Humanities Team

Howdy, fellow human! My name is Jay Wong Galindo, your friendly neighborhood Humanities and Religious Studies instructor. I grew up in Sunnyvale (when it had orchards), then crossed the threshold to UC San Diego, where I began a 12-year San Diego journey before answering the call to return to the Bay Area. Before teaching, I spent over a decade as an electrical engineer. But, a new call to adventure led me to graduate study in Consciousness and Transformative Studies, with an emphasis in East/West philosophy and religion from JFK University, followed by a degree in Philosophy, Theology, and Religions from the University of Lucerne in Switzerland. Since 2010, I have taught throughout the Bay Area, including at De Anza College and San Jose City College. Outside the classroom, I enjoy trail running, music, and the marching arts. I am passionate about helping students recognize their capacity for growth and creating an equitable, inclusive learning environment where we all can flourish.

Dr. Scherbart is a tenured, full-time instructor of philosophy, religious studies, and humanities at Chabot College. He did his undergraduate work in philosophy and psychology at UC Santa Barbara. After earning a master s degree in philosophy at San Diego State, Dr. Scherbart taught at Santa Rosa Jr. College, Gavilan College, and Cabrillo College over a ten year span. In 2013, he completed a Ph.D. in philosophy at UC Santa Cruz and was hired full-time at Chabot in 2015. His areas of interest include free will, ethics, metaphysics, logic, and taoist & buddhist philosophy. Classes Dr. Scherbart teaches include: PHIL 50: Introduction to Philosophy; PHIL 55: Symbolic Logic; PHIL 60: Ethics; PHIL 65: Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge; PHIL 70: Social & Political Philosophy; RELS 50: Religions of the World; and RELS 65: Religions of Asia. As a former Co-chair of the COOL (Committee on Online Learning), Ryan is interested in the best practices and future of online education.