Faculty and Management List

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FERNANDO AGUDELO-SILVA
Environmental Landscaping/Biology
B.S., Caldas University, Colombia
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

MAULA ALLEN
Statistics, Mathematics
B.S., M.S., California State University, Hayward

SHAILA ARBONA
Counseling
B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University

EMY BAGTAS-CARMONA
Associate Director of Enrollment Services
M.A., California State University, Chico

REBECCA BEAL
English as a Second Language
B.A., Humboldt State University
M.A., Eastern Michigan University

YOLANDA BELLISIMO
History, Social Science
B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University

STEVE BERRINGER
Kinesiology and Athletics
A.A., College of Marin
B.A., University of San Francisco

MAUREEN BIGGART
Site Supervisor, Child Development Program
A.A., Northern Essex Community College
B.A., Sonoma State University

TREVOR BJORKLUND
Music
B.Mus., San Francisco State University
Ph.D., University of Buffalo, SUNY

JULIETTE BLANK
Counselor, Student Accessibility Services
B.S., American University
M.A., Alliant University

WENDE BOHLKE
Dental Assisting
A.S., Santa Rosa Junior College
B.A., M.S., Southern New Hampshire University

BARBARA BONANDER
College Skills
B.A., Windham College
M.A., San Francisco State University

BONNIE BORENSTEIN
Communication
B.S., Temple University
M.A., New School for Social Research
Ph.D., New York University

LUZ BRICENO-MORENO
Counseling
B.A., M.A., Sonoma State University

RYAN BYRNE
Director of Student Services - Kinesiology and Athletics
A.A., Santa Rosa Junior College
B.A., University of California, Davis
M.A., University of California, Berkeley

CORINNA DY-LIACCO CALICA
Director of Child Development and Early Childhood Education Programs
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., Pacific Oaks College
Ed.D., University of California, Davis

JOHN CAMPBELL
Manager, Organic Farm and Garden
Career and Technical Education
B.A., University of California, Berkeley

STEVE CARRERA
Kinesiology and Athletics
A.A., Saddleback College
B.A., Queens College
M.A., National University
M.S., Azusa Pacific University

PAUL CHENEY
Social Sciences
B.A., University of Kent, Canterbury UK
M.A., San Francisco State University

MIA CHIA
Computer Science
B.S., Southwestern University
M.S., George Washington University

KLAUS CHRISTIANSEN
Director, Facilities Planning & Maintenance Operations

TINA CHRISTENSEN
Biology
B.S., San Francisco State University
M.S., San Francisco State University

WILLIAM COLEY
Counseling
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz
M.A., Dominican University of California
M.S., Utah State University

DAVID WAIN COON
Superintendent/President
B.A., Central Washington University
M.A., Western Washington University
Ed. D., Seattle University

WINDEE COTTLE
English
B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University

MARIA COULSON
Mathematics
B.A., Loyola Marymount University
M.M., California State University, Northridge
M.Ed., Harvard University

YASHICA CRAWFORD
Behavioral Sciences
B.A., Howard University
M.A.E., University of Florida, Gainsville
Ph.D., University of Florida, Gainsville

FRANK CROSBY
Communication (Film)
B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University
M.F.A., California College of Arts and Crafts

NICOLE CRUZ
Director of Marketing and Communications
B.F.A., California College of the Arts
M.P.A., University of San Francisco

GINA CULLEN
Counselor
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara
M.S., San Francisco State University

PAUL DAUBENMIRE
Chemistry
B.S., University of Akron
M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology
PhD., University of California, Berkeley

TAMI DAVIS
Nursing
B.A., University of La Verne
M.S., University of California, San Francisco
DNP, Frontier Nursing University

MARGARET DODGE
Early Childhood Education
B.A., Washington University
M.A., Sonoma State University

ERIK DUNMIRE
Engineering, Chemistry
B.S., University of Florida, Gainesville
M.S, Ph.D., University of California, Davis

