2013-2014 Catalog 
    
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2013-2014 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Administration



Office of the President

Hiram E. Chodosh
President and Professor of the College, 2013
(See Faculty )

Cheryl Aguilar
Special Assistant to the President, 1995 

Offices of the Board of Trustees and Planning

Matthew G. Bibbens ’92
Vice President for Administration and Planning, General Counsel, and Secretary of the College, 2000
B.A., Claremont McKenna College; J.D., Cornell Law School

Teresa S. Hidalgo
Senior Assistant to the Vice President for Administration and Planning, General Counsel, and Assistant Secretary of the College, 1985

Office of Admission and Financial Aid

Matthew N. Burris ’07
Senior Assistant Dean of Admission, 2007
B.A., Claremont McKenna College

Georgette R. DeVeres
Associate Vice President and Dean of Admission and Financial Aid, 1983
B.A., California State University, Northridge; M.S., California State University, Los Angeles

Julia A. Easley
Assistant to the Vice President for Student Affairs, Admission, and Financial Aid, 2008
B.A., University of Texas, Austin

Russell C. Gasaway
Director of Financial Aid, 2013
B.A., Wabash College

Brandon M. Gonzalez
Assistant Dean of Admission, 2009
B.A., University of Southern California

Germaine Graham
Associate Director of Financial Aid, 1997

Jefferson P. Huang
Vice President for Student Affairs, Admission, and Financial Aid, 1995
B.A., M.A., Colgate University; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University

Jessica D. Jackson
Admission Counselor, 2013
B.A., Elmira College

Catherine M. Mayfield
Assistant Director of Financial Aid, 2000
B.A., Pitzer College

Evan J. Rutter ’06
Senior Assistant Dean of Admission, 2007
B.A., Claremont McKenna College

Jennifer Sandoval-Dancs
Director of Admission, 2005
B.A., M.Ed., University of Southern California

Gregory W. Sneed
Associate Dean of Admission, 2011
A.B., University of California, Davis; Ed.M., Harvard University

Office of Alumni and Parent Relations

John P. Faranda ’79
Vice President for Alumni and Parent Relations, 1985
B.A., Claremont McKenna College

Meghan Grebing
Assistant Director of Alumni and Parent Relations, 2008
B.A., Southern Methodist University

M. Darrin Roberts
Assistant Director of Alumni Relations, 2013
B.A., Point Loma Nazarene University; M.A., Azusa Pacific University

Office of the Dean of the Faculty

Kevin J. Arnold
Director of Graduate Admission for the Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, 2001
B.S., United States Military Academy, West Point; M.S.E.S., Naval Postgraduate School; M.Ed., Oklahoma University

Kelly M. Beck
Sports Information Director, 1990
B.S., Harvey Mudd College; M.A., United States Sports Academy

Bidushi Bhattacharya
Director of Sponsored Research, Keck Science Department, 2011
B.A., B.S., Rutgers University; M.S., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles

S. Brock Blomberg
Dean of the Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, and Robert and Peter Barker Professor of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, and George R. Roberts Fellow, 2003
(See Faculty )

Mitchell Brown
Assistant Director/Media Technology Services, 1989

Jodie R. Burton
Professor of Physical Education, Associate Director of Athletics & Senior Woman Administrator, Women’s Golf Coach, 1979
(See Faculty )

Michelle Chamberlain
Director of External Relations, Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, 2008
B.A., University of Southern California; M.Ed., Claremont Graduate University; J.D., Southwestern Law School

Christine Crockett ‘01
Associate 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 B. Dennis ‘97
Director of Administration and Programs for the Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, 2003
B.A., Claremont McKenna College; M.B.A., Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California

Nancy Faust
Supervisor of Academic Support Services, 2002

Bruce Frost
Assistant Director of Information Technology Services, 2000
B.S., University of California, Irvine

Dianna M. Graves ‘98
Director of Academic Planning, 2001
B.A., Claremont McKenna College; M.A., Claremont Graduate University

Cindi L. Guimond
Director of Academic Administration, 1991
B.A., University of Maryland

David E. Hansen
Weinberg Family Dean of Science, Professor of Chemistry & George R. Roberts Fellow, 2009
(See Faculty )

Blake Horridge
Associate Registrar, 2012
B.S., George Washington University; M.Div. American Baptist Seminary of the West

Cynthia Ann Humes
Associate Vice President and Chief Technology Officer and Associate Professor of Religious Studies, 1990
(See Faculty )

Kristen Mallory
Director of Off-Campus Study, 2004
B.A., Linfield College; M.A., School for International Training

Micheal M. Malsed
Assistant Director of Student Technology Services, 1997

Janice Marino
Director of Instructional Technology and Client Services, 2002
B.S., M.S., University of Sunderland, United Kingdom

