Department Chairs

Instructional Departments

Fall 2026 Department Chairs: 

DepartmentProgramChair/Coordinator/DirectorTelephoneEmail
Administration of Justice  Josh Adams3 836-2904 jadams2@santarosa.edu
Agriculture/Natural Resources  George Sellu2 4648/4408* gsellu@santarosa.edu
 Agribusiness George Sellu2 4648/4408* gsellu@santarosa.edu
 Animal Health (Veterinary Technology)Pam Wittenberg4649/4408*pwittenberg@santarosa.edu
 Animal ScienceStephanie Larson4408*slarson@santarosa.edu
 Environmental HorticultureTBD4408*  
 Floral DesignDiane Dolan24408* ddolan@santarosa.edu
 Natural Resources ManagementTBD4408*  
 Sustainable AgricultureJohnny Campbell24650/4408* jcampbell2@santarosa.edu
 ViticultureMerilark Padgett-Johnson24987/4408*mpadgettjohnson@santarosa.edu
 Wine StudiesMerilark Padgett-Johnson24987/4408*mpadgettjohnson@santarosa.edu
Art Claudia Morales4578/4228*cmorales@santarosa.edu
 Applied PhotographyNick Simko2 9628/4529* nsimko@santarosa.edu
Behavioral Sciences Nicole Slovak7884/4228*nslovak@santarosa.edu
Biological Sciences Katy Jamshidi12820/4618*kjamshidi@santarosa.edu
Business Roy Gattinella14235/4435*rgattinella@santarosa.edu
 AccountingGina Lord24206/4435*glord@santarosa.edu
 BankingRoy Gattinella14235/4435*rgattinella@santarosa.edu
 BookkeepingAlta Erdenebaatar4206/4435*aerebebaatar@santarosa.edu
 Business Office TechnologyKatie Seder24458/4435*kseder@santarosa.edu
 EntrepreneurshipBill Comings2/4435*wcomings@santarosa.edu
 HospitalityAl Yu24627/4435*ayu@santarosa.edu
 Human ResourcesRyan Wenzel4435rwenzel@santarosa.edu
 ManagementKyle Zeck/Roy Gattinella4235/4435*

kzeck@santarosa.edu

rgattinella@santarosa.edu

 MarketingRoy Gattinella14235/4435*rgattinella@santarosa.edu
 Paralegal StudiesRoseanne Powell24435*rpowell@santarosa.edu
 Real EstateJoe Henderson4435*jhenderson2@santarosa.edu
Chemistry/Physics Joseph Fassler11727/3771*jfassler@santarosa.edu
Child Development Alice Hampton12619/4315*ahampton@santarosa.edu
 Teacher ProgramAlice Hampton2 2619/4315* ahampton@santarosa.edu
College Skills/Tutorial/Adult Education Lynn Erikson Rhode1778-4121/2690*leriksonrhode@santarosa.edu
Communication Studies Elizabeth (Libby) Simas13687/4238*esimas@santarosa.edu
 Digital JournalismAnne Belden24867/47238*abelden@santarosa.edu
 Digital Media: Digital FilmmakingBrian Antonson24238/4778*bantonson@santarosa.edu
Computer Studies (includes Graphic Design) Dave Harden4282/4778*dharden@santarosa.edu
 Graphic DesignSummer Winston4909/4778*swinston@santarosa.edu
 Information TechnologyMichael McKeever3960/4778*mmckeever@santarosa.edu
 Web & Game DevelopmentEthan Wilde24855/41569*ewilde@santarosa.edu
Culinary Arts Shelly Kaldunski11843/1758*skaldunski@santarosa.edu
 Baking & PastryShelly Kaldunski1843/1758*skaldunski@santarosa.edu
 Front House Operations/Restaurant ManagementJoni Davis4623/1758*jdavis@santarosa.edu
Counseling Amanda Greene1 4776*agreene@santarosa.edu
Disability Resources Ashley Arnold12495/4278*aarnold@santarosa.edu
Earth & Space Sciences Katie Gerber778-3602/4365*kgerber@santarosa.edu
Engineering & Applied Technology Robert Grandmaison14634/4603*rgrandmaison@santarosa.edu
 3D AnimationWalt (Clay) Atchison24603*watchison@santarosa.edu
 Computer Aided Design (CAD)Robert Grandmaison4634/4603*rgrandmaison@santarosa.edu
 Civil Engr. & Surveying Technology/GISReg Parks24376/4603*rparks@santarosa.edu
 Electronics Technology/MechatronicsM.J. Papa24915/4603*mpapa@santarosa.edu
 Interior DesignShari Canepa24871/4603*scanepa@santarosa.edu
 Water Resource TechnologyChris Murray24603*cmurray@santarosa.edu
English Sheryl Cavales Doolan14538/4601*scavalesdoolan@santarosa.edu
English for Multilingual Students April Oliver4886/4382*aoliver@santarosa.edu
Ethnic Studies Jason Seals4336/4228*jseals@santarosa.edu
Health Sciences  4272* 
 Associate Degree Nursing Program

Katherine Magee3 (Director) 

