walks to local beaches with her partner and her dog.