Faculty Directory | Westcliff University

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.

Diana Siganoff, Ed.D.

Interim Dean of College of Business

LaJuan Perronoski Fuller, Ph.D.

Program Chair, Graduate Studies

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Alex Sherm, D.B.A.

Senior Dissertation Chair

Ali Saad, D.B.A.

Assistant Professor

Amarjit Singh, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Cynthia Azari, Ed.D.

Associate Professor, Academic Standards & Committee Rep

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Cynthia Worthen, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor

Dale Conjurski, M.B.A.

Senate President, Assistant Professor

Daniel Banyai, M.B.A.

Assistant Professor

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Darryl Baker, D.B.A.

Associate Professor

David Johnson, Ph.D.

Faculty Director of Curriculum Advancement

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Donovan McFarlane, D.B.A.

Associate Professor

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Edmund Khashadourian, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, College of Business

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Fahd Jamil, D.B.A.

Instructor

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Fathiah Inserto, Ph.D., J.D.

Assistant Professor

Gulbakhor Julia Abdullozoda. Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Hazar Amino, M.B.A.

Associate Professor

Iyad Alamir, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

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James Powell, M.B.A.

Assistant Professor, BBA

Jim Lipot, M.B.A.

Undergraduate Program Chair

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Kambiz Moghaddam, Ed.D.

Associate Professor, College of Business

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Karen Robinson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Kathleen Andrews, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Marko Nino, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Affiliate Institution Coordinator

Michelle Pyo, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor

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Moe Saouli, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, College of Business

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Nima Salami, D.B.A

Assistant Professor, College of Business

Omar Pousa-Alvarez, D.B.A.

Instructor

Omar Shabeeb Amareen, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, College of Business

Peter Sebhatu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, College of Business

Raef Assaf, D.B.A.

Assistant Professor, College of Business

Schahrzade Rezvani, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, College of Business

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Seyed Ghoraishi, D.B.A.

Associate Professor

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Shinichi Hirokawa, D.B.A.

Assistant Professor

Shirley Chuo, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, College of Business

Christy McAffee, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor, College of Education

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Symone Starr Parker, D.M.

Associate Professor

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Daniel Adelseck, D.B.A.

Instructor

Tetianna Genin Adriienko, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

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Oday Alnabhan, D.B.A.

Adjunct Professor for the College of Business

Timothy Kyle, D.B.A.

Assistant Professor

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James Bayliff, Ph.D.

Instructor

Tracy Foote, M.B.A.

Associate Professor

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Joshua Cain, J.D.

Instructor

Victor Abraham, M.B.A.

Associate Professor

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Eugene Dokes, Ph.D.

Instructor

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Wayne Hollman, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

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Catherine McBride, D.B.A.

Instructor

Shimeka Bruton, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

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Sebrina Dunston, D.B.A.

Instructor

Yvan Nezerwe, D.B.A.

Assistant Professor

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Rodolfo Santamaria, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Eliot Jackson, Ed.D.

Instructor

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John Hannon, D.B.A.

Instructor

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Sylvia Lawson, D.B.A.

Instructor

Trina Moore, Ed.D.

Instructor

Paula Offutt, D. Min, Ph.D.

Instructor

Efthemia Papadopoulos, Ph.D.

Instructor

Tanvi Sachar, M.S.

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Thomas Joseph, Ph.D.

Instructor

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Joseph Rice, Ph.D.

Instructor

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Omari Williams, D.B.A.

Instructor

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Juan Maza, D.M.

Instructor

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Moataz Abdelgawad, M.B.A.

Assistant Professor

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Ali Asadi, D.B.A.

Instructor

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Xi Bai, D.B.A.

Instructor

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Isabelle Bart, M.B.A.

Instructor

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Daneene Barton, Ph.D.

Instructor

Kevin Bilberry, D.B.A.

Instructor

David Bull, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

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Tonya Cannon, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Edwin Carrillo, D.B.A.

Instructor

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Franda Clay, D.B.A.

Instructor

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Anthony Clayton, M.B.A.

Instructor

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Amanda Conley, M.S.

Instructor

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George Conley, D.B.A.

Assistant Professor

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Elizabeth Crow, M.B.A.

Assistant Professor

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Terrance Cusaac, Ph.D.

Instructor

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Anthony DeVeto, M.A.

Assistant Professor

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Martin DiBello, Ph.D.

Instructor

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Asbjorn Egir, M.Sc.

Assistant Professor

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Nyra Elsayess, J.D.

Instructor

Leo Florin, M.B.A.

Assistant Professor

Leslie Freeman, M.A.

Assistant Professor

Alan Gatlin, M.S.

Assistant Professor

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Vladimir Genin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Amin Ghanei, D.B.A.

Instructor

Faith Glaspie-Ellis, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

John Goldberg, M.B.A.

Instructor

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Roxann Goodman, M.A.

Assistant Professor

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Geraldine Goodstone, D.B.A.

Disseration Director

Dushyant Gosai, D.B.A.

