Faculty and Other Academic Personnel
Faculty and Other Academic Personnel
(Date of original appointment follows name.)
Alex, Rebecca (2013)
Professor, Art
B.A., Colby College
M.F.A., John F. Kennedy University
An, Soonyoung H. (2014)
Professor, ESL
B.A., University of Nebraska
M.S., University of Pennsylvania
Anderson, Rene (2017)
Associate Professor, English
B.A., Pacific Union College
M.A., San Jose State University
M.A., Virginia Commonwealth University
Avila, Briana (2019)
Assistant Professor, Communication Studies
A.A., College of San Mateo
B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University
Baden, Robert (2016)
Associate Professor, English
B.A., M.A., University of South Carolina
Baird, Christine (2017)
Professor, Fire Technology
B.A., St. Mary’s College
Ball, Jeremy C. (2001)
Professor, Philosophy
B.A., University of California, Irvine
M.A., Ph.D. Claremont Graduate University
Barrientos, Maggie (2017)
Coordinator, Child Care Services
B.A., University of California, Irvine
M.A., San Francisco State University
Beatty, Michelle (2019)
Associate Professor, Mathematics
B.S., Ph.D., University of California, Davis
M.A., University of California, Los Angeles
Bednarek, Martin (2006)
Professor, Counseling
B.S., Nazareth College of Rochester
M.S., San Francisco State University
Beliz, Tania (1990)
Professor, Biology and Health Science
B.S., University of Panama
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Bennett, Diana (2001)
Professor, Digital Media
A.A., Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising
B.A., M.A., California State University, Hayward
Bobrowski, Christine (1999)
Professor, Music
B.A., Dartmouth College
M.F.A., Mills College
Bricker, Lizette (2018)
Dean, Enrollment Services & Support Programs
M.A., M.S., California State University, San Bernardino
Brown, Michelle M. (2006)
Professor, Digital Media
B.A., Central Michigan University
M.A., San Francisco State University
Brunicardi, Michael (2012)
Professor, Administration of Justice
B.A., San Francisco State University
Butterworth, Yvette (2016)
Associate Professor, Mathematics
B.A., Central Michigan University
M.A., San Francisco State University
Caviel, Arnett B. (1970)
Professor, Counseling
B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University
Chapple, Tarana (2018)
Dean, Academic Support and Learning Technologies
B.A., Hampton University
M.A., Seton Hall University
Chen, Lydia (2018)
Assistant Professor, Counseling
B.A., M.A. San Jose State University
Church, Gary (1991)
Professor, Mathematics
B.A., M.S., San Jose State University
Ciesla, Catherine (2012)
Professor, Chemistry
B.Sc., Ph.D., Heriot-Watt University
Clifford, James (1997)
Professor, Psychology
A.A., Cañada College
B.A., B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz
Conaway, Tabitha (2014)
Interim Dean, Enrollment Services & Support Programs
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
M.A., California State University, Sacramento
M.A., National University
Ed.D., San Francisco State University
Dailey, Denaya B. (2014)
Professor, Dance
B.F.A., University of California, Los Angeles
M.F.A., Mills College
Danielson, David (1990)
Professor, Philosophy and Social Science
A.A., DeAnza College
B.A., San Jose State University
M.A., Claremont Graduate School
Ph.D., Summit University
Dao, John (2018)
Associate Professor, Chemistry
B.S., Notre Dame de Namur University
M.S., San Francisco State University
De La Cruz, Jennifer (2018)
Assistant Professor, Counseling
B.S., M.S., San Francisco State University
Demsetz, Laura A. (1999)
Dean, Creative Arts and Social Science
B.S., University of California, Berkeley
M.S., Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Diamond, Heidi (2016)
Dean, Business and Technology
B.S., Cornell University
M.B.A., Baruch College
Diamond, Kathleen (2000)
Professor, Biology
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz
M.A. University of California, Los Angeles
Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco
Diaz, Jesenia (2014)
Associate Professor, Counseling
B.S., University of California, Davis
M.A., Argosy University
Duncan, Krystal (2013)
Dean of Counseling
B.S., California State University, San Luis Obispo
M.S., San Francisco State University
Eftekhari, Kamran (2016)
Professor, CIS
B.S., M.S., Amirkabir University of Technology
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Fainshtein, Vera (2015)
Professor, Digital Media
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
M.F.A., San Jose State University
Feinman, Yelena (2011)
Professor, Mathematics
M.S., Kharkov State University
M.A., Ukrainian College of Psychology and Parapsychology
Flowers, Jefferson (2009)
Professor, Chemistry
B.S., University of Florida
M.S., University of California, Riverside
Ed.D., San Francisco State University
Frontiera, Charlene (2006)
Dean, Math and Science
B.S., California State University, Long Beach
