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 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.
Ali Saad, D.B.A.
Assistant Professor
Amarjit Singh, Ph.D.
Academic Liaison
Benjamin Tran, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
Cynthia Azari, Ed.D.
Associate Professor, Academic Standards & Committee Rep
Dale Conjurski, M.B.A.
Senate President, Assistant Professor
Daniel Banyai, M.B.A.
Assistant Professor
Darryl Baker, D.B.A.
Associate Professor
Diane Watkins, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
Edwin Boyd, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
Erick Armelin, M.B.A.
Assistant Professor
Fathiah Inserto, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Gulbakhor Julia Abdullozoda. Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Joanne Rapadas, M.B.A.
Assistant Professor
Joshua A. Davidson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Karen Robinson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Lawrence Pranausk, M.A.
Assistant Professor
Michelle Pyo, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
Paul Chavez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Seyed Ghoraishi, D.B.A.
Associate Professor
Shinichi Hirokawa, D.B.A.
Assistant Professor
Stephen Hawn, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
Symone Starr Parker, D.M.
Associate Professor
Timothy Kyle, D.B.A.
Assistant Professor
Wayne Hollman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
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.
Brian Beichner, M.S.
Assistant Professor, College of Education
Eugene Fields, M.P.A.
Assistant Professor, College of Education
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.
Louna Al Hallak, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, College of Technology & Engineering
College of Law Faculty
To learn more about the College of Law Faculty, please click the button below and we will redirect you to our Western State College of Law website.