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Pathways & Business Engagement

Pathways & Business Engagement (PBE) provides guidance and support in the implementation of high-quality pathways serving students through the support of teachers, pathway coordinators, administrators, counselors, and business/community/other educational partners.

Pathways & Business Engagement comprises of several divisions and/or teams who work to provide students, with a focus on the BIPOC community, with equitable access to educational experiences that create college and career-ready students as measured by the California Dashboard who will become future-ready adults. The PBE team includes:

  • Advanced Placement
  • AVID
  • Business Engagement
  • Career Technical Education (CTE)
  • College & Career Readiness/Financial Literacy
  • Course Management
  • Dual Enrollment
  • LBUSD Pathways
  • Work-Based Learning (WBL)/Workforce Readiness
  • Student Internships

Pathways & Business Engagement - Administration

Contact Phone / Address Position / Responsibility
Carrie Wiley (562) 997- 8000 x2900 Program Administrator
Carol Gutierrez-Ortega (562) 997-8000 x2904 Program Administrator - Course Management
Renee Shipman (562) 997-8000 x2904 Assistant Director - Pathway Development
Mikle McBride (562) 997-8000 x2904 Assistant Director - Workforce Readiness
Elizabeth Turner (562) 997-8000 x2904 Program Specialist- DE/AP/AVID
Kim Irons (562) 997-8000 x2904 Program Specialist- College and Career Readiness/ Financial Literacy
Vacant (562) 997-8000 x2904 Business Engagement & Strategic Partnerships

 

Pathways & Business Engagement - Staff

Contact Phone / Address Position / Responsibility
Mariam Albers (562) 997-8000 x2904 CTE Coach
Christopher Clifton (562) 997-8000 x2904 Career Education Support Services Manager/ Perkins Secondary Coordinator
Jennifer Nolan (562) 997-8000 x2904 PLTW Coach
Kevin Smith (562) 997-8000 x2904 WBL Coach
Monica Chambliss (562) 997-8000 x2904 Senior Office Assistant
Kehau Fujikami

(562) 997-8000 x2904

(562) 496- 1139

Business Development & Marketing Specialist
Kim Hart (562) 997-8000 x2904 Staff Secretary