
Family Engagement Institute
Our Team
- Betsy Nikolchev, Executive Director
- Carmen Ponce, Director of STK & Early Learning Programs
- Pauline Brown, Supervisor
- Nicole Akizuki, Senior Program Coordinator
- Carlos Pacheco Miranda, Program Coordinator
Adjunct Faculty
- Judy Crates
- Nancy Ducos
- Amanda Erichsen
- Robin Galas
- Valentin Garcia
- Silvia Gitlin
- Brenda Jarillo-Rabling
- Omar Nevarez
- Monica Rios De La Flor
- Sandra Portasio
- Betty Sustaita-Duran
- Adelina Vargas
- Sandra Vas Conde
- Lorena Villagomez
- Elizabeth Wallace
Key Funding Partners
- Foothill-De Anza Chancellor's Circle
- Foothill-De Anza Foundation
- Foothill College Student Success & Support Program
- Heising-Simons Foundation
- Kaiser Permanente, South Bay
- Silicion Valley Community Foundation
- United Way
FEI operates under the Foothill-De Anza Foundation, a 501(c)3 auxiliary organization that seeks and sustains philanthropic support for initiatives that advance student success.
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Family Engagement Institute
650.949.7463
Student Resource Center, Building 5400 Room 5420