Meet our Staff
The staff members at Westcliff University are here to support you through your journey with Westcliff University from start to finish. Our staff will ensure that you receive the guidance and support you need to achieve your goals and succeed academically, professionally, and personally.
Academic Resource Center
Kortney Hernandez
Director of the Academic Resource Center (ARC)
Danielle Peloquin
Librarian
Christopher Reese
Academic Resource Center Specialist
Denise Frazao Ginzo
Academic Resource Center Specialist
Hajar El Qasemy
Academic Resource Center Specialist
Mariana Alves Poloni
Academic Resource Center Specialist
Marouane Ben Zidane
Academic Resource Center Specialist
Mehri Aghaseyedhassanesfehani
Academic Resource Center Specialist
Moataz Abdelgawad
Academic Resource Center Specialist
Academics
Julie Ciancio
Chief Academic Officer, Vice President of Academic Affairs
Jannette Flores
Dean, College of Business
Diana Siganoff
Associate Dean, College of Business
George Sayegh
Dean, College of Technology and Engineering
Amy Bjornsrud-Tidwell
Associate Dean, College of Technology and Engineering
Matthew Hubbs
Dean, Academic Operations
Aakash Bhandari
Lead Faculty Coordinator Assistant
Adarely Pelayo
Faculty Operations Specialist
Clara Amador-Lankster
Project Coordinator
Danielle Blair
Faculty Support Specialist
Elizabeth Kipp
Assistant Project Manager
Eric Peterson
Head, REAL IEP
Eric Preston
Head, REAL IEP
Patricia Dickenson
Project Coordinator
William Roesner
Faculty Operations Manager
Administration
Annette Hernandez Lopez
Receptionist
Bree Dennis
Administrative Assistant
Kathy Waterhouse
Office Manager
Kristen Flores
Executive Assistant
Madeleine Skinner
Receptionist
Admissions
Maria Baschshi, B.A.
Director of Admissions, Director of Career Services
Sarah Nguyen
Admissions Manager
Tayler Henslick
Enrollment Manager
Curtis Berkompas
Executive Admissions Advisor
Iman Rejali
Executive Admissions Advisor
Albert Cabral
Senior Admissions Advisor
Jordan Fox
Senior Admissions Advisor
Lin Ahmed
Senior Admissions Advisor
Aylin Castro
Admissions Administrative Support
Erin Kangas
Admissions Advisor II
Jeremy Snyder
Admissions Advisor I
Jesdin Farol
Admissions Advisor I
Jonathan Maynard
Admission Advisor I
Joseph Anderson
Admissions Advisor I
Leelah Hatcher
Jr. Admissions Advisor
McKayla Buchholz
Jr. Admissions Advisor
Mia Nazari
Admissions Advisor I
Rochelle Norton
Admissions Advisor I
Rodrigo Flores
Admissions Advisor II
Taylor Trentham
Admissions Advisor I
Tina Le
Admissions Advisor I
Athletics
Shawn Harris
Associate Dean of Athletics
Michael Hardaway
Associate Athletic Director
Katie Rouse
Associate Athletics Director, Sr. Women Administrator
Max Ling
Senior Assistant Athletic Director, Operations, Housing Coordinator
Cedrick Middleton
Assistant Athletic Director, Sports Science
Emily Burns
Assistant Athletic Director, Sports Medicine
Lydie Van Deursen
Assistant Director of Compliance & Student Life
Richard Vargas
Athletics Operations, Special Assistant
Taylor Hawkins
Athletics Coordinator, Operations
Alexandra Griffiths
Head Coach, Men's Volleyball
Andre Wallace
Assistant Coach, Player Development, Men's Basketball
Benjamin Jordon
Assistant Coach, Men's Soccer
Bo Coolen
Associate Head Coach, Men's Baseball
Brandon Petersen
Live Stream SID Video Coordinator
Brendan Murphy
Assistant Coach, Lacrosse
Cassie Klockgether
Assistant Coach, Women's Basketball
Chase Dodge
SID Coordinator
Chelsea Taylor
Head Coach, Track & Field
Taylor Ehlen
Head Coach, Hurdles
Christopher Vu
Associate Head Coach, Men and Women's Beach Volleyball
David Shermet
Head Baseball Coach
Dionte Walker
Basketball Operations, Game Time Management
Dylan Hoffman
Assistant Coach, Baseball
Emilio Quemada
Housing Assistant
Emily Burns
Assistant Athletic Director of Sports Medicine
Eric Anderson
Head Coach, Dance, Cheer & Stunt
Francesca Escobedo
Assistant Coach, Women's Soccer
Ivan Todorovic
Assistant Coach, Men's Soccer
Jelissa Holder
SID Coordinator
Jerred Cook
Associate Coach Mens Basketball
Joey O’Keefe
Head Coach, Men's Soccer
Joseph Satariano
Athletics Trainer
Justin Johnson
Head Coach, Track & Field
Kenneth Franklin
Assistant Coach, Player Development, Men's Basketball
Kenny Ma
Head Coach, Women's Beach Volleyball
Kevin Arabejo
Head Coach, Men's Lacrosse
Kiara Colston
Women's Basketball Assistant Coach
Kyle Rouse
Head Coach, Women's Basketball
Logan Adams
Goal Keeper Assistant Coach
Luis Murcia
Assistant Coach, Dance, Cheer & Stunt
Mary Dishoian
Assistant Coach
Michael Ma
Head Coach, Men's Beach Volleyball
Panayiotis Stavrou
Athletics Trainer
Neil Bui
Operations/Digital Coordinator
Preslav Djippov
Head Coach, Men's Water Polo
Randy Barker
Assistant Coach, Baseball
Randy Harris
Athletics Trainer
Raney Remme
Head Coach, Swim
Richard Torvik
Women's Soccer Assistant Coach
Roberto Hernandez
Goal Keeper Assistant Coach
Ross Duncan
Head Coach, Men and Women's Tennis
Sang Nam
Assistant Coach, Men's Basketball
Taylor Hawkins
Operations Coordinator
Thomas Lancaster
Head Coach, Women's Soccer
Tyrone Martin Jr.
