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<i><span class="ContentPasted2 ContentPasted3" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">Dr. Luz Garza joined Columbia Basin College in Pasco, Washington in February 2023. Prior to joining CBC, she was the Dean of General Education
at Arizona College of Nursing in Las Vegas. Born and raised in Sunnyside, Washington, she earned her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Washington State University and her Master of Arts degree in Applied Psychology from Eastern Washington University. After
spending </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">seven years as an elementary school counselor and Counseling President in the Sunnyside School district she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">While
teaching part-time as an adjunct professor, running a tutoring business, and teaching Zumba fitness classes there</span><span class="ContentPasted2" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">, she earned
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<span class="ContentPasted2" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><i>Although Luz enjoyed working in higher education in Nevada, she is excited to return to her home state where she joins Columbia
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