Melissa Gory2

Scott Meehl

4527*

4526/4272*

4526/4525*

kmagee@santarosa.edu

mgory@santarosa.edu

smeehl@santarosa.edu

 Dental ProgramsCindy Fleckner2

4583/4272*

4583/3778*

lfleckner@santarosa.edu
 Certified Dietary ManagerJill Harrison26947/4272*jharrison@santarosa.edu
 Food & Nutrition & Dietetic ProgramJill Harrison26947/4272*jharrison@santarosa.edu
 Health Careers AcademyVacant4272* 
 Health Care/Health EducationEzbon Jen21591/4272*ejen@santarosa.edu
 Medical AssistingKatherine Slusser21720 /4272*kslusser@santarosa.edu
 Certified Nurse AssistantTiffany Lundqvist21708/4272*tlundqvist@santarosa.edu
 Pharmacy TechnicianJesus Nieto1631/4272*jnieto@santarosa.edu
 Radiologic TechnologyChristine Maclarty4346/4272*cmclarty@santarosa.edu
Industrial & Trade Technology Jesse Kosten12601/4757*jkosten@santarosa.edu
 Adv. Transp. & LogisticsAndrew Ebner24354/4757*aebner@santarosa.edu
 Adv. Manufacturing TechnologyWilliam (Bill) McCracken24488/4757*wmccracken@santarosa.edu
 Welding TechnologyDaniel (Danny) Aschwanden24379/4757*daschwanden@santarosa.edu
Kinesiology, Athletics & Dance Tara Jacobson14393/4237*tjacobson@santarosa.edu
Learning Resources Britt Demmitt13439/4391*bdemmitt@santarosa.edu
Mathematics Anna Brown1778-3603/4356*abrown@santarosa.edu
Music Rudolf Budginas24790/4249*rbudginas@santarosa.edu
 Digital Media: Digital AudioRudolf Budginas24790/4249*rbudginas@santarosa.edu
Philosophy Sarah Lesson14908/4228*slesson@santarosa.edu
Humanities & Religion Sarah Whylly14946/4332*swhylly@santarosa.edu
Public SafetyAdministration of JusticeJosh Adams1731jadams2@santarosa.edu
 

Basic Police Academy

Basic Police Academy, Coordinator

Steven Potter32914spotter@santarosa.edu
 Emergency Medical Care ProgramsArt Hsieh32917ahsieh@santarosa.edu
 Fire TechnologyKen Sebastiani32913ksebastiani@santarosa.edu
 In-Service Programs/Corrections/Reserve TrainingVacant2912 
Social Sciences Ian Livie2771*/1812ilivie@santarosa.edu
Theatre and Fashion Coleen Scott Trivett (Interim)4286/4417*ctrivett@santarosa.edu
 FashionEmily Melville24813emelville@santarosa.edu
Work Experience Kim Kinahan12824*kkinahan@santarosa.edu
World Languages (includes American Sign Language) Sara Stallard17998/4228*sstallard@santarosa.edu

1 Elected/Appointed Department Chair 

2 Conducting Ancillary Duties as Designated by the Chair/Coordinator 

3 Administrator Serving as Chair 

Academic Affairs Support Services & Other Instructional Programs

DepartmentDean/Coordinator/DirectorTelephoneEmail
Adult Education

Marlyn Garcia, Director

Elizabeth Mota, Administrative Assistant

527-4720 

527-4636

mgarcia2@santarosa.edu

emota@santarosa.edu

Art GalleryJustin Underhill4324*junderhill@santarosa.edu
Associate Degree NursingKatherine Magee4527/4272*kmagee@santarosa.edu
Community and Contract Education 

527-4372

527-4811

communityed@santarosa.edu

workforcetraining@santarosa.edu

Disability Resources

Kimberly Starke

Tanya Ruys-Balk, Administrative Assistant

527-4276

 

kstarke@santarosa.edu

truysbalke@santarosa.edu

Distance EducationLisa Beach524-1877lbeach@santarosa.edu
EMLS (Non-Credit)

Daniela Kingwill

Yajayra Bedolla, Administrative Assistant

521-4382

521-6935

dkingwill@santarosa.edu

ybedolla@santarosa.edu

High School Equivalency Program (HEP)

Catherine Prince

Brian Reyes Villa, Program Coordinator

527-4763

527-4974

cprince@santarosa.edu

breyesvilla@santarosa.edu

Instructional ComputingMark Rudlin521-6943mrudlin@santarosa.edu
Media ServicesMatthew McQuaig4262/4261*mmcquaig@santarosa.edu
MuseumRachel Minor, Museum Manager542-1862rminor@santarosa.edu
Lifelong Learning

Josh Adams

Deborah Little Bear, Coordinator

1508/4521*

6948

jadams2@santarosa.edu

dlittlebear@santarosa.edu

Planetarium(vacant)4640 
Shone FarmConnor Murphy535-3700cmurphy2@santarosa.edu
Study Abroad

Kerry Loewen

Patty Warne, Coordinator

524-1519

527-4469

kloewen@santarosa.edu

pwarne@santarosa.edu

Summer Repertory TheatreProgram on hold  

*Service Center/ General Office Telephones

 

