Meet our Faculty
Professors at Westcliff University are teachers first. How do we know? Because students and alumni describe their experience at Westcliff in terms of their professors: caring, supportive, and committed.
We wouldn’t have it any other way. Faculty members are selected for their passion for education as well as for their academic and professional achievements.
College of Nursing Faculty
The College of Nursing is led by experienced educators and healthcare professionals who hold advanced degrees and have extensive clinical experience. Faculty serve as nursing leaders, researchers, or practitioners, bringing real-world expertise to the classroom to prepare future nurses for success.
Kevin San Luis
Instructor
Westcliff University Canada
College of Business Faculty
The College of Business boasts professors who have earned either their master’s or doctorate degree, and have at least four years of work experience in the field that they teach. All professors are senior managers; many are successful business owners.
Omar Alvarez-Pousa, D.B.A.
Instructor
Tetianna Genin Adriienko, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Alan Gatlin, M.S.
Assistant Professor
Azi Sharif, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
David Bull, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Chee Piong, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Vladimir Genin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
John Goldberg, M.B.A.
Instructor
Roxann Goodman, M.A.
Assistant Professor
Geraldine Goodstone, D.B.A.
Disseration Director
Katherine Grisham, M.B.A.
Instructor
Jennie Wong, D.M.
Assistant Professor
Stephanie Hoon, D.M.
Assistant Professor
Chris Callender, M.B.A.
Instructor
Cesar Castellanos, D.B.A.
Instructor
Quiante Hager, Ph.D.
Instructor
Sanel “Sonny” Halilbegovic, Ph.D.
Instructor
Eduardo Haynes, D.B.A.
Assistant Professor
Demetreous Hill, M.S.
Instructor
Donna Kjellander, PsyD
Instructor
Brian Townsley, M.A.
Assistant Professor
Eddie Loussararian, M.B.A.
Instructor
Jessica Hook, M.B.A.
Instructor
Angel Rios, D.B.A.
Instructor
Glenn Villanea, M.B.A.
Assistant Professor
Gregory Smith, D.B.A.
Instructor
Sundeep Jain, D.B.A.
Instructor
Jeanne Klockow, Ph.D.
Instructor
John Knight, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
Silvina Leroux, M.B.A.
Instructor
Carol Locker, Ph.D.
Instructor
Abraham Manase, D.B.A.
Instructor
Ebony Mason, D.B.A.
Instructor
Mark McCoy, M.B.A.
Instructor
Jose Mejia, J.D.
Instructor
Nicholas (Nick) Metcalfe, M.B.A., Dip. M.
Instructor
Colleen Meyer, Ed.D.
Instructor
Karen-Sue Newby, Psy.D.
Instructor
Antonio Nino, M.S.
Instructor
Reuben Onyancha, D.B.A.
Instructor
Steven Owlett, Ed.D.
Instructor
Edwin Quinn, D.B.A.
Assistant Professor
Orlando Rivero, Ed.D.
Instructor
Kori Rosalis, D.B.A.
Instructor
Mohammad (Mamad) Sharifzadeh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Christella Hogan, Ph.D.
Instructor
Douglass Smith, Ph.D.
Instructor
Simin Hojat, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
David Walker, M.A.
Instructor
Elizabeth Solares, M.B.A.
Instructor
Gokhan Sungun, Ph.D.
Instructor
Jinan Ziade, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Javier Wedekind-Flores, D.B.A.
Assistant Professor
Mark Christenson, M.B.A.
Instructor
Mark Wilcher, M.B.A.
Instructor
Susan Al-Shammar
Instructor
Sofia Beglari
Instructor
John Ohashi, J.D.
Instructor
Michel Escudie, M.A.
Instructor
Pierreline Mwanza, Ph.D.
Instructor
Asiya Daud
Instructor
Kaheshia Brooks
Instructor
Sanaz Tehrani, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Matthew Knight
Instructor
Mel Brown
Instructor
Deo Persaud
Instructor
Chris Kaufman
Instructor
Jordan Knecht
Instructor
Rojelio Vasquez, D.M.
Instructor
William L. Harris
Instructor
Yvette Holmes
Instructor
Zed Ayeni
Instructor
Martisa Lanier
Instructor
Frederick White
Instructor
Shaun Spath, D.B.A.
Instructor
Jonathan Green
Instructor
Rachelle Tanega
Instructor
Deshaun Harris
Instructor
Kathleen Irwin
Instructor
Jay Black
Instructor
Tonya Rivers
Instructor
William Putnam, D.B.A.
