LASIERRA.EDU - Key Persons


Adeny Schmidt

Job Titles:
  • Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Adrian Serna

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer / Physician Services, Adventist Health

Aimee Leukert

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction

Alina Tolan

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Pharmacist ( Retired )

Anabel Suarez

Job Titles:
  • Laboratory Coordinator

Andrew Howe

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Department of History, Politics, and Society / Associate Professor of History, Politics, and Society ( 2005 )

April Summit

Job Titles:
  • Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

April Summitt

Job Titles:
  • Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Armond Manassian

Job Titles:
  • Department Chair

Arturo Diaz

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor of Biology ( 2014 )

Arun Muthiah

Job Titles:
  • Lecturer I of Biology ( 2016 )

B. J. Nate

Job Titles:
  • Representative

Bailey Gillespie

Job Titles:
  • Dean, H.M.S. Richards Divinity School

Berit von Pohle

Job Titles:
  • Director of Education

Beverly Maravilla

Job Titles:
  • Representative

Bob Griffiths

Job Titles:
  • Representative

Bradford Newton - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

Carmen Ibanez

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director / Youth Pastor

Carrie Specht - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

Chang-Ho Ji

Job Titles:
  • Dean
  • Dean, School of Education

Chris James

Job Titles:
  • Adjunct Professor of Film and Television

Craig Kinzer

Job Titles:
  • Lecturer in Business Communication

David Oceguera

Job Titles:
  • Representative

David Penner

Job Titles:
  • Director of Leadership Studies

Deborah Higgens

Job Titles:
  • Director of the Writing Center / Associate Professor of English ( 2014 )

Don Williams

Job Titles:
  • Academic Administrator, Retired

Donald Davenport

Job Titles:
  • Adjunct Professor of Film and Television Arts

Dora Clarke-Pine

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Douglas Clark

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean, H.M.S. Richards Divinity School
  • Associate Dean, Richards Divinity School

Ed Boyatt

Job Titles:
  • Interim Dean, School of Education

Ed Keyes - President

Job Titles:
  • President

EdD, English

Job Titles:
  • Education

Elissa Kido Ed

Elissa Kido Ed.D., Professor, Curriculum and Instruction; Director, Center for Research on K-12 Adventist Education

Erica Garcia M.

Job Titles:
  • Lecturer in English for Criminal Justice

Erin Banks-Kirkham

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Department of English / Director of College Writing Program Assistant Professor of English ( 2015 )

Ernie Hwang

Job Titles:
  • Banker, Retired

Eugene E. Joseph

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor of Biology ( 1989 )

Friedbert Ninow

Job Titles:
  • DEAN
  • Dean, H.M.S. Richards Divinity School

Gary Chartier

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean
  • Department Chair

Genevieve Sitompul Nelwan - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Financial Officer
  • Treasurer

Ginger Ketting-Weller

Job Titles:
  • Dean, School of Education

Heather Miller

Job Titles:
  • Education Director
  • Executive
  • Representative

Hilma Griffin-Watson

Job Titles:
  • President - Elect
  • Representative
  • Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Services and Retention / Oakwood University

James Erickson

Job Titles:
  • Director, La Sierra University Center for Philanthropy

Jasleen Dharni

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant

Jennifer Coplea Hernandez

Job Titles:
  • Representative

Jennifer Helbley

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor of Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry
Dr. Helbley does not have an office telephone. It is best to e-mail jhelbley@lasierra.edu. You can also text message her at 951-732-7315 (texts and e-mails are very much preferred over calls). You can make an appointment using tidycal.com/jhelbley. Further below is a summary of Dr. Helbley's research. Education: Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Nevada, 2006 B.S., Chemistry, Walla Walla College, 2001

Jesse Grismer

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor of Biology ( 2018 )

Jim Manning

Job Titles:
  • Representative

John C. Brunt

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chair

John Razzouk - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer

John Thomas

Job Titles:
  • Dean
  • Dean, School of Business
  • Dean, Zapara School of Business

John W. Webster

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Theology and History of Christianity ( 1999 )

Jon Cicle

Job Titles:
  • Representative

Jonathan Park - President

Job Titles:
  • President

Jordi Ros

Job Titles:
  • Adjunct Professor of Film and Television

Josue Anguiano-Vega

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Administration and Leadership

Joy Fehr

Job Titles:
  • President, La Sierra University

Julie Narducci

Job Titles:
  • Director of Alumni Relations

Katherine Koh

Job Titles:
  • History of Christianity, Adventist History / Assistant Professor of History

