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Overview of the Continuing Education Committee (CEC)
The Continuing Education Committee’s (CEC) mission is to provide educational opportunities to the residents of Riderwood.
The Riderwood Continuing Education Committee facilitates the Seasoned Adults Growing Educationally (SAGE) program that offers a variety of classes to Riderwood residents that are intellectually and personally enriching and varied in content and levels of presentation.
The CEC focuses on three main projects:
- Prince George’s Community College SAGE Program
- Short Courses
- Special Speaker Programs
At-a-Glance Important Upcoming Summer 2026 Dates
- Monday, April 20, 2026: PGCC Zoom & County-Wide Course Registration Opens (Does NOT include Riderwood courses)
- Monday, April 20, 2026: Riderwood-PGCC Course Catalog Available online and at Front Desks
- Monday, April 27, 2026: PGCC Enrollment & Password Help Session, 10am-12pm, Town Center Celebrations Room
- Tuesday, May 12, 2026: Riderwood Registration Day Help Session, 9am-11am, Town Center Celebrations Room
- Tuesday, May 26, 2026: First Day of PGCC Classes for Summer 2026
- Friday, June 5, 2026: Last Day to Register late for PGCC Classes for Summer 2026
For more information, use the Questions? link above, or see below, or contact committee co-chairs Nilesh Chokshi or Popsy Kanagaratnam.
Note: Contact information for all members of the committee can be found on MyErickson or the Riderwood Resident Directory. Contact information for Sydney Siegel, Community Resources Coordinator. can be found on MyErickson or the Riderwood Yellow Pages for staff.
Prince George’s Community College SAGE Program
We partner with Resident Life and Prince George’s Community College to offer courses in its SAGE program. Each Spring, Summer, and Fall SAGE offers on campus courses. From the PGCC website: “Seasoned Adults Growing Educationally” (SAGE) is a program for senior adults aged 60 and older. The program offers a variety of stimulating courses at locations throughout Prince George’s County and virtually via Zoom. The program makes it easy for seniors to stay active, and it’s affordable. Older adults aged 60 and older who live in Maryland pay a $40 per class registration fee.”
Courses are offered each Spring, Summer, and Fall here at Riderwood. Students need to pay $40 per course.
About one month before the start of each semester a new catalog is published online at MyErickson (under Resident Resources) and RiderwoodLife.com (under CEC) and paper copies are available at each neighborhood’s front desk. Registration information is included in the catalog. The Committee also advertises information through community bulletin boards, the Riderwood Reporter and cubby stuffing.
CEC’s Useful Links for Prince George’s Community College (PGCC):
Catalogs and updated instructions for Summer 2026 are coming soon. The Riderwood-PGCC catalog will be available on Monday, April 20 online and at Front Desks.
Riderwood PGCC Course Catalog – Summer 2026
PGCC SAGE County-Wide Catalog – Summer 2026
Enrolling in PGCC – Spring 2026
Retrieving Your Username and Updating Your Password – Spring 2026 – VERSION 2
Registering for PGCC SAGE Classes – Spring 2026
Instructional Video on Registering for PGCC Classes by PGCC – Spring 2026
For questions and additional information on the PGCC-SAGE program, contact Sydney Siegel, Community Resources Coordinator.
Short Courses
Click to go to Short Courses Information
Speaker Programs
The Committee also sponsors presentations on individual topics.
Past programs have included presentations on Formidable: Women, and the Fight for Equality, The American Revolution and the Fate of the World, The Code Girls, Helping Afghan Refugees Resettle in the US, The 1941 Beginning of the US/UK Code-Breaking Partnership and Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times: How Five Women Codebreakers Made a Difference. Stay tuned to the Riderwood Reporter for information on future programs.
Sign language interpretation is available for these programs.
Previous Speaker Presentations (available on demand)
June 6, 2023: Formidable American Women and the Fight for Equality
June 22, 2022: Resettling Afghan Refugees at Fort McCoy
Sept. 8, 2020: Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Codebreakers of World War II
Sept. 24, 2024: Stolen: Kidnapping and Slavery in Pre-Civil War America
February 25, 2025: “Son of a Slave: A Black Man’s Journey in White America” (video forthcoming)
For additional information, contact Speaker sub-committee chairs, Popsy Kanagaratnam and Nilesh Chokshi.
Committee Members
Committee members for the CEC (Continuing Education Committee) are elected in the fall for a two-year term with the possibility of adding another two-year term before taking a break of at least one year. See the Riderwood Reporter for articles about how to apply to become a member of this committee in early Fall.
Below is a list of 2026 members and the year that each member joined the committee.
- Amy Bloom (2025)
- Nilesh Chokshi (2024) Co-chair
- Dave Farr (2024): RAC representative
- Elly Greene (2024)
- Popsy Kanagaratnam (2024) Co-chair
- Jennie Lane (2025)
- Dianne Lyon (2026)
- Pat Moskof (2025)
- Bob Phillips (2026)
- Judy Scherer (2026)
- Diane Willen (2025)
- Sydney Siegel: Staff
If your question is related to the Committee and its programs, please contact Co-Chairs:
Nilesh Chokshi or Popsy Kanagaratnam (contact info found on MyErickson or the Riderwood Resident Directory).
For questions regarding PGCC-SAGE classes, please contact: Sydney Siegel, Community Resources Coordinator (contact info found on MyErickson or the Riderwood Yellow Pages for staff).