Faculty and Staff

Faculty and Staff

Administration

Roy O. Hurd, Chairman, CEO and President
Sherie L. Hurd, Executive Vice President, Marketing and Operations
Vickie A. Savino, Director of Education
Mary Ellen Pastorino, Assistant Director of Education
Lynda Bascom, Evening School Dean

Accounting
David Yarbrough, Director of Accounting and Benefits Administration
Sarah Leigh, Accounts Receivable Manager
Peggy Ransford, Administrative Assistant
Kass Von der Mehden, Bookstore Manager

Administrative Services
Eleanor Noriel, Director of Administrative Services
Ken Castor, Maintenance Supervisor
Debra Gipson, Administrative Assistant
Megan McDaniel, Administrative Assistant
Karina Nuño, Administrative Assistant

Admissions
Dahnja Straub, Director of Admissions
Roni Brown, Admissions Officer
Jan Caraway, Admissions Officer
Gay Kimmel, High School Program Director
Aimee Lute, Admissions Officer

Career Services
Lucille Inman, Director of Career Services
Ginny VanAntwerp, Career Services Assistant

Financial Aid
Mary O’Brien, Financial Aid Director
Lauri Brown, Student Loan Repayment Advisor
Judy Felciano, Financial Aid Advisor
James Hopkins, Financial Aid Advisor
Lea Smith, Financial Aid Advisor

Student Services
Mae Rose Bellagio, Student Success Advisor
Margareta Campbell, Registrar
Renee Dixon, Assistant Registrar
Nora Songster, Student Success Advisor

Tech Support
Michaela DeBiase, Certification Test Administrator
Fernando Monteiro, Systems Administrator

Faculty

Accounting

Department Head:
Carol Reinke, BA, MBA
Sonoma State University, California
City University of Seattle, Washington

Instructors:
Lynn Bastianon, BS, CPA
Sonoma State University, California

Erin Harness, BS
California Polytechnic State University

Jeanette Landin, BA, MBA
University of California, Irvine
University of Phoenix

Craig McClelland, BA, MA
Sonoma State University, California
San Francisco State University, California

Carl Oeschger, BA, A+
Sonoma State University, California
Empire College, California

Information Technology

Information Technology Director:
Ryan Donham, A.A., MCP, CCNA, CCAI, CCDA, A+, Network+, Security+, SCNP
Empire College, California

Instructors:
Gary DeMarco, AA, MCP
Empire College, California

David Hayes, MCSA, A+, Network+
Empire College, California

Nathan Jackson, AS, AA, MCSA, A+, Network+, Linux+
Santa Rosa Junior College, California
Empire College, California

David Nichols, AA, MCP, A+, Network+
Empire College, California

Scott Wilcox, AA, Network+
Empire College, California

Legal

Department Head:
Monica Lehre, AA, BA CLA
Santa Rosa Junior College, California
Sonoma State University, California

Instructors:
Grace De La Torre, BS, CLA
University of San Francisco, California

Mickey Fernandez, JD
Western State University College of Law, California

Cristina Hess-Payne, JD
California State University, Chico, California
Santa Clara University School of Law, California

Maria Keene, JD
Empire College School of Law, California

Laura Rosenthal, BA, JD
University of Denver, Colorado
University of Denver School of Law

Gayle Smith, BA, JD
Sonoma State University, California
Golden Gate University School of Law, California

Medical

Department Head:
Melissa Vineyard, RN, BA, BS
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Department Manager:
Shannon Tinsley, CCMA-AC, CPT1
Empire College, California

Phlebotomy Program Director:
Jon Drew, BS, CLS, MT (ASCP)
San Francisco State University, California
Sonoma State University, California

Instructors:
Megan Chieppa, AA, CCMA-AC, CPT1
Empire College, California

Barbara Harland, CCMA-A
Empire College, California

Jon A. Johnson, BA, CPTII
San Francisco State University, California

Nicole Kauhi, CCMA-C, NE
Empire College, California

Stacey Lince, BA, CCMA-A
Sonoma State University, California

Karen Longhetto, BA
San Diego State University, California

Mary Mullnix, CPC
Chabot College, California

Dana Valley, CCMA-AC
Empire College, California

Kim Williams, CCMA-AC
Empire College, California

Business

Department Head:
Cynthia Hanna, BA
Sonoma State University, California

Instructors:
Rose Batzdorff, BA, MA
University of Colorado
University of Northern Colorado

Rebekah Burgess, BA
California State University, East Bay, California

Ellen Houlemard, BS
California State University, Chico, California

Mark Kalagorgevich, BA
Regis College, Colorado

Sharilynn Koch, BA, MA
Azusa Pacific University, California
Golden Gate Baptist Theological
Seminary, California

Christopher Landin, BS
University of Tennessee, Tennessee

Jeanette Landin, BA, MBA
University of California, Irvine, California
University of Phoenix

Karen Longhetto, BA
San Diego State University, California

Carl Oeschger, BA, A+
Sonoma State University, California
Empire College, California

Cynthia Ott, AA, BS
Santa Rosa Junior College, California
University of San Francisco, California

Tourism and Hospitality

Department Head:
Sheri Eachus, CTC
The Travel Institute (formerly National
Institute of Certified Travel Agents)