is approaching her 20th year of teaching Social Studies and Digital Arts at Sacramento Job Corps Center with the School for Integrated Academics and Technologies. She believes in the success of her students and holds everyone accountable for their own actions. Nanette loves hiking and baking gingerbread cookies.
is a full-time career preparation specialist with Sacramento Job Corps Center. Her educational background includes adult education and speech communication, specializing in training and development. Her professional background includes working in various educational settings, training students in academic and career development areas. Shemica enjoys helping Job Corps students discover their career interests, build confidence in their skills and reach their career goals.
started working as a Plastering instructor working with Sacramento Job Corps Center in 2017. Prior to his employment at Job Corps, Andy spent 18 years working as a plasterer and fireproof applicator. He is a third-generation plasterer and second-generation Plastering instructor at Sacramento Job Corps Center. He believes the best part of his job is preparing young individuals for rewarding careers, providing knowledge to trainees and allowing them to explore the industry with the confidence that they built here at Job Corps.
is a Cement Masonry instructor at Sacramento Job Corps Center. Leaving New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, Nathaniel didn’t know what was in store for him as a California union cement mason instructor 12 years ago. He fell in love with this industry at a very young age and learned throughout the ups and downs of his career that the most rewarding honor is being able to guide youth toward cement masonry placement.
Numeracy instructor, has worked at Sacramento Job Corps Center since 2014. Born and raised in the Bay Area, Melchor completed higher education in his home town and graduated from Chabot College in Hayward in 1984 with an Associate of Arts degree in machine tool with a minor in math. In the fall of 1999, he started his teaching career primarily at the elementary school level in Oakland. As Melchor’s career progressed, he gravitated to older students. His most recent teaching position was teaching science for a middle school in Placerville.
, CPP specialist at Sacramento Job Corps Center, is passionate about building relationships with students and helping them succeed through time, effort, compassion and understanding. She completed higher education in business administration, customer service, office management and administrative support.
has taught Driver’s Education at Sacramento Job Corps Center for nearly a decade. He started in residential living as a resident assistant before accepting a position in Academics as the Driver’s Education instructor. In addition to teaching students how to drive, Joseph teaches forklift training for the Heavy Equipment Operator training areas. Joseph enjoys taking time to work with students in developing skills and obtaining their permits and driver’s licenses.
serves as a substitute teacher and tutor at Sacramento Job Corps Center. He earned his master’s degree in education at Brown University and master’s degree in English from Indiana University. Jonathan also earned his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Iowa. He greatly enjoys the courtesy and supportiveness of his colleagues and students at Job Corps. His students’ desires to build better lives for themselves and their families drive Jonathan to continue working.
has served as a career preparation specialist at Sacramento Job Corps Center since December 2015. His roles at Job Corps have varied from substitute instructor to residential advisor, to his current role. Michael graduated from the California State University of Chico with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology. He is always excited to see students grow both personally and professionally during their short stay at the center and finds it rewarding to hear how they are doing and the goals they have achieved in their career journey.
is a service manager at Sacramento Job Corps Center. He has worked for over 20 years in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning industry and has become successful in the area. After many years in HVAC, Michael decided to teach. Now he has a blast and finds the opportunity to pass down his knowledge and skills highly rewarding.