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Gaines, Frederick L. (2007)
Professor, Ethnic Studies
B.A., Wichita State University
M.A., San Francisco State University
Ph.D., University of California, Davis
Goldhahn, Katie (2015)
Professor, Kinesiology, Head Women's Volleyball Coach
B.A., Stanford University
M.A., San Jose State University
Goodkind, Hilary (2017)
Dean, Planning, Research & Institutional Effectiveness
M.A., Ph.D, University of Oregon
Gonzales, Steven L. (2011)
Professor, Electronics
A.S., Ohlone College
B.A., California State University, Hayward
M.A., University of Phoenix
Green, Melissa (2001)
Professor, CIS
B.A., University of New Orleans
M.A., Mills College
Guiriba, Alex (2019)
Associate Professor, Counseling
A.A., College of San Mateo
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., San Jose State University
Gutierrez, Jose (2017)
Professor, Engineering
B.S., University of California, Berkeley
M.S., Stanford University
Hand, Linda (1993)
Professor; Geology, Oceanography and Paleontology
B.S., Boise State University
M.S., Texas A & M University
Hankamp, Paul Z. (2016)
Professor, Biology
B.A., The Evergreen State College
M.S., San Francisco State University
Hasson, Robert L. (1984)
Professor, Mathematics
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.S., Stanford University
Heath, Stephen P. (2016)
Associate Professor, Accounting
B.S., University of California, Berkeley
Holtzclaw, Mike (2019)
Vice President, Instruction
B.A., Lewis & Clark College
M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Hom, Melvin (1991)
Professor, Mathematics
B.A., B.S., M.A., M.A., San Francisco State University
Hunt, Judith L. (2015)
Professor, History
B.A., College of Charleston
M.A.T., The Citadel
M.A., University of Charleston
Ph.D., University of Florida
Irigoyen, Fermin (2001)
Professor, Communication Studies
A.S., Cañada College
B.A., M.A., California State University, Hayward
Ed.D., California State University, Sacramento
Irwin, Tatiana (2015)
Associate Professor, History
B.A., M.A., San Jose State University
Iyengar, Malathi (2017)
Assistant Professor, Ethnic Studies
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.A., California Institute of the Arts
M.A., California State University, Los Angeles
M.A., Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
Jackson, Jane (2008)
Professor, Music
B.A., Pomona College
M.M., M.M., University of Michigan
James, Katherine (1997)
Professor, English
B.A., William Smith College
M.A., San Francisco State University
Janatpour, Mohsen (1983)
Professor, Physics
B.A., M.S., San Jose State University
Kaiser, Evan (2018)
Assistant Professor, ESL
B.A., University of California Santa Cruz
M.A., San Francisco State University
Kaur, Rupinder (2016)
Associate Professor, Nursing
A.S., College of San Mateo
B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Phoenix
Keller, Daniel J. (2002)
Professor; English
B.A., Ohio State University
M.A., San Francisco State University
Kennedy, Leann L. (2016)
Professor, Nursing
B.S., San Diego State University
M.S.N., University of Phoenix
Kitamura, Jonathan R. (2006)
Professor, English
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara
M.A., San Francisco State University
Kurland, Emily (2014)
Professor, ESL
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz
M.A., San Francisco State University
Laderman, David (1995)
Professor, Film
B.A., California State University, Northridge
M.A., Emory University
M.A., San Francisco State University
Ph.D., University of California, Davis
Lariviere, Judith (2001)
Professor, Assistive Computer Technology Specialist
B.S., M.Ed., University of Western Ontario
LaRochelle, Beth (2013)
Professor, Dental Assisting
A.A., A.S., Santa Rosa Junior College
B.S., University of St. Francis
M.A., University of San Francisco
Lau, David (2018)
Professor, English
B.A., University of California Los Angeles
M.A., San Francisco State University
Lawrence, Sara (2014)
Associate Professor, English
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara
B.A., B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University
Lehigh, Steven (2011)
Professor, Economics
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., California State University, Long Beach
Lehmann, J. Jay (1989)
Professor, Mathematics
B.S., University of Illinois
M.S., Claremont Graduate School
Li, Vincent (2013)
Professor, Accounting
B.S., M.S., Golden Gate University
Li, Yaping (1995)
Professor, Communication Studies
B.A., Shandong University, People’s Republic of China
M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
Locke, David (2001)
Professor, Physics
B.S., University of Missouri, Columbia
M.A., University of California, Berkeley
Lohmann, Richard (1997)
Professor, Art
B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University
Lopez, Kim (2017)
Acting President
