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)
Jennifer Hirashiki
Director of LITE Center
Christopher Reese
Academic Resource Center Specialist
Denise Frazao Ginzo
Academic Resource Center Specialist
Hajar El Qasemy
Academic Resource Center Specialist
Jacqueline Dubay
Faculty Coordinator
Joshua Glover
Academic Resource Center Specialist
Mariana Alves Poloni
Academic Resource Center Specialist
Marouane Ben Zidane
Academic Resource Center Specialist
Moataz Abdelgawad
Academic Resource Center Specialist
Nolan Boggini
Academic Resource Center Specialist
Administration
Aakash Bhandari
Lead Faculty Coordinator Assistant
Bree Dennis
Administrative Assistant
Kristen Flores
Executive Assistant
Annette Hernandez Lopez
Receptionist
Kathy Waterhouse
Office Manager
Athletics
Shawn Harris
Associate Dean of Athletics
Michael Hardaway
Associate Athletic Director
Max Ling
Senior Assistant Athletic Director, Operations, Housing Coordinator
Katie Rouse
Assistant Athletics Director, Events and Communications
Cedrick Middleton
Assistant Athletic Director, Sports Science
Emily Burns
Assistant Athletic Director, Sports Medicine
Lydie Van Deursen
Assistant Director of Compliance & Student Life
James Larson
Athletics Coordinator, Champions of Character Liaison
Caleb McCurry
Athletics Coordinator, Compliance
Richard Vargas
Athletics Operations, Special Assistant
Taylor Hawkins
Athletics Coordinator, Operations
William Harris
Associate Dean of Athletics
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
Cassie Klockgether
Assistant Coach, Women's Basketball
Chase Dodge
SID Coordinator
Chelsea Taylor
Head Coach, Hurdles
Christopher Vu
Associate Head Coach, Men and Women's Beach Volleyball
David Shermet
Head Baseball Coach
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
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
LaTroya Franklin
Head Coach, Relays
Luis Murcia
Assistant Coach, Dance, Cheer & Stunt
Michael Ma
Head Coach, Men's Beach Volleyball
Panayiotis Stavrou
Athletics Trainer
Neil Bui
Operations/Digital Coordinator
Pamela Marshall
Head Coach, Sprints
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
Ross Duncan
Head Coach, Men and Women's Tennis
Samantha Shaffer
Assistant Coach, Softball
Sang Nam
Assistant Coach, Men's Basketball
Sony Mitchell
Head Coach, Softball
Taylor Hawkins
Operations Coordinator
Thomas Lancaster
Head Coach, Women's Soccer
Tyrone Martin Jr.
Assistant Coach, Women's Soccer
Admissions
Maria Baschshi, B.A.
Director of Admissions, Director of Career Services
Sarah Nguyen
Admissions Manager
Tayler Henslick
Admissions Coordinator
Albert Cabral
Sr. Admissions Advisor
Iman Rejali
Sr. Admissions Advisor
Aylin Castro
Administrative Support
Curtis Berkompas
Admissions Advisor I
Emmanuel Mendoza
Admissions Advisor II
Erin Kangas
Admissions Advisor II
Jason Mataali
Admissions Advisor II
Jonathan Maynard
Admission Advisor I
Jordan Fox
Admissions Advisor I
Matthew Davis
Admissions Advisor I
Megan Krom
Admissions Advisor II
Mei-Lan Kaenzig
Admissions Advisor II
Mia Nazari
Admissions Advisor I
Muhammad Ayub
Admission Advisor I
Rowanne Khafagy
Admissions Advisor I
Taylor Trentham
Admissions Advisor I
Tammy Vo
Admissions Advisor I
Tracey Nguyen
Admissions Advisor I
Career Services
Analy Garcia
Assistant Director of Career Services
Elizabeth Emerald
Intern
Nolan Del Valle
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
Danielle Owens
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
Benjamin Favis
Director of Financial Aid
Aniesa Ivorri
Financial Aid Advisor
Lisa Bonaventura
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
International Outreach
Helena Luong, M.B.A.
Director of International Outreach
Annabelle Duneau
International Outreach Representative
John Mahan
International Outreach Representative
Institutional Research
Amy Tieu
Data Analyst
Giang Do
Data Analyst
Visal Dom
Data Analyst
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
Marketing
Cynthia Chilton, M.B.A.
Sr. Director of Marketing and Communications
Sophie Bertucci, B.S.
Director of Marketing
Henry Nguyen
Sr. Marketing Specialist
Bianca Alonso
Marketing Assistant
Colleen Cooke
Marketing Specialist
Jennifer Nguyen
Graphic Designer
Karen Medina
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
Julie Nguyen
Assistant Registrar
Natalia DeMoss
Registrar Specialist
Tiffany Brundahl
Records Specialist
Zully Bravo Sanchez
Foreign Transcript Evaluator
Student Affairs