Instructor
Ernesto Varela
Instructor
Matthew Singer
Instructor
Emma Davis
Instructor
Taega Rachelle
Instructor
Arshak Zargaryan
Instructor
Vabrice Smiley
Instructor
Claudia Rodriguez
Instructor
Jam Harley
Instructor
Maritza Adonis
Instructor
Salomae Kpohanu
Instructor
Ahmad Vessal
Instructor
Jeffrey Stevens
Instructor
Nicolas Miles
Instructor
Darryl Root
Instructor
LaFawn Brito, Ph.D.
Instructor
Maria Veguilla Sanchez
Instructor
Connie Clary
Instructor
Daniel Leu
Instructor
Dr. Yuki Mun
MBA, Program Chair COB
Ploy Nithiphanthawong
Instructor
Analexis Glaude
Instructor
Ramy Saber
Instructor
Jackie Varner
Instructor
Kyle Steadham
Instructor
Maddie Sweat
Instructor
Chris Pahl
Instructor
JoAnn Prevetti
Instructor
Richard Sands
Instructor
Ronil Prasad
Instructor
Ryan Starzyk
Instructor
Danielle Baines
Instructor
Jay Sacdalan
Instructor
Pat Lee
Instructor
William David Hawkins
Instructor
Archita Banika
Instructor
Dina Ziadlou
Instructor
Kate Shilvock
Instructor
Michael Yuann
Instructor
Amarjot Biring
Instructor
Fernando Rodrigues da Motta Bertoncello
Instructor
Arnold Geoffrey
Instructor
Mustafa Aldaaod
Instructor
Tanya Sanchez
Instructor
Tianshu Wu
Instructor
College of Education Faculty
The College of Education is proud to have experienced teachers leading its MATESOL and TESOL certificate programs. Professors have either their master’s or doctorate degree, and are experts in their subject matter. Equally important, professors understand what it takes to secure a teaching position abroad (as well as in the U.S.) and can provide valuable tips for finding positions and negotiating terms.
Joy Karavedas, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
Alaina Desjardin, D.B.A.
Instructor
Lara Dorman, M.A.T.
Instructor
Cara Guggino
Instructor
Brittney Hill, Ed.D.
Instructor
Jennifer Money, Ph.D.
Instructor
Thomas Tischler, M.A.
Assistant Professor
Natasha Ganes, M.F.A.
Instructor
Leslie Wheaton
Adjunct Instructor
Danielle Webster, Ed.D.
Instructor
Victoria Bender Whieldon
Adjunct Instructor
Glenn Baxley, Ph.D.
Instructor
Jonathan de Roulet, M.A.
Instructor
Nichet Gray, Ed.D.
Instructor
Nicole Dunlap, M.A.
Instructor
Armando Delfino
Instructor
Monica Prince, Ed.D.
Instructor
Belinda Musoni
Instructor
David Paransky
Instructor
Russell Hill, M.N.R
Instructor
Ashley Hamilton Khan
Instructor
Shari Schultz
Instructor
Cynthia Bea
Instructor
James Branham
Instructor
Samuel Hernandez
Instructor
Vahid Mohammadrezaei
Instructor
Jordann Nelson, M.Sc.
Assistant Professor
Jocelyn Sorensen, M.A.
Assistant Professor
Sherief El Shazly
Instructor
Francisco Lopez, M.A.
Instructor
Nicole Lesher
Instructor
Danielle Peloquin, Ed.D.
Instructor
College of Technology and Engineering Faculty
The College of Technology & Engineering faculty members consist of professors who have achieved their master’s or doctorate degrees. Their goal is to educate and elevate our students, our future leaders, while simultaneously creating technological solutions and conducting path-breaking research of their own to address the greatest challenges facing our community and world.
Andrew Black, Ph.D.
Professor
Gurkan Suzer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Kyle Allison, D.B.A.
Assistant Professor
Brett Bjornsrud, M.S.
Instructor
Chartese Davis, D.B.A.
Assistant Professor
Jay Edmonson, M.S.
Instructor
Mahmoud Elsayess, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Chanda Ghose, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
David Hoffman, M.S.
Instructor
Edward Hyman, Ph.D.
Instructor
Maassoumeh (Afsaneh) Javadi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Mark Kjellander, D.B.A.
Instructor
Alex Lazo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Jesus Lucio, M.B.A.
Instructor
Farhad Malek-Asghar, M.S.
Assistant Professor
William McConnell, D.M.
Assistant Professor
Michael Moifolley, D.I.T.
Instructor
Oludotun Oni, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Mahmut Ozcan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Nathaniel Payne, M.Sc.
Assistant Professor
Hima Sadashiva Reddy, Ph.D.
Instructor
Patricia Shaffer, M.S.
Instructor
Javaid Syed, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Claude Tanoe, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Michael Tomblin, Ph.D.
Program Chair, CoTE
Brian Williams, D.I.T.
