Academic Departments and Divisions

Office of Instruction: Main office: (510)748-2352, Administration, A Building

	Main Contact	Email
Acting Vice President of Instruction	Dr. Eva Jennings	ejennings@peralta.edu
Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Instruction	Marivic Lizardo	mlizardo@peralta.edu
Sr. Academic Support Services Specialist	Min Y. Wu	mwu@peralta.edu
Articulation Officer	Vinh Phan	vinhphan@peralta.edu
Curriculum & Student Learning Outcome and Assessment Specialist	Ann Chun	achun@peralta.edu
College Evaluation Coordinator & Chair of Chairs	Vanson Nguyen	vansonnguyen@peralta.edu
TRC Facilitator	Rich Kaeser	rkaeser@peralta.edu

Career and Work Education Division: Main office: (510)748-2316, H building, H264

	Main Contact	Email
Dean	Dr. William Ramos Ochoa	wrochoa@peralta.edu
Staff Assistant	Vincent Catacutan	vcatacutan@peralta.edu
Career Education Coordinator	Donna Jones	dajones@peralta.edu
Aviation Maintenance Technician Supervisor	Esther Cheng	echeng@peralta.edu
ATECH Facility Supervisor	Cándido Mejía	cmejia@peralta.edu
Department	Chairs	Contact
Apparel Design & Merchandising (ADAM)	Derek Piazza	dpiazza@peralta.edu
Auto Body & Paint (AUTO B)	Rick Greenspan	rgreenspan@peralta.edu
Automotive Technology (ATECH)	Rick Greenspan	rgreenspan@peralta.edu
Aviation Maintenance Technology (AMT)	Hoi Ko	hko@peralta.edu
Business & Entrepreneurship (BUS)	Olga Fish	ofish@peralta.edu
Community Education	Dr. William Ramos Ochoa	wrochoa@peralta.edu
Dental Assisting (DENTL)	Carla Pegues	cpegues@peralta.edu
Diesel Mechanics (DMECH)	John Taylor	jtaylor@peralta.edu

Economics (ECON)	Olga Fish	ofish@peralta.edu
Health Occupations (HLTOC)	Olga Fish	ofish@peralta.edu
Workforce Development Programs	Lead	Contact
Apprenticeships	Dr. William Ramos Ochoa	wrochoa@peralta.edu
Cooperative Wok Experience Education	TBD	N/A
Customized Training	TBD	N/A
Regional Employer Engagement (Advanced Transportation & Renewable Energy)	Pam Gutman	pgutman@peralta.edu

Liberal Studies & Language Arts Division: Main Office: (510) 748-2373, D Building, D203

	Main Contact	Email
Acting Dean of LSLA	Dr. William Ramos-Ochoa	wrochoa@peralta.edu
Staff Assistant	Malik Shabazz	mshabazz@peralta.edu
Director of HSI/Puente/ACCESSO	Vacant
Student Services Specialist	Alejandro Gonzalez	alejandrogonzalez@peralta.edu
Puente Counselor	Danna Chavez Baquero	dannachavez@peralta.edu
Department	Chairs	Contact
African-American Studies	Robert Brem	rbrem@peralta.edu
	Sarah Peterson-Guada	speterson@peralta.edu
Art	Drew Burgess	dburgess@peralta.edu
Asian & Asian-American Studies	Sarah Peterson-Guada	speterson@peralta.edu
	Robert Brem	rbrem@peralta.edu
Chinese	Christa Ferrero-Castaneda	cferrero@peralta.edu
	Didem Ekici	dekici@peralta.edu
Communication	Jennifer Fowler	jfowler@peralta.edu
	Trish Nelson	pnelson@peralta.edu
Dance	Drew Burgess	dburgess@peralta.edu
English	Jennifer Fowler	jfowler@peralta.edu
	Trish Nelson	pnelson@peralta.edu
English to Speakers of Other Language	Christa Ferrero-Castaneda	cferrero@peralta.edu
	Didem Ekici	dekici@peralta.edu
History	Robert Brem	rbrem@peralta.edu
	Sarah Peterson-Guada	speterson@peralta.edu
Humanities	Jennifer Fowler	jfowler@peralta.edu
	Trish Nelson	pnelson@peralta.edu
Mexican & Latin-American Studies	Robert Brem	rbrem@peralta.edu
	Sarah Peterson-Guada	speterson@peralta.edu
Music	Drew Burgess	dburgess@peralta.edu
Philosophy	Jennifer Fowler	jfowler@peralta.edu
	Trish Nelson	pnelson@peralta.edu
Political Science	Robert Brem	rbrem@peralta.edu
	Sarah Peterson	speterson@peralta.edu
Psychology	Robert Brem	rbrem@peralta.edu
	Sarah Peterson-Guada	speterson@peralta.edu
Sociology	Robert Brem	rbrem@peralta.edu
	Sarah Peterson-Guada	speterson@peralta.edu
Spanish	Christa Ferrero-Castaneda	cferrero@peralta.edu
	Didem Ekici	dekici@peralta.edu
Vietnamese	Christa Ferrero-Castaneda	cferrero@peralta.edu
	Didem Ekici	dekici@peralta.edu

Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math Division, Main Office: (510) 466-5370, 860 Atlantic Avenue

	Main Contact	Email
Dean	Dr. Reza Majlesi	rmajlesi@peralta.edu
Staff Assistant
Physical Sciences Lab/Chemistry Coordinator	Kenmond Pang	kpang@peralta.edu
Coordinator of Biology and Science	Constance Weyhenmeyer	cweyhenmeyer@peralta.edu
MESA Connect Project Manager	Christine Trowbridge	christinetrowbridge@peralta.edu
Department	Chairs	Contact
Anthropology	Jayne Smithson	jsmithson@peralta.edu
	Cady Carmichael	cbow@peralta.edu
Astronomy	Jayne Smithson	jsmithson@peralta.edu
	Cady Carmichael	cbow@peralta.edu
Biology	Leslie Reiman	lreiman@peralta.edu
	Sue Altenbach	saltenbach@peralta.edu
Chemistry	Jayne Smithson	jsmithson@peralta.edu
	Cady Carmichael	cbow@peralta.edu
Computer Information Systems	Anthony Villegas	avillegas@peralta.edu
Geography	Jayne Smithson	jsmithson@peralta.edu
	Cady Carmichael	cbow@peralta.edu
Geology	Jayne Smithson	jsmithson@peralta.edu
	Cady Carmichael	cbow@peralta.edu
Health Education	Leslie Reiman	lreiman@peralta.edu
	Sue Altenbach	saltenbach@peralta.edu
Kinesiology	Leslie Reiman	lreiman@peralta.edu
	Sue Altenbach	saltenbach@peralta.edu
Mathematics	Khalilah Beal	kbealuribe@peralta.edu
	Vanson Nguyen	vansonnguyen@peralta.edu
Physics	Jayne Smithson	jsmithson@peralta.edu
	Cady Carmichael	cbow@peralta.edu

Library: Main Office: (510 748-2398), 1st Floor, L Building

Learning Resource Center / Tutorial & Assessment Center (253): Main Office: (510) 748-2258, Welcome Center, A Building

	Main Contact	Email
Head Librarian	Jane McKenna	jmckenna@peralta.edu
Librarian	Ann Buchalter	abuchalter@peralta.edu
Principal Library Technician	Caitlin Gilbert	cgilbert@peralta.edu
Senior Library Technician	Joan Bewley	jbewley@peralta.edu

	Main Contact	Email
Faculty LRC Coordinator: Academic Labs	TBD	N/A
Learning Resource Center Coordinator	Anna O’Neal	aoneal@peralta.edu

Follett Bookstore (External Partner): Follett Bookstore (External Partner)

	Main Contact	Email
Bookstore Manager		0187mgr@follett.com