Instructor

Kevin Grant, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

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Eddie Grigorian, M.A.

Assistant Professor

Katherine Grisham, M.B.A.

Instructor

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Kathleen Kemmer, D.B.A.

Assistant Professor

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Ejiro Osiobe, D.E.D.

Assistant Professor

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Azi Sharif, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

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Chee Piong, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

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Eric Pratt, M.S.

Assistant Professor

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Jennie Wong, D.M.

Assistant Professor

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Mia Merritt, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor

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Stephanie Hoon, D.M.

Assistant Professor

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William Sevilla, M.B.A.

Assistant Professor

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Brent Rapisardi, M.B.A.

Assistant Professor

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Andrea Walker, Ed.D.

Instructor

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Veronica Benson, Ed.D.

Instructor

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George Blount, D.B.A.

Instructor

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Donald Kilgore, M.B.A.

Assistant Professor

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Jumelle Brooks, D.H.A.

Instructor

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Dale Dan, D.O.L.

Instructor

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Lisa Driscoll, J.D.

Instructor

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Stephanie Dunston, D.B.A.

Instructor

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Kevin Bilberry, D.B.A.

Instructor

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Nikki Ceaser, Ed.D.

Instructor

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Jasmin Miller, D.B.A.

Instructor

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Sara Howe, D.B.A.

Instructor

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Egypt Grandison, D.B.A.

Instructor

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Mark Rosenbaum, Ph.D.

Instructor

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Shemika Howard, M.S.

Instructor

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Ricky Lebrun, M.S.

Instructor

Justin Welch, M.B.A.

Teaching Assistant

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Caitlin Trauterman, D.B.A.

Instructor

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Latanya Gordon, Ph.D.

Instructor

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LaMont Rouse, Ph.D.

Instructor

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Nadya Patrick, Ph.D.

Instructor

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Ryosuke Sato, M.B.A.

Teaching Assistant

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Wade Ferguson, D.B.A.

Instructor

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Lou Piermatteo, D.M.

Instructor

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Thomas Lang, M.B.A.

Instructor

Cynthia Chilton, M.B.A.

Instructor

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James Sarra, Ed.D.

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.

Julie Ciancio, Ph.D.

Vice President and Dean, Global Engagement

Jim Lipot, M.B.A.

Undergraduate Program Chair

April Vuong, Ed. D.

Dean of Student Affairs

Alex Monceaux, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor

Brian Lee, M.A.

Associate Professor, College of Education

Christa Bixby, M.A.

Assistant Professor, College of Education

David Sparks, M.A.

Assistant Professor, College of Education

Deanna Brady, Ed.D.

Associate Professor

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Jennifer Tarm, AMFT

Assistant Professor

John Murphy, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, College of Education

Joshua Schoonover, M. Ed.

Assistant Professor, College of Education

Kevin Sheridan, M.B.A.

Assistant Professor, College of Education

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Amy DiBello, M.F.A.

Kortney Hernandez, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor, College of Education

Arlene Yalcin, M.Ed.

Instructor

Caroline Park, M.S.

Instructor

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Mary Broding, Ed.D.

Associate Professor, College of Education

Derek Reynolds, M.A.

Instructor

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Evelin Suij-Ojeda, M.A.

Associate Professor, Faculty Senate Vice President, LITE Center Professional Development Coordinator

College of Education

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Jason Khazaei, M.A.

Adjunct Professor

Mehri Aghaseyedhassanesfehani, M.A.

Assistant Professor, College of Education

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Jennifer Bunce, B.A.

Adjunct Professor

Mira Malupa, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor, College of Education

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Joyce Okoth, M.A.

Instructor

Monique Woodley, Ed.D

Assistant Professor, College of Education

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Laseanda Wesson, D.M.

Instructor

Rachel Garvin, M.A.

Assistant Professor, College of Education

Reannah Sartoris, M.A.

Assistant Professor, College of Education

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Nasim Googol, MATESOL

Adjunct Professor

Edwin Boyd, Ed.D.

Associate Professor

Sean Dailey, M.A.

Assistant Professor, College of Education

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Sema Keskecki, MATEFL

Instructor

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Tenecia Gaines, Ph.D.

Instructor

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Rachel Garvin, M.Ed.

Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Program Chair

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Ayesegul Inceoglu, M.Ed.

Assistant Professor

Sophia Romanic, Ph.D. Candidate

Assistant Professor, College of Education

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Mary Allegra, M.A.

Assistant Professor

Stephen Shepard, M.F.T.

Assistant Professor, College of Education

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Christopher Becerra, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor

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Brent Davis, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

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Junfu Gao, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

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Joy Karavedas, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor

William Roesner, Ed.D.

Associate Director of Academic Operations

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Fariba Bolourieh, Ed.D.

Instructor

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Leila Fekri Pileh Roud, Ph.D.

Instructor

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Raelene Haugen, Ed.D.

Instructor

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Rabab Atwi, M.A.

Instructor

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Hongchang Zhang, M.A.

Instructor

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Katy Ramezani, 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.