Career Explorer Programs

 

Exploring offers you an exciting opportunity to survey the career or profession you are interested in. You can learn what it would be like to be a pilot, a firefighter, a police officer, a graphic designer, a biologist, an engineer, and more.  Explorer posts organized around career specialties offer you the chance to gain hands-on experience in a career or profession that you are interested in.

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Step Into Your Future With Orange County Exploring Programs http://www.exploring.org/

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(Numbers listed below may or may not be current---but this will give you a starting point for discovery.   

See the website above for recent updates.)

 

Animal Care

Anaheim Equestrian Center - Jayne Jones - 714-535-3510

Animal Control Officer – Susan Miller 714-935-6927

Santa Ana Zoo - Tish Flynn - 714-647-6575

 

Business

Anaheim Hospitality – Carrie Sanchez-714-383-6080

Future Leaders of Orange County – Mike Munos-513-2971

Future Business Leaders-Rose Hennings-562-756-5864

 

Community Service/Career Clubs

Anaheim YMCAs - Javier Gonzalez - 714-635-9622

Anaheim B. and G. club - Daniel Gibson 714-491-3617-

 

Hispanic Chamber Career Clubs:

Capistrano HS-Lorena Sweeny  -949-364-6100  *2360

Los Amigos – Karina Martir  -714-663-6288

Saddleback – Sally Lane –513-2900

Beckman-Doris Kollias 714-734-2900-223

Valley HS-Ruben Garcia -714-241-6410

 

Rotary Interact Clubs:

Jim de Boom - 714-921-1881

Al Rasch - 714-432-0794

 

Rotary Rotaract Clubs:

Mark Schmidt:  714-283-3328

Orange ROP - Teri Snyder - 714-897-6066

          

Culinary

Aramark Culinary at the Anaheim Convention Center-

Jim Tripp -714–765 – 8823

 

Ecology – Earth Resources

DHHS Marine Biology/Environmental Science-Randy Hudson - 949-496-6666

NHHS Marine Biology - Scott Smith - 949-549-1239

 

Fire & Emergency Service

Brea Fire Department - John Aguirre - 714-990-7662

Costa Mesa Fire Department – Steve Cathey-714-754-5004

EMT-Eric Vargas – 71-334-8076

Fullerton Fire Dept. – Brad Wilder – 714- 738-6519

Huntington Beach Search & Rescue – Adam Bereki -714-536-5485

 

Orange County Fire Authority:

Buena Park-Mickey Hansen -714-527-4118

Irvine-Anthony Mejia -949-559-7530

Ladera Ranch - Gordon Levine - 949-858-8801

Laguna Niguel-Kevin Skinner – 949-249-3085

Mission Viejo-Gary Lee - 949-581-1910

Modjeska Canyon-Bruce Newell - 714-760-0454

Placentia-Jim Silva – 714-996-2121

San Juan Capistrano-Bruce Bailey - 949-831-0872

Tustin-Bob Hutnyan - 714-544-0171

Westminster-Dan Bustamante - 714-379-4920

Orange Fire Department – Greg Baudot - 714-288-2500

 

Jr. Lifeguard Programs

California Jr. Guard - Jim Balok - 714-901-9030

• Sunset Beach, Salt Creek, Newland

Huntington City Jr. Guard - D. Simcox - 714-375-5079

U.S. Ocean Safety -Jason Young –949-276-5050

Club Aqua – Phill Stirtz – 949-831-5590

 

Law Enforcement

Anaheim Police Depart. – Amador Nunez -714-533-8255

Brea Police Depart. - Phil Rodriguez -714-990-7602

Buena Park Police Depart. –Mike Galos -714-562-3902

Costa Mesa Police Depart. - Rob Dimel - 714-754-5050

CHP - Billy Kwon - 714-567-6000

CSI-Orange County – Jack Davidson - 714-898-3315, Ext. 723

Cypress Police Depart. – Danny Forniss - 714-229-6627

Fountain Valley Police Depart. – Mike Parsons -714-593-4485

Fullerton Police Depart. – Stewart Hamilton –714-773-5703

Garden Grove Police Depart. - Bill Allison -714-741-5812

Huntington Beach Search & Rescue – Adam Bereki -714-536-5485

Irvine Police Depart. – Robert Hung -949-724-2125

La Habra Police Depart.- Jason Coleman -562-905-9750

La Palma Police Depart. – Julian Gonzalez - 714-690-3370

Laguna Beach Police Depart. - Ted Falencki -949-497-0750 ex 231

Los Alamitos Police Depart. – Rick Moore -562-431-2255 ex 417

Newport Beach Police Depart. - Lloyd Whisenant -949-644-3652

 

Orange County Sheriff’s Department

Coordinator:  Dan Daniels – 714-538-3718

• Aliso Viejo

• Harbor Patrol

• Lake Forest

• Mission Viejo

• Rancho Santa Margarita

• Santa Ana

• Stanton

 

Orange Police Depart. – Glen Waipa -714-744-7588 ex 3570

Placentia Police Depart. - Sean Malone -714-993-8164

Santa Ana Police Depart. – Tony Panzica-714-245-8012

Seal Beach Police Depart.  - Ryan Corbin -562-799-4100 ex 607

Tustin Police Depart. – Mark Sauerwein - 714-573-3247

Westminster Police Depart. - Al Brackett -714-898-3315 ex 860

 

Medical

Kaiser Hospital-Anaheim-Dr. James Lau 714-236-2851

Saddleback Memorial Hospital - Jan Gameroz -949-452-3255

San Clemente Hospital – Jerry Lehman – 949-489-4570

 

Military

1st Battalion 558th - Gil Coerper - 714-841-3009

Fullerton JROTC - James H. Ashhurst, III - 714-626-3852

Katella High School JROTC - Ed Guillermo -714-999-3695

Kennedy JROTC - Marc Breslow - 714-220-4152

Magnolia JROTC - Col Lindon – 714-220-4224

Santa Ana NJROTC- Tom Osseck-714-567-4944

Santiago High School - Army JROTC - Richard Wandke-714-663-6569  

Savanna NJROTC –Bob Miller 714-220-4262

Sonora JROTC - Julio A. Gomez - 562-266-2101                 

Western JROTC - Jerry Pierce - 714-220-3031

 

Mortuary Science

Fairhaven Mortuary – Bill Bowers – 714-633-1442