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Ralene Friend, Director
Workplace Learning Resource Center
760.636.7941
rfriend@collegeofthedesert.edu

Larry McLaughlin, Director
Advanced Transportation Technology & Energy
760.773.2595
lmclaughlin@collegeofthedesert.edu

Pamela Niles, Secretary
Center for Training & Development
760.773.2596
pniles@collegeofthedesert.edu

Beatrice Esparza, Training Assistant
Center for Training & Development
760.862.1367
besparza@collegeofthedesert.edu

Veronica Izurieta, Client Representative
Center for Training & Development
760.346.8041, x5573
vizurieta@collegeofthedesert.edu

"The Land Resources Program of the National Park Service thanks College of the Desert's Center for Training & Development for the excellent instruction and computer facilities provided to our staff during our training conference in Palm Desert. The fully equipped computer lab was a professional, convenient facility in which to host the training, and the instruction provided was expertly done. We appreciate the College's contribution to the success of our conferences and to the professional development of our staff."

William D. Shaddox, Chief, Land Resources Program of the U.S. National Park Service.
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