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College Leadership

Board of Trustees

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

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

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

Trustee Area 4 (Carlsbad) - Frank Merchat, B.S.

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

Trustee Area 2 (Cardiff, Rancho Santa Fe) - Rick Cassar, M.S.

Trustee Area 1 (Del Mar, Solana Beach) - Anna Pedroza, M.S.

Superintendent/President - Sunita Cooke, Ph.D.

Student Trustee - Denisse Moultrie

Administrative Officers

Superintendent/President - Sunita Cooke, Ph.D.

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

Vice President, Instructional Services - Diane Dieckmeyer, Ed.D.

Vice President, Student Services - Alketa Wojcik, Ed.D.

Associate Vice President, Institutional Advancement - Cynthia Rice Carroll, M.A.

Interim Director, Public and Governmental Relations, Marketing, and Communications - Kristen Huyck, Ed.D.

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

Dean, Admissions and Student Support - Freddy Ramirez, Ed.D.

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

Interim Dean, Behavioral Sciences, History, and Adult Education - Kate Alder, Ph.D.

Dean, Career Education and Workforce Development - Albert Taccone, Ph.D.

Dean, Counseling and Student Development - Wendy Stewart, Ed.D.

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

Dean, Math and Sciences - Michael Fino, M.Eng

Dean, Research, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness - Chris Hill, Ph.D.

Dean, Student Life and Judicial Affairs - Dilcie Perez, Ed.D.

Associate Dean, Career Education - Zhenya Lindstrom, M.S.

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

Department Chairs

Administration of Justice - Pat Connolly, J.D.

Adult High School - Angela Senigaglia

Art - Yoshi Hayashi

Automotive Technology - Paul Katson

Biological Sciences - Stacey Hull, Ph.D.

Biotechnology - Barbara Juncosa, Ph.D.

Business - Michael Deschamps

Career Studies and Services - Donna Davis

Chemistry - Kent McCorkle, Ph.D.

Child Development - Claudia Flores

Communication Studies - Eric Robertson

Computer Science - Nery Chapeton-Lamas

Computer Studies and Information Technology - Steve Isachsen

Counseling - Adrean Askerneese, Ed.D.

Dance - Trisha Hanada-Rogers

Design - David Parker

English as a Second Language - Melissa Lloyd-Jones (Fall 2018) and Mary Gross (Spring 2019)

General Noncredit and Short-Term Vocation - Steve Wezniak

History - Robert Bond, Ph.D.

Horticulture - Megan Allison

International Languages - Pilar Hernández

Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition - Gail Meinhold

Letters, Pre-Transfer - Teresa Guinon

Letters, Transfer - John Kirwan, Ph.D.

Library Science - Glorian Sipman

Mathematics - Leila Safaralian, Ed.D.

Media Arts and Technologies - Karl Cleveland

Music - Arlie Langager

Noncredit English as a Second Language - Eli Clarke

Nursing and Allied Health - Yvette Duncan

Philosophy - Isabel Luengo, Ph.D.

Physical Sciences - John Turbeville

Psychology - Krista Byrd

Social Science - Lynne Miller, Ph.D.

Sociology - Bruce Hoskins, Ph.D. (Fall 2018) and Thao Ha, Ph.D. (Spring 2019)

Theatre and Film - Eric Bishop

Academic Senate

President - Maria Figueroa-Chacon

Vice President - Luke Lara, Ed.D.

Coordinating Officer - Erin Thomas

Full-Time Faculty Representatives

Senator - Francisco Alvarez

Senator - Adrean Askerneese, Ed.D.

Senator - Yesenia Balcazar

Senator - Robert Bond, Ph.D.

Senator - Karl Cleveland

Senator - Michelle Farnam

Senator - John Kirwan, Ph.D.

Senator - Leila Safaralian, Ed.D.

Associate Faculty Representatives

Senator - Eduardo Aguilar

Senator - Robin Allyn

Senator - Laura Gomez-Carlsson

Senator - Susan Pynes

Senator - Krista Warren

Ex-Officio Member - Sunita Cooke, Ph.D.

Classified Senate Council

President - ​Vanessa DiBenedetto

Vice President ​Lori Schneider

Treasurer - Marlesha Keys

Secretary ​Stacy Ingham

Senator -​ Angelena Boles

Senator ​Kate Coleman

Senator - Donney Cummins

Senator Tori Fishinger

Senator -​ Kevin Mezquita

Senator - Ingrid Phillips

Senator - Jill Ringer

Senator - Amber Rivas

Ex-Officio Member - Sunita Cooke, Ph.D.

Ex-Officio Member - Lori Shonley