JASON DUNN
Art, Sculpture
B.A., San Francisco State University
M.A., San Francisco State University

RINETTA EARLY
EOPS Counselor
B.S., M.A., California Polytechnic State University

SHAQUAM K. EDWARDS
Early Childhood Education
B.A., California State University, Hayward
M.A., Mills College

DAVID EGERT
Biology
B.S., San Francisco State University
Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

PATRICK EKOUE-TOTOU
Chief Information Officer/Director of Information Technology
B.B.A., M.B.A., Baker College
Ph.D., Northcentral University

JONATHAN ELDRIDGE
Assistant Superintendent/Vice President of Student Learning and Success
B.A., Central Washington University
M.S., Colorado State University
Ed. D., University of Southern California

JOHN ERDMANN
Librarian
B.A. (2), M.L.I.S., University of Washington

CAITLIN ESCOBAR
Counselor
A.A., Skyline College
B.A., San Jose State University
M.S., San Francisco State University

DAVID EVERITT
Physics
B.S., Ph.D., University of California, Davis
M.S., University of California, Los Angeles

NICK FARA
Automotive Technology
B.A., M.A., California State University, Los Angeles

ISIDRO FARIAS
Director, Capital Projects
B.A., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA
M.A., University of California, Berkeley

LUNA FINLAYSON
Counseling, Student Accessibility Services
B.A., San Francisco State University
M.S., San Francisco State University

EMILY FOX
Biology (Microbiology)
A.A., City College of San Francisco
B.S., University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco

PATRICIA FRANCE
College Skills
B.A., Saint Mary’s College of California
M.F.A., University of Southern Maine

SARAH FRYE
Librarian
B.A., Hanover College
M.L.I.S., Indiana University
M.A., University of Kentucky

GEORGE GOLITZIN
Mathematics
B.A., Harvard University
Ph.D., Yale University

JAMES GONZALEZ
Multimedia
B.A., Humboldt State University
M.S., University of California, Los Angeles

MARCO GONZALEZ
Sociology
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., Harvard University

DERRY GUTIERREZ
Site Supervisor, Child Development Program
B.A., Dominican University of California

TERESA HAMMARBACK
Nursing
B.A., M.S., University of Minnesota

NEKODA HARRIS
Executive Director of Human Resources
Title IX/EEO/ADA Compliance Officer
B.A., California State University, East Bay
M.B.A., Liberty University

CAROL HERNANDEZ
Dean of Math, Sciences and Business
B.S., University of Idaho
M.A., Ed.D., Mills College

TONYA HERSCH
Dean of Educational Success Programs
B.A., Pitzer College
M.A., Mills College

CAROL HILDEBRAND
Director of Community Education, Lifelong Learning, and International Education
B.A., University of Michigan
M.Ed., Harvard University

JESSE HOFFMAN
Assistant Director of Facilities Planning, Maintenance & Operations

JON HORINEK
Dean of Enrollment Services
B.A., Cameron University
M.Ed. University of Oklahoma
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

KATHERYN HORTON
Director of Workforce Programs
B.A., University of California, San Diego
M.A., Sonoma State University

PATRICIA HULIN
Fine Arts
B.A., University of Southwestern Louisiana
M.A., University of Texas, Austin

MARGARET ISOZAKI
Director of Fiscal Services
A.A., San Joaquin Delta Community College
B.A., University of California, Berkeley

DAVID JONES
Dance
B.S., University of Oregon
M.A., Mills College

INGRID KELLY
English
B.A., University of California, Davis
M.A., San Francisco State University

PATRICK KELLY
Chemistry
B.S., Humboldt State University
Ph.D., University of California, Davis

DAVID KING
English
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz
M.A., San Francisco State University

DEVON KINKA RUIZ
Manager, Human Resources Academic Personnel
B.S., California State University, Chico

RACHEL KLEIN
Counselor
B.A., University of California, Davis
M.S., San Francisco State University

