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College Leadership

Board of Trustees

President, Trustee Area 6 (Northwest Oceanside) - David Broad, Ph.D.

Vice President, Trustee Area 3 (Encinitas, La Costa) - Jacqueline Simon, M.A.

Trustee Area 7 (Northeast Oceanside) - William C. Fischer, Ph.D.

Trustee Area 5 (South Oceanside) - George McNeil, M.A.

Trustee Area 4 (Carlsbad) - Leon Page, J.D.

Trustee Area 2 (Cardiff, Rancho Santa Fe) - Ron Rudd, J.D.

Trustee Area 1 (Solana Beach, Del Mar) - Jeanne Shannon, M.S.

Secretary, Interim Superintendent/President - Richard Robertson, Ph.D.

Student Trustee - Antoine Stevens-Phillips

Administrative Officers

Interim Superintendent/President - Richard Robertson, Ph.D.

Vice President, Business and Administrative Services - Charlie Ng, M.B.A.

Vice President, Instructional Services - Mary Benard, Ed.D.

Interim Vice President, Student Services - Wendy Stewart, Ed.D.

Dean, Academic Information Services - Mario Valente, Ed.D.

Dean, Admissions, Assessment, and Student Aid Programs - Alketa Wojcik, Ed.D.

Dean, Letters and Communication Studies and San Elijo Campus Site Administrator - Dana Smith, M.A.

Dean, Arts and International Languages - Jonathan Fohrman, M.A.

Interim Dean, Behavioral Science, History, and Community Education - Nikki Schaper, Ed.D.

Dean, Career and Technical Education - Albert Taccone, Ph.D.

Interim Dean, Counseling and Student Development - Freddy Ramirez, Ed.D.

Dean, Office of Institutional Effectiveness - Robert Pacheco, Ed.D.

Dean, Math and Sciences- Carlos Lopez, M.S.

Associate Dean, Nursing and Allied Health - Sandy Comstock, M.S.N.

Interim Associate Dean, San Elijo Campus - To be determined.

Department Chairs

Administration of Justice - Pat Connolly, J.D.

Adult High School Diploma Program - Denise Plante

Art - Gilbert Neri

Automotive Technology - Steve Vail

Biological Sciences -  Jeanine Sepulveda, Ph.D.

Biotechnology - Mike Fino

Business - Thomas Severance, J.D.

Business and Medical Office Technology - Kathryn Striebel

Career Studies and Services - Donna Davis

Chemistry - Pierre Goueth, Ph.D.

Child Development - Penny Skemp

Communication Studies - Sam Arenivar

Computer Science - June Porto

Computer Studies and Information Technology - Steve Isachsen

Counseling - Luke Lara

Dance - Dave Massey

Design - David Parker

English as a Second Language - Melissa Lloyd-Jones (Fall 2014) and Mary Gross (Spring 2015)

History - Brad Byrom, Ph.D.

Horticulture and Hospitality - Karen Smith, Ph.D.

International Languages - Andrea Petri

Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition - Robert Fulbright, Ph.D.

Letters, Pre-Transfer - Kelly Hagen

Letters, Transfer - John Kirwan, Ph.D.

Library Science - Jennifer Paris

Mathematics - Beth Powell

Media Arts and Technologies - Jill Malone (Fall 2014) and Karl Cleveland (Spring 2015)

Music - Steve Torok

Noncredit English as a Second Language - Ruth Gay

Nursing and Allied Health - Julie Vignato

Philosophy - Isabel Luengo, Ph.D.

Physical Sciences - Chris Metzler, Ph.D.

Psychology - Robert Kelley, Ph.D.

Social Science - Lynne Miller, Ph.D. (Fall 2014) and Herschel Stern, Ph.D. (Spring 2015)

Sociology - Bruce Hoskins, Ph.D.

Theatre and Film - Tracy Williams

Academic Senate

President - Mike Fino

Vice President - Thao Ha, Ph.D.

Member - Joanne Benschop

Member - Theresa Bolaños, Ph.D.

Member - Susan Herrmann

Member - Luke Lara

Member - Dara Perales

Member - Freddy Ramirez, Ed.D.

Member - Jeff Uhlik

Associate Member (1) - Joe Chirra, J.D.

Associate Member (2) - Laura Carlsson

Associate Member (3) - Krista Warren

Ex-Officio Member - Richard Robertson, Ph.D.

Classified Senate Council

President - Catherine Halmay

Vice President - Heidi Willis

Treasurer - Melanie Haynie

Secretary - Lisa Level

Senator - Manuel Acero

Senator - Dixie Maroney

Senator - Debi Lambert

Senator - Pamela LeBlanc

Senator - Emilio Mejares

Senator - Daria Davis

Senator - Erich Donze

Senator - Kathy Thiele

Ex-Officio Member - Richard Robertson, Ph.D.

Ex-Officio Member - Sheri Wright