Department Chairs

Allied Health, Physical Education, & Athletics

Department Department Chair Term
Dean Lorraine Smith
Allied Health Jeanice Howard 2023-2025
Nursing Nikki Visveshwara 2022-2024
PE, Athletics, & Recreation Christopher Khal 2023-2025

Applied Technology

Department Department Chair Term
Dean Becky Barabe
Visual Media Technology Emily Redondo 2023-2025
Advanced Fabrication & Transportation Brett Camacho 2022-2024
Digital Design & Manufacturing Ken Zamora 2023-2025
Energy, Controls, & Communication Robert Martinez 2022-2024

Business

Department Department Chair Term
Dean Tim Woods
Accounting Ron Dustin (Co-Chair) 2021-2025
Accounting Richard Tuttrup (Co-Chair) 2021-2025
Business & Technology Karen Dancey 2022-2024
Business Administration/Mgmt/Mktg Amber Balakian 2022-2024
Computer Information Technology JoEllen Green (Co-Chair) 2022-2024
Computer Information Technology Marc Haskell (Co-Chair) 2022-2024
Paralegal/Real Estate Peter Wasemiller 2021-2025

Career Technology Center

Department Department Chair Term
Dean Becky Barabe
Dept. Chair Richard Lum 2023-2025

Fine, Performing and Communication Arts

Department Department Chair Term
Dean Cyndie Luna
Art Susana Sosa  (Co-Chair) 2023-2025
Art Caleb Henderson (Co-Chair) 2022-2024
Communication Arts Stacie Mimura 2022-2024
Music Kevin Cooper 2022-2024
Theatre Arts/Dance Janine Christl 2023-2025

Humanities

Department Department Chair Term
Dean Kerry McCutcheon Ybara
Composition Juan Guzman (Co-Chair) 2022-2024
Composition Rebecca Benas (Co-Chair) 2023-2025
EMLS Sally Potter 2022-2024
Foreign Language Nereyda Maroot 2023-2025
Letters David Camps 2023-2025
Philosophy Max Parish 2022-2024

Math, Science & Engineering

Department Department Chair Term
Dean Shirley McManus
Chemistry Karin Gruet 2022-2024
Earth/Physical Sciences (EPS) John Teeple 2022-2024
Astronomy, Engineering, Physics (AEP) Mark Kerfoot 2022-2024
Biology Mike Gilbert & Susan Mac Leod 2022-2024
Math Jeremy Brandl 2023-2025

Social Science

Department Department Chair Term
Dean Cherylyn Crill-Hornsby
Anthropology/Economics/Geography Kellen Prandini 2023-2025
Child Development Raquel Ochs 2023-2025
Crim/FM/FN/FSM/H EC/HS/Soc Nancy Gutierrez-Sauceda 2023-2025
Cultural/Women’s Studies Matt Watson 2022-2024
History, Political Science Brian Rutishauser 2023-2025
Psychology/EDUC/EDA Mary Ann Valentino 2023-2025

Guidance & Counseling

Department Department Chair Term
Dean Kurt Piland
Instruction Susan Garcia 2023-2025
Counseling Janine Gonzalez-Cerda 2023-2025

Student Success & Learning

Department Department Chair Term
Dean Donna Cooper
Library/Tutorial Shivon Hess 2023-2025
Library/Tutorial Eric Sanders 2022-2024