ALISA KLINGER
English/Distance Education
TESL, University of California Extension, Santa Barbara
B.A., University of Toronto
M.A., Queens University
Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley

KAREN KOENIG
English Skills
B.A., State University of New York, Binghamton
M.A. University of California, Berkeley
M.Ed., State University of New York, Buffalo

CARA KREIT
English
B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
M.A. (2), San Francisco State University

KRISTI KUHN
Dance
B.F.A., Towson State University
M.F.A., University of California, Irvine

SARA LEFKOWITZ
Nursing Education
B.S., Columbia University
M.P.A., California State University

CONNIE LEHUA
Manager, Employee and Labor Relations, Human Resources

CHRISTINE LI
Accounting
B.S., Shanghai Jiao Tong University
M.B.A., University of Chicago

ALEXANDRA MAGALLANES-RIVERA
Counseling
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz
M.A., San Diego State University

JANEATTE MALOUF
Teacher, Child Development Program
A.S., College of Marin

JOHN MARMYSZ
Philosophy
B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University
Ph.D., University of Buffalo

JEFFREY MAROZICK
Chief of Police/Director of Safety
B.S., San Jose State University

MICHELE MARTINISI
Spanish/Italian
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., University of California, Los Angeles

CHEO MASSION
English as a Second Language Noncredit
B.A., Wellesley College
M.S., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., San Francisco State University

ROBERT MCCOY
Psychology
B.A., State University of New York, Potsdam
M.A., San Francisco State University

SARA MCKINNON
English as a Second Language Noncredit
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., San Francisco State University

LORI MICHELANGELO
Nursing Education
B.S., M.S., University of Phoenix

COLLEEN MIHAL
Communication
B.A., M.A., Virginia Tech
Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder

TRINE MILLER
English
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara
M.A., San Francisco State University

HELEN MORALES-OROZCO
Teacher, Child Development Program

LISA MORSE
Drama
B.A., University of Rhode Island
M.F.A., University of Alabama
Ph.D., University of Colorado

JOSEPH MUELLER
Biology
A.S., A.A., College of Marin
B.A., M.A., Sonoma State University

KEVIN MULLER
Art History
B.A., University of California, San Diego
M.A. University of Oregon
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

DANILA MUSANTE
Mental Health Counselor
B.A., Harvard University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst

HIEN NGUYEN
Math Skills, Mathematics
B.S., Sonoma State University
M.A., University of the Pacific
M.S., California State University, Long Beach

GREGORY NELSON
Assistant Superintendent/Vice-President of Administrative Services
B.S., Kennesaw State University, Georgia
M.S., DeVry University, Keller Graduate School, San Jose

STEVEN NEWTON
Geology
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.S., California State University, Hayward

PATRICIA O’KEEFE
Speech
B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University

ANGELA OLMANSON
Program Administrator, Health Sciences
B.A., Sonoma State University
M.B.A., Western Governors University

LAURIE ORDIN
Mathematics
B.A., Wayne State University
M.A., University of California, Berkeley

ROSSANA PAGANI
Spanish
B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University

RONALD PALMER
Automotive Collision Repair Technology, Automotive Technology
B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University

JESSICA PARK
Anthropology, Behavioral Sciences
M.A., University of California, Davis

ALICIA PASQUEL
English Skills
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
J.D., San Francisco Law School

JOYCE PASSER
Nursing Education
B.S., California State University, Los Angeles
M.S., University of California, Los Angeles

BETH PATEL
English as a Second Language
B.B.A., Baylor University
M.A., University of Texas, Austin

DAVID PATTERSON
Librarian
B.A., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
M.L.I.S., University of Alabama

KRISTIN PERRONE
Counseling
B.A., Sonoma State University
M.S., California State University Long Beach

ANNA PILLOTON
Director of School and Community Partnerships
B.A., University of Chicago

CESAR POMAJULCA
Medical Assisting
M.D., San Marcos University, Peru

SHAWN PURCELL
Psychology
B.A., University of California, Davis
M.A., St. Mary’s College, Moraga

