Kathryn Bliss
Title: Project Director, Project Change
Responsibilities: Manage a unique program serving incarcerated youth, which facilitates access to higher education; provide outreach to the San Mateo County community regarding the program; collaborate campus-wide and with juvenile justice facilities to deliver postsecondary support and services to underrepresented youth
Years at CSM: Since 2008
Education: Post-Secondary Reading and Composition Certificates, San Francisco State University;
M.A., English: Notre Dame de Namur University; B.A., English: Notre Dame de Namur University; Transfer, College of San Mateo
Other Interests: Writing, reading, yoga, hiking and being of service to others

Jennifer Taylor-Mendoza
Title: Dean of Academic Support and Learning Technologies
Responsibilities: Provide Project Change administrative support. Manage instructional support programs in the Academic Support and Learning Technologies division: Basic Skills Initiatives, Distance Education, Honors Project, Interdisciplinary Studies, Learning Support Centers, Learning Communities, Middle College High School, Professional Development, Student Learning Outcomes.
Years at CSM: Since 2011
Education: Doctorate, Philosophy, Claremont Graduate University; M.S., Cal State Northridge; B.A. CSU Los Angeles; A.A., El Camino College
Other Interests: Cooking, dancing, academic research, spending time with family and friends