Community Members

Find faculty, community partners, and students in educational leadership and related disciplines within the CSU system here. Also find P-12 and community college leaders who are partners in CSU Ed.D. programs in educational leadership.

CSU Stanislaus Faculty in the Educational Leadership Program

Name Title Email
John Borba, Ed.D. Professor, Advanced Studies in Education JBorba1@csustan.edu
Carl Brown, Ph.D.
Professor and Dean, College of Education, Tenured CRBrown@csustan.edu
Elmano Costa, Ed.D.
Professor, Teacher Education ECosta@csustan.edu
William A. Covino, Ph.D.
Professor and Provost, Tenured WCovino@csustan.edu
Diana Demetrulias, Ed.D. Professor and Vice Provost, Tenured DDemetrulias@csustan.edu
J. Sue Fletcher, Ed.D.
Professor, Tenured JSFletcher@csustan.edu
Juan Flores, Ed.D.
Professor, Teacher Education JFlores@csustan.edu
Iris Haapanen, Ed.D
Associate Professor, Teacher Education IHaapanen@csustan.edu
Chet Jensen, Ed.D.
Professor, Advanced Studies in Education CJensen@csustan.edu
Mildred Murray-Ward, Ph.D. Professor, Teacher Education MMurray-Ward@csustan.edu
Oddmund Myhre, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Advanced Studies in Education OMyhre@csustan.edu
Dawn Poole, Ph.D. Professor, Advanced Studies in Education DPoole@csustan.edu
Pamela Russ, Ph.D. Professor, Teacher Education PRuss@csustan.edu
Mary Salisbury, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Teacher Education MSalisbury@csustan.edu
Dennis Sayers, Ed.D. Professor, Teacher Education DSayers@csustan.edu
Armin Schulz, Ed.D. Professor, Teacher Education ASchulz@csustan.edu
Nancy Jean Smith, Ed.D. Professor, Teacher Education NJSmith@csustan.edu
Christopher Vang, Ed.D. Associate Professor, Teacher Education CTVang@csustan.edu
Ramón Vega de Jesús, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Teacher Education RVegadeJesus@csustan.edu
Joan Wink, Ph.D. Professor, Teacher Education JWink@csustan.edu

 

Community College Faculty in the Educational Leadership Program

Doctoral Faculty

Title & Organization

Areas of Expertise
Della Condon, Ed.D

Assistant Superintendent/ Vice President of Instruction,
San Joaquin Delta Community College
Instruction; Collective bargaining; technology and distance education; institutional research and program evaluation
Benjamin Duran, Ed.D

President,
Merced College
Policy Planning and administration; diversity and educational equity; personnel management; finance; curricular innovation; community college leadership
Bob Nadell, Ed.D

Vice President of Student Services,
Modesto Junior College
Student services; human resource management; disability services; strategic planning
Jim Riggs, Ed.D
Former President,
Columbia College
Curriculum and instruction; student services; faculty development; adult education; community college leadership
Richard Rose, Ed.D
President,
Modesto Junior College
Student services; enrollment management; program evaluation; learning assessment; community college leadership
John Spevak, Ph.D
Vice President for Instruction,
Merced College
Curriculum; shared governance; community relations; facilities planning; instructional leadership

Stanislaus Community Partners supporting the Educational Leadership Ed.D. Program

At least one educator of each school district, county office of education, and community college listed below contributed to the development of the proposed doctoral program through participation in one or more ways in focus group meetings, on the writing committee, or as a member of the Community Advisory Board.

Community College Districts

  • Merced Community College District
  • San Joaquin Delta College District
  • Yosemite Community College District
    • Columbia College
    • Modesto Junior College

County Offices of Education

  • Calaveras County Office of Education
  • Merced County Office of Education
  • San Joaquin County Office of Education
  • Stanislaus County Office of Education

