Lt. Kathy Mack
Campus Police Officer, Cedar Valley
"Going back to school with work and a family isn’t easy, but it’s attainable. There were a few times when I wanted to give up, but then I’d get encouragement and keep going. You’re going to have obstacles but you have to fight for your goals."
Criminal Justice
Nilka (Nicki) Rios
Dallas College student and hopeful future criminal justice teacher
"I’ve got to say, I always wanted to be in criminal justice but I wasn’t sure in what capacity: FBI, SWAT team, what? Being in Bill Drake’s class is the best! He’s the best teacher and he inspires me to think about career possibilities, beyond what I was originally thinking."
Criminal Justice
Veronica Alejandro
Dallas College student and hopeful future police officer
"I want every day to be a new challenge and I want to help people – but not from behind a desk. My criminology classes have all been good and I like the life experience my professors bring to the classroom."
Criminal Justice
Viridiana Almanza
Dallas College student and hopeful future FBI agent
"My experience in the program has been great. We just started the Criminal Justice Club and I’m the vice president. We’re going to focus on helping each other, tutoring, looking for jobs and visiting universities with transfer programs."
Criminal Justice
Yolanda Lara
Director of Inmate Programs
Dallas County Sheriff’s Department
"My Criminal Justice instructors were just so awesome. One in particular, Len Larsen, was a former police officer who provided such a reality check in our classes. He had information and experience that came from the street, not from a book, and that has helped me all through my career in probation."
Criminal Justice
Adam West
Executive Chef, The Porch Restaurant
"El Centro helped me sharpen my skills as part of the Hot Food Competition Team — landing me ACF culinary medals in Orlando, Chicago, Dallas and Houston. I now helm The Porch — all thanks to the start I received at El Centro."
Culinary and Pastry Arts
Audrey Priest
Corporate Management Training Program, Grand Hyatt DFW
"I was taking five, six classes a semester because I wanted my last year to be focused just on the apprenticeship because there's a lot of stuff that went into that. So I took the regular associate degree plan, but then there were extra classes I had to take."
Culinary and Pastry Arts
Carol Taylor
Registered dietician
"El Centro has committed educators and professionals who offer invaluable support and advice as you begin your career or even your second career. With the opportunities, encouragement and quality education I received at El Centro, I was able to find my path, achieve my goals and move on to the next phase of my life and career."
Culinary and Pastry Arts
Chad Houser
Executive Director/Executive Chef, Café Momentum
"The professional bonds I formed at El Centro were instrumental in helping me build confidence and a solid culinary foundation. Most importantly, the faculty at El Centro inspired me to always cook from the heart. I am a better person and the Dallas culinary industry is better because of El Centro."
Culinary and Pastry Arts
Dunia Borga
Founder and Chief Pastry Angel,
La Duni Restaurants
"The most beautiful feeling of being a pastry chef is that you become part of the most important memories of your guests. El Centro gave me the foundation to make those memories magical and in doing so helped me reach my dreams. I couldn’t have asked for a better education."
Culinary and Pastry Arts
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