Instructor
Angelina Tzacheva
Program Chair of College of Technology and Engineering
Tricia Williams, M.A.
Instructor
Brogan O’Connor
Instructor
Ted Woodrow, D.M.
Assistant Professor
Chris Zacher, M.S.
Instructor
Kyungchan Park, Ph.D
Instructor
Ghani Zahid, M.B.A.
Instructor
Ibaa Oueichek
Instructor
Tafadzwa Dube
Instructor
David Huang
Instructor
Augustine Ebot
Instructor
Benjamin Torrales
Instructor
Desmond Ademiluyi
Instructor
Sathya Madhusudhanan
Instructor
Kyungchan Park
Instructor
Sirin Haddad
Instructor
Bilge Karabacak
Assistant Professor
Eve Thullen
Hamid Ebrahimi
Instructor
Pragati Kapoor
Adjunct Instructor
Noha Bhairy
Instructor
Sina Mohammadi
Instructor
Roger Matthews
Instructor
Vanessa Hall
Instructor
Xiaowowei Li
Instructor
Genemar Lazo
Instructor
Gulnar Rakhmetulla
Instructor
Ashley Rosilier
Instructor
SyedaNyma Ferdous
Instructor
Samira Pakravan
Instructor
Kings College
Maskey Abhisekh
Instructor
Neeraj Acharya
Instructor
Suhel Acharya
Instructor
Upasna Archarya
Instructor
Anmol Adhikari
Instructor
Bibek Adhikari
Instructor
Dadhi Adhikari
Instructor
Pravin Adhikari
Instructor
Santosh Adhikari
Instructor
Ankit Adhikari
Instructor
Nancy Agrawal
Instructor
Pyakuryal Amod
Instructor
Mishra Amuda
Instructor
Bibhu Aryal
Instructor
Narottam Aryal
Assistant Professor
Prina Bajracharya
Instructor
Arun Basnet
Instructor
Basnet Bishwas
Instructor
Dixit Bhatta
Assistant Professor
Gopal Bhatta
Assistant Professor
Mallika Bhattarai
Instructor
Abhishek Bista
Instructor
Vishal Bista
Instructor
Raunak Chaudhari
Instructor
Raj Tilak Chaulagai
Instructor
Agraj Dangal
Instructor
Subhrajit Dutta
Assistant Professor
Uddip Gajurel
Instructor
Arun GC
Instructor
Avash Ghimire
Instructor
Nirupama Ghimire
Instructor
Pradeep Ghimire
Instructor
Shreejesh Ghimire
Instructor
Chandan Gupta Prasad
Instructor
Hait Gurulakshmi
Instructor
Purvi Jagnani
Instructor
Punit Jajodia
Instructor
Shailendra Sha
Instructor
Paarash Jung Kadel
Instructor
Saroj K Ghimire
Instructor
Raunak Karanjit
Instructor
Smriti Karanjit
Assistant Professor
Abhinav Karki
Instructor
Saswat Karki
Instructor
Sumitra KC
Instructor
Tilak KC
Instructor
Prajwal Khadka
Instructor
Ugdum Khadka
Assistant Professor
Sushil Kharel
Instructor
Krishna Khanal
Assistant Professor
Alok Khatri
Instructor
Roshan Khatri
Instructor
Ujjwal Koirala
Instructor
Govinda Koirala
Instructor
Anjani Kumar Phuyal
Instructor
Ajay Kumar Shah
Assistant Professor
Ajay Uprety
Instructor
Prateek Lalwani
Instructor
Ashween Lama
Instructor
Alok Lamsal
Instructor
Raj Ritu Lamsal
Instructor
Binica Maharjan
Instructor
Yujesh Maleku
Instructor
Anu Mishra
Instructor
Baburam Niraula
Instructor
Chittaranjan Pandey
Instructor
Manoj Pandey
Instructor
Prashamsa Pandey
Instructor
Sujit Pandey
Assistant Professor
Anil Parajuli
Instructor
Ujjwol Paudel
Instructor
Aviral Paudyal
Instructor
Madhu Pokharel
Instructor
Prasanna Pokahrel
Instructor
Raj Sushil Poudel
Instructor
Pokharel Shree
Instructor
Prabesh Poudel
Instructor
Ritu Pradhan Malla
Instructor
Bikram Prajapati
Instructor
Chandra Prasad Rijal
Assistant Professor
Busan P. K. D. Prasain
Instructor
Arun Phuyal
Instructor
Kumar Pudashine
Instructor
Dovan Rai
Instructor
Anup Raj Satyal
Instructor
Prayas D. Rajopadhyaya
Instructor
Susham Rajibhandari
Instructor
Pranaya Rana