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara
M..A., San Francisco State University
Luong, Trang (2015)
Associate Professor, Counseling
B.A., M.S., San Francisco State University
Mangan, Joseph C. (1999)
Professor, Kinesiology
A.A., DeAnza College
B.S., M.S., Indiana University
Mangin-Hinkley, Sarah (2016)
Associate Professor, English
B.A., Stanford University
M.S., San Francisco State University
Marcial, Michael (2018)
Associate Professor, Kinesiology, Head Men's Basketball Coach
A.A., Fresno City College
B.S., California State University, Sacramento
M.A., Fresno Pacific University
Martin, Theresa (1995)
Professor, Biology
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara
M.S., University of California, Davis
M.A., University of California, Berkeley
Mathur, Minu (2000)
Professor, Sociology
B.A., Delhi University
M.S., Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Maule, Bruce (1990)
Professor, Accounting
B.S.C., Santa Clara University
M.B.A., San Jose State University
Maxwell, Timothy (2007)
Professor, English
B.A., M.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.F.A., University of Oregon
Medrano, Aurora (2013)
Associate Professor, Cosmetology
Miller, Lee R. (2008)
Professor, Political Science
B.A., Brandeis University
M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Montgomery, Matthew (2017)
Associate Professor, Library Studies
B.A., Mary Washington College
M.S., Pratt Institute
Morris, Teresa M. (2006)
Professor, Library Studies
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.S., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Moussalem, Mounjed (2017)
Professor, CIS
B.S., American University of Beirut
M.S., University of Texas at Austin
Mullane, Michelle (2015)
Professor, Psychology
A.A., A.A., Foothill College
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., Sonoma State University
Murphy, Madeleine (1997)
Professor, English
B.A., King’s College, Cambridge M. Litt., Edinburgh University
Nakata, Rory (1990)
Professor, Art
B.A., San Francisco State University
M.A., Sacramento State University
Nalls, Andria Lynn (2005)
Professor, Cosmetology
A.S., Skyline College
Newkirk-Sakaguchi, Carol (2014)
Director, Disability Resource Center
B.A., Sonoma State University
M.S., San Francisco State University
Nishanian, Harutiun (2006)
Professor, Mathematics
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.S., Los Angeles State University
Nixon, Colby L. (2014)
Professor, Spanish
B.A., B.A., Utah State University
M.A., University of California, Davis
Ph.D., University of California, Irvine
Nguyen, Melinda (2019)
Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S., University of California, Davis
M.S., University of San Francisco
Nurre, Rosemary A. (1993)
Professor, Accounting
B.S., California State University, Chico
M.B.A., University of Santa Clara
Ochoa, Micaela (2019)
Vice President, Administrative Services
B.A., B.A., Ed.D., University of California, Berkeley
M.S., Carnegie Mellon University
Pilar, Angel (2019)
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., San Francisco State University
Pollack, Bret (2000)
Professor, Kinesiology, Assistant Football Coach
B.S., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., St. Mary's College
Polomski, Elisha (2018)
Professor, Astronomy
B.A., Wellesley College
Ph.D, University of Florida
Quigley-Borg, Nicole F. (2006)
Professor, Kinesiology, Head Women's Softball Coach
A.A., College of San Mateo
B.S., University of Tennessee
M.A., St. Mary's College
Reed-Fort, Patrice (2019)
Associate Professor, Counseling
A.A., College of San Mateo
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.S., San Francisco State University
Reynolds, Roberta M. (1985)
Professor, English
A.A., College of San Mateo
B.A., College of Notre Dame
M.A., D.A., Ph.D., University of Oregon
Ridgway, Kristiane M. (2005)
Dean, Language Arts
B.A., Drake University
M.S., University of Southern California
Rhodes, Joshua (2019)
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
A.S., College of San Mateo
B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University
Roach, Stephanie M. (2014)
Associate Professor, Library Studies
B.A., University of Oregon
MLIS, San Jose State University
Roderick, Aubrey Kuan (2019)
International Program Manager
B.A., Providence University, Taiwan
M.A., Monterey Institute of International Studies
M.S., State University of New York at Albany
Rugliancich, Roxana (2016)
Associate Professor, Counseling
B.S., San Francisco State University
M.A., University of San Francisco
Salido, Kimberley (2019)
Associate Professor, Cosmetology
Sammut, Kathleen (2007)
Professor, Counseling
B.A., M.A., Notre Dame de Namur University
Schmidt, Mikel (1997)
Professor, Fitness and Kinesiology
B.A., University of California, Davis
M.A., San Francisco State University
Sekona, Hansen (2018)
Associate Professor, Kinesiology, Assistant Football Coach