Assistant Coach, Women's Soccer
Vanessa Kellems
Head Coach, Softball
Victoria Castillo
Associate Head Coach of Softball
Career Services
Analy Garcia
Assistant Director of Career Services
Dekota Flaherty
Career Services Advisor
Nolan Del Valle
Career Services Advisor
Tracy Palacios
Career Services Advisor
Finance
Sean Murray, B.S.
Chief Financial Officer
Rebecca Pacificar, B.S.
Director of Finance
Celeste Alcaraz
Student Accounts Supervisor
Christopher De Austria
Student Accounts Representative
Dearra Johnson
Student Accounts Representative
Diego Nino
Financial Analyst
Jessica Cervantes
Student Accounts Representative
Julia Chong
Jr. Staff Accountant
Rania Takla
General Accounting Supervisor
William McKinley
Financial Analyst
Financial Aid
Lisa Bonaventura
Executive Financial Aid Advisor
Aniesa Ivorri
Financial Aid Advisor
Norman Kemble
Financial Aid Advisor
Housing
Max Ling
Senior Assistant Athletic Director, Operations, Housing Coordinator
Emilio Quemada
Housing Assistant
Human Resources
Lynda Nguyen, B.A.
Director of Human Resources
Emily Chen
Human Resources Generalist
Mona McKoy
Talent Acquisition Recruiter
Tanisha Harrison
Human Resources Generalist
Teresa Cavanagh
Recruiter
Information Technology
Victor Nguyen
Director of Technology
Anh Nguyen
System Administrator / IT support
Bee Dang
IT Assistant - Recordings / GAP
Daniel Vuong
Academic Technology Coordinator
David Dinh
Network Coordinator / IT Support
Hoa Nguyen
IT Assistant / PT
Manish Pandya
Web Developer / Technical Support
Nathaniel Dao
IT Assistant
Paul Gonzales
IT Assistant - Cerritos
Sorya Ek
IT Assistant
Institutional Research
Jennifer Hirashiki
Director of LITE Center, Assessment
Amy Tieu
Data Analyst
Giang Do
Data Analyst
Henrik Albihn
Junior Analyst
Visal Dom
Data Analyst
International Outreach
Helena Luong, M.B.A.
Director of International Outreach
Annabelle Duneau
International Outreach Representative
John Mahan
International Outreach Representative
LITE Center
Jennifer Hirashiki
Director of LITE Center, Assessment
Evelin Suij-Ojeda
LITE Professional Development Coordinator
Jacqueline Dubay
Faculty Coordinator
Robert Sparks
Assistant Director of Assessment
Marketing
Cynthia Chilton, M.B.A.
Sr. Director of Marketing and Communications
Sophie Bertucci, B.S.
Director of Marketing
Lee Lawrence, B.A.
Creative Director of Marketing
Henry Nguyen
Senior Marketing Specialist
Bianca Alonso
Marketing Assistant
Colleen Cooke
Marketing Specialist
Jennifer Nguyen
Graphic Designer
Karen Medina
Marketing Copywriter
Rachel Saporito
Marketing Assistant
Registrar
Amanda Olmos, B.S.
Director of Registrar
Katherine Berrios
Associate Registrar
Brandon Wilcox
Assistant Registrar
Brian Cabrera
Registrar Specialist
Jenny Urena
Assistant Registrar
Johniema Hababag
Registrar Specialist
Jose Salvador
Records Specialist
Juan Cabrera
Records Specialist
Julie Nguyen
Assistant Registrar
Kevin Johnson
Registration Specialist, Affiliate Institutions
Steve Ramirez
Records Specialist
Vicente Velazquez
Registration Specialist
Zully Bravo Sanchez
Foreign Transcript Evaluator
Student Affairs
April Vuong, Ed. D.
Dean of Student Affairs
Rick Fisher
Associate Director of Student Services
Joshua Schoonover
Executive International Student Advisor, DSO
Sarah Downing
Senior International Student Advisor, DSO
Sharon Hsu
Senior International Student Advisor, DSO
Jason Lee
Executive Student Services Advisor
Takara Jones
Student Services Coordinator
Adrian Wilson
Student Services Advisor
Amelle Beauvil
Student Services Advisor
Anna Kim
International Student Advisor
Ariel Trinh
Student Services Advisor
Cecillee Espanol
Student Services Advisor
Deborah Paris
Administrative Assistant
Flora Chen
Student Services Advisor
Jeanora Price
International Student Advisor
Jennifer Breneman
Student Services Advisor
Joseph Gautreau
Student Services Advisor
Kevin Hooker
Student Services Advisor
Mariela Esquivias
Student Services Advisor
Nonzenzele Aldonza
Student Services Advisor
Pavis Ortega
International Student Advisor
Sarah Godfrey
Student Services Advisor
Stephanie Webb
Student Services Advisor
Writing Center