School Districts

  • Calaveras County
    • Mark Twain Union Elementary School District
    • Vallecito Union School District
  • Merced County
    • Dos Palos-Oro Loma Unified
    • Gustine Unified School District
    • Livingston Union Elementary School District
    • Merced City Elementary School District
    • Weaver Elementary School District
  • San Joaquin County
    • Jefferson Elementary School District
    • Stockton Unified School District
  • Stanislaus County
    • Ceres Unified School District
    • Denair Unified School District
    • Empire Union School District
    • Hughson Unified School District
    • Modesto City Schools
    • Oakdale Joint Unified School District
    • Patterson Joint Unified School District
    • Riverbank Unified School District
    • Salida Union School District
    • Stanislaus Union School District
    • Sylvan Union School District
    • Turlock Unified School District
    • Waterford Unified School District
  • Tuolumne County
    • Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School District

Community Advisory Board

Name Title Organization
Mr. Jose Aldaco Principal Waterford Middle School/Waterford Unified School District
Mr. Essa Allred Director Stockton Unified School District
Mr. Eric Andal Professor, Automotive Engineering Columbia College/Yosemite Community College District
Dr. Lee Andersen Superintendent Merced County Office of Education
Mr. Rick Bartkowski Director Stanislaus County Office of Education
Mr. Brian Beck Superintendent Hughson Unified School District
Ms. Annie BichLoanDuong Program Manager San Joaquin County Office of Education
Dr. Tony Borba Superintendent Salida Union School District
Dr. Terry Brace Superintendent Merced City School District
Mr. John Brophy Superintendent Office of the Calaveras County Superintendent of Schools
Mr. David Chestnut Program Representative Columbia College/Yosemite Community College District
Dr. Wendell Chun Superintendent Oakdale Joint Unified School District
Mr. Ron Costa Assistant Superintendent Riverbank Unified School District
Dr. Gary Dei Rossi Assistant Superintendent San Joaquin County Office of Education
Dr. Ben Duran President Merced Community College District
Dr. Dennis Gervin Vice President for Student Learning Columbia College/Yosemite Community College District
Ms. Cynthia Goodwin Assistant Principal Prescott Junior High School/Stanislaus Union School District
Dr. Walt Hanline Superintendent Ceres Unified School District
Dr. Kathy Hart Acting Assistant Superintendent/ Vice President of Instruction San Joaquin Delta College District
Dr. Mary Jones Assistant Superintendent Ceres Unified School District
Ms. Chris King Assistant Superintendent Stanislaus County Office of Education
Ms. Heidi Lawler Principal Turlock Junior High School/Turlock Unified School District
Ms. Claudia Lockwood Director San Joaquin County Office of Education
Ms. Debra Louie Counselor San Joaquin Delta Community College District
Ms. Adrienne Machado Principal Pittman Elementary School/Stockton Unified School District
Ms. Carol Minor Teacher Jefferson Elementary School/Jefferson Elementary School District
Ms. Michal Mitchell Assistant Principal Pioneer School/Weaver Union Elementary School District
Dr. Robert Nadell Vice President of Student Services Modesto Junior Collge/Yosemite Community College District
Dr. Robert Price Superintendent Empire Union School District
Mr. Ed Quinn Superintendent Jefferson Elementary School District
Dr. James Riggs President Columbia College/Yosemite Community College District
Dr. Richard Rose President Modesto Junior Collge/Yosemite Community College District
Mr. Robert Sahli Administrator Instructional Technology Stockton Unified School District
Mr. Jerry Savelson Principal Denair High School/Denair Unified School District
Mr. Dennis Shaw Principal Gustine High School/Gustine Unified School District
Dr. John Spevak Vice President for Instruction Merced Community College District
Ms. Connie Tate Director of the Regional Technical Assistance Center San Joaquin County Office of Education
Ms. Julia Tidball Principal Copperpolis Elementary School/ Mark Twain Elementary School District
Ms. Dana Trevethan Principal Turlock High School/Turlock Unified School District
Mr. Fernando Ureno Assistant Superintendent Livingston Union School District
Ms. Danielle Valtierra Principal McKinley Elementary School/Stockton Unified School District
Mr. Gene Womble Professor, Culinary Arts Columbia College/Yosemite Community College District
Ms. Jan Wood Assistant Superintendent Dos Palos-Oro Loma Unified School District

CSU Stanislaus Community Partners supporting the Educational Leadership Program

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