A.A., College of San Mateo
B.S., Kansas State Univeristy
M.A., University of Washington
Sherer, Michael (2014)
Associate Professor, English
B.A., Whitman College
M.F.A., St. Mary's College
Sims, Jeremiah (2016)
Director of Equity
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Sinarle, Kevin (2006)
Professor, Counseling
B.A., Fresno State University
M.S., San Francisco State University
Smith, Arielle (2015)
Associate Professor, Counseling
B.A., University of California, San Diego
M.S., San Francisco State University
Smith, Christopher (2011)
Professor; Biology, Health Science and Interdisciplinary Studies
B.S., Suffolk University
M.S., University of Massachusetts, Boston
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Sobel, Amy (1997)
Professor, ESL
B.A., Stanford University
M.A., San Francisco State University
Stafford, Anne (2000)
Professor, English
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., San Francisco State University
Stanford, Darryl (2001)
Professor, Astronomy
B.S., Polytechnic University
M.S., Concordia University
M.S., University of Toledo
Tayag, Elnora (2017)
Director of Learning Commons
B.A., University of California, Irvine
M.A., Claremont School of Theology
M.S., University of California, Los Angeles
Tonini-Boutacoff, Carlene (1990)
Professor, Biology
B.S., University of California, Davis
M.S., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Tran, Huy H. (2005)
Professor, Biology
B.S., University of California, San Diego
M.S., California State University, Hayward
Travis, Keira (2018)
Professor, English
B.A., McGill University
M.A., Queen's University
Ph.D, McGill University
Tsuchiyose, Kazumi (2019)
Associate Professor, Mathematics
B.S., Tokyo Institute of Technology
M.S., San Jose State University
Tulloch, Timothy W. (2010)
Professor, Kinesiology, Head Football Coach
A.A., Palomar College
B.A., Menlo College
M.S.S., United States Sports Academy
Ueda, Makiko (2007)
Professor, Personal Counseling & Wellness Services
B.A., Meisei University
M.A., California Institute of Integral Studies
Valenti, Mary (1996)
Professor, Counseling
B.S., Notre Dame de Namur University
M.A., San Jose State University
Vargas, Michael (2016)
Professor, Counseling
B.A., Gonzaga University
M.S.W., San Francisco State University
von Bleichert, Peter A. (2015)
Professor, Business
B.A., The American College of Greece
M.S., Schiller International University
Ph.D., Walden University
Vorobey, Lilya (2000)
Professor, Drafting Technology
B.F.A., California College of Arts and Crafts
Waechtler, Natalie (2016)
Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S., Oklahoma State University
M.S.N., California State University, Dominguez Hills
Walker, Christopher (2014)
Professor, Mathematics
B.A., M.A., California State University, San Bernardino
Ph.D., University of California, Riverside
Wallace, Jeramy (2013)
Associate Professor, English
B.S., M.A., Notre Dame de Namur University
Warner, Michelle (1998)
Professor, Kinesiology, Head Women's Basketball Coach
A.A., Cerritos College
B.A., University of California, Davis
M.A., University of Iowa
Webster, Katherine (2017)
Associate Professor, English
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., Ed.D, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Westfold, Elinor (2017)
Associate Professor, ESL
B.A., Whitman College
M.A., University of Washington
Westmoreland, Shawn M. (2014)
Professor, Mathematics
B.S., M.A., University of Texas at Austin
M.S., Ph.D., Kansas State University
Williams, Douglas (1997)
Professor, Kinesiology, Head Baseball Coach
A.A., College of San Mateo
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara
M.A., St. Mary's College
Windisch, Todd (2018)
Associate Professor, ESL
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
M.S., California State University, Fullerton
Wisherop, Janis (1994)
Interim Director of Nursing
A.A., Skyline College
B.S., M.S., University of San Francisco
Wolf, Andreas R. (1991)
Dean, Kinesiology, Athletics and Dance
B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University
Wong, Alexander (2015)
Professor, Physics
B.A., Carleton College
M.S., University of California, Berkeley
M.S., San Francisco State University
Wong, Alyssa (2007)
Professor, Mathematics
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara
M.A., San Francisco State University
Wu, Jing (1998)
Professor, Chinese
B.A., Shanghai Normal University
M.A., San Francisco State University
Yurtseven, Lale (2018)
Professor, Business
B.A., Monterey Institute of International Studies
M.B.A., Monterey Institute of International Studies
Young, Shana Kudo (2007)
Professor, Adapted P.E.
A.A., A.S., College of San Mateo
B.S., University of California, Davis
M.A., San Jose State University
Zammit, Tiffany (2018)
Director, High School Transition and Dual Enrollment
B.A., M.A., University of California Davis
M.A., San Francisco State University