John Meany
Director of Forensics, 1987

Elizabeth S. Morgan
Registrar and Director of Institutional Research, 1999
A.B., Hope College; M.A., University of Illinois

Erica A. Nichols
Assistant Director of Academic Planning and Administration, 2012
B.S., M.Ed., University of La Verne

Detlef Ott
Departmental Coordinator, Keck Science Department, 1986
B.A., California State University, Los Angeles

Velda Ross
Assistant to the Dean of Joint Science/Program Administrator, Keck Science Department, 1983

Fred Reimann
Assistant Director of Infrastructure Design and Data Center Operations, 1999

Ronald E. Riggio
Associate Dean of the Faculty and Henry R. Kravis Professor of Leadership & Organizational Psychology, 1996
(See Faculty )

Nicole A. Sheldon-Desjardins
Assistant Director of Off-Campus Study, 2010
B.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison; M.A., SIT Graduate Institute

Stephen Siegel ‘87
Director, Silicon Valley Program and Sr. Development Officer, 1990-93, 2000
B.A., Claremont McKenna College; M.B.A., Peter F. Drucker & Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management, Claremont Graduate University

Lee J. Skinner
Associate Dean of the Faculty and Associate Professor of Modern Languages (Spanish), 2008
(See Faculty )

Sarah Smith Orr
Executive Director, Kravis Leadership Institute, 2008
A.A.S., Sate University of New York at Delhi, Executive MBA, Claremont Graduate University

Michael Sutton ‘76
Director of Physical Education and Athletics and Professor of Physical Education, 1979
(See Faculty )

Sherylle Tan
Director of Internships and KLI Institute Research, 2004
B.A., University of California, Irvine; M.A., Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University

Helen Tang
Chemical Hygiene Officer, Keck Science Department, 2011
B.A., University of California, Irvine; M.P.H., California State University, Fullerton

Sara E. Thompson
Director of Leadership Programs, 2013
B.S., M.A., University of Illinois

Kathy Troxel
Associate Director of Athletics/Finance & Administration, 1991
B.A., University of California, Riverside

Linda Tuthill
Business Manager of Information Technology Services, 1999

Marisa Walter ‘98
Associate Director of Career Services and External Relations, 2011
B.A., Claremont McKenna College; M.A., Claremont Graduate University

Nicholas Warner
Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty & Professor of Literature, 1980
(See Faculty )

Aleta F. Wenger
Executive Director for International Programs, 2008
B.A., Pacific Lutheran University; M.P.A., University of Washington, Seattle

Jeremy Whaley
Director of Information Systems and Network Services, 2002
B.S., California Baptist University, Riverside

T. Colleen Wynn
Associate Director of Institutional Research, 2004
B.A., California State University, San Bernardino; M.Ed. Azusa Pacific University

Department of Student Affairs

Amy Bibbens
Director of the Center of Civic Engagement, 2001
B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; M.P.S., Cornell University

Donald Delgado
Associate Dean of Students and Director of International Place, 2005
B.S., Slippery Rock University; M.A., West Virginia University, Morgantown

Julia A. Easley
Assistant to the Vice President for Student Affairs, Admission, and Financial Aid, 2008
B.A., University of Texas, Austin

David K. Edwards
Manager of the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, 1986
B.A., Washington State University

Jason Jeffrey
Assistant Director of Career Services and Coordinator of Sponsored Internships, 2004-08, 2010
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles

Jefferson P. Huang
Vice President for Student Affairs, Admission, and Financial Aid, 1995
B.A., M.A., Colgate University; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University

Sarah L. Park
Associate Director of Career Services and Employer Relations Manager, 2012
B.A., Carlton College; M.A., The University of Iowa

Adam Pruett
Director of Recreational Sports, 2010
B.A., University of West Florida; M.Ed., University of Kentucky

Diana Seder
Associate Dean of Students and Director of Career Services, 2008
B.A., Whitman College; M.B.A., Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management, Claremont Graduate University

Bonnie Snortum
Director of the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, 1989
Bachelor of Music Performance, Concordia College

Mary J. Spellman
Assistant Vice President and Dean of Students, 2010
B.A., Occidental College; M.S., Indiana University; Ed.D., St. Mary’s College of California

Amanda Stevens
Career Counselor, Event and Social Media Coordinator, 2012
B.A., Humboldt State University; M.A., California Polytechnic State University

Eric G. Vos
Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Residential Life, 2011
B.A., Middlebury College; M.S., Northwestern University

Kristin J. Weyman
Associate Dean of Students, 2013
B.A., Middlebury College; M.S.E.D., Northwestern University

Office of Development

Elizabeth Algermissen
Assistant Director of Leadership Giving, 2012
B.A., Yale University; M.B.A., UCLA Anderson School of Management