Instructional Service Centers

Service CenterSupervisorAssistantTelephoneEmail
EmeritusCatherine Prince

Jessica Melvin

May Walker

Nima Hejazi

4228

1659

 

cprince@santarosa.edu

jmelvin@santarosa.edu

mwalker@santarosa.edu

nhejazi@santarosa.edu

LounibosBenjamin GoldsteinTera Hruby4757

bgoldstein@santarosa.edu

thruby@santarosa.edu

MagginiBrad DavisKris Dalby 4435 

bdavis@santarosa.edu

kdalby@santarosa.edu

RaceMatt MarkovichGena Yao4525/1587

mmarkovich@santarosa.edu

gyao@santarosa.edu

Petaluma Faculty Support Center (Room 631, Call Hall) 

Melia Pavloff

Kate Lucas

778-4149

778-3917

mpavloff@santarosa.edu

klucas@santarosa.edu

 

 

Instructional Administrators/Academic Affairs

Robert Holcomb 

Vice President of Academic Affairs/Assistant Superintendent

Kelly Ransbottom, Executive Assistant (Confidential)

524-4615

521-6036

rholcomb@santarosa.edu

kransbottom@santarosa.edu

 Josh Adams

Dean, Academic Affairs- Public Safety Training Center

Carrie Carstensen, Administrative Assistant

836-2904

836-2908

jadams2@santarosa.edu

 

ccarstensen@santarosa.edu

 Josh Adams

Curriculum & Educational Support Services

Katie Lam, Administrative Assistant

524-1508

527-1554

jadams2@santarosa.edu

 

klam@santarosa.edu

 Mary Catherine Oxford

Dean, Learning Resources & Educational Technology | Interim Dean, English, Humanities/Religious Studies, Philosophy, World Languages

Shauna Hagerman, Administrative Assistant

Gillian A. Estes, Administrative Assistant (Interim depts)

527-4392

 

524-1612

522-2627

moxford@santarosa.edu

shagerman@santarosa.edu

gestes@santarosa.edu

 Maleese Warner

Director, Child Development and Teacher Education

Martha Ceja, Administrative Assistant

527-4671

527-4212

mwarner@santarosa.edu

mceja@santarosa.edu

 Benjamin Goldstein

Dean, Culinary Arts, ITT, Construction Training Center | Interim Dean, College Skills/Adult Education, English for Multilingual Students, Tutorial

Gillian A. Estes, Administrative Assistant

527-4880

 

522-2627

bgoldstein@santarosa.edu

gestes@santarosa.edu

 Kerry Loewen

Dean, Arts and Humanities

Anita Rich, Administrative Assistant

524-1519

524-1538

kloewen@santarosa.edu

arich@santarosa.edu

 Matt Markovich

Dean, Kinesiology, Athletics & Dance | Interim Dean, Health Sciences

Rose Hernandez, Administrative Assistant (Athletics)

Gena Yao, Administrative Assistant (Health Sci.)

524-1849

524-1718

524-1589

mmarkovich@santarosa.edu

rhernandez2@santarosa.edu

gyao@santarosa.edu

 Marlyn Garcia

Director, Regional Adult Education Programs

Elizabeth Mota, Administrative Assistant

527-4720

527-4636

mgarcia2@santarosa.edu

emota@santarosa.edu

 Catherine Prince

Dean, Instruction and Strategic Program Development

Mariana Martin, Administrative Assistant

527-4763

521-7825

cprince@santarosa.edu

mmartin@santarosa.edu

 Victor Tam

Dean, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Agriculture & Natural Resources

Kaite Kubota, Administrative Assistant- STNC

527-4246

527-4258

vtam@santarosa.edu

kkubota@santarosa.edu

 Brad Davis

Dean, Business & Workforce Development

Jenn Cox, Administrative Assistant

522-2824

527-4838

bdavis@santarosa.edu

jcox2@santarosa.edu

 Vanessa Luna

Dean, Instruction & Enrollment Management

Melia Pavloff, Administrative Assistant 

778-3628

778-4149

vluna@santarosa.edu

mpavloff@santarosa.edu

 

 

Administration/Petaluma Campus

Vanessa Luna

Dean, Instruction & Enrollment Management

Melia Pavloff, Administrative Assistant

778-3628

778-4149

vluna@santarosa.edu

mpavloff@santarosa.edu

Matthew Long

Executive Dean, Student Services

Maria Banachowicz, Executive Assistant

778-3930

778-3678

mlong@santarosa.edu

mbanachowicz@santarosa.edu

 

Kate Lucas

Coordinator, Finance and Administrative Services

778-3917klucas@santarosa.edu

 

 

Telephone Prefixes:     Santa Rosa Campus: 1000s = 524 3700s = 535 6000s = 521

                                               Petaluma Campus: 2400s, 3600s, 3900s, 4100s = 778

                                                                                        2000s = 522 4000s = 527 7000s = 521

                                               Windsor Campus (PSTC): 2900s = 836

 

 

Last updated on June 10, 2026

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