Office of the President
Hiram E. Chodosh
President, 2013
(See Faculty )
Dorothy Buchanan
Special Assistant to the President, 1998-2005, 2008
B.S., Lyon College
Muriel Poston
Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Professor of Environmental Analysis, 2021
B.A., Stanford University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California Los Angeles; J.D., University of Maryland
Offices of the Board of Trustees, Administration and Planning, and General Counsel
Matthew G. Bibbens ‘92
Vice President of Campus Planning, Capital Projects and Special Counsel, 2000
B.A., Claremont McKenna College; J.D., Cornell Law School
Larry Burik
Associate Vice President for Facilities Management and Capital Project, 2020
B.S., Penn State University; M.S., University of Southern California
Marcie Gardner
General Counsel, 2014
B.A., University of Redlands; J.D., University of California, Davis
Kimberly Shiring
Director of Board Relations, 2006, 2017
B.A., Boston University; M.B.A., Loyola Marymount University
Office of Admission and Financial Aid
Jessica Cantos
Assistant Dean of Admission, 2021
B.A., Dartmouth College; M.Ed. Harvard Graduate School of Education
Joie Cummings
Senior Assistant Dean of Admission, 2018
B.A., College of Charleston; M.A., Boston College
Rachelle Ehrman
Senior Assistant Dean of Admission, 2020
B.A., Colgate University
Russell C. Gasaway
Senior Director of Financial Aid, 2013
B.A., Wabash College
Jennifer L. Hirsch
Associate Dean of International Admission, 2015
B.A., Chapman University; M.Ed., University of Southern California
Jerry Morrison
Associate Dean of Admission for Diversity and Strategic Initiatives, 2021
B.A., Loyola Marymount University; M.Ed., University of Southern California
Maureen Ruiz-Sundstrom
Associate Dean of Admission
B.S., Harvey Mudd College; M.A., Claremont Graduate University
Jennifer Sandoval-Dancs
Associate Vice President for Admission and Financial Aid, 2005
B.A., M.Ed., University of Southern California
Jasmine Watson
Assistant Dean of Admission, 2017
B.A., University of California, Riverside; M.Ed., University of Southern California
Eleanor Wu
Deputy Director of Financial Aid, 2021
B.A., University of California, San Diego; M.Ed., University of Southern California
Omar Zazueta
Senior Director of Admission, 2015
B.A., Saint Mary’s College
Office of Civil Rights and Title IX
Lynzie R. DeVeres
Assistant Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion and Title IX Administrator, 2016
B.A., Oberlin College; J.D., Loyola Law School
Nyree Gray
Vice President of Human Relations and Chief Diversity Officer, 2014
B.A., University of California, Berkeley; J.D., Southwestern Law School
Dan Hirsch
Director of Organizational Learning and Development, 2021
B.A., Carleton College; M.Ed., University of Southern California; Ph.D., Colorado State University
Dana Nagengast
Assistant Vice President for Human Resources, 2022
B.A., California State University, Fullerton; M.S., University of La Verne
Office of the Dean of the Faculty
Heather Antecol
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty and Boswell Professor of Economics, 2001
(See Faculty )
Gemma L. Bulos
Director of the Kravis Lab for Social Impact, 2017
Christine Costanza
Executive Director of Academic Administration, 2019
B.A., University of California, San Diego; M.A., California State University, Long Beach
Zachary Courser ‘99
Co-Director of the Policy Lab, 2006
B.A., Claremont McKenna College; M.A., University of Virginia; Ph.D., University of Virginia
Christine Sharp ‘01
Director of the Center for Writing and Public Discourse and Visiting Assistant Professor of Literature, 2010
B.A., Claremont McKenna College; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Riverside
Brian S. Davidson ‘08
Director of Fellowships Advising, 2015
B.A., Claremont McKenna College; M.A., Yale University; M.S., University of Illinois
Maija Harkonen
Director of the Washington DC Program, 2018
M.A., Ph.D., Georgetown University
Priya S. Junnar
Director of the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, 2014
B.A., UC Berkeley; M.A., Yale University; M.B.A., Case Western Reserve University
Ronald A. LaPierre
Randall Lewis Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Executive Director and Entrepreneur in Residence and Silicon Valley Program Executive Director, 2018
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles; M.B.A., Claremont Graduate University
Kristen Mallory
Director of Global Education and Off-Campus Study, 2004
B.A., Linfield College; M.A., School for International Training
John Meany
Director of Forensics, 1987
Elizabeth S. Morgan
Registrar and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, 1999
A.B., Hope College; M.A., University of Illinois
Jeho Park
Director of the Quantitative and Computing Lab, 2018
M.S., California State University, Long Beach; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University
Aithan Peterson
Director of Academic Affairs, 2016
B.A., Scripps College; M.A., Stanford University
Ellen Rentz
Associate Dean of the Faculty and Associate Professor of Literature, 2009
(See Faculty )
Drew Schroeder
Associate Dean of the Faculty and Associate Professor of Philosophy, 2011
(See Faculty )
Ulysses J. Sofia
Weinberg Family Dean of the Keck Science Department, and Professor of Physics, 2017
(See Faculty )
Sherylle Tan White
Director of Internships and Kravis Leadership Institute Research, 2004
B.A., University of California, Irvine; M.A., Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University
Dorlisa Tillman
Director of Faculty Support Services, 2018
B.A., California State University, Northridge
T. Colleen Wynn
Director of Institutional Research, 2004
B.A., California State University, San Bernardino; M.Ed. Azusa Pacific University
Office of Student Affairs
Ashley Barton
Associate Dean of Students Diversity, Inclusion and Residential Life, 2022
B.A., M.Ed., University of California, Los Angeles; Ed.D, University of Southern California
Sharon K. Basso
Vice President of Student Affairs, 2016