James Baillie
Director of Prospect Research, 2012
B.S., Excelsior College; M.S.L.I.S., Syracuse University

Colleen S. Bartlett
Senior Institute Relations Officer, 2010
A.B., Dartmouth College

Max Benavidez
Associate Vice President for Public Affairs, Communication, and Marketing, 2011
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University

Norene Black
Assistant Director of Development Services, 1991

Andrew S. Brewer
Director of Annual Giving, 2009

Susan Brinkama
Assistant Director of Planned Giving, 2000
B.S., Oregon State University

Dorothy Buchanan
Director of Events and Stewardship, 1998-2005, 2008
B.S., Lyon College

Andrew Carrillo
Director of Advancement Operations and Donor Relations, 2005
B.A., University of California, Irvine

Caitlin M. Drulis ‘06
Assistant Director of Leadership Giving, 2011
B.A., Claremont McKenna College

Susan M. Edwards
Assistant Director of Institute Relations, 2007

Anthony Fisher
Director of Interactive Design and New Media Production, 2000-03, 2009
B.A., M.Ed., Azusa Pacific University

Melissa Flanigan
Assistant Director of Development Services, Gift Processing, 2004, 2005
B.S., AIB College of Business

Harason Horowitz
Assistant Director of Annual Giving, 2012
B.A., University of Southern California; M.A., Claremont Graduate University

Ernest B. Iseminger
Vice President for Development and External Relations, 2010
B.A., Washington State University

James A. Jacobs
Assistant Director of Planned Giving, 1999,  2013
B.S., Northwestern University; M.S., University of Wisconsin

Scott Kleinheksel
Assistant Director of Annual Giving, 2012
B.A., Carleton College; M.B.A., University of California, Los Angeles Anderson School of Management

Todd Mandel
Associate Director of Leadership Giving, 2011
B.A., Oberlin College; M.B.A., University of California, Los Angeles

Nicholas Owchar ‘90
Director of Development Communication and Content Production, 2012
B.A., Claremont McKenna College; M.A., Boston University

Nicole Parsons
Assistant Director of Annual Giving, 2011
B.A., University of California, San Diego

Kaitlyn Plummer
Assistant Director of Leadership Giving, 2011
B.A., Dickinson College

Rebekah Roose
Graphic Designer, 2012
B.F.A., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Raymond Rotolo ’76
Director of Planned Giving, 1995
B.A., Claremont McKenna College

Bryan C. Schneider
Director of Integrated Communication
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles; M.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Tatiana Shabelnik
Web Services Manager, 2012
B.S., Belarusian University of Culture; M.L.I.S, C.L.I.S., Louisiana State University

Alissa Stedman
Associate Director of Media and Public Affairs, 2000
B.A., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Wen-chu Torrey Sun
Executive Director for Principal Gifts, 1978
B.A., Colorado College; M.A., Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University

K. Josh Walter ’01
Associate Director of Leadership Giving, 2006
B.A., Claremont McKenna College

Christopher P. Watts
Director of Athletic Communications, 2013
B.A., Principia College; M.A., University of San Francisco

Office of Investments

Michael J. Denny
Assistant 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, 2007
B.S., California Baptist University.

Office of the Treasurer

Judy M. Arriola
Director of Student Accounts, 2013
B.A., M.B.A., University of La Verne

Robin J. Aspinall
Vice President for Business and Administration and Treasurer, 2002
B.S., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; M.A., Claremont Graduate University

Carole Bliss
Assistant to the Treasurer, 1993

Janet Dreyer
Director of The Children’s School, 1997
B.A., Mount Holyoke College; M.A., The Claremont Graduate School

Pam Franco
General Manager of Bon Appetit, 2002

Andrea L. Gale
Director of Human Resources, 2009
B.S., University of Southern California; M.B.A., University of California, Irvine

José Huezo
Associate Director of Facilities and Campus Services, 1987
B.S., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; M.B.A., University of Phoenix

Kathryn A. Kush ‘07
Access System Manager, 2007
B.A., Claremont McKenna College

Barbara Maxwell
Director of Budgeting and Grants Administrator, 1982
B.A., California State University, Long Beach

Frank Perri
Director of Construction, 2008
B.S., Central Connecticut State University

Agnes A. Sanchez
Associate Director of Human Resources, 2008
B.S., University of Phoenix; M.A., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Jeannie M. Scalmanini
Facilities Coordinator, 2008

Marsha Tudor
Associate Director of Facilities and Campus Services, 1999
B.A., California State University, East Bay

Erin J. Watkins
Assistant Vice President for Finance and Assistant Treasurer, 2009
B.S., Azusa Pacific University

Brian Worley
Director of Facilities and Campus Services, 2007
B.A., Pomona College