Katryna Naté

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Alumni Relations

Keith Drieberg

Job Titles:
  • Chairman - CURRICULUM and INSTRUCTION

Kendra Haloviak Valentine

Job Titles:
  • Professor of New Testament Studies

Kent Bramlett

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Archaeology and History of Antiquity ( 2010 )

Kent Hansen

Job Titles:
  • Corporate Legal Counsel / Loma Linda University

Kevin Speyer

Job Titles:
  • ZSB Info Systems Coordinator

Kevin Straine

Job Titles:
  • Business Development Manager

Kim Godfrey

Job Titles:
  • Dental Practice Manager

Kim-Liang Chuah

Job Titles:
  • Department of Management and Marketing

Krista Motschiedler - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

L. Lee Grismer

Job Titles:
  • Director of Research

Larry Geraty

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director / La Sierra University Foundation

Lauren Pick

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor of Communication

Leon Brown - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Lina Soria

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant

Lisa Walcker

Job Titles:
  • Regional Manager

Lloyd A. Trueblood - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

Lora E. Geriguis

Job Titles:
  • Professor of English ( 2007 )

Lovelyn Sampayan Razzouk

Job Titles:
  • Assistant to the Dean

Madeleine Salazar

Job Titles:
  • Advancement Development Officer

Margaret Solomon

Job Titles:
  • Administration and Leadership

Margie Salcedo-Rice - President

Job Titles:
  • President

Marilene Wang

Job Titles:
  • Surgery and Director

Marilynn Loveless

Job Titles:
  • Director of the Drama Program Associate Professor of English ( 2007 )

Marissa Eich

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator, Student Services & Records

Marlene M. Ferreras

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor of Practical Theology

Marni McClain Strain

Job Titles:
  • Secretary

Marni McClain Straine

Job Titles:
  • Secretary

Maury D. Jackson

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator for Philosophical Studies / Associate Professor of Practical Theology ( 2009 )

Melissa Ann Tafoya - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

Melissa Brotton

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences / Associate Professor of English ( 2007 )

Meredith Jobe

Job Titles:
  • Corporate General Counsel

Michele Macomber Pfenninger

Job Titles:
  • Secretary

Natasha S. Dean

Job Titles:
  • Lecturer II of Biology ( 2003 )

Nathan Sutter

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Professor of Biology ( 2013 )

Nedd Brown

Job Titles:
  • Dean

Norman Powell - President

Job Titles:
  • President
  • Representative

Norman Yergen

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, University Advancement

Randal Wisbey

Job Titles:
  • President, La Sierra University

Raymond Hurst

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Chair, Curriculum & Instruction

Richard Osborn

Job Titles:
  • Secretary

Richard Rakijian

Job Titles:
  • Lab Manager for Chemistry & Biochemistry

Rita Amen

Job Titles:
  • Stockroom Manager for Chemistry & Biochemistry

Robert Dunn

Job Titles:
  • Emeritus Professor of English

Robert J. Cruise

Job Titles:
  • Lecturer in Quantitative Methods

Robert Krone

Job Titles:
  • Distinguished Visiting Professor of Strategic Management

Rodney Vance

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Film and Television ( 2012 )

Ronald E. Osborn

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor of Ethics and Philosophy

Ryan VanDeventer

Job Titles:
  • Biology Department Manager

Sam McBride

Job Titles:
  • Dean, College of Arts and Sciences / Professor of English ( 2007 )
  • Dean, Division of General Education

Samuel Nikuze

Job Titles:
  • Advising and Outreach Coordinator
  • Graduate Advisor

Sandy Roberts

Job Titles:
  • Executive Secretary

Shelia Marshall McLean - President

Job Titles:
  • President

Shirley Gregg

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Siddharth Swaminathan

Job Titles:
  • Lecturer in Economics and Quantitative Methods ( 2001 )

Sophorn Choau

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Stephen Mayer - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Treasurer

Stephen Zurek

Job Titles:
  • Representative

Steve Pawluk

Job Titles:
  • Provost, La Sierra University

Stewart Harty

Job Titles:
  • Adjunct Professor of Film and Television

Susan D. Patt

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor of Art

Sylvia Cordoba

Job Titles:
  • Credential Analyst

Tanya Lampkin

Job Titles:
  • Representative

Terrill Thomas - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Assistant Professor of Art

Timothy Musso

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor of Art ( 2008 ) MFA California State University

Valerie Halliwell Smith

Job Titles:
  • Representative

Velino Salazar - President

Job Titles:
  • President

Victoria Bonilla

Job Titles:
  • Director, Student Services & Records

Warren C. Trenchard

Job Titles:
  • Director, Graduate Programs

Winona R. Howe

Job Titles:
  • Emertus Professor of English

Yaya Calvillo

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator of Faculty and Student Services