B.A., Lafayette College; M.S., Shippensburg University; Ed.D., University of Delaware
Dianna M. Graves ‘98
Associate Vice President and Dean of Students, 2001
B.A., Claremont McKenna College; M.A., Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University
Jennifer K. Guyett
Senior Assistant Dean of Students, Residential Life and Student Engagement, 2018
B.A., Drew University; M.Ed., Springfield College
MaryKate Jacobs
Assistant Dean of Students for Student Engagement, 2019
B.A., University of North Carolina - Wilmington; M.S., University of Tennessee
Gleanne Kienzler
Dean of Students for Diversity and Inclusion, 2021
B.A., MBA, Hawaii Pacific University; Ed.D., California State University, Fullerton
Susan B. Layden
Senior Associate Dean of Students, 2017
B.A., Siena College; Ph.D., State University of New York, Albany
Matthew Layman
Assistant Dean of Students for Academic Success, 2019
B.S., Manchester University; M.A., Heidelberg University
Maude Nazaire
Assistant Dean of Students for Academic Success, 2021
M.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania; Ed.D, La Sierra University
Jess Neilson
Senior Assistant Dean of Students, Mental Health and Health Promotion, 2017
B.A., Skidmore College; M.A., Argosy University
Chrystal Orozco
Interim Director of International Student Services, 2014
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara; M.A., University of San Francisco
Sean J. Rollolazo
Assistant Dean of Students for Health and Wellbeing, 2015
B.S. Azusa Pacific University; M.S.Ed., Baylor University
Wendy Torres-Badajoz ‘21
Assistant Director of Residential Life, 2017
B.A, Claremont McKenna College
Brian Weir
Director of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, 2020
B.S., Texas A&M University; M.A., Air University
Office of Advancement
Brenda Bolinger
Director of Stewardship, 2021
B.A., Whitworth University
Austin Braunwalder
Director, Leadership Giving and Philanthropic Advisor, 2020
B.A., University of La Verne; M.B.A, University of Redlands; Ph.D, California Baptist University
Andrew Carrillo
Assistant Vice President for Advancement Operations and Donor Engagement, 2005
B.A., University of California, Irvine
Michelle Chamberlain
Vice President for Advancement & Student Opportunities and Dean of the Robert Day Scholars Program, 2008
B.A., University of Southern California; M.Ed., Claremont Graduate University; J.D., Southwestern Law School
Ursula Diamond
Director of Student Opportunities, 2017
B.A., University of London; M.A., Ph.D., New York University
John P. Faranda ‘79
Ambassador at Large, 1985
B.A., Claremont McKenna College
Amy Flanagan ‘11
Director, Robert Day Scholars and Scholar Communities, 2018
B.A., Claremont McKenna College
Abigail Flores
Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives and Institutional Philanthropy, 2006
B.A., Georgetown University; M.A., Syracuse University
Freya L. Hurtado
Director of Career Services, 2018
B.A., Claremont McKenna College; M.B.A., University of California, Berkeley
Tessa B. Klarin
Director of Advancement Services, 2016
A.A., A.S., Citrus College; B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz
Elizabeth Milev ‘05
Director of Advancement, 2014
B.A., Claremont McKenna College; M.B.A. Claremont Graduate University
Kimberly A. Ordunio
Director of Prospect and Relationship Management, 2016
A.A., Citrus College; B.A., University of California, San Diego
Raymond Rotolo ‘76
Senior Director of Planned Giving, 1995
B.A., Claremont McKenna College
Evan J. Rutter ‘06
Assistant Vice President for Alumni and Parent Relations, 2002
B.A., Claremont McKenna College
Jeannie Scalmanini
Executive Director of Alumni and Parent Engagement, 2008
B.S., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Gilien Silsby
Director of News and Media Relations, 2019
B.A., University of Oregon
Kerry Steere
Director of Annual Giving, 2019
B.A., Skidmore College
Michael Sutton ‘76
Director of Advancement for Athletics, 1979
B.A., Claremont McKenna College; M.S., United States Sports Academy
Raymond Watts
Associate Vice President for Development, 2019
B.A., M.B.A, Loyola Marymount University
Office of Information Technology Services
Carlos De La Rosa
Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer, 2022
B.A., University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Harvard University
Bruce Frost
Senior Director of Information Technology Services, 2000
B.S., University of California, Irvine
Janice Marino
Assistant Vice President for Information Technology Services, 2002
B.S., M.S., University of Sunderland, United Kingdom
Rene Vega
Director of Enterprise and Applications, 2021
Office of Investments
Michael J. Denny
Associate Vice President for Investments, 2012
B.S., Azusa Pacific University; M.B.A., University of La Verne
James J. Floyd
Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for Claremont McKenna College; President and Chief Executive Officer for Claremont Investment Management Company, 2007
B.S., California Baptist University
Department of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation
Jacob M. Ayers
Director of Athletics Facilities and Sports Operations, 2017
M.A., Concordia University, Irvine
Erica Jasper
Director of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation for CMS, 2019
B.A., M.Ed., Washington State University
Andrew Jones
Director of Strength and Conditioning, 2016
B.A., California State University Northridge; M.S., California State University Fullerton
Jeremy Kniffin
Director of Athletic Communications, 2018
B.A., Colgate University
Christopher M. Spells
Director of Recreation and Engagement, 2016
B.S., California State University, Fresno
Office of the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Jennifer Perez
Director of Finance, 2019
B.S., Biola University
Jessica A. Schatz
Senior Director of Finance, 2016
B.S., Azusa Pacific University
Erin J. Watkins
Vice President of Business, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, 2009
B.S., Azusa Pacific University
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