Assistant Professor
Arvindra Ranjit
Instructor
Abhilasha Rayamajhi
Instructor
Sushant Rijal
Instructor
Shrestha Sanjeevani Yonzon
Instructor
Man Saajan Shrestha
Instructor
Kaushal Sapkota
Instructor
Milan Kumar Sardar Tharu
Instructor
Aditya Sharma
Instructor
Rajiv Sharma
Assistant Professor
Akash Shrestha
Instructor
Alok Shrestha
Instructor
Bhawana Shrestha
Assistant Professor
Chetna Shrestha
Instructor
Jiten Shrestha
Instructor
Rishav Shrestha
Instructor
Sandeep Shrestha
Instructor
Sumira Shrestha
Assistant Professor
Umes Shrestha
Assistant Professor
Niraj Shukla
Instructor
Dixita Silwal
Instructor
Pawan Singh
Instructor
Divya Singy
Instructor
Rajib Subba
Assistant Professor
Aaryaa Subedi
Instructor
Amresh Subedi
Instructor
Yuyutsav Subedi
Instructor
Sushil Sushil Kumar Pant
Instructor
Anant Tamang
Instructor
Aryan Thapa
Instructor
Pratistha Thapa
Instructor
Sarthak Thapa
Assistant Professor
Sadiksha Thapa
Instructor
Nawang Thora Sherpa
Instructor
Bishal Trital
Instructor
Anuj Tiwari
Assistant Professor
Atul Upadhyay
Assistant Professor
Paras Upadhyay
Instructor
Presidential Business School
Achal Raj Pandey
Instructor
Ajanta Das Dutta
Instructor
Amrish Kumar Das
Instructor
Aprajita Basnet
Instructor
Arvind Shakya
Instructor
Ashish Silwal
Instructor
Ashwin Satyal
Assistant Professor
Awashis Prasad Ojha
Instructor
Basanta Joshi
Instructor
Bhanu Dabadi
Instructor
Bibek Bhandary
Instructor
Binita Gurung
Instructor
Binod Duwadi
Instructor
Birat Shrestha
Instructor
Bishal Kumar Bhandari
Instructor
Deepa Silwal
Instructor
Dilar Nepal
Instructor
Dilip Baral
Instructor
Bishnu Puri
Instructor
Dipak Prasad Poudel
Instructor
Dolma Sherpa
Instructor
Enna Mool
Instructor
Asmita Gautam
Instructor
Ganesh Gautam
Instructor
Kshitiz Gautam
Instructor
Gunjan Khanal
Instructor
Himalaya Kakshapati
Instructor
Jaya Bahadur Neupane
Instructor
Jayendra Rimal
Instructor
Kalyan Adhikary
Instructor
Kosh Raj Koirala
Instructor
Rabin Koirala
Instructor
Lekhnath Timalsena
Instructor
Lina Baniya
Instructor
Madhab Regmi
Instructor
Mandip Luitel
Instructor
Manish Pant
Instructor
Niroj Dev Pandey
Instructor
Nitesh Raj Shrestha
Instructor
Padam Singh Mahata
Instructor
Paras Dotel
Instructor
Prabin Poudyal
Instructor
Pradip Paudyal
Instructor
Sandeep Poudyal
Instructor
Amir Joshi
Instructor
Prajol Joshi
Instructor
Sunnie Joshi
Instructor
Prakash Dahal
Instructor
Pramod Acharya
Instructor
Puranjan Acharya
Instructor
Rabin Dhungana
Instructor
Rabindra Silwal
Instructor
Rahul Rathi
Instructor
Rajan Prasad Kadel
Instructor
Ram Naresh Thakur
Instructor
Renuka Timilsena
Instructor
Rochak Bohora
Instructor
Roshan Koirala
Instructor
Roshan Koju
Instructor
Roshan Wagle
Instructor
Sabitri Rai
Instructor
Sajeeb Kumar Shrestha
Instructor
Sanjay Adhikari
Instructor
Sanjay Hamal
Instructor
Sateesh Kumar Ojha
Instructor
Saurav Raj Verma
Instructor
Shanta Rayamajhi
Instructor
Shiva Ram Rijal
Instructor
Shrawan Thakur
Instructor
Shrijana Basnet
Instructor
Shubodha Acharya
Instructor
Shyan Kirat Rai
Instructor
Siman Giri
Instructor
Sohan Prasad Sha
Instructor
Subekshya Pradhan
Instructor
Sudeep Lal Bajimaya
Instructor
Sujan Raja Shrestha
Instructor
Suman Koirala
Instructor
Suresh Pokharel
Instructor
Sushant Raj Giri
Instructor
Sushil K. Pant
Instructor
Ujeena Rana
Instructor