Meet Our Staff
Trusted Career Coaches, Specialists, and Leaders.
Judy Takano is the Chief Financial Officer and owner of the Career Institute. Her Master's degree is in Counseling from CSUSB and she excels in the budgeting, expenditures, billing, and auditing departments of the company. She is passionate about helping others set and accomplish their goals and dreams by employing her gifts of being objective, supporting, and trusting. She has strong leadership skills, is organized, and is captivated by new ideas that help others progress. Judy has strong interpersonal, group communication, and presentation skills that engage her in meaningful solution-based projects.
Jana joined the Career Institute team in 2009 assisting in the Summer Youth Employment Program. She worked as a Career Mentor for 7 years and transferred to the Administrative Department. She has the experience and insight needed to meet the administrative needs of the participants and the staff. Jana works on the Fiscal and Compliance Team to ensure our program delivers great service. She also works as the Program Coordinator for our HSS Contract assisting customers achieve success in completing their CMA Occupational Training Program. She finds great joy working with the customers and their caseworkers. She is the smiling voice at the end of the line when you call the Career Institute. It is her mission to help interested parties get the help and information they are seeking.
Briana Stalker enrolled into our Youth Program in the summer of 2009. She proved to be a valuable asset to Career Institute so at the completion of her work experience, she was offered a position within our company. Briana has worked her way up the ranks within the company to her current position as our Workforce Development & Coaching Coordinator. Here she works side by side with our President, Judy Takano, making sure all the proper procedures are taking place. Briana also enjoys working on our marketing materials and seeing the project come to the finish line.
Cristine Holdaway has a background in Accounting. She received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and minored in Business from Brigham Young University. She has provided accounting services for the Career Institute for the last 24 years as well as several other clients in the Inland Empire. She has also been involved in church auxiliary organizations and loves working with young people.
Praveeta Bhatnagar knows that the road to success requires the drive to keep pushing forward and never giving up. As a former business owner and experience through partnerships with various county organizations, Praveeta knows and understands the importance of being a positive influence on the youth in her community. Praveeta currently works in the Career Institute’s Barstow location assisting transitional youth with education, employment, and life skill training. Praveeta currently resides in Barstow with her husband and son and is continuing her education at Barstow Community College.