College Leadership
Board of Trustees
President, Trustee Area 7 (Northeast Oceanside) - Dr. William C. Fischer
Vice President, Trustee Area 5 (South Oceanside) - George McNeil
Trustee Area 6 (Northwest Oceanside) - David Broad
Trustee Area 4 (Carlsbad) - Gloria B. Carranza
Trustee Area 3 (Encinitas, La Costa) - Jacqueline Simon
Trustee Area 2 (Cardiff, Rancho Santa Fe) - Ron Ruud
Trustee Area 1 (Solana Beach, Del Mar) - Jeanne Shannon
Secretary, Superintendent/President - Francisco C. Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Student Trustee - Ryan Beltran
Administrative Officers
Superintendent/President - Francisco C. Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Vice President, Business and Administrative Services - James Austin, M.B.A.
Vice President, Instructional Services - Mary Benard, M.B.A.
Vice President, Student Services - Richard Robertson, Ph.D.
Dean, Academic Information Services - Mario Valente, Ed.D.
Dean, Admissions, Assessment, and Student Aid Programs - Gilbert Hermosillo, Ed.M.
Dean, Letters, Art, and Communication and San Elijo Campus Site Administrator - Dana Smith, M.A.
Dean, Behavioral Science, History, and Community Education - Alketa Wojcik, Ed.D.
Dean, Career and Technical Education and International Languages - Albert Taccone, Ph.D.
Dean, Counseling and Student Development - Wendy Stewart, Ed.D.
Dean, Institutional Planning, Research, and Grants - Robert Pacheco, Ed.D.
Dean, Math, Sciences, and Performing Arts - Carlos Lopez, M.S.
Associate Dean, Nursing and Health - Sandy Comstock, M.S.N.
Associate Dean, San Elijo Campus - Nikki Schaper, Ed.D.
Department Chairs
Administration of Justice - Pat Connolly
Adult High School Diploma Program - Julie Cord
Art - Dean Ramos
Automotive Technology - Steve Vail
Biological Sciences - Himgauri Kulkarni
Business - Thomas Severance
Business and Medical Office Technology - Kathryn Striebel
Career Studies and Services - Donna Davis
Chemistry - Pierre Goueth
Child Development - Penny Skemp
Communication Studies - Sam Arenivar
Computer Science - June Porto
Computer Studies and Information Technology - Steve Isachsen
Counseling - Freddy Ramirez
Dance - Dave Massey
Design - Paul Clarke
English as a Second Language - Mary Gross
History - Brad Byrom
Horticulture and Hospitality - Karen Smith
International Languages - David Detwiler
Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition - Robert Fulbright
Letters, Pre-Transfer - Dara Perales
Letters, Transfer - Anthony Burman
Library Science - Myla Stokes Kelly
Mathematics - Peter Avery
Media Arts and Technologies - Jill Malone
Music - Matt Falker
Noncredit English as a Second Language - Kristi Reyes
Nursing and Allied Health - Julie Vignato
Philosophy - Louisa Moon
Physical Sciences - Chris Metzler
Psychology - Steve Eso
Social Science - Herschel Stern
Sociology - Thao Ha
Theatre and Film - Eric Bishop
Academic Senate Council
President - Mark Yeager
Vice President - Edward Pohlert
Immediate Past President - Louisa Moon
Member - Jeff Ihara
Member - Denise Plante
Member - Glorian Sipman
Member - Larry Burns
Member - Beth Powell
Member - Jonathan Cole
Member - Jim Sullivan
Associate Member (1) - Joe Chirra
Associate Member (2) - Laura Carlsson
Associate Member (3) - May Akabogu-Collins
Ex-Officio Member - Francisco C. Rodriguez
Classified Senate Council
President - Melanie Haynie
Vice President - Tim Dow
Treasurer - Josh Deerman
Secretary - Laura Paciorek
Senator - Manuel Acero
Senator - Brandi Blahnik
Senator - Karen Korstad
Senator - John Benefield
Senator - Heidi Willis
Senator - Lisa Level
Senator - Bryan Rocker
Senator - Aubrey Kuan-Roderick
Ex-Officio Member - Francisco C. Rodriguez
Ex-Officio Member - Sheri Wright