Diamond Alexander, the Operations Specialist for Kinesiology and Athletics at COM, is dedicated to enhancing the student-athlete experience through academic support and game-day operations. Her background as a two-sport athlete at Santa Barbara City College gives her valuable insights into the challenges faced by student-athletes. Diamond holds a M.S. in Kinesiology from Cal Baptist University and a B.A. in Sociology from Cal State Long Beach.   

Duane BigEagle is Osage Indian from Oklahoma.  He has a B.A. Degree from the University of California at Berkeley and has been writing and publishing poetry since the mid-1970s.  He has taught creative writing since 1976 with the California Poets in the Schools program and teaches Native American Studies at the college level.  He has won several awards for his work, including the 1993 W. A. Gerbode Poetry Award.  He is also a traditional American Indian singer and Osage Southern Straight dancer. 

Jaimeo Brown (pronounced jah-mayo) has established himself as one of the preeminent conceptualists, composers and drummers and has worked with artists such as Stevie Wonder, Carlos Santana, and Wynton Marsalis.  As a Jazz Ambassador for the U.S. State Department, Jaimeo shared his extensive experience as a performer and educator, with students across Europe, Eastern Asia and Africa.  Jaimeo was also a cast member/performer in the Grammy award-winning documentary “Twenty Feet From Stardom.”  Jaimeo currently is the music director at The Branson School in Ross CA this year Jaimeo was awarded 2023 Creative Capital, Wild Futures Art, Culture, and Impact Award.