First-Generation Faculty and Staff

Did you know that some of Western’s professors, instructors and staff were first-generation college students? Below you can find faculty and staff on campus who support first-generation students and our mission.

Katherine Anderson

College of Humanities and Social Sciences – English

Blanca Aranda

Faculty, Modern and Classical Languages
She/Her/Ella

Carissa Bane

Career Counselor – Career Services Center
She/Her

Marjie Bell

Faculty Relations Assistant
She/Her

Marianne Brasil

Faculty, Anthropology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
She/Her

Marion Brodhagen

Faculty, Biology Department
She/Her

Rich Brown

College of Fine and Performing Arts - Theatre & Dance, Chair
He/Him

Josh Cerretti

Faculty, History and WGSS
He/Him

Zhen Chao

Faculty, Mathematics

Liz Chen

Faculty, Mathematics, College of Science and Engineering
She/Her

Heather Christianson

Administrative Services Manager – Finance and Marketing, College of Business and Economics

Robert Clark

Manager – ATUS Video Services

Jennifer Cook

Club Activities Manager – Associated Students

Susan DeBari

Faculty, Geology, and Science Education
She/Her

Kevin Delucio

Faculty, Fairhaven College
He/They

Holly Diaz

Faculty, Morse Leadership Institute
She/Her

Dawna Drum

Faculty, Accounting, College of Business and Economics
She/Her

Melissa Fike

Program Coordinator - Western Success Scholars
She/Her

Bridget Galati

Executive Director of Compass 2 Campus (C2C)
She/Her

Nick Galati

College of Science and Engineering – Biology

Ramadha Piyadi Gamage

College of Science and Engineering - Mathematics
She/Her

Steven Garfinkle

College of Humanities and Social Sciences – History

Stephanie Gomez

Faculty, Department of Communications Studies, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
She/Her/Ella

Lucas Gutiérrez Senger

Faculty, MBA, Management | Arts Enterprise and Cultural Innovation
He/Him

Christina Gutierrez-Dennehy

Faculty, Theatre and Dance, Fine and Performing Arts
She/Her/Hers

Sylvia Hadnot

Faculty, CENV, Environmental Education
They/She/He

Teri Hall

Student Success Specialist – College of Business and Economics

Mary Hall

Advisor and Outreach Specialist – Computer Science Department, College of Science & Engineering

Deborah Hanuscin

Woodring College of Education – Elementary Education / College of Science & Engineering – Science, Math & Technology

Sara Helms

Manager – Department of Linguistics

Richard Henderson

Assistant Director for Residence Life

Ira Hyman

Woodring College of Education – Health and Community Studies

John Korsmo

Woodring College of Education – Human Services & Rehabilitation

Ellen Kuhlmann

Program Manager, Space Planning, Administration & Management
She/Her

Ryan Larsen

Executive Director - Institute for Global Engagement

Jen Leita

Advising Coordinator - Health & Human Development, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Scott Linneman

Director of University Honors College

Darrin Magee

Director, Institute for Energy Studies
He/Him

Robert Mitchell

College of Science and Engineering - Geology
He/Him

Lisa Moeschler

Family Outreach Manager/New Student Services
she/her

Manuel Montano

College of the Environment – Environmental Sciences

Craig Moyer

Faculty, Biology Department
He/Him

Lourdes Najera

Fairhaven College – American Cultural Studies/Fairhaven Interdisciplinary Studies
She/Her/Ella

Hannah Nevitt

Study Abroad Advisor – Education Abroad

Carolyn Nielsen

College of Humanities and Social Sciences – Journalism

Brady Olson

College of Science and Engineering – Biology

Melissa Osborne

College of Humanities and Social Sciences – Sociology

Rebekah Paci-Green

Faculty, Environmental Studies, College of the Environment
She/Her

Mindy Pelton

Director, Career Services Center
She/Her

David Purnell

College of Humanities and Social Sciences – Communication Studies
He/Him

Jason Query

Faculty, Economics, College of Business and Economics
He/Him

Andrea Reed

Faculty, Communication Sciences and Disorders
She/Her

Chris Roselli

Director of Community Relations

Debra Salazar

College of Humanities & Social Sciences – Political Science

Mai Sas

Geochemistry Research Associate and NTT Faculty
She/Her

Bryce Sasaki

Senior Academic/Career Advisor
He/Him/His

Raelynn Schwartz-Dupre

Faculty, Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies/Communication Theory
She/Her

Jose Serrano-Moreno

Faculty, Biology Department, College of Science and Engineering
He/His

Debby Short

Fiscal Analyst – Office of the Vice President, Enrollment & Student Services

Froylan Sifuentes

College of the Environment – Institute for Energy Studies

Michael Sledge

Executive Director for Student Life

Kate Stevenson

Program Manager - Honors College

Karen Stout

Director of the Institute for Leadership / College of Humanities and Social Sciences – Communication Studies

Angela Strecker

College of the Environment – Institute for Watershed Studies

Andrea Swanson

Administrative Services Manager – Psychology Department, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Maria Timmons-Flores

Woodring College of Education – ELL/Bilingual Education

Veronica Velez

Faculty, Secondary Education, Woodring College
She/He/Ella

Meg Warren

Faculty, Management, College of Business and Economics
She/Her

Jane Wong

College of Humanities & Social Sciences – English

Cameron Ali Wühr

Senior Academic/Career Advisor
He/Him/His