Martha Payán-Hernández

Martha Payán-Hernández has built a rewarding career in post-secondary education and possesses experience in workforce development, adult education and Career and Technical Education (CTE) in both noncredit and credit areas.

In her role as the CTE Director, she manages recruitment, marketing, and outreach strategies in promoting CTE programs. In this capacity, she develops activities and strategies that bridge collaborations between K-12, ROP, noncredit adult education, business, industry, and workforce development stakeholders. She oversees projects that strengthen CTE enrollment and workforce training that are responsive to the changing business needs in addressing technical skills-gaps to hiring.

As a strong advocate for CTE, Martha strives to promote awareness of career exploration opportunities for all students. She is a proud product of a community college CTE program, and a first-generation college graduate. She earned her Master’s in Education, with an emphasis in CTE from California State University, San Bernardino, a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from California State University, Long Beach, and graduated from East Los Angeles College with an Associate of Arts degree.