DAYNA QUICK
Geography
A.A., Rancho Santiago Community College
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara

SUSAN RAHMAN
Behavioral Sciences
B.A., Humboldt State University
M.A., California State University, Hayward
Ph.D., Saybrook University, San Francisco

BYRON RAMEY
Counselor
B.A., San Francisco State University
M.A., California State University, San Jose

BECKY REETZ
Director of EOPS, CARE, and CalWORKS
A.A., College of Marin
B.A., M.A., Sonoma State University

ANNIE RICCIUTI
Director of College Services

MIA ROBERTSHAW
General Counsel, Office of the President
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz
J.D., Columbia Law School

KAREN ROBINSON
Counseling
B.S., University of California, Davis
M.S., San Francisco State University

IRINA RODERICK
Mathematics
B.S., M.S., V.I. Lenin State University of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus
Ph.D., A.V., Luikov Institute of Heat and Mass Transfer, Belarussian Academy of Sciences, Minsk, Belarus

KEITH ROSENTHAL
Director of Advancement
B.S., Illinois State University

JOANNA RUDDLE
Nursing Education
M.S., University of California, San Francisco

STORMY MILLER SABIA
Director of Student Services - Student Accessibility Services
B.S.W., The University of Alabama
M.S.W., The University of Alabama
Ed.D., San Diego State University

PATRICIA SEERY
English as a Second Language
B.A.(2), M.Ed., University of Natal, Durbin

SCOTT SERAFIN
Chemistry
B.S., Bucknell University
M.S., Ph.D., University of California, Riverside

SHELLEY SMITH
Dental Assisting
A.S., Santa Rosa Junior College
B.A., Sonoma State University

KATHLEEN SMYTH
Kinesiology and Athletics
B.A., Sonoma State University
M.S., East Stroudsburg University

TROY STEVENSON
Counselor
B.A. California State University, Chico
M.A., Howard University
M.A., University of California, San Francisco

JAMES STOPHER
Music
B.A., Harvard University
M.M., University of Arizona
D.M.A, Peabody Conservatory

SADIKA SULAIMAN HARA
Director of Student Services - Student Activities and Advocacy
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara
M. Ed., University of Vermont

JAMES TIPTON
English
B.A., San Francisco State University
M.A., San Francisco State University
Ph.D., University of California, Davis

CARI TORRES-BENAVIDES
Assistant Vice President of Instruction
B.A, M.A., Humboldt State University

WALTER B. TURNER
Ethnic Studies, History
A.B., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., Sonoma State University

JAVIER URENA
Counselor
A.S., Skyline College
B.A., University of California, Davis
M.S., San Jose State University

ALINA VARONA
Dean of Workforce Development & Career Education
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
ME.d., University of Southern California
Ed. D., University of California, Davis

KATHERINE WAGNER
Art
B.A., University of Missouri
B.A., Sonoma State University
M.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.F.A., California College of Arts and Crafts

WENDY WALSH
English as a Second Language
B.A., St. Mary’s College of California
M.A., San Francisco State University

ANDREA WANG
Mathematics
B.S., Emmanuel College, Boston
M.S., Northeastern University

TIMOTHY WAT
Business
B.S., M.B.A., California State University, East Bay

STEPHANIE WELLS
English
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., University of Virginia
Ph.D., University of California, Davis

NANCY WILLET
Business
B.A., Hamilton College
M.S., Vermont Law School
J.D., University of California, San Francisco

DEREK WILSON
Multimedia Studies
B.F.A., California College of Arts and Crafts
M.A., California State University, Hayward

BLAZE WOODLIEF
College Skills, English
B.A., Brown University
M.A., San Francisco State University
Ph.D., Stanford University

FARHAD ZABIHI
Mathematics
B.S., Steven’s Institute of Technology
M.S., Steven’s Institute of Technology
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

DAN ZAFFRAN
Mathematics
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Université de Provence, Marseille, France